Author Topic: Who was the father of Elizabeth Morris who married Rob Laycock Dickinson in 1862  (Read 1641 times)

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Robert Laycock Dickinson was born on 1st October 1814 and baptised on 24th May 1815 at St Lawrence Jewry, the son of John Dickinson and Elizabeth Ayres.
Robert died on 10th March 1891 at Sutton Coldfield.
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Robert's first wife was Lydia Minshall who died on 9th December 1859.
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Jones Thomas Dickinson Paulsen Olsen Jackson Laidler Ramage Brown

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The birth certificate for John Morris Dickinson states that John was born on 1st September 1863. He was the son of Robert Laycock Dickinson and Elizabeth Morris.
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It would be quite a coincidence if a Richard Laycock Dickinson married an Elizabeth Morris about the same time wouldn't it.
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I look forward to receiving the marriage certificate in a week or so.
Richard (not Robert  ;D)
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The marriage certificate says Richard Laycock Dickinson and the groom has (apparently) signed as R L Dickinson.
Everything we (i.e. I) know about RLD before and after the marriage fits. RLD was 47 at the time of the wedding, so his birth of 1813 fits. His father was John Dickinson decd. as expected.
Elizabeth was indeed the daughter of Billingsley Morris, a land surveyor. Billingsley and his son Pierce were among the witnesses.
Was it a mistake or was there some subterfuge here? Perhaps we'll never know, but this satisfied my curiosity.
Richard
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Oooops! Let's see if this is more legible.
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Jones Thomas Dickinson Paulsen Olsen Jackson Laidler Ramage Brown