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Marriages Dec 1901 (>99%)
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TUSHINGHAM Joseph William Chester 8a 641
VERNON Fridiswid Chester 8a 641

Fridiswid Mary Tushingham

in the 1911 England Census
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Name: Fridiswid Mary Tushingham
Age in 1911: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908
Relation to Head: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Chester Newtown, Cheshire, England
Civil Parish: Chester
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County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Street address: 46 Cornwall St Newtown Chester
Registration district: Chester
Registration District Number: 450
Sub-registration district: Chester Cathedral
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Piece: 21877
Household Members:
Name Age
Fridiswid Vernon 71, head, widow
Joseph William Tushingham 32, son-in-law, married
Fridiswid Tushingham 33, daughter, married
Fridiswid Mary Tushingham 3, grandaughter

My wife's mother's maiden name was Tushingham, and she often remarked to my wife about her relative, Zelma Shone, nee Owen. Both these families were publicans, George Tushingham being the licensee of The New Inn, in Newtown, Chester, and Horace Owen licensee of The Angel Hotel in Brook Street, Chester. Zelma P. Owen was born in 1921 to a lady: maiden name Tushingham. I am attempting to ascertain the link at this stage, and would appreciate a pointer or two in this quest.

My interest has been aroused by a superb article in the 'Cheshire Ancestor' by a member of the Family History Society of Cheshire, Mr Chester Guttridge.

My late mother-in -law was Fridiswid M. Tushingham, who was orphaned in her early teens, and went to live-in and work for her grandfather George Tushingham at the New Inn, where she stayed until she married.

Chester Guttridge mentions John Tushingham, who had previously been married to Elizabeth Shone; who had herself been previously been married to a Faulkner.
The story Mr Guttridge tells is of a series of difficult circumstances, the main character of which is Ann, who married three times, and who had come into conflict with the law on several occasions throughout her life. Her maiden name was Williamson, and lived with her parents at The White Swan in Milton Street Chester. Her final marriage was to a John Tushingham, 47, born 1838, and a labourer, in November 1885. Her second marriage was to Benjamin Phillip Owen. So the Owen name comes up again! He was made bankrupt after neglecting his business in 1882.

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