Help with a surname?

[castanea1985]

Could anyone help me decipher this surname in the attatchment???
I can't work out Emily and Caroline's surnames.

Thanks in advance

Tracy

[Elaine ..Spain]

Can you give us the census reference - it is sometimes easier to see it on the page and compare the writing with other things written.

[Anne in Carlisle]

I think its WEMYSS (as in the Scottish place name)

Anne

[castanea1985]

1851 census

Its 1851 england census -
Cheshire, Stockport, Stockport Second district, 1e, p19

Hope this helps?
The family are no. one on the page living at 53 Hall Street.

Thanks

Tracy

[castanea1985]

I think its WEMYSS (as in the Scottish place name)

Anne

Thanks Anne!

They both came from Durham, if that helps??

Tracy

[Elaine ..Spain]

Found it!
HO107; Piece: 2157; Folio: 128; Page: 19;

[Uncle John]

I go with Wemyss.

BTW the census ref is what's at the bottom of the decription of the family on Ancestry, a series of letters and numbers ending with the folio and page numbers. Like what Elaine has just put up.

[Elaine ..Spain]

I would agree with Wemyss

There is a possible John Pearson / Anne Wemyss marriage in Sept 1848 but it is in Manchester. (on freeBMD)

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

Marriages Sep 1848
Armstrong Elizabeth Manchester 20 539
Dixon Mary Manchester 20 539
FITZPATRICK James Manchester 20 539
PEARSON John Manchester 20 539 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Roberts John Manchester 20 539
SEDDON James Manchester 20 539
STEWART Sarah Manchester 20 539
WEMYSS Anne Manchester 20 539 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

[castanea1985]

Thanks Uncle John.... I'm still learning!!:D

[Elaine ..Spain]

Birth registrationsfrom freeBMD

Births Dec 1841
Wemyss Emily Mary
Durham 24 81

Births Dec 1842
WEMYSS Caroline Eleanor Ward
Durham &c. 24 85

[castanea1985]

Thanks

Thanks Merry.
So from the list of children, I'm assuming that Eliza, Ellen, Jane, Martha and Mary are from John's first marriage (it is confusing as she was an Ann!)
Then Caroline and Emily were Ann's children and that John Dryden Pearson is the only child from these two??
If that's correct, then it accounts for Ann's age... obviously the first Ann was older!! Drrrrrhhhhh!!!!
I told you I'm still learning!! LOL!
Thanks again
Tracy

[castanea1985]

You guys are soooo quick!!

I assume there must be a death for the first Ann then??

Thanks

[Pat Hope]

I would agree with Wemyss

There is a possible John Pearson / Anne Wemyss marriage in Sept 1848 but it is in Manchester. (on freeBMD)

This marriage was at the cathedral. Lancs BMD gives 2 names for Ann, Wermyss and Dryden

[castanea1985]

If John and Ann had their son John Dryden in 1850 - would it be logical that Dryden was her maiden name? If she had been married before to a Mr Dryden you wouldn't think they would name their child after her dead first husband??
Confused???

Tracy

[Pat Hope]

Lancs BMD shows that her maiden name was either Wernyss or Dryden. You would have to look at the original parish record of the cathedral

[castanea1985]

Lancs BMD shows that her maiden name was either Wernyss or Dryden. You would have to look at the original parish record of the cathedral

Thanks Pat,

She was married to a Mr Wemyss and must have been Dryden before.
All a bit irrelevant as I'm really looking for the first Mrs Ann Pearson (the mother of my ancestor). They must have married around 1828 as their first child Sarah was born in Hoghton Lancashire in 1829, so I'm guessing I'd be looking in that area!

Thanks again.

Tracy