Jenny M Benson
2020-04-17 15:12:10 UTC
Can anyone suggest what is going on in this scenario.
In the 1881 Census (RG11-3529-94-38) John Weedall, who married an
Elizabeth Fletcher in 1876, and his wife Elizabeth are shown with a
daughter, Lily, aged 1 year and an unspecified child of unknown name
with the age of 8 days in the "Female" column.
In the 1891 Census (RG12-2841-111-32) the John is absent and Ann's name
is partly obscured, but is readable as Annie. Her children are shown as
Florence, Lilly, Ruth, John H, Mary Jane and Sarah Annie. As Ruth is 10
years old, she will be the unnamed child in 1881.
Before finding the Census entries, I had located the birth registrations
of Florence, Mary Jane, Ruth and Sarah Annie in the GRO index, all with
the maiden name Fletcher. (Plus 2 boys who do not appear on the
Censuses so probably died.) After seeing the 1881 Census, I searched
for, but could not find, an entry for Lilly or Lily Weedall with MMN of
Fletcher. After viewing the 1891 Census, I did a less specific search
and found John Holford Weedale with mother's maiden name Holford. I
then searched for other Weedalls with MMN Holford and found Leonora in
June Q 1880, the right age to be Lil(l)y.
I wondered if Ann(ie) had been previously married and had confused her
former married name with her maiden name, but can't find any
Holford/Fletcher marriage. The Holford children cannot be the product
of either parent from an earlier relationship because they are both
between other children of the marriage. They could be the product of
one of John's relations and adopted by John & Ann, but it's unlikely as
that would mean 2 convenient gaps in the sequence of their birth children.
I am at a loss to explain it myself.
In the 1881 Census (RG11-3529-94-38) John Weedall, who married an
Elizabeth Fletcher in 1876, and his wife Elizabeth are shown with a
daughter, Lily, aged 1 year and an unspecified child of unknown name
with the age of 8 days in the "Female" column.
In the 1891 Census (RG12-2841-111-32) the John is absent and Ann's name
is partly obscured, but is readable as Annie. Her children are shown as
Florence, Lilly, Ruth, John H, Mary Jane and Sarah Annie. As Ruth is 10
years old, she will be the unnamed child in 1881.
Before finding the Census entries, I had located the birth registrations
of Florence, Mary Jane, Ruth and Sarah Annie in the GRO index, all with
the maiden name Fletcher. (Plus 2 boys who do not appear on the
Censuses so probably died.) After seeing the 1881 Census, I searched
for, but could not find, an entry for Lilly or Lily Weedall with MMN of
Fletcher. After viewing the 1891 Census, I did a less specific search
and found John Holford Weedale with mother's maiden name Holford. I
then searched for other Weedalls with MMN Holford and found Leonora in
June Q 1880, the right age to be Lil(l)y.
I wondered if Ann(ie) had been previously married and had confused her
former married name with her maiden name, but can't find any
Holford/Fletcher marriage. The Holford children cannot be the product
of either parent from an earlier relationship because they are both
between other children of the marriage. They could be the product of
one of John's relations and adopted by John & Ann, but it's unlikely as
that would mean 2 convenient gaps in the sequence of their birth children.
I am at a loss to explain it myself.
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Jenny M Benson
Wrexham, UK
Jenny M Benson
Wrexham, UK