Trying to find Felicia ROWSON

[Rachel GH]

Please could someone look her up in the 1841 census for me?  She's my great great grandmother but she's a bit of a mystery, she was married to my great great grandfather by 1861 (when they had my great granddad) but I can't find their marriage record anywhere and then to make matters worse they changed their name from Whiteman to Hodson and moved to Birmingham.  Felicia Rowson originates from Shropshire and was born about 1835.  I am a bit of a beginner so any help much appreciated.  Just because it appears as if they were married on my great grandfathers birth certificate does it mean they really were?

Thanks.

Rachel

[Rachel GH]

She's my great great grandmother, born in Shropshire 1835, she's in the 1841 census still in Shropshire, sometime between 1841 and 1861 she married my great great grandfather, Joseph Whiteman, and my great grandfather William Richard Whiteman was born in Duston Northampton in 1861.  William later changed his name to Hodson and ended up in Birmingham.

Trying to find when Felicia got married and why William chose to change his name to Hodson.

I am a beginner at this so finding it hard, any help much appreciated!

Rachel GH


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[kd]

Hi
1841
Living with parents Holy Cross and St Giles Shropshire
Thomas age 40 born in county Occupation Labourer
Martha age 35 not born in county
Eliza age 14 born in county
William age 19 born in county
Felicia age 6 born in county
Martha age 4 born in county
Emma age 2 born in county
Margaret age 2 mths born in county

1851 she was a servant age 17 for the Andrew family in Holy Cross.

There is a marriage on family search for Thomas Rowson and Martha Poppett 9 May 1825 Saint Chad Shrewsbury Shropshire.
Sorry cant find a marriage for Felicia.
kd

[Rachel GH]

Thank you so much for all this very useful information.  I am sure this must be her as in all the searches I've done anywhere she is the only one ever appears with that first name and the year of birth fits with her having my Great Grandfather when she was 26. I now wonder if the subsequent name change is related to them perhaps having had my Great Grandfather out of wedlock. The sleuthing has to continue to work out when and how they met.
Thank you once again for all the help.

Rachel

[kd]

Hi
Found a death for Felicia Whiteman  in Jun 1867 age 33
Northampton
Vol 3b page 50
kd