Judith I was on the same track as you and I thought I had cracked it. Sadly, not so. I have traced Wiiliam back to his pre marriage.
He married Jane Fear in 1873 and I have followed them through to 1901 census which shows Nellie. Sadly, William dies in 1902 and Jane dies in 1910. In 1911 Nellie appears with John and Elizabeth Hemmings. John is William’s brother and Nellie was their ninth child. Nellie subsequently becomes a Green. So ended that line of research. Although I would add that William could have fathered an illegitimate child.
An interesting bit of info William’s father at marriage was Peter Hemmings who was a Coach Maker.
This brings me up to my latest lines of enquiry.
Adelaide according to the 1921 census was from Bristol. She was married in a Catholic church to a non-Catholic (my Grandad). My father was Baptised in the same church. I have just discovered that when she died in 1922, she was buried in a Catholic cemetery, St Josph’s Church Nechells Birmingham. I am waiting to hear from the Birmingham Archdiocese archivist to see if there is any reference to her parents and exact date of birth.
I am thinking that maybe Adelaide was orphaned or adopted. I am now researching records to see if this may have happened. At sometime I will visit all of the Bristol Catholic churches circa 1896 to see if there are any Baptism records for Adelaide. A further thought is that her third name Veronica was in fact a Confirmation name. Which goes back to my thinking that she was a devout Catholic.
Another thought is whether she came from Ireland, but I am unsure of the name Adelaide.
Karen I will do bit of research on your suggestion.
Sorry for the ramblings
George
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