From: chris@dickinson.uk.net   
      
   On Wednesday, 29 August 2018 22:12:47 UTC+1, john  wrote:   
   > On 29/08/2018 21:01, Chris Dickinson wrote:   
   > > On Wednesday, 29 August 2018 19:51:23 UTC+1, Chris Pitt Lewis   
   > > wrote:   
   > >> On 29/08/2018 15:55, Chris Dickinson wrote:   
   > >>> I can't find a family in 1911 that appears in previous censuses.   
   > >>> This census was, I understand, taken 02-04-1911, so a Spring   
   > >>> break seems entirely possible.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> They are wealthy, and the head of the family died in 1912 (so a   
   > >>> possible 'health' holiday). The eldest daughter, now married, was   
   > >>> with her husband in what looks like a holiday 'cottage' in   
   > >>> Brockenhurst, Hampshire.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> So, are there sources that might give an answer? I'm not   
   > >>> subscribed to FindMyPast, etc., but know that I have to take the   
   > >>> plunge eventually to pick up on things like this - and this might   
   > >>> influence my subscription.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> In case any of you feel like searching, the family are (all born   
   > >>> and resident in Leek): George Davenport, aged 58, his wife Sarah,   
   > >>> aged 53, and his two daughters (Ina Frances, aged 19, and   
   > >>> Margaret/Margot,aged 18). I know about their past and futures, so   
   > >>> please don't waste your time in looking that up (unless you find   
   > >>> Ina when she reputedly ran away as a teenager to join a circus!)   
   > >>>   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >> At this period the newspapers sometimes reported the comings and   
   > >> goings of socially prominent people ("Mr & Mrs George Davenport   
   > >> have returned from holiday in Biarritz" or the like). A trawl   
   > >> through the local press, or, if they were part of London Society,   
   > >> even the Court page of The Times, might be worth a try.   
   > >>   
   > >> -- Chris Pitt Lewis   
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   > > Hi Chris   
   > >   
   > > Thanks for that thought. Looks like I need to sign up to The Times   
   > > archive (or spend a day at the local library looking through it).   
   > > Grr, The Times (on its current offer) requires a phone call rather   
   > > than a simple internet subscription. Why can't they move into the   
   > > 21st Century?   
   > >   
   > > Chris   
   > >   
   >   
   > I had a quick look at the British National Archive for "George Davenport"   
   > in 1911 and didn't see anything concerning travel.   
      
   Thank you.   
      
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