Stanway Family From Staffs

[rosie99]

Hi John

I'm assuming that you have your grandparents' marriage certificate and that it states that both were widowed.
The certificate should also state her original surname, via the information for her father.

Do you have this certificate 

[jahitchman46]

Hi rosie, Yes just bought it from Ancestry(novice).
Simeon Hitchman44yrs=Elizabeth Emily Lee40yrs.
Sim's father was Jesse Bricklayer, Elizabeth's father was Abraham Farmer (both deceased).
1/5/1915 Derby.
John

[jahitchman46]

Rosie, On my dads Birth Cert' She is Elizabeth Emily Hitchman Lee Formerly Stanway? Why all that info on a Birth Cert'?

[rosie99]

What surname did Abraham have on the marriage cert, was it just Stanway.

A birth certificate should give mothers married name if applicable and her maiden name.  If she was not married to Simeon at the time of your fathers birth she was obviously trying to include his surname.  Basically in England you can call yourself what you like as long as it is not for fraudulent purposes.

[trish1120]

MARRIAGE;
6 November 1815, Astbury, Cheshire**, England
Joseph SHERRATT to Sarah SHUFFLEBOTHAM
(Familysearch.Org)



1851 in Biddulph we have;
Joseph Stanway, 53,  born Biddulph
Sarah Stanway, 53, born Horton
James Stanway, 30
Abraham Stanway, 22
David Stanway, 20
Mary Stanway, 15
Harriet Stanway    13
Elizabeth Stanway, 8
Elijah Mountford , 8
Thomas Holland, 11


1841 Census
Josh Stanway, 25, Grit? Seller
Josh Stanway, 40, Cattlle Dealer
Sarh Stanway, 40
James Stanway, 18
John Stanway, 15
Wm Stanway, 13
ABM Stanway, 10
David Stanway, 6
Mary Stanway, 4
Harriott Stanway, 2

[LizzieL]

This could be the Joseph Stanway bapt Biddulph 28 Feb 1798 to Mary Stanway single woman.

How odd there's another Sarah Shufflebottom married a Joseph Sherratt / Stanway a lot later.

[LizzieL]

There's a will on the probate index for Joseph Sherratt otherwise Stanway of Biddulph in 1859.

[jahitchman46]

Rosie, Just Stanway.By the way there is a Stanway Lane in Biddulph!

[jahitchman46]

Rosie, Simeon married her just prior to the birth and looks like after she died (sad).
Dad never spoke of it