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Aaron Skuse born 1825 Bristol, in 1866 he married Betsy Britton. Aaron died in in 1869 so was not married long. They had a son Samuel born 1868.

Now on the 1871 census Betsy is a widow living with her children Kingswood Gloucestershire. Yes I said children, Henry Skuse born 1851, George born 1856 and Mary Ann born 1863 as well as Samuel age 3.

Guess Betsy must of been married before and the 3 older children took on the surname Skuse. on the marriage translation Betsy's father was called George Britton, maybe Aaron and Betsy lived together before getting married?

Looked for a marriage thinking maybe Betsy reverted to for maiden surname with no luck. Looked for a birth reg for the 3 children with little luck.

Any help would be appreciated.

helina

could this be a marriage for aaron

A. Skuse
England Marriages, 1538–1973

Name: A. Skuse
Spouse's Name: E. Sheppard
Event Date: 13 Apr 1845
Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

for our info -
1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Gas Lane, St Philip & Jacob, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Betsy Skuse Head - Female 40 1831 - Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England
Henry Skuse Son - Male 20 1851 - Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England
George Skuse Son - Male 12 1859 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Ann Skuse Daughter - Female 8 1863 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Samuel Skuse Son - Male 3 1868 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Have added in the actual places of birth from original
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Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:
SKUSE, SAMUEL BRITTON Order
GRO Reference: 1868 S Quarter in CLIFTON Volume 06A Page 131

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There is another Skuse family next door

Charles 62 Cordwainer b Mangotsfield, Glos
Isabella wife 50 Minehead, Somerset
Joseph Lewis 16 step son b Bristol
Sarah Ann Lewis 16 step daughter b Bristol
Isabella Skuse 6 Daughter b Bristol

Name: Aaron Sckuse
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1841
Event Place: St Philip & Jacob Without, Gloucestershire, England
Residence Note: Gill'S Yard
Gender: Male
Age: 16-20
Age: 16
Birth Year (Estimated): 1821-1825
Birthplace: Gloucestershire
Registration District: Clifton
Parish: St Philip & Jacob Without
County: Gloucestershire
Page Number: 35
Registration Number: HO107
Piece/Folio: 378/20
Affiliate Record Type: Household
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Samuel Sckuse Male 60-64 Gloucestershire
Hannah Sckuse Female 50-54 Gloucestershire
George Sckuse Male 15-19 Gloucestershire
Mary Sckuse Female 18-22 Gloucestershire
Aaron Sckuse Male 16-20 Gloucestershire
Sarah Sckuse Female 14 Gloucestershire

Aaron Skase
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name: Aaron Skase
Residence Place: Bristol, Gloucester, England
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 13 Nov 1825
Christening Date (Original): 13Nov1825
Christening Place: St. Philip and St. Jacob's, Bristol, Gloucester, England
Father's Name: Samuel Skase
Mother's Name: Hannah

Aaron Skuse
England Marriages, 1538–1973

Name: Aaron Skuse
Spouse's Name: Eliza Sheppard
Event Date: 13 Apr 1845
Event Place: St. Paul, Bristol, Gloucester, England
Father's Name: Samuel Skuse
Spouse's Father's Name: George Sheppard
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single

? Aaron 1851

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Lawrence Hill Batch, St Phillip & St Jacob, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Samuel Skuse Head Married Male 69 1782 Pauper (Formerly Labourer) Gloucestershire, England
Hannah Skuse Wife Married Female 65 1786 Fishwoman Gloucestershire, England
Aaron Skuse Son Unmarried Male 25 1826 Labourer Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Skuse Daughter Unmarried Female 22 1829 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

marriage to betsy

Name: Aaron Skuse
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Feb 1866
Event Place: Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, England
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Samuel Skuse
Spouse's Name: Betsy Britton
Spouse's Residence Place: Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Father's Name: George Britton

both single

Aaron
Last name Skuse
Sex Male
Marital status Single
Marriage year 1866
Marriage date 21 Feb 1866
Place Bristol, St Philip and Jacob
Town Bristol
County Gloucestershire
Spouse's first name(s) Betsy
Spouse's last name Britton
Spouse's sex Female
Spouse marital status Single
Father's last name Skuse
Father's first name(s) Samuel
Spouse's father's first name(s) George
Spouse's father's last name Britton
Country England

