Hi Sue,
l tried the same thing and found no Maria, lve checked for a Maria born in London before and only came up with the one born in Lewisham, but looking at her can find no Maria shown as being born in Lewisham in the census, only one born in Plumstead then Woolwich which is possible as they aren't that far apart, parents John/Mary Courts,but she seems to have married a John Ginno, her name given as Annie Maria Courts in 1872 Woolwich. So am totally confused now, l think l will just try solve Thomas's whereabouts for now lol!
Val.
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Thread: Thomas. L.C.Courts, Edinburgh.
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24-03-2009, 9:50 AM #11ValmanGuest
thomas L.C.Courts, Edinburgh.
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24-03-2009, 9:57 AM #12ValmanGuest
thomas L.C.courts, Edinburgh.
Hi again Sue,
Maria is a big mystery where she was born who knows? might have to try have a look at the parish registers around Bethnal Green for her, not sure about the Lewisham one she's a mystery too! l shall concentrate on trying to find Thomas l think.
Thanks alot,
Val.
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24-03-2009, 10:44 AM #13
One can speculate endlessly on what might have been when it comes to our ancestors, but it's possible that in 1861 Martha gave the information on Maria's place of birth, whereas in 1871 Maria herself gave the information. If she was born in Scotland but brought to London as a baby, then she may well have thought of herself as a Bethnal Green lass. You'll have to keep an open mind and an eye out in both places!
Sue Mackay
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24-03-2009, 11:25 AM #14hugharGuest
Mid Common Close, where you have Thomas L.C.Courts in 1861, is on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, just a short distance from the 19c wire works of Smith, Fletcher & Co. in Old Assembly Close. So it is possible that he worked there. And if you check the National Register of Archives you will find that the records of this company 1853-1924 are still in existence, including a wages book which might mention your man.
The Pleasance, an address mentioned in an earlier reply, is also not far from these other two locations.
It's a long shot, but might be worth trying if all else fails.
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24-03-2009, 11:56 AM #15ValmanGuest
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24-03-2009, 12:01 PM #16ValmanGuest
Thomas L.C.Courts,Edinburgh.
Hi Hughar,
l will have a look for the records of the company and see if there is a mention of him, the person in the 1851 Census look like it could be him as he would probably have been on his own and it could just be a misspelling of his surname.
Thank you for that piece of information its much appreciated,
Val.
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24-03-2009, 2:48 PM #17ValmanGuest
Thomas L.C.Courts,Edinburgh.
Hi l have now checked to see if the records for Smith Fletcher are in existence, they are unfortunately part of a private collection held in Scotland, l've emailed the archives for Scotland to find out if there is any chance of getting the records checked but don't hold out much hope.
Thank you for the advice though,
Val.
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28-03-2009, 8:30 AM #18ValmanGuest
Thomas L.C.Courts Edinburgh
Hi hughar,
lve just heard from the Scottish archives and seems the papers for this company were part of a collection purchased by a Japanese University but they didn't included any records relating to the wire works so in all probability what was left of the archives which was only a wages book for the years 1894-1910 is presumed destroyed. Unfortunately that puts an end to trying to find Thomas that way.
Val.
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