It is certainly a mystery. At the moment I'm inclined to going back to the idea that the Fanny (nee BEND) who is living with Frederick BARFOOT is the same person who later calls herself Emma (who marries George LOMAS).
It certainly is an intriguing mystery Maddy. Same as you I’m inclined to think that perhaps
Fanny BARFOOT nee BEND is
Emma LOMAS but no idea as to why she would change her name from Fanny to Emma or be using the Barfoot surname instead of Lomas in 1911.
I’ve searched 1911 census, 1921 census, 1939 register, looked for a marriage and death for a
Fanny BARFOOT or BEND born c 1860 Bottesford but nothing
I keeping coming back to the
Emma LOMAS from 1901 census, married to George who appears to be
Emma BARFOOT on 1911 census,
Fanny SMITH on 1891 census,
Fanny BARFOOT on 1881c and
Fanny BEND on 1871 & 1861 censuses, daughter of
Samson, occ
Ag. Labourer &
Ann KevKev you posted
BARFOOT/LOMAS m/c (reply 95) married on 26 July
1896,
Emma widow
father Samuel BEND,
occ farm labourerQuote from KevKev“I don't have a death certificate for Ellen Barfoot but this is what I wrote down from the cemetery register about her burial:
'Ellen Barfoot 13 years 10 months buried July 17th 1898. Daughter of late F.G. Barfoot of contractors huts. Received from Anna Lomas'. I wonder who Anna Lomas was- may check into that...and why Fanny wasn't mentioned.”Perhaps the 1898 death certificate for
Ellen Barfoot might be helpful
Who was named as the informant? Was it her mother? If so, was she named Fanny or Emma?
Quote from bbartKevin, as to that "Anna Lomas" on the burial record for Ellen... I would think it should have said "Emma", perhaps she was misheard, or the handwriting was a bit messy.
Should Anna LOMAS be Emma LOMAS and more importantly is this Fanny Barfoot?