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United States of America / Re: John Jones
« on: Sunday 21 April 24 15:13 BST (UK) »
Hi,
Have been looking at the marriage in 1869 on familysearch.org and there are two different returns -
Both say John Johns age 31 a Miner (so born 1838/9) but one says Elizabeth J Lamson age 28 (so born 1841/2) and the other Elizabeth J Lampshire same age. The one showing Lamson is Image 258 of 605 (page 255 entry No 1) - Marriage return to the Hon Secretary of State of Michigan and the Lampshire Image No 44 of 665 (entry no 78) on the State of Michigan record.
On Free BMD and in Ancestry records there is an Elizabeth Jane Lampshire born in Truro District Cornwall in Dec Quarter 1842 so it seems that this John's wifes maiden name may have been Lampshire. The 1851 census show her as living in Gwennap with her mother Ann (a widow at the time). However maybe this marriage is not connected?
Making things more complicated there is an Elizabeth Andrews born Dec Quarter 1842 Redruth District Cornwall and this district includes Gwennap!! More questions seem to follow the 1886 marriage to Martin Trewhella which shows her as age 33 (he was 26) - this seems to suggest she was born 1853 (but perhaps she was really 43?). If you could find a death record for her it might help.
Apologises if it is confusing.
Alan
Have been looking at the marriage in 1869 on familysearch.org and there are two different returns -
Both say John Johns age 31 a Miner (so born 1838/9) but one says Elizabeth J Lamson age 28 (so born 1841/2) and the other Elizabeth J Lampshire same age. The one showing Lamson is Image 258 of 605 (page 255 entry No 1) - Marriage return to the Hon Secretary of State of Michigan and the Lampshire Image No 44 of 665 (entry no 78) on the State of Michigan record.
On Free BMD and in Ancestry records there is an Elizabeth Jane Lampshire born in Truro District Cornwall in Dec Quarter 1842 so it seems that this John's wifes maiden name may have been Lampshire. The 1851 census show her as living in Gwennap with her mother Ann (a widow at the time). However maybe this marriage is not connected?
Making things more complicated there is an Elizabeth Andrews born Dec Quarter 1842 Redruth District Cornwall and this district includes Gwennap!! More questions seem to follow the 1886 marriage to Martin Trewhella which shows her as age 33 (he was 26) - this seems to suggest she was born 1853 (but perhaps she was really 43?). If you could find a death record for her it might help.
Apologises if it is confusing.
Alan