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Do we know what occupation was stated for John Sussex on the birth certificate of George Douglas Sussex?

Sid? You with us?

He said earlier.
The address on birth Cert 11, City Garden Row, checks with the address on 1861 Census Both mothers named Jane one Douglas the other Aupin.
Birth Cert 1861 Father John occupation Porter
Marriage Cert 1886 Father George occupation Porter

Porter

Both on his birth cert with father John and marriage cert with father George,

I reckon Sid did really well to find him under Aupen,I dont think I would have,but maybe he did it by address search.

I think the only thing that would solve it is DNA analysis - Sid is the son of a son of a son? Sid, George D Sussex 1861 is your grandfather?

It's an opportunity you might want to take, if you really really want to know who George's father was. It won't give you a name, but it could connect you to a surname.

Thank you for popping in Janey.
I really was struggling ,but I do think thats the way of it.

Mind you I expect I would have got there in the end,just maybe not til christmas.
x

Hey, you did the heavy lifting of just finding the records in the first place. ;)

(I'm still not allowed to lift anything over 10 pounds. Lucky I have no cats left ...)

We'll wait for Sid now, to say what he thinks.

Hi! Viv & Janey.
This my conclusion, Jane Sussex born 1832 had a affair with a John Douglas thus George Douglas came in 1861 Jane took the surname of the father.
Jane passed away 1868 leave George aged 7 with his uncle & aunt George Sussex & Jemima in 1886 he married Caroline Evans naming his uncle George as his father.
George & Caroline had three children.
Caroline, Henry, & George born 1899.
Does this make sense, it was you people that help to this concusion.
Regards Sid

That seems to be about the size of it Sid.
And it looks as though Henry was your Georges grandad,so he kept the names going there.

That death of Jane in 1868 could help seal it if it gives away a connection to George as his sister if he was the informant though.

Happy hunting.

Cheers folks,
Will send away for death cert of jane, it will take about ten days to get it over to me in ireland but will let you know the result.
Regards Sid.

That would be lovely,will look out for it on here.
Im over in Co Wexford on 27th,I will wave to you from my friends house.
viv

Hi! Viv,
I'm In Tipperary, Near Thurles and the Horse & Jockey.
Will wave back if I see you.
Regards Sid.

Hi! Viv,
Have received Jane Sussex Death Cert.
No Husband shown but Jane's sister Mary Sussex was with her at her death, she died aged 36. 02/05/1868 of Pneumonia. she never married.
She had only move to the next street from City Garden Row 1861 to Graham Street.1868.
George got Married in 1886 to a Caroline Evans at St Thomas Church, St James, Westminster,
they had three children. Henry George, Jane Caroline& George Douglas Junior.
George Douglas Senior died in 1921 Marylebone
Have today sent away for death cert.
So with you & your friends help we have solved the problem.
Enjoy your trip to Wexford hope the weather improves for you.
Regards Sid.
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Well done sid and thanks for the update.
Happy hunting
viv

Good job, Sid!

You should make the correction at Ancestry. On the left side of Jane's 1861 record is the link for "Add Alternate Information".

I would put:

surname: Sussex
reason: Incorrect in image
explanation:
Name appears to have been transcribed onto the page incorrectly. See household of George and Jane Sussex in 1841 in Chelsea. See son George as George Douglas in 1871 in household of uncle George Sussex and in 1881 and 1891 as George Sussex.


Then of course you need to correct the 1891 "Susser" as well.

If you'd like me, for instance, to do that for you, you could send me an email address I can include in the explanation, so anyone reading it can contact you.


edit - Sid did, and I did. ;)