now i'm stuck

[jayjay11]

OK so now I'm stuck
William Nott (abt 1801) i have his marriage to Ann Litchfield ( abt 1806)
on 14th oct 1828
and their son charles living in Kidderminster which fits into my family , so far so good
now from what i can see there are 2 william Nott's at about this time in the same area
both had farthers named William so any idea's as to how i  find out which way to go or how
i find the right family???

[t mo]

hi jayjay
you need to find both parents surely hopefully the women won,t have the same name

[c-side]

I take it you mean  that you have two possible baptisms.

The most pessimistic answer is that you may never be able to make an informed decision - I have a couple like that lurking around my tree!

You can scout around both of them for a couple of generations - see if common family names occur.  If you're lucky you could find a mother's or grandmother's maiden name cropping up as a middle name.
Perhaps one of the William's died young, etc. etc.

Christine

[jayjay11]

Thanks for the replies
C-Side i think you could be right and that i may never know
so a good guess may be the best way to go

[Nick29]

Doesn't the marriage record note the father's occupation ?  (I know this is pre-1837, but some church records did).

[panda40]

A good way is to see if you can use any siblings and put the family groups together.  You may then find them in the 1841 census and be able to link the correct families together using both the information from the census and the parish records. Its like putting a jigsaw together you have to try the pieces in lots of different positions till they fit. It takes time and gets more complicated when you get past the census records.
regards panda

[southistle]

Look at the burial records - perhaps one of them died as an infant or child.

[c-side]

Doesn't the marriage record note the father's occupation ? (I know this is pre-1837, but some church records did).

The marriage record will be one of those 3-to-a-page things which doesn't even mention parents - I really hate those!

One thing's for certain, jayjay, you can't just pick one you like the sound of - not if you're serious about your family tree.  For all you know at this stage there might be a third or fourth option you've not found yet 

It is like a jigsaw, as Panda says, and the fun is in finding the right fit - and it's a buzz when you do.

Christine

[jayjay11]

Thanks you lot
only joking when i say take a good guess
but i'll try to work  it out thanks for the hints