Kent death certificates

I received three death certificates today. Charles Culverwell KENT died in 1910 and his son William Alfred KENT died in 1958.

I also received the death certificate of Mary Ann KENT who died in the Bath Union Workhouse in 1904 aged 75. This makes her the right age to be the wife of William Hopkins KENT but she is listed as being the widow of Alfred KENT, Teacher of writing so obviously a different Mary Ann.

Still struggling to trace Isaac DADDS

Well three Mary DADDS birth certificates came back from the PRO. All born in Ilfracombe.

Mary Jane DADDS b. 2/4/1841 daughter of James DADDS and Mary JEWELL
Mary Ann DADDS b. 27/7/1843 daughter of James DADDS and Mary JEWELL
Mary DADDS b. 30/4/1849 daughter of John DADDS and Mary Leg (or Ley)

So none of these Marys match up with Isaac DADDS.

There were also a lot of Johns registered in Barnstaple (which is the registration town for Ilfracombe and Swimbridge) so it may be worth repeating the exercise by getting all the John birth certificates and seeing whose kids they are - but this gets expensive!

It seems there are loads of DADDS in Ilfracombe but I've not found any in Swimbridge yet. Checking the 1881 census gives loads more DADDS families in Ilfracombe but none in Swimbridge - and by then Isaac and Mary were in Bristol St Pauls.

William Henry MATTHEWS Death certificate

Received the death certificate for William Henry MATTHEWS today. It doesn't tell me much that I didn't already know but at least proves the PRO is up and running again after the Christmas break.