Brickwalls

[Elwyn]

Most members hit a brick wall doing our Family History Research, I regard mine as "unusual" and I would welcome any MAINWARING/THOMPSON members comments - My step Grandfather George Thompson 1880 -1961 m. Emily Mainwaring 1917 in Newport Mon whilst residing in Ynysddu. George`s father was Henry Thompson occupation Gardner Domestic, ref his wedding certificate ! The mystery is that, when George died in Cwmfelifach 1961, a birth certificate { Issued apparently for insurance purposes] in the name of George Northover b. 1879 was discovered amongst his belongings !
Q. Was our George Thompson actually George Northover ? If not, why the birth certificate ? and how to trace his Thompson family.
Elwyn

[groom]

Births Dec 1879 
Northover    George        Bridport    5a   392

Have you also got the birth certificate in the name of Thompson? Could he have been informally adopted, formal adoption didn't start until 1927?

[groom]

George Northover's baptism - note father's name!

George Northover
Date   03 Nov 1879
Event Place   Puncknowle, Puncknowle, Dorset, England
Father's Name   Henry Northover
Mother's Name   Ann Northover

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCRJ-4DZ

[groom]

This links him to Wales in 1911

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWXN-DBF

[mazi]

Perhaps he was already married and thought he had better use another name.
There was a George Northover  marriage in Dorchester district in 1905.

Incidently Elwyn have you yet seen the replies to your Carmarthenshire queries.


Mike

[Kay99]

Perhaps he was already married and thought he had better use another name.
There was a George Northover  marriage in Dorchester district in 1905. 

The 1905 marriage is online to Annie Bird Fall and lists George as 24 a stoker in the Royal Navy with father Richard Northover so it looks like a different George

Kay

[groom]

George`s father was Henry Thompson occupation Gardner Domestic, ref his wedding certificate !

Look at this for 1891

 RG12; Piece: 1663; Folio: 85; Page: 13
 Bridport

Henry Northover           37   Gardener Domestic   Puncknowle, Dorset
Annie Northover           33                                           Puncknowle, Dorset
George Northover   11                                           Puncknowle, Dorset
Levi J Northover      9                                             Puncknowle, Dorset
Violet M Northover   1                                             Puncknowle, Dorset

[Ladyhawk]

Births Dec 1879  Northover George    Bridport    5a   392

Is this the same George?

George Northover Born 30 Jun 1881 Bridport Dorset
Service number:   305209
First Service Date:   27 Oct 1903
First Ship Served On:   Nelson
Last Service Date:   25 Apr 1922
Last Ship Served On:   Victory II

[groom]

Is this the same George?

George Northover Born 30 Jun 1881 Bridport Dorset
Service number:   305209
First Service Date:   27 Oct 1903
First Ship Served On:   Nelson
Last Service Date:   25 Apr 1922
Last Ship Served On:   Victory II

I would think that is the one that Kay found?  "The 1905 marriage is online to Annie Bird Fall and lists George as 24 a stoker in the Royal Navy with father Richard Northover so it looks like a different George"