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The attached clipping relates to Margaret HICKMAN born
6 May 1906 19 Sep 1915 and in 1939 is listed as Margaret SCHOFIELD. To the left of Margaret's name is the surname of HOCKING in green. Does this mean that Margaret married firstly Edward SCHOFIELD and secondly ? HOCKING? Also what do the numbers in green mean? ???
Edward's name has been crossed out and the name of Charles F PARKIN inserted. What does this mean? ???
[Reference: Ancestry. Source Citation: The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6053I]
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The date of birth you have given for Margaret does not agree with that snippet.
The green writing would indicate an amendment, the date it was done is shown also the area code
The entry also has Margaret as Married but amended to Single. Her surname was Schofield at the time the register was taken, then Hickman, then Hocking. I have not checked for possible marriages
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Ummmm some days ::) :-[ :-X
Oh Rosie yes I have given the wrong birth date however have amended that now.
Westy
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I have just added to my post
The entry also has Margaret as Married but amended to Single. Her surname was Schofield at the time the register was taken, then Hickman, then Hocking. I have not checked for possible marriages
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So basd on your reply her maiden name was SCHOFIELD? If so i have the wrong person even though the birth date is the same. I'm looking for Margaret HICKMAN born 19 Sep 1915 daughter of Harry J HICKMAN & Clara MOORE. ???
Or perhaps she was married with Edward SCHOFIELD then divorced [hence her single name] then married ? HOCKING?
What about what has occured to Edward's name?
Westy
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I can't see a marriage for a Margaret Schofield to a Hickman but I can see this one to a Hocking which would tie in with the 1972 adjustment
Marriages Dec qtr 1971
HOCKING Oswald F
SCHOFIELD Margaret
Torbay 7a 1856
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It certainly is a weird entry, particularly the male name change.
I think it could be your Margaret and it was originally wrongly entered assuming she was the wife of the previous entry and stating married and giving her his surname. It was then amended to Hickman and single. Just guessing though.
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However if thats the case she has to have started out with a maiden name of HICKMAN as she married HOCKING in 1971 as a SCHOFIELD ???
I cannot even hazard a guess for the male name change.
Perhaps Margaret didn't marry SCHOFIELD and just assumed the name???
Curious.
Westy
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Could this be Charles F Parkin
Births Mar qtr 1900
Charles Friend PARKIN
Hemsworth RD 9c 168
He was baptised 31 Dec 1899
It appears from a police gazette notice in 1922 that he was known to them
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It looks good.
I still dont understand the male names thing and maybe this is one of those QI "Nobody knows"?
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Edward Scholfield May have been an alias for Charles Parkin. Reverted back to Parkin when he wanted to claim a pension?
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Perhaps one of the names was an alias. Re the birth that Rosie found for Charles Friend Parkin it seems a bit of a coincidence that his mmn was ... Schofield.
There is a very detailed tree on Ancestry for Charles Friend Parkin which is well worth a look. He would appear to have married Mary Emma Wilford in 1919. Was he simply living with Margaret in 1939? (his wife is easy to find in 1939 - she married again in 1948).
William
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The reference to Charles Friend Parkin's police record in 1922 - Apparently he stole 10 bicycles in Doncaster, 9 in Wakefield, 3 in Retford and odd ones at Selby, Denaby, Edlington, Thorne & other places - 31 in all. I think he was definitely using an alias in 1939 hence the different names
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Its fascinates me that some person involved with the 1939 register has worked this all out or seems to have worked this out hence the modifications.
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As the NHS was using the register after WW2 it would probably have been amended then.
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What is the NHS?
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NHS is the National Health Service started in June 1948 and user of the 1939 register until the 1990s so correcting for marriages and deaths etc. where able. See link for more information
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/1939-register/
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Thanks very much.
Westy
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As with many census entries, a surname is often assumed to be the same as the Head of the Household - I spent many years searching for a wedding, where the twqo people were merely "living over the brush" as the person who finally cleared it all up for me said - they lived together and it was assumed she was his wife, whereas she wasn't at all.
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Thanks so much everyone.
Westy
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Perhaps one of the names was an alias. Re the birth that Rosie found for Charles Friend Parkin it seems a bit of a coincidence that his mmn was ... Schofield.
There is a very detailed tree on Ancestry for Charles Friend Parkin which is well worth a look. He would appear to have married Mary Emma Wilford in 1919. Was he simply living with Margaret in 1939? (his wife is easy to find in 1939 - she married again in 1948).
William
Hi William,
Do you mean that Charles Friend PARKIN was the son of SCHOFIELD and he and Margaret assumed his mothers maiden name given his police record???
Many thanks
westy
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Birth registration from the GRO index
PARKIN, Charles Friend Mothers maiden surname SCHOFIELD
1900 March Quarter in HEMSWORTH Volume 09C Page 168
Parents marriage
Sep qtr 1897
Parkin Charles Ernest
Schofield Frances
Hemsworth 9c 195
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Thanks Rosie.
The last question is if Margaret hadn't been married to SCHOFIELD aka PARKIN when she married HOCKING why use the SCHOFIELD surname when she married HOCKING?
As William notes ....another mystery.
Westy
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We don't know if Charles was married. This is speculation....
He was born 1900 Hemsworth RD.
1922 he was possibly in the Doncaster area having stolen some bikes, other places were Wakefield, Retford, Selby, Denaby, Edlington & Thorne.
Freebmd has a marriage in 1919 Doncaster reg district that could be him
Jun qtr 1919
Parkin Charles F
Wilford Mary E
Doncaster 9c 2147
They had a daughter Clarice in 1925 who you can find on the 1939 register.
Mary E Parkin nee Wilford remarried Thomas Drake in 1948 though she appeared on electoral registers with him before WW2.
Sep qtr 1948
Drake Thomas W
Parkin Mary E / Wilford Mary E
Doncaster 2b 1029
Obviously the 1919 marriage would be needed to confirm it is Charles Friend Parkin but it would explain why he said he was married
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Charles Friend Parkin was married at the time he was sent to prison in 1922.
The Sheffield Daily Telegraph 10 Aug 1922 states "... the prisoner was sent to prison for six months and on a charge of neglecting his wife and children he was sentenced to a further 14 days".
William
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Freebmd has a marriage in 1919 Doncaster reg district that could be him
Jun qtr 1919
Parkin Charles F
Wilford Mary E
Doncaster 9c 2147
They had a daughter Clarice in 1925 who you can find on the 1939 register.
Clarice was in fact born in 1922,they also had a son Norman in 1919.
Hence the recent find of him being given a further 14 days in prison for neglecting his wife and children.