I'm stuck on the Whitehouse branch of my family. I finally found a lead, but I'm a little stuck again, and hoping someone might be able to help.
so, hopefully I can make this relatively clear.
My great great great grandfather was born in England. His 2 daughters and his wife were also born in England, then they came to the USA in 1858 (according to the census note from one daughter), and his son (my great great grandfather) was born here in Pennsylvania.
that great great great grandfather's name was John Whitehouse. His wife's name was Ann Maria Whitehouse (nee Smith). Their daughters were Alice Louisa Whitehouse, and Sarah Jane Whitehoue. Their son (my great great grandfather) was John Edward Whitehouse. I can back all of this with documentation.
Where I am lost, is that I found John and Ann Maria's marriage information. It lists John's father as John Whitehouse (this name is getting old... everyone down to my grandfather was John Whitehouse), and it lists Ann Maria's father as Edward Smith. Unless there happens to have been another Ann Maria Smith marrying a John Whitehouse with roughly the same birth years, then I'm sure this is the correct record.
Here's the link for that marriage info, hopefully links are permitted.
https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818715ce93790eb7fd156c3?search_id=5af983ca791e3bee143a6332&ucf=falseNow... apparently John Whitehouse was an insanely popular name in staffordshire.
I'm fairly certain this is the correct 1851 census as Sarah's age matches to the month
https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8860/STSHO107_2028_2029-0949/8729172?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/119619454/person/180188332680/facts/citation/662005993204/edit/recordbut I can't confirm WHICH 1841 census would be correct for John Whitehouse's side, and for Ann Maria Smith's side. There's several different ones that match the john whitehouse father/son names, and while I thought I found Ann Maria's, there's another census that doesn't list her, but does list an edward smith that is a "Machine keeper" by occupation, as is stated in the marriage.
Does anyone have a better idea of how I can confirm this? Or perhaps some concrete documentation that might help me confirm their mothers' names? I do have a dna test if I'm lucky enough to find someone that also has one and can trace back to either of John or Ann Maria's parents.