WILLIAM MAJOR Cordwainer b 1834 NORWICH

[Nora42]

Do you have a wedding certificate for them? or referance.

Are you a samns then - are our family trees connected?

Nora

and yep where were they in 1861 it's driving me bonkers too

[Tati]

Not at all connected - sorry - just trying to help.

I got the reference for the Samns marriage from FreeBMD:

Sep 1858 Northampton 3b 136
William Samns to possibly Matilda Walker

[Nora42]

Thanks Tati,

for a minite there I thought you meant the cert for William Major and Matilda,

but i really appriciate your help

Nora

[suffolk*sue]

There is a William MAYES born Norwich of the right age in Northampton in 1861, a lodger.

RG9; Piece: 937; Folio: 136; Page: 33

[Nora42]

Hi suffolk Sue,

that's quite interesting can you find him on the 1871 census or ones befor the 1861

I have looked him up on the BMD but there is no sign of marriage at around 1860 ish

Nora

[seahall]

Hi All.

Nora from the Northamptonshire Marriage Indexes.

Northampton St. Sepulchre
30 Jan 1858

William SAMMS otp, [Silver Street], bachelor, of full age, dealer, father William, harness maker to
Matilda WALKER otp, [Compton Street],spinster, of full age, father George, shoemaker

Sandy   

[Nora42]

Hi sandy,

thanks very much for that interesting reply.

I have been wondering over the last few months if something odd went on with Matilda Walker and William Samms and William Major
Matilda married Samms in 1858
a daughter Matlida is born in 1859

can anyone find this family on the 1861 census?

By 1864 Matilda is with William Major and Elizabeth is born.
But I can not find a wedding for this couple.

Is it possible that they were never married or indeed they were but not as Matilda Walker/Samms or William Major, beginning to think that Willaim Major was an assumed name, does anybody have clue as to why he may have done this?

Nora