Genealogy Chat

Forget blinky Callaghan McCarthy and his son Dennis/James McCarthy/Carter - they are in husband's tree anyway! I've found the marriage of my mum's Aunt Chat!

My mum told me all she could about her dad Angus's family, but Grandad was old and ill when I knew him, and rather embittered. He had lost contact with his brothers and sisters, but kept in touch with his Aunt Chat. She was married to Uncle Will Davison, and lived in Sandgate, Hythe, Kent. My mum remembers her very well and I have a pic of her and Uncle Will. She looks very kind and affectionate. But I couldn't find out who she was for ages. Mum didn't know if she had been a sister of Angus' mum or his dad. Then I discovered that my grandfather Angus' mother Ellen Purvey had a stepsister called Charity, who was 10 years younger than Ellen. I found her mistranscribed on the 1901 census as Chanty (!) working as a cook in Chelsea. Tonight, whilst I was going through the Purvey lot again, I wondered if her marriage had been included on the updated Freebmd and it has - in Chelsea, to William Davison, which clinches her as the right person. nell

Well done Nell :-))) You always prove perseverance is the answer, well deserved success. Pat x

Too kind. But I think it helps if you have a lot of irons in the fire, so to speak. As you get stuck with one lot, you can pull another lot out and burn your fingers, lol! nell

Good news Nell....great when you find someone you've been searching for for ages!!! Well done... Sal x

Very pleased for you. It does show they are all out there somewhere. As Brenda said once the professional genealogist said to her, 'If you cant find them you are just looking in the wrong places'

Heather :-)

Well Done! That's really pleasing - even for onlookers - it's an encouragement that persistence pays off. Christine

... and patience!! Well done Nell! Jane