Ada Webb

Born in 1866 as Ada Webb, married George Beckett in 1887 (he died 1891), married to Albert Edward Fenton in 1892 (he died 1900) , married William Dodds in 1911 . Her death was recorded officially as Ada A Fenton . Ada’s grave is recorded under the name of "Ada Ann DODDS (also known as Ada FENTON)."

Ancestry Tree but only gives her first marriage

His mother was Ada Webb. From British Sporting Legacies

1866 Apr/Jun Born Westminster, London

1887 May 18 Her show

1887 Ada Webb married a George Beckett in Marylebone in Apr/Jun 1887. There appears to have been a daughter by this marriage Beatrice Beckett

1888 Feb 7 Born Marvel Beatrice Beckett. The child later married Joseph Redfern in 1911 and gassed herself in 1926. She had one child Joseph Elba Redfern born 1912.

1891 Apr 3. Her husband George Beckett died of TB

1891 census . She is a visitor at a house in Pimlico. She is by now a widow

I am unsure who Lilly Webb aged 17 is also in 1891 census. The child appears to be MArvel

1892 Nov 8. Married to Albert Edward Fenton in Bradford

1893 Oct 8 Born 10 Sun Street., Lancaster, Lancs her son registered as as Frank Elba Fenton

1897 Sep 4. a second son born . George Arthur Fenton - Born Aslockton, Nottingham, (Emigrated to Perth, WA in 1929, he died in 1968 - Perth, Western Australia.

1895 Nov 9. Court action

1900 Death of her husband Albert Fenton

1901 Feb 15. Fight over her husband's grave

1901 Aug 30 Showcasing the children

1903 Mar 10. Ada Webb & Little Marvel Webb perform in Cambridge

1903 Jun 11. Arrives in Perth. Mr & Mrs Carre and chilld

1907 Oct 25. Gilbert's Circus. Miss Webb's troupe of 'juvenile aquatic marvels', Elba and Alba

1908 Jun 19 Performs at Yarmouth Hippodrome

1910 May 5 Arrives in Brisbane from UK. Travels as Mrs Dodds

1910 Dec 17 Married in Glasgow , of 315 Argyle Street, Glasgow married William J Carre, who also used the Surname Dodds

Ada Webb married William J Carre. William J. Carre is listed as Bert Carre's father on his and my grandmother Ada Searle's marriage certificate.

1911 Census at 100 Buccland St, Glasgow. On the next page are also George Arthur Fenton (aged 13) and Albert Edward Fenton (aged 11)

1912 Jan 4. A son was born to her daughter (Marvel Beatrice Beckett) by Ada's first marriage to Beckett. Joseph E REDFERN was born in Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding in the January-March quarter 1912. His mother’s surname was given as BECKETT.He went to Australia with her 22 years later, see below.

1923 In phone book at 309s Hope St, Glasgow

1926 Jun 3 Husband's illness

1934 Dec 23. Left UK for Australia aged 68. Mrs Ada Carre. Travels 3rd class. Mrs Ada CARRE was a passenger aboard the ship ‘Largs Bay’ which she boarded in Southampton and which departed London on 21 November 1934 and arrived in Freemantle, Western Australia on 23 December 1934. The Freemantle passenger arrival records describe her as a 68 year-old, occupation – home duties, with Australia as the country of her intended permanent future residence. The UK outward passenger lists record her as a 58 year-old housewife, formerly of 22H Peabody Buildings, S.E.1., and was contracted to land at Freemantle

Accompanying Mrs Ada CARRE under the same Contract Ticket number was: Mr Joseph Elba REDFERN, a 22 year-old pastrycook, of the same address, 22H Peabody Building S.E.1.

I decided to send an email to The Library of Australia. I found out that she passed away there also. Much to my surprise a gentleman there sent me a very detailed response regarding my great grandmother. I also want to tell you that her first child was not my grandfather. She had a daughter by her first marriage to a George Beckett. The daughters name was Marvel Beatrice Beckett. Ada also had two sons by Albert Fenton who died at 34 as a result of a trapeze accident. The two sons were Frank Elba Fenton & George Arthur Fenton. Since I last exchanged emails with you, I've had two cousins reach out to me through Ancestry. Their great grandmother is Ada's sister Louise.

1935 Aug 24. REDFERN.— Died at West Perth, Ada Fenton Redfern, of 154 Hay-street, Subiaco, loved mother of George Fenton, and grandmother of Elba Redfern; aged 73 years. The remains of the late Mrs Ada Fenton Redfern, of 154 Hay-street, Subiaco, will be privately interred in the Church of England portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery at 11.20 o’clock THIS (Monday) MORNING. DONALD J. CHIPPER and SON, Funeral Directors

1946 A Glasgow Solicitor is looking for her.

1959 Nov 22. A newspaper notice was placed in a British Newspaper seeking Joseph REDFERN. That notice read as follows:

REDFERN. – Will Joseph Elba Redfern, the son of Joe and Marvel Beatrice Redfern, late of 79, Bury Old-road, Bolton, Lancs, who was born on 4th January 1912, and whose last known address in England was 22H, Peabody Buildings, Duke-street, Stamford-street, Waterloo, S.E.1, in 1934, when he emigrated to Australia, or any person having knowledge of his present whereabouts, please communicate with Banks Newell, Demaine & Crowther, solicitors, Prudential Buildings, Ivegate, Bradford, 1. Yorks.

According to the records of the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Ada’s grave is recorded under the name of Ada Ann DODDS (also known as Ada FENTON).

Bert Fenton/Carre her son