Found this thread amusing & interesting
I started as my maiden name is Guppy & my mothers maternal grandmothers maiden name was Guppy aswell, I was hoping to find a link, but alas have got back as far as early 1800's with no connection yet!
Also my paternal Grandfather's legend was that our surname should have been 'Baker' & not Guppy, due to his ?X grandfather murdering a vicar & being hung~therefore the wife reverted back to her maiden name to protect the identity of the children!
Have since found out that my 3X great grandfather Charles Baker, who actually murdered a policeman, it transpires he was out poaching along with a couple of other fellows & they were caught by 2 bobbies & proceeded to beat them up. Unfortunately one died from his injuries. Charles was caught & served 25 years in jail. His wife did not revert back to her maiden name, its just that my 2X great grandfather was their eldest son & born out of wedlock!! His name was Charles Baker Guppy!!
The gang show leader Ralph Reader is supposed to be my paternal grandmothers cousin, though I cannot find the connection!!
When I asked my maternal grandfather about his grandparents, he was most helpful, but it transpired that the 'lady' who he called 'Grannie' was indeed his father's older sister (but not old enough to be his fathers mother). When I pointed this out to him.........lets say he was none too pleased & is convinced my findings are incorrect!!
When I did find his 'real' grandparents, his real Grannie was still alive when my Grandfather was 14years old~so now intrigued as to what happened!!
Haven't the heart to tell him that as maternal grandmother was born out of wedlock!
Also surprised at the amount of children born out of wedlock!
Well that would never happen in my day
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