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father's forename on marriage cert

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Lynda

Lynda Report 24 Apr 2006 02:54

I have been looking for Ann Edwards who was born at Somerton in Somerset c1836 to Thomas and Mary Ann Edwards. No bapt record in parish register for her so I am unsure of exactly when she was born. I went through the 1861 census cross referencing all the women named Ann who claimed to have been born at Somerton in the 1830s with the Somerton PR and BMD indexes. I think I have found her on the 1861 census married to Emery at Othery. Everything seemed to indicate this was 'my' Ann so I bought the marriage cert and it shows her maiden name was Edwards but it says her father was Charles Edwards and not Thomas...this woman is still the most likely candidate but how can I be sure? The wrong father's name on the cert has me worried. Lynda

Kat

Kat Report 24 Apr 2006 06:36

hi Charles could have been his middle name .I have found lots of different names for my rellies and found that some preferred using their middle name. My grt grandfather is Henry on some cert's but on his birth cert he is George.Found out his full name was George-Henry,I have others like this also.Hope this helps Regards Kat

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Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 24 Apr 2006 07:55

where has her fathers name come from ? Presume from a marriage cert - what makes you think her father has a different name ( maybe you can only match with father of wrong name on census? )

Georgina

Georgina Report 24 Apr 2006 07:57

Lynda could this be the family in 1841? Ann Edwards abt 1837 Somerset, England Somerton Somerset John Edwards abt 1835 Somerset, England Somerton Somerset Mary Ann Edwards abt 1813 Somerset, England Somerton Somerset Thomas Edwards abt 1816 Somerset, England Somerton Somerset Thomas Edwards abt 1837 Somerset, England Somerton Somerset Source information: HO107/957/7 Registration district: Langport Sub-registration district: Somerton ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Folio: 35 Page: 25 (click to see others on page) Line number: 20 GSU Number: 474603 Thomas is an Ag. Labourer Georgina.

Georgina

Georgina Report 24 Apr 2006 08:24

Ozibird if that 1851 census is the same as the 1841 then Thomas senior's wife Mary Ann must have died and he remarried an Elizabeth. Georgina.

Joan

Joan Report 24 Apr 2006 08:45

Possible marriage; Elizabeth Higgins Sept 1847 Shepton Mallett on freebmd

Lynda

Lynda Report 2 Jun 2009 09:34

I can't believe it's 3 years since I started this EDWARDS thread! The family in Georgina's post is mine. Thomas and his first wife Mary Ann (nee WHITE) were the parents of the mysterious Ann EDWARDS. My descent from this family is via Thomas' second marriage to Elizabeth HIGGINS. I still can't find anything for Ann, she's a real mystery.