Hi all,
I wonder if anyone can tell me if I'm missing something here. In a previous post I was looking at my maternal great grandfathers family After deciphering several incorrect listings for names I think I have the following facts.
My Great grandfather was Samuel Robert Newton b 16.4.1834 in Leicester. He was married twice and I descend from his second wife.
My Great Great Grandfather was Samuel Newton born 8.1.1834 in Sanvey Gate and christened at St Mary de Castro. Samuel married Emma Watts. Emma died in 1911 and Samuel died in 1915 both at 2 Bay street, Leicester where they lived with their daughter Adelaide Hood formerly Bee, formerly Butt (separated from husband and remarried shortly after his death in 1890s)nee Newton
The only problems I had here was the complete mixing up of some family names on a census return or two among which was the fact that Emma was listed as Elizabeth. Think I've straightened all that out now.
Now I come to my Great Great Great Grandfather SAMUEL NEWTON b: 1799 in Leicester and married in 1816/17/19 to HANNAH GRANT
No idea why there are 3 marriage records but I assume the marriages were stopped as they were minors.
Anyway, moving on to 1820 and beyond Samuel and Hannah had at least 7 children.
Joseph b 1820 and Harriet b 1822 Horse Pool St in Leicester both christened at St Mary de Castro. (No idea where Horse Pool Street was.) However, Joseph's mother was listed as HANNAH and Harriet's mother was listed as ANN
Frederick b 1826, Selina b 1828 and Ann b 1831 in Oxford St, Leicester with the mother's name for Frederick and Selina (who was christened SALINA) being ANN whilst Ann's mother was HANNAH
Great Great Grannddad Samuel was born in Sanvey gate in Leicester in 1834 and christened at St Margaret His mother was HANNAH
Joseph (number 2) was also born in Sanvey Gate and Christened at St Margaret in 1837 and his mother's name was ANN
So I'm thinking that Ann may have been a pet name for Hannah but although I can find their crazy assortment of marriage dates, (All of which are for the 8th of February in each year.) I can find no trace of a Hannah Grant who seems a likely candidate for the post of my Great Great Great Grandmother.
There seems to be dozens of Samuel Newtons around and I've struggled to separate mine out and I know that my Great Great Great Great granddad is also a Samuel Newton but can't trace a wife for him yet but if anyone can spot something I've missed, find some dates of death or throw any light on either of the missing grandmothers I'd be most grateful.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give.
June.