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Offline bridgwater

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3 censuses, 3 marriages but no records??
« on: Monday 14 December 09 17:39 GMT (UK) »
My GGM was listed with 3 different gentlemen over 3 decades of censuses. (1891. 1901, & 1911)Listed as married to all of them. However I have never managed to find marriage certificates. A total of 9 children were born to her....all listing either none (no Father)or one of these men as the father.
An old family member (now passed on) spoke of a rumour regarding a relationship with a "foreigner" who appeared everynow and again and left great Granny "with child"  ;).
Does anbody have any ideas why she may have avoided marriage or maybe why these records are untraceable.
The family are mostly from Wednesbury, Staffs.
Bridg(e)water...........Wednedbury/Dudley
Brown.........Wednesbury/Darlaston
Corns...........Wednebury/Darlaston

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Re: 3 censuses, 3 marriages but no records??
« Reply #1 on: Monday 14 December 09 17:50 GMT (UK) »
I found my great great aunt seemed to have the same relationships as your relative - 3 censuses, 3 "husbands", no evidence of marriages.

After years of searching, I have decided that she married none of them!

Nothing changes...!

You could call up the birth certificates. They may name the father(s).


meles
Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk<br />Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk<br />Harrison: London; Pollock<br />Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx<br />Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk<br />Rogers: London; Bartlett: London<br />Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants<br />Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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Re: 3 censuses, 3 marriages but no records??
« Reply #2 on: Monday 14 December 09 18:07 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou Meles.
I have all birth certs....1st four children have no named father. The following five have a Harry Brown named as Father. However just 3 months after the birth of final child the whole family are listed on 1901 census as Whitehouse.
If only they had known what a headache it gives us??  ;D
Bridg(e)water...........Wednedbury/Dudley
Brown.........Wednesbury/Darlaston
Corns...........Wednebury/Darlaston

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Re: 3 censuses, 3 marriages but no records??
« Reply #3 on: Monday 14 December 09 18:11 GMT (UK) »
Harry Brown? Hmmm  - gg aunt gave the name of the father of some of her children as Richard Green...  ::)

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk<br />Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk<br />Harrison: London; Pollock<br />Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx<br />Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk<br />Rogers: London; Bartlett: London<br />Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants<br />Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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Re: 3 censuses, 3 marriages but no records??
« Reply #4 on: Monday 14 December 09 18:13 GMT (UK) »
Are you thinking as I am......easy and indistintive???
Bridg(e)water...........Wednedbury/Dudley
Brown.........Wednesbury/Darlaston
Corns...........Wednebury/Darlaston
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