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I'm actually related to George by his second marriage but I have been tracing his first marriage, because basically I'm nosy and I was bored. ;-)

Louisa Holland apparently married Thomas Northwood in 1871, on the census she's living with her parents and her name is Louisa Northwood and she is 19, Thomas is living with his parents, he's 20 but it doesn't say he is married. In 1881 they have 2 children, 9 and 6 mons, 1891 the same thing 19, 10, 1901 the same thing 29, 20.

1911 is where it gets interesting Louisa is in a lunatic alyssum and Thomas is living with Lily and her husband. Thomas says he had 3 children but only one is still alive.

Now my problem is who was the third child and when did Ada die. Sometime between 1901 and 1911, but when?

My first thought was Louisa was pregnant which is why she got married but no Northwood died between 1861 and 1871, in the district of Kings Norton, except some lady who was 61, by 1891 they were living in Wales and FreeBMD doesn't do Wales so I'm stuck.

Birmingham, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 about Louisa Holland
Name: Louisa Holland
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 23 Jan 1871
Marriage Age: Minor
Marriage Place: Edgbaston, St Bartholomew, Warwickshire, England
Spouse: Thomas Northwood
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Marriage Age: Full
Father: George Holland
Spouse's Father: John Northwood
Reference Number: DRO 53
Archive Roll: M149

1881 England Census about Thomas Northwood
Name: Thomas Northwood
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Louisa Northwood
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Kings Norton
County/Island: Worcestershire
Country: England
Street address: Back of 22 Norton St
Marital Status: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Engine Fitter
Registration district: Kings Norton
Sub registration district: Kings Norton
ED, institution, or vessel: 34
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2951
Folio: 69
Page Number: 26
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Northwood 30
Louisa Northwood 29
Ada Northwood 9
Lilly Northwood

Marriages Jun 1902

Coombs Manus William Swansea 11a 1400
Northwood Ada Louisa Swansea 11a 1400



1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census

97 Colbourne Terrace Swansea, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales


Manns Coombs Head Married Male 34 1877 Worle Somerset Police Constable


Ada Coombs Wife Married Female 37 1874 Birmingham -

married 8 years, no children

As far as the missing child goes there are a number of Northwood children who died between say 1872 and 1901( on freebmd.org.uk ) , you could look for any baptisms.

Oh thanks Choccy, while I guess she survived :-)

Rose - where do I look for baptisms???

I was going to suggest family search and the baptisms on Ancestry but I've looked at both and not found anything so far.

Oh - thanks Rose <3

Who was George?

I'm intrigued as well ;-)

BTW

freebmd certainly DOES include Wales, as does the census

Just a little correction. The 1911 census says that Thomas had 3 children, 2 still alive, 1 had died.

The only George that I see is Louisa's father George Holland on the marriage record.

Births Dec 1880 (>99%)
NORTHWOOD Lily Allcroft King's N 6c 419

Marriages Jun 1905 (>99%)
DANIELS Sarah Swansea 11a 1620
Morgans Morgan Swansea 11a 1620
Northwood Lily Allcroft Swansea 11a 1620
ROBBINS George Swansea 11a 1620

Deaths Mar 1917 (>99%)
Coombs Manus W 39 Chelsea 1a 624

Maybe:
Deaths Mar 1954 (>99%)
COOMBS Ada L 82 Hendon 5e 663

Deaths Dec 1928 (>99%)
Northwood Thomas 78 Swansea 11a 1020

Deaths Dec 1930 (>99%)
Northwood Louisa 79 Swansea 11a 1003

Deaths Mar 1953 (>99%)
ROBBINS Lily A 73 Birmingham 9c 431

UK, Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, 1846-1912

NAME: Louisa Northwood
GENDER: Female
ADMISSION DATE: 20 Dec 1910
INSTITUTION: Glamn.
INTITUTION PLACE: Glamorgan, Wales

Date of discharge was 15th April '11.

She was readmitted:

NAME: Louisa Northwood
GENDER: Female
ADMISSION DATE: 2 Dec 1911
INSTITUTION: Glamn
INTITUTION PLACE: Glamorgan, Wales

Date of discharge or death: 13th April ,12.