Genealogy Chat

I have my gt grandmother's marriage certificate Julia Hickey married in 1891 found her on 1891 census ages ago and as she was still using the name Hickey thought the census was taken before she was married, fine so far, on the census it had her down as a Servant for some woman so this was correct as the woman she worked for I noticed was a witness on the marriage certificate. I then looked up Julia Hickey on 1881 and found her (right age and area ) with a stepfather and rest of her family, this was fine.. Until I went back to 1891 to look up step father, mother etc I find Julia listed again as Julia neenan??? Would it be possible to be on the census twice?? and in two different names?? OMG what a mess, someone please advice me. Jan

I have a child on the census twice , once with his grandmother and once with his mother, must have been visiting grandparents on the night and was recorded twice. So yes, it is possible, if the enumerator travelled between to households the same person could have been recorded twice, but as for having two dfferent names now that is intriguing.... KIM

Thanks Kim I am climbing walls trying to sort this out Jan

Hi Ann the marriage was may 25th Her stepfathers name was Baker 1891 gives her as neenan with a daughter..Have also found a marriage between denis neenan and Julia Hickey in 1882.. At the moment I am going with the theory (I think) that this is not my Julia hickey..And that for the past year or so I have been trying to trace the wrong family..Someone else has found me another Julia Hickey in 1881 that is the same age, just wrong father...Oh I am in such a mess with it.. Jan

I have tried Bmd for hours and hours cant find any clues there...I really need to get Julia's birth certificate but cant find her birth anywhere.. Jan

what's the father's name on the marriage cert?

Hi Robin the fathers name is William Hickey says he was a shoemaker.. Jan

same problem with my own ggm born 1865. 1891 she's in service, 1881 she's missing (but there's a tempting red herring, also living with a Baker family!), birth not in the index. Had to find her in 1871 to confirm what family she belonged to, and then get a birth cert for her sister

Robin I really belive I have been tracing the wrong family!! I could not trace Julia with her dad as william, and I thought it must have been the family with stepfather Baker as the area in london they were in Brentford in 1881 was where my gg grandad was from so I was convinced it was them..Today someone found me another family with a Julia Hickey in of the right age. But the fathers name is wrong. am really pulling my hair out Jan

Hey Robin I just done what you did....Think I may have found them on 1871 fathers name correct... fathers occupation correct...Fathers wifes name catherine (my nan was called catherine) Julias age is out by 2 years, apart from that it all matches!! Jan :)

I usually find the younger the child the more accurate the age, assuming it's been transcribed right. Teenagers often added a year or two, girls especially -- get out of school sooner, earn more, marry sooner -- all about growing up as fast as possible then

Thank you very much for all your help Jan:)