change of surname -- why?

[avm228]

William married at Biggin on 22 Jan 1849 and named Thomas Greaves as his father.

The Greaves household at Biggin in 1841 was as listed at reply #14.

[trish1120]

Ah, thank you.

Found the 1841 Census now.

[avm228]

A newspaper announcement of the marriage:

Derby Mercury, 31 January 1849

Marriages

On 22nd instant, at St Thomas', Biggin, Hartington, by the Rev. Thomas Booth, LL.D., Mr William Greaves, of Biggin, to Miss Mary Newham, of the "Dean of Hartington Arms", Newhaven.

[queencorgi1]

Yes indeed. In 1841 William was living with Thomas Greaves in Biggin, Hartington, and was a cowkeeper -- other persons (as noted above) were Isaac, Hannah and Sarah Greaves -- who I now must presume were half-siblings. An interesting suggestion above that Thomas may have been married to someone else, although I haven't so far located a marriage.

[avm228]

other persons (as noted above) were Isaac, Hannah and Sarah Greaves -- who I now must presume were half-siblings.

I wouldn't presume that; we just don't know how they were related to one another and to Thomas.  For example Hannah was born out of county - she may be Isaac's wife.  I see that an Isaac Greaves married in Ashbourne district in 1840 - one of the other names on the page was Hannah Chatterton.

On the other hand we see Isaac Greaves bc 1819 Biggin with a wife Margaret from 1851 onwards - and one of the 1840 brides was Margaret Holmes, so more work is required to sort out whom he married and when.

[queencorgi1]

Argh! You are absolutely right!