Cheers guys for the help. I include below what i posted on the Leicestershire FHS site. Yes, it appears that Ann Ison may well have been the lady married to John Newberry in 1831.
'Can anyone help with this one. I am researching a John Newbery (DOB 1810), from Ashby De La Zouch. He was married and his wife was called Ann, (Born in Church Langton.). The 1841 Ashby de la Zouch census gives a birth date for his wife Ann as 1806. There is a marriage of a John Newbery to an Ann Ison in Birmingham 1831, I am unsure if this is the right marriage but cannot find a better fit. The marriage entry for John Newbery and Ann Ison shows marriage by Banns and no indication that she was under age, so I assume that the 1841 census gives her correct age.
In later census's his wife, Anns', age is given between 1817-1819. I have found her death registration in 1893 which gives an age of 75 and a birth date of 1818. This agrees with the 1851 and later census.
Is it possible that John had two wives, both named Ann? The first could be Ann Ison born 1806, married 1831 and possibly died/disappeared before 1841 census where Ann suddenly become about 12 years younger for the remainder of her life. It is also possible that she decided to tell phibs about her age?
I think the way to prove this would be to obtain two of their childrens birth certificates, one for Sarah b. 1837 and the other for say Amelia b. 1842. This should give the mothers maiden names and prove the suggestion or otherwise. I haven't as yet located a suitable death reg for Ann circa 1841 or a new marriage for John, but then registrations did not always take place in the early years. I haven't located a birth reg or baptism for Thomas Circa 1841 which may be an indication of family turmoil. The trouble is that even if you had Sarah's and Ameilai's birth certificates my Great x 2 Grandfather is Thomas, and without any birth information I fear, for his mother's line at least, the search ends here'
As i said above,if we agree there was a 2nd wife called Ann but there is no GRO i fear I have had it!!
Any comments?
Thanks
Eric
