I am having some difficulty piecing together the Parents of a Charlotte Eliza Starkey Webb (aka Charlotte Eliza Webb and aka Eliza Webb), who married George Grimes Oxley in St Mary, Islington, Middlesex on the 29th June 1851. The following are the pieces of information I have so far:
- On the Marriage Entry, her Father is recorded as William Starkey, and both her and George's address is recorded as 3 Felix Place.
- Her Mother's name was Charlotte.
- A William Starkey married a Charlotte Webb in Christ Church, St Marylebone, Middlesex, on the 20th November 1831. William is recorded as a Widower and Charlotte as a Widow at the time of this Marriage. Therefore, Charlotte's maiden name was not Webb.
- A Charlotte Richens married a Thomas Webb in St James, Paddington, Middlesex, on the 6th of October 1816.
- Going by the fact that Charlotte Eliza Starkey Webb's surname was Webb, and not Starkey, I suspect that she was in fact the child of the Marriage above, and had 2 siblings, Charles Webb and Caroline Webb.
- On the 1841 Census, I have found a Charlotte Webb (the mother) with 3 children, Caroline, Cha (presumably Charles), and Charlotte, with her Occupation recorded as a Laundress, residing with a John Leach in Marylebone (St Pancras), Middlesex. (HO107/684/1124 p 42.)
- There is a Marriage record for a John Leach marrying a Charlotte Webb in the St Pancras Parish Chapel, Middlesex, on the 17th of July 1842. This indicates that she married the John Leach she was residing with in the 1841 Census.
- On the 1851 Census, I have found a Charlotte Leech (the mother) with 2 children, Charles Webb and Eliza Webb (likely to be Charlotte Eliza Starkey Webb), with her Occupation recorded as a Laundress, residing at 3 Felix Place, Islington, Middlesex, where she is recorded as a Widow. (HO107/1499/136; Page 23.)
- On the 1861 Census, I have found a Charlotte Leach (the mother) with 2 grandchildren, George and Eliza Manns, with her Occupation recorded as a Laundress, residing at 3 Felix Place, Islington, Middlesex, again recorded as a Widow. (RG 9/126/42 p 36)
- There is a Marriage Record for a Caroline Webb marrying a George Manns in St James, Paddington, Middlesex on the 29th of August 1841, so the grandchildren mentioned above no doubt are children of this Marriage. Of note is the fact that on this Marriage Record, Caroline's father is recorded as Thomas Webb.
- When Charlotte Eliza Starkey Oxley (nee Webb) emigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1857, her Parents names are recorded as William and Charlotte, with William recorded as deceased, and Charlotte recorded as residing in Islington, Middlesex.
To put it bluntly, I am confused. I have 3 Marriage records for Charlotte Eliza Starkey Webb's mother, and when she married for the third time (to John Leach), as well as in the 1841 Census, her Surname is recorded as Webb, but she married William Starkey in 1831, so surely her Surname should have been recorded as Starkey on both of those records? If William Starkey died very soon after the marriage, how likely is it that Charlotte would revert to her previous married name of Webb? If anyone else can shed some light on this, it would be greatly appreciated! I'm sure that the information I have above is correct, particularly in light of the fact that when Charlotte Eliza Starkey Webb married George Grimes Oxley, her address is recorded as 3 Felix Place, the very same residence that her mother is living in on the 1851 and 1861 Censuses.
Many thanks for any assistance anyone can give!
