Douglas Arthur Wright

[avm228]

You can view the 1951 outbound passenger list on Findmypast.

[ConfusedMason]

Yes I think one possibility is that Arthur was not born to William and Emma, but was perhaps a grandchild, illegitimate or otherwise.  Have you accounted for all their children?

Alternatively they might just have been one of those families which was not consistently compliant with registration requirements.

My great grandfather William was the eldest of William and Emma, born in 1890. William and Emma had 3 daughters, but even though I cant account for all of them, they were born around 1900 so the dates wouldnt line up for Arthur to be a grandchild.

I was going to find the Canadian death certificate for him, but I doubt that would have the true information if he lied about his age for so long.

[avm228]

How many of their 10 children did they register?  Is Arthur the only one missing, or were they casual about it generally?

[ConfusedMason]

How many of their 10 children did they register?  Is Arthur the only one missing, or were they casual about it generally?

I have only found names of 8 of the kids, and I can find all of those birth certs except Arthur.

I would totally be giving up on this search and not linking the two people if it wasnt for the fact I am a closeish DNA match with his grandson.

[avm228]

I can see these children:

William, Mar qtr 1891
Rosie, Dec qtr 1893
George, Mar qtr 1896
Annie, Sep qtr 1897
Emma Lydia, Sep qtr 1899
Edward Thomas, Mar qtr 1902
Frederick, baptised 23 March 1904

[ConfusedMason]

I can see these children:

William, Mar qtr 1891
Rosie, Dec qtr 1893
George, Mar qtr 1896
Annie, Sep qtr 1897
Emma Lydia, Sep qtr 1899
Edward Thomas, Mar qtr 1902
Frederick, baptised 23 March 1904

Yep I got those ones;

https://i.imgur.com/Ft400xI.png

The above is where I stand with it. I have barely been able to find any info about the deaths of their parents either, except that the mother was alive in at least 1945. From all my research, it seems I come from a very confusing family.

[avm228]

Have you found a birth reg for Frederick then (1904)?  You say you have them for all known children except Arthur.

For me the most likely explanation is that Arthur Douglas/Douglas Arthur was a child of this family, born on 1st May 1908 but not registered for whatever reason (probably of the “didn’t get round to it” variety).  Later he met and married Lenora, altering his age so as to appear older than her.

[ConfusedMason]

Have you found a birth reg for Frederick then (1904)?  You say you have them for all known children except Arthur.

For me the most likely explanation is that Arthur Douglas/Douglas Arthur was a child of this family, born on 1 May 1908 but not registered for whatever reason (probably of the “didn’t get round to it” variety).  Later he met and married Lenora, altering his age so as to appear older than her.

Your theory is what I think is also most likely, I just thought it strange he could move to Canada without a Birt Cert. Maybe times were different then.

[heywood]

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