worsnup - does anyone have a connection

[bbstport]

i have the marriage of alice (alicia) gribbin to a philip h worsnup in stockport in 1911. this is quite an unusual name. does anyone have any links to this family.
i think i have found his birthin stockport in 1889 from the i.g.i. and if i have the right family his parents are  philip worsnup and mary ann possnett. again if this is the correct there are 3 other siblings jane, sarah jane and john.
any help appreciated
regards
belinda

[Tati]

Hi Belinda,

Not researching this family but census show more children (can't see Jane though!)

1891
RG12/2804 132 40
Brinnington, Cheshire
4 Carrington Road
Philip Worsnup, head, 31, Brush Maker, b. Lancashire Preston
Mary Ann, wife, 30?, b. Stockport
James, son, 11, b. do.
Sarah Jane, dau, 8, b. do.
John V, son, 5, b. do.
Philip H, son, 2, b. do.

1901
RG13/3298 163 40
Stockport, Cheshire
1 Charlotte St
Tom Mattin, head, 39, Baker
Mary A, wife, 40
James Worsnup, son, 21, Salesman (Provisions)
Sarah J Worsnup, dau, 18, Confectionary Baker
John V Worsnup, son, 15, Baker
Philip H Worsnup, son, 12, Errand Boy Half Time
Charles Worsnup, son, 9
Emma T Worsnup, dau, 7
Tom Mattin, son, 7 mo

All born Stockport

 

[bbstport]

thanks tati - this does appear to be them however it is sarah jane and not jane i think
many thanks
belinda

[CatOne]

On GenesReunited theres 1 page of Worsnups mentioned, but 15 pages of Worsnops, have you considered this spelling?

Regards
Cat 

[bbstport]

no cat i hadn't but i think i have the correct spelling
many thanks for your input
regards
belinda

[CatOne]

I wasn't saying you had the wrong spelling for your branch, but over time, names tended to get spelt as they were heard due to poor literacy, so maybe further back, you will find the spelling varies. So you could still find a connection with a branch that went with the alternative spelling..... (I've found this on a branch I am doing for my husband - Shakespeare, Shakespear, Shakspear, Shaxper, etc, the spellings get more obscure the further back you go) 

Good Luck
Cat 

ps. on the IGI, the christenings for Philip and brother Thomas are "Worsnup" but brother Joseph is "Worsnap". There are also "Worsnip" children/marriages so examples of how spellings can vary over time and from area to area....

[bbstport]

i did not think you were saying i had the wrong spelling but what i meant was the ones i had found in stockport were spelt that way. thanks for pointingout that spellings can change over the genertions though.
many thanks
belinda

[Col7777]

Forgive my interuption, just out of interest there was a shop in Northenden, Manchester on Church Road that was Worsnops, my auntie used to work there many years ago, the shop has long since gone now though.

[Colin D Gronow]

bbstport

I think this should be your first port of call, if you have not tried it already

http://www.one-name.org/cgi-bin/search.cgi?find=2534