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Seems Emma did use her real father's surname and her stepfather's first name for her marriage. I have a very similar case.
My ancestor William Thomas Coombs was born in 1828, his dad George Coombs, a coachman, died in 1831. William's mother had her banns read in 1834 but no marriage has been found. However William had a much older brother Matthew George Coombs born in 1812 who was a printer, and never a coachman.
When William married in 1856, he said his father was "Matthew George Coombs, coachman". A combination of his dad's occupation and his older brother's full name. As his dad died young, he must have seen his older brother as a father figure. When Matthew G Coombs wed in 1845, he said his father was "George Coombs, coachman". At least Billy Coombs (he'd slap me lol if I referred to him as Billy
) knew his dad was a coachman, just assumed his dad was Matthew George Coombs.
Their father was never Matthew George Coombs, just George Coombs, born in Dorset, his dad was a Matthew Coombs, so that must be where the name in the family came from.
Researching:
LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain