May Barcham...Bareham...Burcham...Barham...?

[PurpleOwl333]

Good evening all,

I'm researching a lady named May. She married William New on 7 Jun 1880 and her surname was recorded as BARCHAM though it may be BAREHAM. I'm finding it difficult to tell from the writing on the marriage cert. Her father's name was recorded as George, a labourer and her age is recorded as 22, so if this is correct she'd be born abt 1858.

The 1891-1911 Censuses state her place of birth as Clacton, Essex.

I was struggling to find a birth record for her so thought I'd try and find her birth surname through the FreeBMD and GRO indexes for their children. That's when I got really confused!

I've put together a spreadsheet highlighting their children who were recorded on the 1891-1911 Censuses but the mother's names on the GRO site vary between BARCHAM, BAREHAM, BURCHAM and BARHAM.  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1us1fcHdaOPxs2vUd1Pu_frrGwgvN9rv0

Their daughter Mable/Mabel (b.1889 going by her age on the Censuses) doesn't seem to be recorded on the GRO site at all.

Any help sorting this out is greatly appreciated, thanks!
Laura

[Gadget]

Hi

1871 has her surname as Bareham - as Mary Ann, Father George / ^{ag lab}

Tendring, Little Clacton RG10/1676/80/11


Gadget

[PurpleOwl333]

Hi

1871 has her surname as Bareham - as Mary Ann, Father George / ^{ag lab}

Tendring, Little Clacton RG10/1676/80/11


Gadget

Thanks very much for that Gadget!! 

[Gadget]

This possibly her birth reg:

2 Q, 1858, Tendring, 4a, 195

As Mary Ann Bearham

Mother's first name was Harriet on 1871  - not checked on GRO for surname.

Gadget 

[Girl Guide]

BEARHAM, MARY  ANN     ALDERTON     
GRO Reference: 1858  J Quarter in TENDRING  Volume 04A  Page 195

[Gadget]

So we're looking for a George <whatever> marrying a Harriet Alderton sometime circa 1855-6 ish. Charles, brother, was 14 on the 1871.

Gadget

[Girl Guide]

Marriages Mar 1855   
ALDERTON    Harriet        Samford    4a   673   
Bearham    George        Samford    4a   673

[PurpleOwl333]

Thank you both for that.

So am I right in thinking that with the variety of spellings similar to hers on my spreadsheet with GRO info, the only way I'm gonna be able to sort out which children are theirs is to order all 21 birth certificates? 

[bbart]

the only way I'm gonna be able to sort out which children are theirs is to order all 21 birth certificates? 

The 1911 census for the family states they had a total of 17 children, of which only ten were still living.
I think you should turn over every stone (baptisms, burials, etc) before resorting to buying that many birth certificates!