Help and Advice please

[CHAZ1975]

Is there anyway i could find out where my Great Grandmother was living between 1913-1921

in 1913 she was 16 , and had younger siblings when they became orphans , its probable that they lived with other family , and she married in August 1921 and i know where she was by then . I am assuming she wouldn't have been eligible to vote , so electoral rolls wont be of any use ( will they ??) . Is there any other documents i could view that would list names of households or anything i could search by name to find out where she was and who she was living with

On her marriage certificate her address was the same as her husband , who had returned from WW1 in 1919 , so i don't think she'd been living with him for long

[Rowlf]

Have you looked on the 1911 Census ? I know you say 1913 but they maybe in same place 2 years earlier. Might be worth a try.

[CHAZ1975]

Yes got her address at 1911 census , her mother died in 1913 could be at same address i suppose

[Bob Dobson]

Barrett's directories in the library will giver you only the name of the main householder at an address. Her marriage certificate may give clues - who were her witnesses? Any address in newspaper report on her death? Any address on burial register in cemetery?

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by CHAZ1975

Is there anyway i could find out where my Great Grandmother was living between 1913-1921

in 1913 she was 16 , and had younger siblings when they became orphans , its probable that they lived with other family , and she married in August 1921 and i know where she was by then . I am assuming she wouldn't have been eligible to vote , so electoral rolls wont be of any use ( will they ??) . Is there any other documents i could view that would list names of households or anything i could search by name to find out where she was and who she was living with

On her marriage certificate her address was the same as her husband , who had returned from WW1 in 1919 , so i don't think she'd been living with him for long

Without a name & town, we can't help. If she married a WW1 soldier and his papers have survived, she may be mention on them.

[CHAZ1975]

Her mother died in november 1913 at back castle street accrington ( i dont even know where that was , logic suggests somewhere behind the castle pub ?) , so which registers/documents would have her name and address on from 1914 to 1919 ? her younger brothers and sisters would still have been at school , are school registers available to view ? i dont know which school they went to but i could start with schools closest i.e Peel Park, Mary Mags etc i know she was a brush maker was there any brush makers close by? would there be any employment records?

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by CHAZ1975

Her mother died in november 1913 at back castle street accrington ( i dont even know where that was , logic suggests somewhere behind the castle pub ?) , so which registers/documents would have her name and address on from 1914 to 1919 ? her younger brothers and sisters would still have been at school , are school registers available to view ? i dont know which school they went to but i could start with schools closest i.e Peel Park, Mary Mags etc i know she was a brush maker was there any brush makers close by? would there be any employment records?

Without a surname we can't help you, and yes there were brush works in Acc

[CHAZ1975]

Mary Hannah Devereaux

[Bob Dobson]

Several Castle St lads & lasses went to St John's CofE. The headmaster (?) has the registers. She would leave at 14yrs probably and may have been a
'half-timer' . I think that Back Castle St would be on the right hand side going up the street as Milton St would interrupt a back on the North side. A detailed map ( in the library) would tell you. Give the school a ring and ask for the email address
I haven't yet looked, but have you tried to find any Deveraux in the area now?

I think this would be better in the Friends/Family section -= ask the webmaster to change it over and give it the heading 'Deveraux'

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by CHAZ1975

Mary Hannah Devereaux

There are several Devereaux's in my files. the 1911 Census has a different spelling
1914 register of electors.
Carnes Devereaus 29 Leyland St.
Patrick Devereaux 9 Poland St.
Margaret Devereaux 3 South St.
Mlitary men.
Arthur. Devereaux Seaman R.N. born in Clayton
John. Devereaux Pte. 13375. R.F. 27 Greaves St. Gt Harwood
John H. Devereaux Pte. L/635. R.F.A. 47 Greaves St, Gt Harwood.
Joseph. Devereaux Pte. 266337. K.O.R.R. 308 Blackburn Rd Acc.
Thomas. Devereaux Pte. 9947. S.L. 7 South St. Acc.
Thomas Devereaux. Pte. 28458. E.L. 308 Blackburn Rd. Acc

There was a brush works for many years in Church St, facing the end of Paradise St, as for school records you wil have to contact the Public Record Office at Preston, Acc library should be able to help with what the PRO has