2nd Wife Mystery

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Benjamin Parkinson is still in same area later, he marries 8 Oct 1874 at All Saints, Portsea
Benjamin Parkinson 23, seaman RN, HMS Seam? father Frederick, seaman RN &
Louisa Ware, 19, Hampton St father William, labourer
witnesses G Young, A Freeman

Benjamin is on 1881 twice. Firstly in Portsea with Louisa and children, secondly on board the Royal Yacht Osbourne.  He dies in 1889

[Mabel Bagshawe]

The daughter, also Ann Elizabeth, marries Robert Rouse in 1876 and moves up to London, dying in 1898

[Sop_AF]

It's possible that they were named Lawrence because Benjamin Lawrence was their father and as Ann Elizabeth wasn't married to him, it was a way of showing the relationship.  You quite often see this with children born to single women, the father's surname is given as a middle name.
Although, Benjamin does name Frederick on his marriage cert...


 

An interesting theory! Although on both Birth certs for Benjamin and his sister Ann their father is named as Frederick Parkinson. But then if he was at sea in the navy I spose there is a lot of opportunity for shenanigans to happen!

However, the Parkinson name is the one that carried down the line so that would suggest that Benjamin believed himself to be Frederick’s son 😕

Hmmm!

[osprey]

the children would have been registered that way as Ann Elizabeth was married to Frederick. The husband was always presumed to be the father.