George's father
wasn't Charles Legate. Here's a transcript of their marriage cert;
Date 5 Jan 1861
Place Thriplow, Cambs
Groom's first name(s) George (x)
Groom's last name LEGGETT
Groom's marital status bac
Groom's age 22
Groom's occupation groom
Groom's residence of Hitchin in the County of Hertford
Groom's father's first name(s) George
Groom's father's occupation lab
Bride's first name(s) Mary Ann
Bride's last name YOUNG
Bride's marital status sp
Bride's age 21
Bride's occupation [blank]
Bride's residence otp
Bride's father's first name(s) William
Bride's father's occupation lab
Was he the son of George Legate and Charlotte Ward, who was baptised in 1833 in Shillington? If he was he clearly lied about his age on marriage and for the rest of his life! And he didn't name a daughter Charlotte. I do in fact have him in my tree as marrying Mary Ann Young, but I hadn't followed him down which would have thrown up the anomaly with his age;
Still working on him. The big problem will come proving that George born 1838 Henlow living in Hitchin father George, is the same George son of George & Charlotte baptised in Shillington in 1833;
Don't rewrite your tree though, as the George who married Charlotte was another son of Thomas and Ann
David
Seems as though I knew all this many years ago - see a thread at
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=196800.0