Surname change conundrum!

[andgalcas]

Jane Hannah Puggmur birth certificate

[Jomot]

Great news, thanks for letting us know    They were certainly a complicated bunch!

John Thomas Puggmur, 1888, mothers maiden Keeper, but Jane Hannah Puggmur birth, Dec qtr 1890 has mothers maiden name Jackson

Looks like whoever transcribed the mother's maiden name at the GRO has used the last work of her occupation of House Keeper instead    Might be worth reporting it as an error so they can correct it.

[andgalcas]

Great news, thanks for letting us know    They were certainly a complicated bunch!

John Thomas Puggmur, 1888, mothers maiden Keeper, but Jane Hannah Puggmur birth, Dec qtr 1890 has mothers maiden name Jackson

Looks like whoever transcribed the mother's maiden name at the GRO has used the last work of her occupation of House Keeper instead    Might be worth reporting it as an error so they can correct it.

Good thinking! I will let GRO know what I’ve found. I noticed that registrar was the same that registered both Daniel Jackson (b1878) and John Thomas Puggmur (b1888) however registrar was different that registered Jane Hannah (b1890) hence why they may have lied about being married on Jane Hannah’s BC. It’s first time I’ve come across a BC that had a father on when the parents weren’t married 

[andgalcas]

Hi everyone,

Not sure if this thread is still followed but I just wanted to update you all on the theory we discussed regarding my 3x great-grandfather, Daniel Duffy, and Daniel Jackson, the son of Mary Ann Jackson. Thanks to your help and I’ve been able to confirm through an Ancestry DNA match that Daniel Duffy was indeed Daniel Jackson’s father.

As a recap, the theory was that Mary Ann Jackson, a domestic servant in the Duffy household, became pregnant while working there. She later gave birth to a son, Daniel Jackson, in 1878 after returning to the workhouse. While we always suspected Daniel Duffy was the father, we had no concrete evidence—until now.

The DNA connection comes through a descendant of Daniel Duffy’s youngest son, Patrick Daniel Duffy, who was born after Daniel and his wife, Margaret Hamill, emigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This discovery finally confirms the family’s long-held hypothesis.

Thank you all so much for your help in piecing this puzzle together. I truly couldn’t have reached this point without your insight and expertise.

[Jomot]

Brilliant news, and thank you so much for updating the post to let us know

Having just had one of my long held theories also confirmed through DNA (and also in Stockton!) I can understand how good it feels to get that final and absolute of proof.