Robert BANKS ?? (General)

by mrsbruso , Thursday, January 26, 2012, 13:29 (4681 days ago) @ Bloblynda

Although the birth years aren't quite in sync, the 1901 census info from Bristol was worth mentioning. "George R" might have been Richard George. Jesse, if older, might already have left home.

If Matilda is Richard's gran, then her last name might not have been Banks, either because of remarriage, or because she's on the distaff side of the family.

I know I have mentioned it before, but my grandfather, Charles George, was "George" on one census, and my grandmother, Patience Nellie, was generally "Nellie" in most instances, and my uncle, Clarence Henry was almost always "Harry", so it helps to look a little outside the box.

When I was looking for emigration info for my great aunt and uncle, I missed my Aunt repeatedly, because they emigrated without my Aunt Katie (she came went to Canada later with another relative) which I hadn't expected, and because my Aunt was recorded not as Elizabeth Ann, or E.A. which she also used, but as "Bessie". Her husband was registered at birth as "Alec", but it was frequently recorded as "Alex" or "Alexander" subsequently.