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Victoria

Victoria Report 24 Jul 2008 21:48

hi helen,it is possible.because until a couple of weeks agoi believed him to be a houchin,id done quite a lot on that tree and havent come across anything.but i havent found him in the houchins prior to him marrying my gran so anything is possible.i have horrible visions of having to wait for the 1911 census to solve this,thankyou vicky

Tillot

Tillot Report 24 Jul 2008 20:58

Hi Victoria,

Ok thanks. So this looks like their marriage:

John Henry Bull and Kate Farmer
Q1, 1892, district of St George Hanover Square. (1a 662)

Could Kate have remarried at some point to a Houchin and your grandad then took on his name possibly?

Victoria

Victoria Report 24 Jul 2008 20:16

hi,john henry bull and kate bull nee farmer,vicky

Tillot

Tillot Report 24 Jul 2008 19:06

Do you know if his parents married before or after his birth? What are the parents names on the cert you have of John James Bull?

Victoria

Victoria Report 24 Jul 2008 18:11

i knew him as john james houchin but the cert says john james bull,sorry.ive wracked my brains.someone just sent me the 1901 jersey census and he and 3 sisters are on it so i dont even know when he moved to kent.all i know is that stockbury in kent was home to a lot of houchins so i never questioned that the graves in the churchyard wre my gt grandparents.now i dont know if they are any relation at all

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 24 Jul 2008 18:04

What are the two surnames in question? Is there a chance of someone mishearing the "proper" name?

Jill

Researching:
London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...

Victoria

Victoria Report 24 Jul 2008 17:19

hi,he was born in jersey and i got a lot of info from him before he died.i contacted the registar in jersey and there was only one child born on the island that day.same date,first and middle names,just different surname.registrar couldnt explain it

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 24 Jul 2008 17:16

He could have changed his name for all sorts of reasons, not necessarily by adoption.
Why are you so sure you have all the right certificates??

Researching:
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ann

ann Report 24 Jul 2008 17:16

Victoria,I have my grandparents marriage cert with the wrong witness on.They belonged to the wedding after.lol Annie

Researching:
Hedges in Headington and Headington Quarry Oxford

Kay????

Kay???? Report 24 Jul 2008 17:13


Where did you get his birth certifciate from? Victoria

Victoria

Victoria Report 24 Jul 2008 17:11

hi can anyone give me advice on how and where to proceed please?i have my grandads birth,marriage and death certificates.howver the birth is a different surname to the other 2.i can find no trace of adoption(too early for the records) and no trace of his parents dying when he was yong.its definately his birth and all the details tally except surname.im lost.any advice would be welcome.thankyou