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Has anyone come across this before:-

Two brothers Thomas and Henry, born in the 1870's. Birth certificate for Thomas show his name as Thomas Francis Willmore, however marriage cert shows him as Thomas Webster
Willmore. Similarly with his brother Henry, on his marriage cert he becomes Henry Webster Willmore. There are no Websters in the family, so why do you think this name was adopted?

Has this happend to anyone else?

Thanks
Susan

Hi Susan,

Just adding this so we can try and figure out were the Webster name comes into play;

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Thomas Webster Willmore
Name: Thomas Webster Willmore
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Spouse Name: Charlotte Adelaide Kinchen
Spouse Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Sep 1897
Parish: St Paul, Old Ford
County: Middlesex
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Harry Willmore
Spouse Father Name: Claus Kinchen



Dee x

1881 England Census
about Thomas Willmore
Name: Thomas Willmore
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Henry
Mother's Name: Rachael
Gender: Male
Where born: Bow, Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Bow
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 2 Ranwell St
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Poplar
Sub-registration district: Bow
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Willmore 45
Rachael Willmore 42
Henry Willmore 26
Robert Willmore 16
George Willmore 7
Thomas Willmore 5
William Willmore 4
Elizabeth Willmore 21
Phoebe Willmore 13
Annie Willmore 11
Rachael Willmore 18
Alfred Finn 22


Dee x

So Henry Jnr was born @ 1856... but is this the parents marriage;

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Henry Willmore
Name: Henry Willmore
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Spouse Name: Rachel Jennings
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Feb 1861
Parish: St Jude's Whitechapel
County: Middlesex
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: George Willmore
Spouse Father Name: William Jennings


Dee x

And is this Henry Snrs fathers death??

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
about George Webster Willmore
Name: George Webster Willmore
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Year of Registration: 1870
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 74
District: St George in The East
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 305


Dee x

I would imagine that the Webster name comes from possibly Georges mother.... often a maiden name of one of the former mothers (Grandmother) was added to a name so the name was carried on.........however it would normally have been added at birth registration or baptism, but maybe she was a notable lady and the link with the family would be of some use???


Dee x