Why didn't he??

[topmarx]

1861 census 2483 page 21 Flintham
Address Back Side Flintham.
John Hemstock age 65 married Occ. Castrator born Nottm.
Sophia Mellow age 37 unmarried Occ. Housekeeper born Thorton.
Vistor Henry Mellows age 4 born Thornton.


Good address for a castrator dont you think?

I shall post on lookups to see if I can get 1851

[suegill]

Interestingly on the 1871 census there is a Richard Hemstock and his faimly living on the same street.

[suegill]

The Divorce Bill

Before 1857, you could only get a divorce if you applied to Parliament for a private Act. It was a process far beyond the means of most ordinary people.

Maybe his wife had taken off or was in an institution.

[topmarx]

Yes I have heard of that, but Henry was born in 1857, and if all the children were Johns they were born after Henry so you would have thought they would marry.

It would be interesting to see if he left the house to Sophia in a will.  I notice that on the census after John had died and Sophia was Head of the family it was a private house she was living in.

[Boongie Pam]

Does Henry's uncle and aunt throw any light on the situation?

He seems to be living with them in 1881 - do you have that detail?  Who are the Allwoods related to?

Pam
 

[topmarx]

Hi Pam

Yes I have that detail. Not sure if he is related to him or her but think her because of the age.

How do you think this will help?

[ec]

see these entries on IGI

1. SOPHIA MELLOWS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 24 MAR 1828 Thoroton, Nottingham, England
 
 2. SARAH MELLOWS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 14 JUN 1829 Thoroton, Nottingham, England
 
 3. ANN MELLOWS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 29 SEP 1833 Thoroton, Nottingham, England
 
All children of John Mellows and Elizabeth

[topmarx]

Oh great thats so helpful.
Thank you

[Boongie Pam]

Hi Pam

Yes I have that detail. Not sure if he is related to him or her but think her because of the age.

How do you think this will help?

Well the question of why didn't they marry is subjective because we can only guess.  Is John named on Henry's birth cert by the way?

I thought that if the Allwoods are related to Hemstocks and they acknowledge Henry as a nephew rather than a visitor - it's just a subjective indicator?

Cheers,
Pam