Here is a real teaser. My Great Uncle Robert Paul Wilson born in 1886 in England.
Mother was Annie Florence Wood b1868
Father was Herbert Skerrat b1857.
They were married on 25 Dec 1887.
Robert emigrated to Canada 27 Sep 1907.
This is the kicker - no one seems to know why his name is WILSON. Two schools of thought are
1. Annie Wood was married to a Wilson previously, but have been unable to find any record of this.
2. Robert lived with a family in Farnham, England, who may or may not have been Wilsons and he took their name to change his identity.
He was married twice in Canada.
On his first marriage certificate he named his father as Henry Thomas Wilson - on the other he named his father as Herbert Wilson.
both name his mother as Annie Woods
I would be glad of any help that you can provide
Thanks



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