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    ejgray52
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    Default Henry Gross, born 1888 London

    Henry is my maternal grandfather; here is a brief summary:
    1901 census shows him as being born in Oxford St London. He was adopted at some point by Herman GROSS, a baker born 1853 in Berlin Germany. Herman was married to Francis (nee SLOWGROVE) and at the time of the census were living at 104 Princess St, Marylebone, London. Henry had a sister, Winifred, b 1897, who may also be adopted.
    Family stories tell of him finding out aged 15 and running away to join the Navy - which he did in 1903. After a long career and almost fighting in two World wars, he died in Gosport Hants in 1942.
    I am keen to find out more about his birth family; all the other trees so far are back to the 1700's and I would love to add his.

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    I can see Henry in 1911, an Able Seaman visiting the Child family in Gosport, but I can't find him anywhere else.

    Herman and Francis I spotted in 1891 (Herman b. 1856), but otherwise they seem to have evaded the census. A Herman and Mabel did turn up in 1911 with a Winifred b. 1910, but they were a much younger couple.

    Wherever did you find Henry in 1901??

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    Wherever did you find Henry in 1901?
    RG 13/112 f 138 p 7 (records at TNA)

    Now what's the 1891 reference?

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    Peter beat me to it, on FMP they are enumerated as GROSSE.

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    1891: RG12/100/20/35 (record held by TNA) Herman and Frances are on their own.

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    Again another reminder not to list info between 1910 & 1912 census to pass onto people.
    Your membership could b cancelled.
    Don't list the year, they have peeps@

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    Henry had a sister, Winifred, b 1897, who may also be adopted.
    It doesn't look like it...

    Births Mar 1897
    Gross Winifred Marjorie Marylebone 1a 588

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    Again another reminder not to list info between 1910 & 1912 census to pass onto people.
    Thomasin was not replying to a request for a lookup so I believe it was perfectly in order to mention the 1911 census.

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    Henry is my maternal grandfather
    Presumably Henry married. What does the marriage certificate show for his father's details?

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    It is quite possible that Winifred is in Hillingdon in 1901, the daughter of William and Edith F Gross.

    There is a William Gross on the same page for a marriage to an Edith Florence Cronin in Sep 1891 in Hampstead.
    William was born in Bury St. Edmunds in abt 1854.

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