Hello
I received the birth certificate of my great, great grandfather today, George Henry Hanniford, born in Oldbury, West Bromwich in 1867.
His parents listed are George Hanniford and Ann.
What I am confused with though is what the entry concerning his mothers name.
It reads as 'Ann Hanniford 'illegible word' Godridge formerly Jennings. I cannot read what the entry says between Hanniford and Godridge, it looks like the word late, but I cannot make it out.
This is the family on the 1871 census, it states some children with the surname Godridge, so there must be a connection, perhaps George's mother Ann married a man named Godridge, but he died and she remarried George Hanniford.
Head George Hannaford 27
Wife Ann Hannaford 43
Son Enoch Godridge 12
Son Joseph Godridge 9
Son George Hy Hannaford 3
Daughter Lilley Ann Hannaford
Living in Ardsley, Yorkshire
Any help in clearing up this confusion would be appreciated
