Sorry about the delay in replying.
I cant be certain that he is.I cant even be sure that the Susannah who appears on the 1881 onwards is my 3xgreat grandmother.All I do know is that after 1871,i can find no Susannah Pain/e or Payne born Margate c1852 on the census,nor any death or marriage record.Ive used a process of elimination looking at Susannahs born c1852 in Margate to reach the conclusion that the Susannah with Albert post 1871 is her.
Susannah only had one child that I'm aware of,my 2xgreat grandmother Sarah Amelia Pain/Payne.I have her birth certificate;this is what it says:
14th March 1870 Sarah Amelia girl no father shown mother Susannah Sarah Pain x the mark of Susannah Sarah Pain mother Whitstable 24th March 1870 W Amos Registrar.
Its all a bit of a mystery to be honest.Sarah Amelia is on the census after 1870 being raised by other family in Whitstable with no sign of Susannah.If she is with Albert Hart in Folkstone,it seems she lived out her life away from her family,almost like shes in exile.
Sarah Amelia went on to have 3 children,one of whom was my great grandmother.All three were also illegitimate,no father shown on the birth or marriage certificates,so ive no idea who my great grandfather was,or whether he was the father of the other 2.
Any other suggestions would be much appreciated.
Nel.