Genealogy Chat

do royal households have a different way of doing the census ? i have been looking for my husbands step gran she worked as a cook for the queens grandmother queen mary at sanderingham her name was Hephzibath ann Curtis she was born at toft monks norfolk i have been looking in 1901 census she would have been 22 she was brians grandads second wife they married after 1911 thanks eileen

There are many Curtis 's on the 1901 born at Toft monks . I cannot see a hepzibah though. when did she work at sandringham ? 1901 sandringham -park house - the cook was an agnes Trumper Source information: RG13/1884 folio 60 Page 3 ...and you can look at all the staff for yourself, just put mary in the christian name box

I imagine with her unique name she may be under a incorrect spelling or under another name such as Ann. Or was she married before? Pippa

1891 she was still at home View Record Curtis, Charles abt 1886 Toft Monks, Norfolk, England Son Toft Monks Norfolk View Record Curtis, George abt 1884 Toft Monks, Norfolk, England Son Toft Monks Norfolk View Record Curtis, Hephzibath abt 1880 Toft Monks, Norfolk, England Daughter Toft Monks Norfolk View Record Curtis, James F abt 1851 Toft Monks, Norfolk, England Head Toft Monks Norfolk View Record Curtis, Jemina abt 1852 Haddiscoe, Norfolk, England Wife Toft Monks Norfolk View Record Curtis, Samuel abt 1881 Toft Monks, Norfolk, England Son Toft Monks Norfolk

could very well be her, married by 1901 View Record David Fenn abt 1877 Raveningham, Norfolk, England Head Raveningham Norfolk View Record Ella E Fenn abt 1900 Raveningham, Norfolk, England Daughter Raveningham Norfolk View Record Hephzibath Fenn abt 1879 Toft Monks, Norfolk, England Wife Raveningham Norfolk No it isnt....!! View Record Fenn, David 1897 June Marriages Loddon Norfolk View Record Saunders, Hephzibah 1897 June Marriages Loddon Norfolk

thanks jesse and pippa i am begining to think she was married before brian aunty always said that her mother was asked to go back to sanderingham bake for the queen mary when she came to sanderingham i dont know the date of her marriage to grandad wells it was sometime between 1906 and 1920 thats brian dads birth to his first wife and his aunties eileen

many thanks jesse it does seem you have found her another family skeleton found out regards eileen

Eileen - i am saying that is ,NOT her as MRs FENN, that is a hephzibar saunders

SORRY JESSE IN DESPARTE NEED OF NEW SPECS AND POSSIBLE ANTI AGEING TREATMENT EILEEN

FamilyRelatives has this marriage: 1914 Apr-Jun Curtis, Hephzibah A, Wells, Loddon 4b 493 If she's a widow, that will be her married name. Or, if she's the same one Jess found in 1891, then it looks like she's still a spinster

robin thank you it does look like thats the marriage i will send for the certificate jesse thank you sorry it must have been the sun i have been out today eileen

1901 does have a Hester Curtis who fits the description. As she's in service away from home there's nothing to say it's her. But I can't see a birth for a Hester Curtis

I' say that Heter was your girl Too - reading the image she is born in Monks Toft - look s like that to me anyway. View Record Marian Broom abt 1841 Ubbeston, Suffolk, England Head Hemsby Norfolk View Record Marion Broom abt 1880 Upton, Norfolk, England Daughter Hemsby Norfolk View Record William Broom abt 1866 Moulton, Norfolk, England Son Hemsby Norfolk View Record Hester Curtis abt 1880 Sotfmonks, Norfolk, England Servant Hemsby Norfolk Mr Broom is a farmer and she is just a genreral servant. Dont forget, there are nearly 15 years before she marries , she may well have worked at sandringham in the in-between years - i would have said that she was a bit young to have been cook in 1901 anyway

thanks jesse and robin for all the trouble you have been to it looks like you have found her we didnt even know her name till a few weeks ago i had to phone brians cousin for her mothers birth date she had never heard of her grans name brian sends his thanks as well eileen