Ann Barrass, born 1816 in Jamaica

[jmsstks]

More crucially, the question is how did Ann (born in Jamaica) obtain this surname?
1) Was it the surname or her biological father? If so how did they get there/what were they doing in Jamaica?
2) Was it a surname assigned based on the surname of a slave owner(although no Barras(s)'s come up in the UCL Legacies of Slavery database, nor have I [yet] found any links of a Barras(s) to Jamaica)?
3) Was is simply her adopted name when she was brought back to Britain?

As far as I'm aware, the only link to her being a Barras(s) is this marriage certificate, so for all we know, she may have taken a different name up to this point

Is there a way to discuss this more off the forum? Are you on Ancestry 'ElizabethHerts'?

[Olde Crone]

Small point post #17.

All the writing on the certificate is in the same hand because it is from the GRO, who do not hold original records. X instead of a signature doesn't mean much at that date either - if someone was judged to be of a low class then the vicar or registrar might assume they were illiterate and say "make your mark".

OC

[ElizabethHerts]

Originally Posted by jmsstks

More crucially, the question is how did Ann (born in Jamaica) obtain this surname?
1) Was it the surname or her biological father? If so how did they get there/what were they doing in Jamaica?
2) Was it a surname assigned based on the surname of a slave owner(although no Barras(s)'s come up in the UCL Legacies of Slavery database, nor have I [yet] found any links of a Barras(s) to Jamaica)?
3) Was is simply her adopted name when she was brought back to Britain?

As far as I'm aware, the only link to her being a Barras(s) is this marriage certificate, so for all we know, she may have taken a different name up to this point

Is there a way to discuss this more off the forum? Are you on Ancestry 'ElizabethHerts'?

You can send me a PM on here with your email address. However, as I said, this isn't my family and I don't have any further information.

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by jmsstks

As far as I'm aware, the only link to her being a Barras(s) is this marriage certificate, so for all we know, she may have taken a different name up to this point

Her surname is Barras on her baptism record. (Post #4 on this thread.)

[ElizabethHerts]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

Her surname is Barras on her baptism record. (Post #4 on this thread.)

As Kiterunner says, we have her baptism. I wouldn't imagine there are any other Ann Barrases born in Jamaica at the time.