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My wife's grandmother was Lily Smith. She was born in 1891 in East Budleigh, Devon. In 1911 she was working as a domestic servant in Ramsgate. Her employers were Laura Collins, and her two sisters Marion Collins and Ada Shury (née Collins), a widow. (Until I found the record in the 1911 census I din't know where she was born, as she was born after the 1891 census, and her name is very common, so I couldn't find her in the 1901 census.)
My 5 x great Grandfather was Jacob Heck, born in Bethnal Green 1747. His great grand daughters were Laura, Marion and Ada Collins. They were born at 35 Camden Square, St. Pancras, London. (I would not have been able to find this if another distant relative in Australia had not sent me a family tree which had been printed in 1822, and covered the period 1711 to 1822 - the profession of members of the family in 1822 being that of printers)
So my wife's grandmother was the domestic servant to my 2nd cousins 4 times removed.
Date submitted:Sat, 19 May 2012 18:48:05 +0000Coincidence ID:6367
