Life History

Notes

• According to the UK marriage records (Marriages Sep 1903, Hendon,3a/442) William Datlin married Rose Herrmann in 1903. Yet the 1901census clearly states that they were married at this time and had 5children together. I also thought it odd that I couldn't find theirchildren's birth in the UK Birth records. I did have a Winifred Datlinregistered in 1894 and a Catherine Mary Datlin registered in 1901 bothin Reading which I felt was correct for two of their children but notrace of Ethel (1891), William (1898) or Rose (1899).
  
  As William and Rose appeared to have married after the birth of theirchildren I thought to check the UK birth records under the mother'ssurname - Herrmann. There was an Ethel Harman registered in Cookham(near Reading) in 1891. More convincingly though there was a WinifredHerrmann registered in Reading in 1894 and the volume and page numberwas the same as the corresponding entry I had found for WinifredDatlin.
  
  There was also an entry for William Edward G Herrmann registered inReading in 1897, a Rose Isabel Herrmann registered in Reading in 1899but I couldn't find an entry for a Catherine Herrmann.
  
  If the first child Ethel, who was born in 1891, was the daughter ofWilliam then he would have been only 17 years of age. He appears onthe 1891 census living at home with his parents and no sign of hisfuture wife Rose Herrmann. Ethel may not be Williams daughter butWinifred born in 1896 would probably be Williams daughter as sheappears in the registers under Herrmann and Datlin.
  
  I need to obtain the certificates of birth and marriage to try andunderstand why William and Rose chose not to marry until 1903 despiteliving as a couple for a few years prior and producing offspring. AlsoI would like to find Rose Hermann on the 1891 census to see if she waspreviously married and with a child, Ethel.

Sources

• 1. 1891 British Census for George Frederick Datlin of Reading, Berkshire
  • Name: The National Archives; Date: 5th April 1891;
• 2. 1881 British Census for George Frederick Datlin of Reading, Berkshire
  • Name: The National Archives; Date: 3rd April 1881;
• 3. 1901 British Census for William Datlin of Reading, Berkshire
  • Name: The National Archives; Date: 31 March 1901;