hi guys. i have a child that may be illegitimate,but whose parents married in the end. so here goes.
hannah wright born 1848, leeds. and one born srossfield in hunslet.
census says alwoodley. 1881 says her mother is mary crossfield.
1851 otley harewood
hannah weight, age 3 born alwoodley. visitor. (whenever a person is labelled 'visitor' on my family census, they are always family members)
john crosfield, 60, born leeds.gead
sarah maria crosfield, 61, born weardley. wife.
more kids, but most important is joseph age 24, born eccup.
1851 otley harewood
this is hannah's mother. mary wright, 23 born alwoodley.sister. she is living with 3 of her brothers.
mary wright and joseph crosfield were married later in 1851 in otley.
1861 chapel allerton, hunslet
joseph crosfield ,34, born eccup. head
mary, 33, born alwoodley. wife
other kids, also hannah write, 13, born alwoodley. daughter
1870 joseph dies
1871 leeds
mary is with her children from joseph and her mariage
hannah is staying with mary's mother elizabeth wright, as her grandaughter.
her surname is wright.
1881 leeds
hannah w.crossfield, 33, born 1848, alwoodley, daughter
mary crossfield, 54, born alwoodley.head
hannah dissapears and i cant find a record of her. mary dies in 1890.
my problem is this. may is hannah's mother. she is living with her mother in 1861 and 1881. in 1871, she is with mary's mother elizabeth. in 1851 she is called joseph's daughter bur her surname is wright, or some other variation.
so she's illegitimate to mary. does this mean mary and joseph had a fling, got pregnant, and had hannah, marrying when she was three, and starting a proper family?
joseph says he's her father, and she is visiting him in 1851, in the house with his parents. she would only be visiting him if he was her father right? because her mother was at her usual home.
so if hannah is joseph and mary's illegitimate daughter, why is she called wright, her mother's maiden name, indtead of crosfield. and wouldn't her name change to crossfield once her parentswere married?
hannah wright born 1848, leeds. and one born srossfield in hunslet.
census says alwoodley. 1881 says her mother is mary crossfield.
1851 otley harewood
hannah weight, age 3 born alwoodley. visitor. (whenever a person is labelled 'visitor' on my family census, they are always family members)
john crosfield, 60, born leeds.gead
sarah maria crosfield, 61, born weardley. wife.
more kids, but most important is joseph age 24, born eccup.
1851 otley harewood
this is hannah's mother. mary wright, 23 born alwoodley.sister. she is living with 3 of her brothers.
mary wright and joseph crosfield were married later in 1851 in otley.
1861 chapel allerton, hunslet
joseph crosfield ,34, born eccup. head
mary, 33, born alwoodley. wife
other kids, also hannah write, 13, born alwoodley. daughter
1870 joseph dies
1871 leeds
mary is with her children from joseph and her mariage
hannah is staying with mary's mother elizabeth wright, as her grandaughter.
her surname is wright.
1881 leeds
hannah w.crossfield, 33, born 1848, alwoodley, daughter
mary crossfield, 54, born alwoodley.head
hannah dissapears and i cant find a record of her. mary dies in 1890.
my problem is this. may is hannah's mother. she is living with her mother in 1861 and 1881. in 1871, she is with mary's mother elizabeth. in 1851 she is called joseph's daughter bur her surname is wright, or some other variation.
so she's illegitimate to mary. does this mean mary and joseph had a fling, got pregnant, and had hannah, marrying when she was three, and starting a proper family?
joseph says he's her father, and she is visiting him in 1851, in the house with his parents. she would only be visiting him if he was her father right? because her mother was at her usual home.
so if hannah is joseph and mary's illegitimate daughter, why is she called wright, her mother's maiden name, indtead of crosfield. and wouldn't her name change to crossfield once her parentswere married?
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