1891
Kingsland Road, St Philip & St Jacob Out, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Betsy Schuso Head Widow Female 60 1831 - Gloucestershire, England
Henry Schuso Son Widower Male 39 1852 Labourer Gloucestershire, England
George Schuso Son Widower Male 32 1859 Labourer Somerset, England
Samuel Schuso Son Single Male 23 1868 Labourer -
George Schuso Grandson - Male 10 1881 School -
Rose Schuso Granddaughter - Female 9 1882 School -

??
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:

BRITTON, MARY ANN - Order
GRO Reference: 1863 D Quarter in CLIFTON Volume 06A Page 131

Thank you, did wander if Aaron had married before as he was in his 40's when he married Betsy. Did come across that earlier marriage but on the 1851 or was it 1861 he was down as single. May of been looking at a wrong census. At the library so when home I'll do some more research.

helina

??
Kingwood (Betsy's pob 1871) and Mangotsfield very close to each other

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Sound Well, Mangotsfield, Keynsham, Gloucestershire, England

First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
George Britton Male 45 1796 Gloucestershire, England Engineer
Prudence Britton Female 45 1796 Gloucestershire, England
Samuel Britton Male 15 1826 Gloucestershire, England
Joseph Britton Male 15 1826 Gloucestershire, England
William Britton Male 14 1827 Gloucestershire, England
Mary Britton Female 12 1829 Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Britton Female 10 1831 Gloucestershire, England
Benjamin Britton Male 8 1833 Gloucestershire, England

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If correct family then this is them 1851 - Bitton next to Kingwood/Keynsham

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Lodge Causeway, Stapleton, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Brittain Head Married Male 54 1797 Labourer At Coal Pit Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Prudeance Brittain Wife Married Female 56 1795 - Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Brittain Daughter Unmarried Female 20 1831 Shoe Maker Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Betsey Brittain Daughter - Female 1 1850 - Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England

Aaron's parents were Samuel and Hannah Skuse. On the 1851 census Aaron is living at home with his parents and sister Sarah, down as single living at Lawrence Hill Batch, St Phillip & St Jacob, Clifton
Samuel
Skuse
Head
Married
Male
69
1782
Pauper (Formerly Labourer)
Gloucestershire, England
Hannah
Skuse
Wife
Married
Female
65
1786
Fishwoman
Gloucestershire, England
Aaron
Skuse
Son
Unmarried
Male
25
1826
Labourer
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah
Skuse
Daughter
Unmarried
Female
22
1829
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???


George Britton
in the 1861 England Census
Name: George Britton
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: 1860
Relation: Pauper
Gender: Male
Where born: Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England
Civil Parish: Keynsham
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Keynsham
Sub-registration district: Keynsham
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 28
Piece: 1702
Folio: 20
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
Emma Britton 11 - Oldland, Gloucestershire (an Ancestry user has corrected to Hanham, Glos.)
Sarah Britton 10 - ditto

Elizabeth Britton 30 - Kingswood, Gloucestershire
Henry Britton 9 - ditto
George Britton 1 - ditto

(And many other paupers)

Emma and Sarah are listed together.
Elizabeth, Henry & George are listed together, but separate from Emma and Sarah, so may not be related to them.

???

BRITTON, GEORGE -
GRO Reference: 1860 M Quarter in KEYNSHAM Volume 05C Page 803

Keynsham district included Kingswood.



Maybe ?? Grasping at straws - Burdon is indeed what's on the image of the handwritten document. Maybe written wrongly?

BURDON, HENRY mms BITTON
GRO Reference: 1851 J Quarter in CLIFTON Volume 11 Page 312

EDIT: NO, that's the child of this couple:

Marriages Jun 1850 (>99%)
Betton Caroline Clifton 11 339
Burden Henry Clifton 11 339

Helina - your 1851 census had already been posted. It would have helped if you had posted it originally though, it gives helpers a picture of the family without having to hunt for them.

It looks as though she had the children without being married. The certificates to go with the possible birth registrations posted would tell you if Elizabeth / Betsy was the Mother to those children. As there is no Mother's maiden name listed, it looks as though no Father was recorded - so whether it was Aaron or someone else you may never know. And the births may not have been registered at all, there was no penalty for not doing so until the mid 1870's.