looking for hesem please help

[ponti]

hi chatters
i hope some one can help me i`m stuck .on benjamin hesem
born 1809 pollington .
i have him on the census`s
need him being born the problem is the spelling of his name find him getting married in 1834 spelt as esau
here`s hoping thankyou all

[Marmaduke 123]

Hi Ponti

It is a tricky name isn't it? I was confused at first because the marriage record you quoted has wife Ann, and the census records I came up with at first had wife Mary.

I suppose you have what looks to be Benjamin's second marriage to Mary -

Jul/Sep 1849 Pontefract 22 349
Benjamin Hessom/Mary Ann Lockwood

As to his birth record, according to Genuki Pollington is in Snaith parish. I looked through the relevant batch going into the IGI from the Hugh Wallis site, but no Essom/Hessom/Easom/Eyesome or any other possible variant that I could see.

BUT there is something strange about the batch. There don't seem to be any boys after about 1775, and of the 40 odd baptisms between 1800 and 1812 or so all are definitely girls! It's probably worth checking the parish records or asking for a look-up. Sorry, I can't help with that as I am in the south of England.


Anne

[ponti]

hi anne thanks for your help .
i know about benjamin`s second marraige i have been to get thier wedding certifacate but they cant find it. i thought if i got his fathers name it would help me hopefully .
i thought at first it would be a good name to follow how wrong you can be
thanks again margaret 

[Marmaduke 123]

Hello Margaret

Where did you try to get the marriage certificate? You should be able to get it from the GRO using the reference number I quoted, but the local register office would probably need to know where the marriage took place. The GRO reference is no good to them.

Good luck

Anne

[ponti]

hi anne
i went to pontefract register at first . they could`nt find it
so i sent to the g r o they could`nt find it .
so pontefract are trying to sort it for me
but thats been six months i`m going to have to go again
benjamin is so frustrating i could strangle him lol
margaret

[Marmaduke 123]

What a nightmare! I looked at the image on FreeBMD and Hessom is written with the old style double s . Maybe that's why the GRO didn't find the record - I think they don't send the certificate if it doesn't exactly match what you have put on the form.

I would try again and just give the woman's surname and the reference number this time. Lockwood is pretty straightforward.

The Snaith parish records appear to be at Doncaster Archives. Definitely worth a visit if you are local - as I said the IGI records are more than a bit strange!

Anne

[ponti]

hi anne thanks for your help .
i will keep plugging away i will find him somewere or somehow
all the best margaret

[ponti]

hi anne
been in touch with gro again they`ve managed to find the cert
so hopefull i will have a breakthrough
thanks for your help hope benjamind dad is`nt as hard to trace

best wishes margaret

[Marmaduke 123]

That's good news Margaret - hope it leads somewhere!

Anne