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Re: David KING - Age Discrepancies
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 21 March 13 10:33 GMT (UK) »
Regarding the age at becoming a father, my g/g/grandfather remarried in his very late 50's and went on to have a further 3 children, to add to the 7 he already had 2 of which were older than new wife!

His mother was also very economical with the truth about her age.  Until her husband died she was always about the same age as him, but after he died she revealed that she was 11 years his senior.

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Re: David KING - Age Discrepancies
« Reply #19 on: Saturday 23 March 13 10:59 GMT (UK) »
Do you have a birth record for your grandmother? Worth getting if you haven't as then you would be sure to know who her mother was.
FreeBMD has the following for the Suffolk area.
Mabel Emily King/ Mutford (this will be the registration district which may cover Lowestoft)/Vol 4a/page 813
This was the only birth I could find for the Suffolk are between 1878 and 1880
Stanton of Stafford
Bourne of Stoke-on-Trent
Smith of Stoke-on-Trent
Philpott of Pontesbury
Pugh of Worthen & Pontesbury

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Re: David KING - Age Discrepancies
« Reply #20 on: Sunday 14 April 13 15:47 BST (UK) »
I know her mother's name was Susannah since I've found David and A Susannah in the census, but my problem now is which of those two marriage records to order if I want to go further back...

Is it sensible to order the "more likely" one of the two? (i.e. marrying before 1871, and in Mutford rather than Ipswich) And to what extent can I be SURE at this remove which one is correct? Advanced tips appreciated!

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Re: David KING - Age Discrepancies
« Reply #21 on: Sunday 14 April 13 16:51 BST (UK) »
If you get a birth certificate it will show the mother's maiden name and then you will be certain about the marriage.    Guessing will never work unfortunately.   

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Re: David KING - Age Discrepancies
« Reply #22 on: Sunday 14 April 13 22:55 BST (UK) »
That's part of my problem though...I don't know whether Susannah's maiden name is Cooper or Baker, but I know my David King married A Susannah and produced my great-grandma...which is why I ask if there are any advanced tips I should be aware of...there must be SOME way to be sure, but maybe it's more circuitous than I'm thinking at the mo... ???

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Re: David KING - Age Discrepancies
« Reply #23 on: Sunday 14 April 13 23:06 BST (UK) »
As you've already been told - your great-grandmother's birth certificate will show her mother's maiden name.
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Re: David KING - Age Discrepancies
« Reply #24 on: Monday 15 April 13 06:51 BST (UK) »
Oops sorry, you can tell I'm still a beginner! Guess I'm on the right board then(!) I think I read "marriage certificate" for "birth certificate"...in my defence, it was late...  :-\

Ah well, I'm learning slowly but surely (emphasis on first adverb)  :)

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Re: David KING - Age Discrepancies
« Reply #25 on: Monday 15 April 13 08:20 BST (UK) »
The birth certificate will show her mother's maiden name.

A marriage certificate only shows father's names and, you still have a choice of 2!
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Re: David KING - Age Discrepancies
« Reply #26 on: Monday 15 April 13 08:42 BST (UK) »
But then I'll have cracked it, right? Because Mabel King's birth cert. will show her mother's maiden name, which will be either Cooper or Baker (I imagine Baker) and then I'll know which marriage cert. to order...right?
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