Mime, It is not uncommon during 19c for English people to lie about relationships on a census. I have a family which was full of contradictions such as those you illustrate, and it was only when I got the BCs for a number of children that I found a history of illegitimacy covering two generations!
This didn't only involve grandchildren being recorded on censuses as children, but births being registered using the surname of the mother and also that of step-parents, seemingly at random! I found marriage certificates also useful in sorting out the real parentage, possibly the opposite to what you have found. In your case, with the grand-father being stated to be the father, I would strongly suspect illegitimacy with the child being brought up by the grandparents. Good hunting! Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: mime Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:12 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering adoptions A BIG thanks for all the help. I would say I'm not 'new' to legacy (starting with V6), but have certainly learned quite a bit over the last few days on working with parent options. A very powerful tool but am confident I wouldn't have been able to work my way thru it without your detailed help! (A special thank you to Gene and Russ for your time). This family line has been especially trying/interesting ranging from Royalty to Rat Catchers, highwaymen to an axe murderer. I also found it strange that William would not take his child after he marries but hard to know exactly what happened. The details come from a family history that has been quite reliable. Have found Maud M Marsh's BC on UK, will order it just to be on the safe side and hope it contains the fathers name. (in her MC she gives her grandfather as her father) Will also order her younger "sister's" BC.. In 1891 she is shown as Elizabeth Marsh's daughter but in 1901, she becomes her granddaughter. Hopefully the certs will add some light. Again thank you all for your time and help, Scott B From: mime Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:41 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering adoptions Hoping someone can guide me thru how to enter the following information correctly. William Henry Marsh b1862 has an illegitimate child, Maud Mary Bulmer, in 1878. She appears as a boarder in the 1881 census with William, his siblings and mother, Elizabeth Marsh (a widow). In 1888 William marries and moves on, but Maud appears in the 1891 census as Maud M Marsh, daughter of William's mother, and in 1901, after Elizabeth Marsh marries Timothy Hingley, Maud appears as Maud Marsh Hingley. I sure would appreciate some help. When I try to do it, it begins to look like Elizabeth had 3 husbands and one was her son....not good! Thank you for any help, Scott B Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
