Thread: confused

Hi everyone

is there anyone who would be kind enough to help me solve a mystery i have stumbled on. my grandfather was frederick henry stockwell born 1876 in the 1881 census he was living at 2 fenwick place lambeth, with his parents henry and mary and siblings. i do know that his surname was spelt storkwell in the census. he served on the ship ss alice graham until 1901. he married gertie plummer in 1902 in poplar this is where the mystery starts on the marriage certificate it has his fathers name as sadler stockwell.

i cannot find any records of a sadler stockwell anywhere does anyone have any ideas what could have happened here. in the 1881 census it is definatly his family because it has all off his siblings, the surname was misspelt,

i am very confused now and would be greatfull for any help you could give me . the older members of the family knew freds dad as henry and that freds middle name was the name of his dad.

who is sadler stockwell and why is it in the fathers name section and not the name of his real father.

thank you

What does it say on his birth certificate? Just in case.



Births Jun 1876 Stockwell Frederick Henry Chelsea 1a293

Hi Angiee



Looking at the 1881 Census Fredericks father was listed as Henry W age 31 born St Pancras Middx..and wife was Mary J age 31 born Dorset



From FreeBMD I have the following



BIRTH:

Sep Qtr 1849 Pancras,London Middlesex Vol 1 Page 333

William Henry Sadler Stockwell



MARRIAGE:

Jun Qtr 1873 Kensington 1a 144

William Henry S Stockwell & Mary Jane Stanley



DEATH:

Dec Qtr 1907 Risbridge Cambridgeshire Vol 4a Page 428

William Henry S Stockwell age 57



Hope these help..Good Luck





Loz

hi loz

thank you for your help . have you got any idea why he signed freds marriage certificate sadler stockwell ? why didnt he use his christian name as well.



as you can probably tell im a bit thick lol my mums family was so easy to do its my dads family that is confusing my tiny mind lol

thanks again

angiee

hi loz

thank you for your help . have you got any idea why he signed freds marriage certificate sadler stockwell ? why didnt he use his christian name as well.



as you can probably tell im a bit thick lol my mums family was so easy to do its my dads family that is confusing my tiny mind lol

thanks again

angiee

Hi Angiee



Probably to do exactly whats happened...confuse us!



Lol...joking apart...no idea why he did that......but as happens so many times....when an ancestor has more than one christian name, they often use them in differant orders than their birth name!



To confirm that this one is your Sadler...I would do as Brummieboy says and get Fredericks Birth certificate



Good Luck



Loz