Re: Help I am really stuck!!
That's great news, Carol - congratulations!
Just out of curiosity, does this mean that Rhoda was Mary Alice's mother? If so, I think I've found her on the 1881 census, living with her mother, stepfather, and siblings in Farnworth, Lancashire. Details as follows:
Name Rel. Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
Thomas LLOYD Head M Male 54 Llansaintffraid, MGY Joiner
Alice LLOYD Wife M Female 54 Harwood, LAN -
Thomas P. LLOYD Son U Male 17 Liverpool, LAN Plaiter (Ctn)
William PLATT StpSon U Male 18 Pendleton, LAN Clogger
Rhoda PLATT StpDau U Female 27 Harwood, LAN Cotton Wvr
Alice PLATT StpDau U Female 24 Fworth/Swntn LAN Cotton Wvr
William NUTTALL Grdson U Male 3 Swntn/Fworth LAN -
Source Information
Dwelling: 104 Ellesmere St
Census Place: Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Reference: RG11/3815/22/37
This comes from the LDS transcription of the 1881 Census, although I made some of my own abbreviations to make everything fit (and then the formatting still didn't work properly!).
It appears that Rhoda's mother Alice married Thomas LLOYD in Bolton District in the OND Qtr. 1872 (Vol. 8c, Page 438), presumably both were widowed at that time.
Assuming that Rhoda and Joseph did marry, it's sad that they had so little time together as man and wife. I wonder if Mary Alice was just visiting her aunt and uncle in 1891, or if they raised her after her mother's death. Do you know if she went back to live with her father after he married Sarah FLETCHER in 1892?
A fascinating story in any event - thanks for sharing it.
Tim
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