I was going to post this into the Beginners board, but it's saying I have reached my limit. Please, could the admins look into this for me.
I've recently been made aware of another branch to my family. But first to provide some background to what I do know. George Franks & Annie Elizabeth Millin who were both born in Warwickshire and married in 1884 in Birmingham.
The 1911 Census, shows they had seven children; Thomas, Agnes, Annie Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Lily, George, Frederick. I descend from their son George and I've been made aware of a cousin of my grandmother of whom I didn't know about.
He was known as Harry Franks but his name was in fact Henry J Franks and he was born in 1922. And he married Marjorie Plant in 1946. They had five children. This has been confirmed by my uncle & aunt to be the correct family.
But this is where it gets confusing, Henry J Franks was one of eight children; Leah, Tom, Annie, Agnes, Constance, Thomas and Sidney. And their mother's maiden-name was Hodgetts but their father Thomas married in 1916 to Mary E Stride. Leah the eldest was born in 1917.
So I'm not sure where to go from here, as the family is correct but no marriage record exists between a Franks & Hodgetts, so not sure where the maiden-name comes from. Any ideas would be much appreciated?
