Walter G OGDEN b Q2 1897 Barton Regis

[Geoff1959]

Hello
It's been a few years since I have been on this forum but you were all so helpful then.
I'm looking for info on Walter G OGDEN b Q2 1897 the 1911 census shows him as a foster child so i'm assuming that by that time both his parents had passed on. Barton Regis seems to be a registration district of Bristol as the Census shows his place of birth as 'Barton Hill' which is not far from where I currently live.
The only other info that I have been able to find is the marriage in Winifred (Winnie) SIMMONS in 1921.

Any help or pointers would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Geoff Searle

[Lesley Robertson]

Geoff, what else did the 1911 say? Did it actually give Barton Regis as the birth parish? Have you found him in the 1901?

[Geoff1959]

Hi Lesley,
Have not found him in the 1901. Birthplace shown on 1911 as Barton Hill, Bristol.
BMD records the birth district Barton Regis 6a 86
Barton Regis seems to be a registration district that covers Barton Hill, Bedminster, Horfield and other areas of Bristol.
As his birth was in 1897 there is not even a mothers maiden name so have come to a dead stop.

[Lesley Robertson]

Are there any (blood) parental names?

[Pamelawagster]

1901

There is a Walter Hodgen adopted child,

Caroline Bickell 56
Patience Groves 23
Mercia Bickell 21
Lilly Bickell 18
Lottie Bickell 16
Walter Hodgen 4
Annie Groves 3

Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire.

[Geoff1959]

Hi Pamela,
That must be him with the surname spelled wrongly.
The 1911 census shows him as a foster child with Caroline Bickell as head of household, and the age is correct.
I should have thought of looking for Caroline.

Any advice on how I can identify Walter's parents?

[gasser]

His birth certificate might hold a clue

[Geoff1959]

Yes that is a possibility. Following on from from what Lesley said the 1901 census has the parish as Holy Trinity Westbury with Redland. Will have a look for baptism records.

[Pamelawagster]

First name(s) WALTER
Last name OGDEN
Birth year 1897
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District BARTON REGIS
County Gloucestershire
Country England
Volume 6A
Page 86

Birth reg. I would order the cert £9.25 from the GRO.

[Geoff1959]

Hi everyone,
Walter Ogden is still giving me some problems. I have his birth certificate and can confirm that his father was James OGDEN and his mother was Emily RANDALL. Ancestry shows a marriage between James and Emily at St. Clements Bristol (Mariage details FHL Film Number: 1596488 Reference ID: p.172 cn.343)

I have a death date for James OGDEN of 27th Jun 1918 from WW1 deaths. I cannot find anywhere a death for
Emily OGDEN (Randall).
The other thing that I'm a bit confused about is what appears to be a second marriage of James to Susannah BLACKER ?
This might be correct because Walter is shown in later census as living as a foster child / adopted child with Caroline Bickell.

Any help to sort this out would be much appreciated - thanks in advance.