« on: Monday 13 August 18 15:52 BST (UK) »
When researching I always trying to find each and every real record in the lifetime of each ancestor, so I can cross reference them and be as sure as possible I have my ancestors and not some collected data/name that 'fits'
So early on I found this difficult ( pre internet) as my great grandfather was born/baptised with one name, born in one county, added his mothers surname, got married, then moved to another county and took a new completely different name, after his first wife died he married again and stated two different names as his father on each of his marriage certs, died and was registered using his 'new name' and 'his' gravestone in the village is not even where he is buried.......... phew!
I know both 'fathers' are not his father, one being his grandfather the other his uncle (his mums brother) I also know he knew very well he lied..... thankfully there are enough real records to prove all this.
BUT.........it gets much more difficult to prove people earlier on finding enough connecting records or records full stop.
I always thought he can't be the only one to lie.... found others on marriage certs who removed or added many years to their age to better fit nearer to the age of the person they were marrying.
Just recently I have found two separate ancestors both who on the marriage PR name 'their father' as someone different to who he is. I have researched and re-researched to check for other records which might prove one or the other. Both it seems are naming older brothers instead of their father.
What do I do? These names are not their fathers (according to other records) but they stated as their father on the PRs
Leicestershire:Chamberlain, Dakin, Wilkinson, Moss, Cook, Welland, Dobson, Roper,Palfreman, Squires, Hames, Goddard, Topliss, Twells,Bacon.
Northamps:Sykes, Harris, Rice,Knowles.
Rutland:Clements, Dalby, Osbourne, Durance, Smith,Christian, Royce, Richardson,Oakham, Dewey,Newbold,Cox,Chamberlaine,Brow, Cooper, Bloodworth,Clarke
Durham/Yorks:Woodend, Watson,Parker, Dowser
Suffolk/Norfolk:Groom, Coleman, Kemp, Barnard, Alden,Blomfield,Smith,Howes,Knight,Kett,Fryston
Lincolnshire:Clements, Woodend