Knott, James

[Geoff-E]

Transcribed as SKUGHAM, image is Skupham and William is down as age 33, birth c 1818 but image is 53, birth c 1797.

SHUSHAM on FindMyPast

I would say age was 58, the enumerator closes the bottom loop but leaves the top one open (see examples on following page).

[trish1120]

Fair enough Geoff-E

1841 Census
Holbeach Road,
Spalding, Lincolnshire
HO107/610/9/Spalding
Wm SKUPAM, 45, Brickmaker
Sarah, 45
William, 15
Susan, 11
Thomas, 8
James, 3
All born in County

JAMES Married 1857
THOMAS Married  1857 and again as a Widower 1865
Fathers recorded as William, a Brickmaker

[trish1120]

MARRIAGE,
William SKUPHAM
Sarah WARD
15 May 1815, Claxby, Lincolnshire

Looks like a possibility as there is a Christening/Baptism, on Familysearch.Org
SARAH Skupham, 19 November 1815, Spalding to WILLM/SARAH
+ MARYANNE, 04 May 1820

I cant say I am 100% sure about this all as I havent found Betseys (Elizabeth possibibly) Christening to William/Sarah but everything else seems to add up.
What do you think Geoff-E?

[Geoff-E]

MARRIAGE,
William SKUPHAM
Sarah WARD
15 May 1815, Claxby, Lincolnshire

What do you think Geoff-E?

Claxby is distant from Spalding

Noting that 1851 gives William's birthplace as Cowbit, I think that I prefer
17 May 1814 at Cowbit
William SCUPHOLME (sojourner of Deeping Fenn) to Sarah BARTRAM (of Deeping Fenn)
He and a witness both signed SKUPHAM.

Image here (right middle) http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=517181&iid=151869

[trish1120]

Looks good to me. I defer to your local knowledge.
If dbcmknott wants to confirm the can always purchase James Scuffams Birth Cert 1838
Wait for this one ;
James SKEEPHAM, December 1838, Spalding, 14 492

Trish

[mandywh]

stupid brain    I was saying "scup-ham" to myself when reading this, but then it twigged "ph" makes "f". Pity they don't have a face palm symbol on the emoticons

[trish1120]

No worries. Names where often mistranscribed or spelt incorrectly
Peoples accents made names difficult for the enumerators.