Hi all.
Here's a little conundrum I've come across which I would like some help with please. I have a couple of speculations of my own, but first the facts:
Henry Henderson (born c.1847) married Jessie Henderson (born c.1844, different line of Hendersons) on 12th March 1869.
They had one son, Andrew, before the marriage in January 1869.
They had 4 other children up to 1887 - Joan/Jeann, Thomas, Jane and Henry.
On the 1901 census Hary appears - aged 3, as a son.
in 1909 Thomas marries Mary Anderson, and one of the witnesses is Harry Henderson.
In 1910 Harry Henderson (age 23) marries Isabella Elliott in St Giles, Edinburgh. The certificate gives his parents as Andrew Henderson and Jessie Henderson (m/s Henderson which would fit), and his address as Melrose Place, St Boswells which also fits.
Both Thomas and Harry have a son in St Boswells before 1915 which they name Henry.
I cannot find a record of Hary, Harry or Ha*y Henderson being born in Roxburghshire between 1880 and 1900 on Scotlandspeople
So, the theories, because none of this adds up properly:
If Hary is Harry then the age on the 1901 census is wrong. However Hary/Harry doesn't appear on the 1891 census which he should do if he was 23 when he got married.
If Hary isn't Harry, then it's a big coincidence that the Harry who got married in 1910 had a mother whose name was Jessie Henderson (m/s Henderson) and father's name was the same as the first born Andrew of the other Jessie, and who lived in the family home.
Andrew is Hary/Harry's father, the mother was unknown so they used Andrew's mother's name as the mother (I don't want to think about the other possibilities in this scenario!).
Harry got confused at the wedding and he gave the wrong name for the father (there are no witnesses on the certificate).
Is there something I've missed, or does anyone have any other theory as to what could have happened please?
Cheers
Stuart