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[Elwyn]

On reflection I wonder if the problem will only be resolved if I can find answers to the following :-
1. Where was George Thompson 1880-1961 born/baptised ?  this would reduce my "needles  in a
     haystack" and help track his biological parents. [ Have I got to wait for the 1921 Census ]
2. Emily`s 1st Husband Thomas Mainwaring died in Risca Jan 1914
    George Thompson and widow Emily have Violet Ann b. Oct 1915 their 1st child whilst residence in   
     Ynysddu. I have birth certificate.
     How did either George Thompson ? or George Northover ?, meet Emily ? were they living in the
     area between Jan 1914 and Oct 1915 ? [There were other Thompson families in Ynysddu in 1911]
     Elwyn

[groom]

So we know that the name change took place between 1911 and 1915 if their first child was called Thompson.

I wonder if the idea that he was all ready married could be the reason? If Emily's first husband died in 1914, why did they wait until 1917 to marry, especially if they were having children?

[Kay99]

I wonder if the name change related to WW1 and George avoiding conscription??

[groom]

I wonder if the name change related to WW1 and George avoiding conscription??

That did cross my mind as well, Kay, but isn't a good thought is it, if he did?

[KGarrad]

Not sure this helps, but . . .

My grandfather moved from rural Wiltshire, via the Bristol coalfields, to Monmouthshire between 1911 and 1919. He then worked in the mines.

My grandmother's family moved from Kent to Monmouthshire about 1908. Her father initially worked on the new sewerage system being built from Newport up the Valleys.


Incidentally, I used to drive through Risca, Cwmfelinfach and Ynysddu every day on my journey to work in Pontllanfraith!

[groom]

I don't think it is so much the change of location, as the change of name that is the puzzle.

[mazi]

Does the replacement certificate have a date it was issued noted on it anywhere, this is the only connection to the other George that exists and might be a red herring

[Kay99]

Earlier thread on another site adds a few more bits http://www.rootschat.com/links/01gjg/

[groom]

Earlier thread on another site adds a few more bits http://www.rootschat.com/links/01gjg/

So that thread came to the same conclusions as we have - George Northover and George Thompson are one and the same person, and for some reason he changed his name unofficially. Then when he reached an age when he needed proof for his pension, he had to apply for his original birth certificate.

Where was George Thompson 1880-1961 born/baptised ?  this would reduce my "needles  in a haystack" and help track his biological parents

I don't think you will find this, as "George Thompson" didn't exsist!