Yes emmas family is a mess lol Mary Ann Hutchings did marry a William Silly - name change again
Emmas siblings info I have: Hannah Elizabeth Seally
1871–1871
BIRTH 05 MAR 1871 • Dittisham, Devon also Totnes Dist. Devon, Apr qtr, vol 5b, p 183
Eliza Ann Seally
1852–1937
BIRTH 25 AUG 1852 • 60 Lower Union St, Torquay, Devon
Mary Jane Ellis Seally
1854–1911
BIRTH JULY 1854 • Dittisham, Devon, alsoTotnes dist. Jul qtr, vol 5b, p 163
Ann Elizabeth Seally
1857–1861
BIRTH ABT. 1857 • Dittisham, Devon
William Robert Ellis Seally
1862–1866
BIRTH ABT. 1862 • Dittisham, Devon
DEATH 07 AUG 1866 • Dittisham, Devon (Bev) also Totnes dist. Jul qtr, vol 5b, p 143
John Henry Seally
1865–1866
BIRTH 20 JUN 1865 • Dittisham, Devon
DEATH ABT. 1866 • aged 1 in Totnes, Devon Sep qtr 5b 143
Robert Henry Seally was around 1859 but dont have much info on him yet
I think I put in the GRO various spellings to find the registrations, silley was used a fair bit
Emma's family are a mess
She's on 1861 in this family group in Dittisham
Mary Jane Crook 29
Mary Ellen Crook 5
Susanna Crook 3
Emma L Crook 1
Mary Ann Silly 56 - boarder
Ellen Silly 13 - niece
Eliza Ann Silly 8 - niece
Mary Jane Silly 6 - niece
Emma Silly 3 - niece
Ellen is definitely Mary Ann's daughter - there's a baptism for her, daughter of William and Mary Ann. Her birth is registered with mmn Hutchings, which fits earlier censuses for Mary Ann as there are Hutchings relatives in the household
I think Mary Jane Crook is also Mary Ann's daughter - there's a Mary Jane Seally marrying William Crook in 1853 and she's the right age for Mary Ann's daughter from 1851
I am struggling with births of the other Silly girls. Niece would suggest child of one of Mary Ann's siblings, and all of those at home in 1851 were female
