Genealogy Chat

thanks all, dont know how i didnt get that. have come across wm before and sussed it meant william dont know how i overlooked this. usually when father is of the same name it is abbreviated in childs name. thanks again.once again you,ve solved my problem:)

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Births Mar 1847 (>99%)
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Wren William Henry Ware 6 649

Its Wm. Henry Wren - not Um - ie William Henry Wren

if you put in search records: job wren 1851. look in 1851 census.
Job Wren Head 24
Selina Ann Wren23
um.Henry Wren 4
Job ed. Wren 1 month

Can you tell us which census and what the names and area are so we can look for ourselves?

Kath. x

dont think so the family were all listed on the census records , howerer one childs name appears with the letters u.m written just before the name. i am aware that the head of household was the second husband of his wife, hence my comments earlier suggesting whether the child in question was born to the mother but not the father.

The only ref. I've seen prior to the name on a census sheet is U / O. Referring to the house number as being un-occupied. Could it have been a transcription error, u/m instead of u/o

would anyone happen to know what u.m means written before a name? i know it usually means unmarried or single when printed in the column regarding marriage status, but wondered if it could possibly mean that the parents were unmarried when the named child was born? or maybe i,m just looking into it too much! please advise!