Fry?Childs mystery.

[frankle]

Samuel Childs was born in Yetminster Dorset in 1814 to Ann Childs single woman. He married Elizabeth Chaffey in 1836 and some time later he started to use the name Fry. Up to the 1861 census he called himself Samuel Childs, then in the 1871 census they started to use the name Fry.
In 1847 his son George Thomas was baptised George Thomas Childs or Fry.
Would anyone know why he would have started using another Surname? Total Mystery

[MonicaL]

The surname Fry could well be the surname of his reputed father if known to him. Not uncommon for illegitimate children to do this in later years.

Other reasons could be that his mother married after his birth and he went by the surname of his step father.

However, in both cases, from what you say, he only started to use the alternative surname in later years. Which surname did his children use in their later lives?

Monica

[CaroleW]

I wonder if this is his mother

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDC-XZBN

And maybe a sibling

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDH-NF5J

Possible death for Ann

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDC-X348

[CaroleW]

1851 for Yetminster - all born there

Ann Childs 56 unmarried
Mark 30 son
David 20 son
Mary Ann 16 dtr
John 13 son
HO107/1859/92/5

[trish1120]

1841 in Yetminster we have;
Jacob CHEESMAN, 70, Ag Lab
Ann CHILDS, 45, Ag Lab
James, 20, Ag Lab
Mark, 20
Thomas, 14
David, 10
Maryann, 7
John, 3

JANE Childs married Jacob CHEESMAN 07 Jun 1796 (FreeREG)

Jacob/Jane has several children (most under CHISMAN)
Mary 1796
Thos 1799
Chas 1801
Elizabeth 1804
John 1807**
George 1810**
William 1814
John/George under Cheesman
(F/S.Org)

Also on F/S
Burial 25 February 1816
Yetminster, Dorset
JANE Cheesman age 44 (1772)

Trish

[Rosinish]

1841 in Yetminster we have;
Jacob CHEESMAN, 70, Ag Lab
Ann CHILDS, 45, Ag Lab
James, 20, Ag Lab
Mark, 20
Thomas, 14
David, 10
Maryann, 7
John, 3

JANE Childs married Jacob CHEESMAN 07 Jun 1796 (FreeREG)

Jacob/Jane has several children (most under CHISMAN)
Mary 1796
Thos 1799
Chas 1801
Elizabeth 1804
John 1807**
George 1810**
William 1814
John/George under Cheesman

Trish

This suggests Ann was the illegitimate child of Jane prior to her marrying Jacob Cheesman.

Annie

[frankle]

Thanks everyone for your help. Lots more digging! to do.