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ps ada,s husband arthur every died in 1957 , so she may well have moved back with mum and dad or at least closer to xxxx

hi pat , just to add to your reply, yes i have seen the attestation papers but thankyou for confirming he returned in 1930 to canada . frederick was the black sheep of the family ,his father wanted him to do one thing and he wanted to do another i think arguments became a regular thing, in the end he took off after stealing his fathers savings and was never heard off til many years later , it was thought he went to australia or new zealand as there was family links there , but about 5 yrs ago i found the attestation papers by fluke and found him in canada !!! we had been told he returned shortly before one of the parents died but left again and no one heard from him again , families eh !!!!

thankyou for the info , oh and i found ada in keynsham !!!

krissy 

As you have the census entries for this family up to and including the 1911 census you will have the details which Debbie and I found and the names of 7 of the children. The information that two children had died is included on the 1911 census if you look at the original image - it's not on the transcription. 

Although you know about Rose May JEFFERIS - it is difficult to determine who the other child was.  Assuming that all the births were registered as JEFFERIS you could search in between 1875 and 1911 to look for other children who were born and died during that period.  Having said that their eldest daughter is registered as  Lilly Ann JEFFERIES, and her christening appears on familysearch also as JEFFERIES so you would need to check all possible spellings. There are several gaps where another child could fit. 

Frederick JEFFERIS  from Poplar Farm Congresbury is included on the passenger list of the Calgaric which left Southampton for Montreal 19 April 1930 - so presumably he did return at some time. Have you seen his enlistment papers for the Canadian Expeditionary Force?  He is entered as Frederick JEFFERIES but signs as Frederick JEFFERIS - he gives his next of kin as his mother - did he fall out with his father?

For others researching relations who may have served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force - this is a really good site

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html

Many young men from this area were included in this force.  Most of them had emigrated in the earlier part of the century.

hi there , thankyou for the info , im just trying to find who the 2nd child that died ws now , i know one was rose 1904 but goodness knows who the other was ??? its all fab to hear about them so thanks agin for all your input 

krissy xx

hi there yes you have the right family , both emma and william were born c 1856 , my grandafther was one of the 8 children , i wasnt aware that 2 of the children died , do you have any idea of names tho having said that im sure there was mention of a rose ??? i have census info on the family but after 1911 had none , would be interesting to know any further info of life in congresbury if there is any, thankyou so much for you replies pat as i had no idea of when both emma and william died xxim also chasing there wayward son fredrick as we dont know if he returned to the village after running away and joing the canadian expeditionary forces !!!!!!!!!!

thankyou x krissy

That just shows how two heads are often better than one especially if they come up with the same solution! 

I liked your reasoning about Ada JEFFERIS - it would seem entirely possible for the older couple to have been living near or with a married daughter.  There are no EVERY burials in Congresbury but cremation would have been an option by 1980.