Hi, Just been reading your messages as I'm looking for George Cull (or Skull or Scull and also was originally Barnabas Skull, married to Harriet Skull). My great grandmother was Mary Jane Skull but was shown on 1881 census as Cull due to a mis translation by the census enumerator.
Her father, Barnabas, appears to have changed his name to George in the 1871 census, possibly his middle name?, his father died that year and he was called George too. What I'm struggling to find was is Barnabas/George's death and wondered if you have come across it. He is last known living in Swindon with a family called Baxter on the 1891 census, aged 50 and then I can't find him any more.
Incidentally, my great gran thought her name was Cole when she got married to my great grandfather, Henry Sadler. She needed her birth certificate and couldn't find it under Cole and apparently said "Oh, I might be called Scull). Her brothers all called themselves Cole I think (Frederick being one of them). Dauntsey was full of Skulls/Sculls and many of them called their first sons the same name, i.e. George, William etc. Very confusing to trace the right one!
Harriet died just after giving birth to my great grandmother which is why Mary Jane was farmed off out to an aunt in Sparkford.
Any help on locating George's death gratefully received.
