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Hi I wonder if anyone can help with finding anymore information on a Jessie Ferguson born 24 Oct 1908 in Glasgow. She has siblings Anne, William, Walter & Jean with parents William Ferguson & Jane Logue
By 1910 the family moved to Dundee due to father William's occupation as a Lithographer. In 1919 Jessie and Anne are in Maryhill Industrial School. Not sure what happened until she appears on shipping information to Sidney on 17 Aug 1929 with her brother William.

Family rumour is she met a "Bill" in Australia and at some point she married him. Bill originally belonged England and they did move back to England, possibly London area. Cant find marriage in England or Australia from 1930 onwards. Now they definitely had at least 1 daughter called Margaret but again I cant find records as cant confirm where she was born England or Australia. Margaret also married a William who was a policeman.Think the surname is Hann for Margarets William but have also tried the name Hawn. I have no surname for Jessie and Bill and have tried to find Margaret 1st to get the surname

Jessie's siblngs Anne and William lived in the Melbourne area by 1940s
Possible address for Margaret and William was 30 Cumberland Park, London W3 with his father being W.A. Hann 16 Cambridge Rd, Lexden, Colchester. The surnames and addresess were handwritten many years ago and I have tried all ways to spell the Hann which may be Hawn and I have even tried Mann just out of desperation.

Any help to fill in the gaps for Jessie would be gratefully received.

Bill is often a shortened version of William.

There is this marriage:

First name(s) JESSIE
Last name FERGUSON
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1933
Spouse: William C Getcliffe
Spouse's last name Getcliffe
District West Ham
County Essex
Country England
Volume 4A Page 736
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Death:
First name(s) JESSIE
Last name GETCLIFFE
Gender Unknown
Birth day 26
Birth month 10
Birth year 1908
Death quarter 3
Death year 1975
District Colchester
County Essex
Volume 9 Page 1783

(William also died 1975)
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Probate:
GETCLIFFE- Jessie of Chertsey, The Cross, Wivenhoe, Essex died 16 August 1975 Probate Ipswich 9 October
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I don't see a birth for a daughter Margaret in England or Wales- however, there is a marriage for a Margaret A Getcliffe to surname Hahm/ Hahn in 1965

Margaret is on the 2016 electoral register

Jessie Getcliffe and Willam C. Getcliffe are on the 1964 and 1965 electoral register:-

Name: William C Getcliffe
Year: 1964
County or Borough: East Ham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Newham
Street address: 13 Henderson Road
Reference Number: LCC/PER/B/2904

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a tree on ancestry has this:-

William Charles Getcliffe
1908–1975

BIRTH 12 JUN 1908 • Gillingham, Kent
DEATH MAR 1975 • Colchester, Essex, England


Parents
William Albert Getcliffe
1874–1942
Margaret George
1879–1957
...............................

Jessie Ferguson
1908–1975

BIRTH 26 OCT 1908 • Scotland
DEATH SEP 1975 • Colchester, Essex

..........no information on any children.

Not much help though I'm afraid.

According to this, William Charles Getcliffe was in the Merchant Navy in 1921

First name(s) William Charles
Last name Getcliffe
Event year 1921
Birth year 1908
Birth place Gillingham
Birth county/country Kent
Birth date ? ? 1908
Discharge number 1107054
Card type CR1
Archive The National Archives
Series BT349
Date range 1921-1941
Record set Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1918-1941
Category Education & work
Subcategory Merchant navy & maritime
Collections from Great Britain

Many thanks. You have found a big piece of our family puzzle. Really appreciate your help

I don't have full access to the 1939 Register, would someone do the honours please as this appears to be William Charles' mom & dad in 1939

Margaret Geteliffe 1879 Thurrock U.D. Essex
William A Geteliffe 1874 Thurrock U.D. Essex
Agnes Geteliffe 1913 Thurrock U.D. Essex

Geteliffe Household (5 People) 167 Dock Road , Thurrock U.D., Essex, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
William A Geteliffe 23 Nov 1874 Ships Steward
Margaret Geteliffe 07 May 1879 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Agnes Geteliffe 10 Nov 1913 Clerk
Mary George 15 Jun 1854 Unpaid Domestic ???(Margaret's mother ???)
Edward Hughes 17 Apr 1918 Railway Clerk
1 closed record here....................

NB - Getcliffe on image !!

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Thought I'd take another look for Jessie and William on 1939, and here they are, name is mistranscribed. :-

"William is a policeman":

562a Katherine Road , East Ham C.B., Essex, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Jessie Setcliffe 26 Oct 1908 Female Housewife Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 112 2
William C Setcliffe 12 Jun 1908 Male Police Constable (Met) Married 112 1

Nobody else living with them, and no records closed.

Thanks everyone I really do appreciate your help and this definitely is them as my dad remembers William was in the police.

Hi Angela, I’m not sure if you’re still active on this platform but I’ve messaged you. I’m Jessie and Bill’s granddaughter and I live in the U.K.