tn17's Scavenger Hunt...Everyone Welcome To Join In

[momo22]

Hi
looked at marriage cert of Richard Burgess and Letitia Forbes

there is something written between the two names at the start of the cert, can't make it out but is it a name change?

[toni*]

i see it something crossed out but cant read it

i see he signed his name Richard Burgess Junior

[toni*]

are the witnesses a clue
J Verral and Sarah Scates?

addresses
11 Gray St
11 Errand St

[toni*]

maybe they were bp. over in Woolwich as that is where Letita came from

[tn17]

been looking on the London PR's seems none of them were bp.

Caroline b. 1850 Bethnal Green is the daughter of John a greengrocer & Caroline

hmmm... Interesting... There seem to be two Caroline's born in the latter half of 1850. One's registered in Bethnal Green, and the other in St Luke (which I *think* is pretty close by...)

Re the signing of his name, Richard was the informant on John's birth cert. I'd  have to check, but I have a hunch that may have been signed Richard Burgess junior as well...

[toni*]

Its always better to be typing something rather than nothing at all that way you look busy even if you are not. When you have finished doing nothing you can just delete it and no-one will any the wiser.

Maybe Letitia Forbes was Letitia Forbes but then her mother married Mr. Barrett making her confused as to whether she was Letitia Forbes or Letitia Barrett ? – this would explain her confusion over her last name although I’m not sure what would explain the confusion over her first name
As she is consistent with her p.o.b as being woolwich have you looked for any Letitia being born in 1815-1816 in woolwich and then accounted for them in other records or not
The householders filled in the schedule and gave them to the enumerator who copied them into his book, do you think he couldn’t read their writing?
Richard signed his name upon marriage but Letitia only made her mark.

[deb usa]

Hi Toni

 

I have been trying to figure out who J Verrall and Sarah scates may be ...I have searched the London marriages ...but can't see any connection to the Burgess Family.

I also Looked on the Marriages for any other Forbes with a father = THOMAS, Carman. NOTHING!! I also can't find a Thomas Forbes, Carman in 1841.

Now searching TNA for anything! LOL

deb

[momo22]

I also looked for Errand St Bethnal Green, which looks like the brides residence thinking perhaps Thomas would be there but couldn't find this address

[deb usa]

Okay ...sitting here tearing my hair out!!!!!! 

this is 1841
transcribed as BURYOSS

 1841Tower Hamlets
St  Matthew , Bethnal Green
Harrod st
Richard Burgess 25 paper stainer, Not born in county
Lydia 27, NBIC
George 20 paper stainer,NBIC
/
John BARRETT, 30, brick maker, NBIC

Richard Burgess, paper stainer marries a Letitia Forbes in 1843

What's going on?? ??

Is there any other Richard and Letitia/Lydia's in 1851?

deb