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From: "Kenneth Johnson" <>
Subject: Re: [WAR] Servants
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 08:48:39 -0000
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Joan:-
If you require 'proof'' of the link of your grandmother with George
Singer, the only way I can think of is to trawl through the un-indexed
1891 census. The 1901 census may be too late to show her as a ladies
maid. This will be on-line from the first working day of year 2002! I
was at the York Family History Fair on Saturday and had a demonstration
of the projected programme for the 1901 census. It looked very good to
my simple mind. I raised the question about the huge rush that will put
a strain on the system when it is first launched, remembering the LDS
Family Search situation. I was assured that they were aware of this
problem and were building in plenty of spare capacity.
I was also assured that the PRO are firmly committed to putting more
census records on-line as soon as possible to relieve the growing
pressure on the record offices.
Regards
Ken & Sheila Johnson,
Ilkley, West Yorks.
UK
See Ilkley Pages at http://www.ilkley.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Joan Stott <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 4:13 AM
Subject: [WAR] Servants


> I was told my grandmother Eliza Ann BENCH b.1871 was a ladies' maid in
the household of George SINGER (Singer Motor's) in London & then
Coundon, Coventry. She was married in 1897 & was in Coundon when they
were courting.
>
> Can I prove this or find out any more details? Are there any records?
>
> In the 1881 Census Eliza was in Kinver Staffs, aged 9 years. Her
mother was a widow who possibly re-married because she was known as
Grandma Thomas by Eliza's children & died in 1921 in lodgings in
Birmingham.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> Joan.
> Australia.
>
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