Any answers to this question????

[CarolBurns]

Hi Valerie

Have found out that all the children before she married David evans were to the same man - John Roberts though there are so many of them that I couldn't hazard a guess to which is him.

Don't know where the Charles comes in at all and none of the family know where it comes from either

Carol

[Paul E]

Just an idea, Geoff, but sometimes people 'adopted' names as a result of a provision in a will, so it may be worth seeing if you can find one.

cheers

Paul

[jorose]

I have one family - Woolf - who suddenly became "Walker" (the wife's maiden name) in one census.  And then changed back, it was only in that one census record.  I have no idea if the enumerator just got his wires crossed or what.

[Geoff]

Hi Paul & other interested Chatters,


I have found what I am sure is the reason for the name change and where the name came from.

I'm told that in the late 1870's and '80's there was upheaval in the coal industry & a lot of the miners went on strike.
For their defiance they where black-banned from all coal mines in Co Durham by the owners of the mines.

My family of interest {HENRY} got around this by moving to Northumberland for a few years & then returned to Co Durham. This is when the name change took place to gain employment in the mines.
The name used {LAVERICK} turns out to be the former name of the wife and mother of my family. It came from from her first marriage, which I didn't know about until now.

Cheers
Geoff

[Paul E]

Now that sounds very plausible, Geoff.  I'm sure that there are other Rootschatters who are researching Laverick in Durham - Bob's Surname Interest Table might have them.

cheers

Paul

[Berlin-Bob]

Surname Interests Table (bottom of page and click on [Your Surname Interests]),

search for laverick:

LAVERICK
juddee (../../Sunderland Durham, Ballarat Australia);
JosiahS (DUR/Gateshead & Sunderland/..);
Ashazoe (../../Northumberland);
Sarah Roberts (../../Husbands family, Newcastle);

4 searchers, all North of England !

Geoff, get on the 'blower'  !!!

Bob

[Geoff]

Hi Paul & Bob,

Thanks for the tip & the directions.
Will check things out.

Cheers
Geoff