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Warwickshire / Re: Birthplace Census records
« on: Wednesday 18 May 22 13:21 BST (UK) »
Yes, Herbert is the 3rd (born 1904). It took me quite a while to sort that out tho! My dad had always said there were three brothers: Fred (my dad’s dad, George and Albert). I searched for years and could not find a family with those three boys. When I found Herbert on the 1921 census with Sarah Ann, I asked my dad if he was sure the 3rd boy was Albert. He said “actually we just called him Bert.” LOL One mystery solved! 
It’s been a lot of piecing bits and pieces together! From 1891 onwards I’m sure it’s the right Sarah Ann. The address she gave on her m/c from 1893 matches the 1891 census address where she is listed as Catherine Faulkner’s niece. George Faulkner is a witness at Sarah Ann and Frederick’s wedding in 1893. In 1911, Sarah Ann’s son Herbert is listed as Catherine’s nephew (should be great nephew I think). 1921, Sarah Ann and son Herbert are at 9 Atkinson St, the same address her middle son Fred (my grandfather) put on his m/c in 1929.
All my hints in Ancestry point to Henry as her father. In 1871 she is listed with father Henry and mother Ann. In 1881 Henry is remarried and Sarah appears on the census. Henry’s trade was tailor, same as Sarah Ann’s. Her father’s trade is not indicated on her m/c.
So, two mysteries: why did she say Thomas was her father and how was she related to Catherine? Thomas Farrington was most likely Henry’s father. Did she think of him as a father? Was there a mistake made on the m/c? Did she find out sometime between 1881 and 1891 that Henry was not her father and that’s why she moved in with her aunt? I started a Faulkner family tree to try to find the linkage between the two Farrington families but so far no luck. The research is fun but I would love to get some answers
It’s been a lot of piecing bits and pieces together! From 1891 onwards I’m sure it’s the right Sarah Ann. The address she gave on her m/c from 1893 matches the 1891 census address where she is listed as Catherine Faulkner’s niece. George Faulkner is a witness at Sarah Ann and Frederick’s wedding in 1893. In 1911, Sarah Ann’s son Herbert is listed as Catherine’s nephew (should be great nephew I think). 1921, Sarah Ann and son Herbert are at 9 Atkinson St, the same address her middle son Fred (my grandfather) put on his m/c in 1929.
All my hints in Ancestry point to Henry as her father. In 1871 she is listed with father Henry and mother Ann. In 1881 Henry is remarried and Sarah appears on the census. Henry’s trade was tailor, same as Sarah Ann’s. Her father’s trade is not indicated on her m/c.
So, two mysteries: why did she say Thomas was her father and how was she related to Catherine? Thomas Farrington was most likely Henry’s father. Did she think of him as a father? Was there a mistake made on the m/c? Did she find out sometime between 1881 and 1891 that Henry was not her father and that’s why she moved in with her aunt? I started a Faulkner family tree to try to find the linkage between the two Farrington families but so far no luck. The research is fun but I would love to get some answers
And nothing I have shows that Henry had a middle name. I found her birth registration (Birmingham Warwickshire, 3rd Qtr, V 6d, P 81) and I know her mother was Ann Bates. If I order a b/c from the GRO, will it contain her father's name?