After finding Alfreds birth yesterday and thinking a little more about it i returned to familysearch.org this morning and did a search for Wanklings born in the USA and both Alfred and Harold came up with links to the 1901 census of the UK and from the information on the census it becomes clear that not only are they not twins but they are from different families. Always a good idea to check some facts!
From the census record (RG13/2913/147/40) it appears Alfred, born Peabody, Mass., is the middle child of 3 (the other two born in Coventry, England) and son of George J and Ellen, whilst Harold, born Boston, Mass., is the 2nd of 4 children of James and Clara (RG13/2911/61/14) - so now its a case of finding out how these two Wankling families are connected and why they came back from America?
Emigration
Whilst randomly collecting data for my one name study i came accross the Wankling name on ellisisland.org, in fact a whole family which is always good. Harold, Constance and a son leaving Southampton for New York on the Aquitania in 1923.
A quick look for a Harold - Constance marriage didnt find anything i could definately link to them and neither did a birth of the son or Harold.
Looking at the 1930 US census on familysearch.org gave the family living in New Jersey but did note that Harold was born in Massachusetts in abt.1894 and his wife was born in Coventry (abt.1895) along with the first child, Two more children had since been born in New Jersey.
So i continued to look in the US for a Harold Wankling birth but all i can find at the moment is a Alfred Wankling born 6 May 1894 in Peabody, Massachusetts to George J and Ellen (nee. Warren).
And yet again as is usual with randomly collecting data you get stuck rather quickly. At some point i will come back to this and dig a little deeper, did Alfred become Harold? was he a twin? were there more Wanklings in Peabody Massachusetts at that time.
I have left out the names of anyone under 100 years old for safety but if you think you are a relative please get in touch, any help appreciated in my recording of the Wankling name.
EDIT - more research in Emigration - Continued
A quick look for a Harold - Constance marriage didnt find anything i could definately link to them and neither did a birth of the son or Harold.
Looking at the 1930 US census on familysearch.org gave the family living in New Jersey but did note that Harold was born in Massachusetts in abt.1894 and his wife was born in Coventry (abt.1895) along with the first child, Two more children had since been born in New Jersey.
So i continued to look in the US for a Harold Wankling birth but all i can find at the moment is a Alfred Wankling born 6 May 1894 in Peabody, Massachusetts to George J and Ellen (nee. Warren).
And yet again as is usual with randomly collecting data you get stuck rather quickly. At some point i will come back to this and dig a little deeper, did Alfred become Harold? was he a twin? were there more Wanklings in Peabody Massachusetts at that time.
I have left out the names of anyone under 100 years old for safety but if you think you are a relative please get in touch, any help appreciated in my recording of the Wankling name.
EDIT - more research in Emigration - Continued
Berridge or Rist?
Trying to find my grandads mothers side of the family, before he died he had told me that his mums maiden name was Berridge and i had never really gone back further than that as i was more looking at the Wankling side of things but now i want to try and trace this side back a bit too, so it came as a bit of a suprise when i saw on FreeBMD that my grandad's mothers maiden name was Rist. Looking up the marriage gave a little confirmation that something had happend to make my g-grandmas use a different name or at least make my grandad belive it was Berridge and not Rist
Marriages Sep 1910
Rist Florence B Nottingham 7b 658
Wankling James Nottingham 7b 658
from find my past it looks like she died in 1959 aged 72
Name: WANKLING, Florence B
Registration District: Nottingham
County: Nottinghamshire
Year of Registration: 1959
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at death: 72
Volume No: 3C
Page No: 231
The 1911 census has Florence B Wankling and James Wankling living with James and Harriett Berridge with James marked as Son in Law with Florence B noted as born in peterborough, so it looks like Florence had either been born out of wedlock or perhaps Harriett had remarried.
The 1901 census has a Florence B Rist living with James and Harriett Berridge and listed as step daughter so that clears up that little mystery hopefully.
Freebmd also gives Florence Beatrice Rist born Jul-Aug-Sep 1887 in Peterborough
To confuse things again slightly the 1891 census has a Florence Rist born 1887 in Cuckfield, Sussex - Tracing this side of the family might be a bit more complicated than it first looked!
Marriages Sep 1910
Rist Florence B Nottingham 7b 658
Wankling James Nottingham 7b 658
from find my past it looks like she died in 1959 aged 72
Name: WANKLING, Florence B
Registration District: Nottingham
County: Nottinghamshire
Year of Registration: 1959
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at death: 72
Volume No: 3C
Page No: 231
The 1911 census has Florence B Wankling and James Wankling living with James and Harriett Berridge with James marked as Son in Law with Florence B noted as born in peterborough, so it looks like Florence had either been born out of wedlock or perhaps Harriett had remarried.
The 1901 census has a Florence B Rist living with James and Harriett Berridge and listed as step daughter so that clears up that little mystery hopefully.
Freebmd also gives Florence Beatrice Rist born Jul-Aug-Sep 1887 in Peterborough
To confuse things again slightly the 1891 census has a Florence Rist born 1887 in Cuckfield, Sussex - Tracing this side of the family might be a bit more complicated than it first looked!
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