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Romilly
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William Dulston, (Born Sept 1856, Oxford Vol 3a Page 483 appears on the 1861 & 1871 Censuses for England, - but I can't find him on the 1881/1891 or 1901 Censuses...:-(
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DebbieG
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Hi Wombat 
I had a bit of a look at this one for you, and I will say I think you are right and your William/James Warren was originally William Dulston, as Romilly has pointed out he is in the 61 and 71 census's as Dulston then is seen no more (I cannot see a likely death for him either), but there is that marriage which I am sure you have seen in 1873 in Portsea reg dist. By Googleing I found a sort of transcription of it - but I fear there is a mistake on the fathers names, not sure if it is in the transcription or on the original record.
The transcription I found says
page 247 no 494 May 11 1876 William DULSTON full age bachelor Agent 57 Cumberland St & Eliza WATKINS full age spinster Sergeant Ryde both signed fathers Samuel WATKINS Tailor & Edward WATKINS Labourer in the presence of Cyril P? & Eliza ?
but surely Samuel the father of William should be Samuel Dulston 
Anyway I looked at Samuel a bit further
I have found him in Oxford with wife Jane in 1851, 61, and 71 - and likely deaths for them both
Name: Jane Dulston Birth: abt 1828 Death: Mar 1873 - Headington, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire
Samuel died 1877 death registered Abingdon dist.
However the only marriage I could find between a Samuel Dulston & Jane was not until 1863
Samuel Dulston 1863 Oct-Nov-Dec Headington Jane Hooper 1863 Oct-Nov-Dec Headington
Then I found a likely candidate for Samuel in the 1841 census
London St Botolph without Bishopsgate
Samuel Dulston aged 31 Tailor N Elizabeth Dulston aged 30 Y
Elizabeth Dulston appears in the 1851 and 1861 census, and always gives her status as married, but there is no sign of her husband
So I did a quick trawl through some transcripts of Oxford city marriages and came up with
Oxford St Phillip & St James 1863 Dec 1 Samuel Dulston fa wid tailor of Plantation rd s/o Joseph boatbuilder to Jane Hooper fa sp of Plantation road d/o Richard bootmaker witnessed by Edward Rawlins and Sarah Eaton
Now this is just a wild theory, but how about if William didn't know that his parents weren't married at the time of his birth and his father or someone told him at the time of his marriage, perhaps he was ashamed or angry enough to change his name to distance himself from the family? like I said just an idea

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Romilly
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Hi Debbie,
Many Thanks for your speedy reply!
I have the Marriage Cert that you mention, - on my copy William's father is given as Samuel Dulston, Occupation Tailor. It does seem curious that one of the Witnesses is obviously a relative of the Vicar...(& both William & Eliza are given as being 'of full age', - although Eliza certainly wasn't! She must also have been approx 6months pregnant at the time of the wedding, - possibly a reason for keeping it quiet?).
Your Post has given me much to puzzle over...I will get back to you when I have gone over it all in detail. Many thanks for the help, - much appreciated! Romilly.
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Romilly
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Hi - I have just realised that I can't find any of the children under the name Dulston after 1871, so did they all change? have you found any of them?
Debbie
All of the children are named WARREN, - father's name William James Warren/mother Eliza Warren, née Watkins.
i. William Edward WARREN was born on 13 August 1876 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. ii. Richard Arthur WARREN was born in 1878 in Nottingham, England and died in 1884 in Croydon, , Surrey, England at age 6. iii. Ernest Henry WARREN. Ernest married Amy Eliza DUFFIN on 7 October 1899 in Deptford, London, England. iv. Florence WARREN was born about 1888 in Croydon, , Surrey, England. v. Mabel WARREN was born about 1890 in Croydon, , Surrey, England. vi. Maud WARREN was born about 1891 in Croydon, , Surrey, England. vii. Daisy WARREN was born about 1893 in Croydon, , Surrey, England.
On the 1881/1891 and 1901 Census he gives his names as just James Warren, (Insurance Agent) born St Giles, Oxford 1856.
If William Dulston/Warren are one & the same person...I have no idea why he changed his name!!! All I can think of is, - would it have to be done by deed poll, or could you just change it at will? Romilly.
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Hi - sorry didn't make myself clear, I didn't mean William/Jame's children I meant his brothers and sisters Joseph b 1852 Edward b 1859 Emma b 1861 (she may have died) Harry b 1863 Arthur b 1865 - I think there were some others who died as infants I don't think you would need to change name by deed poll, I have a feeling all that was required was a public statement that in future I wish to be known as XXX  Debbie Its very strange...I can't find any of them on Ancestry after 1871...
Romilly
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