I am looking over my tree and just found something really confusing that I had never paid attention to before.
I realized I have an 1871 census record saved to my ancestor Elizabeth (Hussey) Rogers that contradicts the record saved to her husband, John Rogers. On the 1871 census for John, (Registration district Wrexham, Sub-registration district Ruabon, Household schedule number 123, Piece 5653, Folio 89, Page number 21) he is the head of household, a widower, and his son Charles and his family (wife Jane and children) are living with him. I am confident that this is my John because I know he was a shoemaker and I know that this is his son, Charles, who was also a shoemaker. The birth year of abt 1797 is consistent.
However, I then find Elizabeth Rogers, John's wife (?) living in Wrexham and keeping a shoe shop. The birth year is consistent although the birthplace says Ruabon rather than Wrexham. Elizabeth also says she is a widow. Her grandson Charles is living with her and I believe this is Charles Jr., son of my ancestor Charles Rogers mentioned above. This Charles's birth year is given as abt 1857 and the real Charles's birth date is 1859. (Census Household schedule number 2, Piece 5657, Folio 104, Page number 1).
Who is this Elizabeth? Is she just a different Elizabeth entirely, who happens to own a shoe shop and have a child and grandchild with a similar name and birth year?
Any help unravelling this is appreciated!!