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What marriage?
I looked for Alice on the previous census but couldn't find her. There's a possible baptism for Alice on the IGI giving her mother's name as Eliza - no father. I still think the workhouse records are the only chance of resolving this difficult brick wall.
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I think Zoe meant Sarah Emma's marriage.
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Thanks everybody. Looks like I'll have to book a visit to Hertford archives to see the workhouse records. I'll let you know if I find out more. Thanks again.
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I did mean Sarah Emma. Sorry for the confusion, I was attempting to assist whilst pretending to work
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I looked for Alice in previous census too. There is an Alice Smith born Shepreth who is from a very large family (parents William and Eliza, about 10 siblings from memory). But she appears with them in 1891 so can be discounted. Unless it's that rare scenario of a double census entry.
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That's what I found too!
I doubt she is duplicated when none of her siblings were in the workhouse (unless that Emma was one, but Emma seems to have been baptised with a single mum)
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Is it possible that we are looking at things the wrong way round?
Could it be that mother was a Clarence, working in the Royston area when her baby was born? Dad is Charles, a cabinet maker. So far, so good. When they ask what Mum's maiden name is, she panics, and says Smith? Smith could be a family name, or just a red herring. Where I know certificates are wrong, it's usually just the father's surname that is out. |
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It's possible, but don't forget that a Smith was a witness at Sarah Emma's wedding.
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I suppose Selina Smith might not be a relative though?
I did look for Emma Clarence variants as a birth name for the mum, without any luck. I see the RO has the Guardian Minute Books but no admission books, so we will have to hope that Emma's case was worthy of some comment. The workhouse seems quite a small one, but I don't know if that's good or bad for info!!
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