I have 2 cousins born 5 years apart in a small village - Simon1 was born in 1777, father John, and Simon2 was born in 1782, father Thomas.
In 1800, one of the Simons marries. One of the witnesses was Thomas. The other Simon vanishes. All this information I found out on the PRs yesterday.
When I got home I found that Simon is on a number of Ancestry trees and also a web page of the family genealogy. On all these he is assumed to be Simon2, the son of Thomas, because Thomas was a witness at his wedding.
However, on further checking, Simon and his wife are on the 1841 and 1851 census. On the 1841, his age gives a dob of 1776, and on the 1851 the dob is 1777.
As John died in 1781, and Thomas was the family elder, would it be possible that Simon1 could have had his uncle as a witness?
So I would like your opinions . is it Simon1 or Simon2 who married?
Linda
In 1800, one of the Simons marries. One of the witnesses was Thomas. The other Simon vanishes. All this information I found out on the PRs yesterday.
When I got home I found that Simon is on a number of Ancestry trees and also a web page of the family genealogy. On all these he is assumed to be Simon2, the son of Thomas, because Thomas was a witness at his wedding.
However, on further checking, Simon and his wife are on the 1841 and 1851 census. On the 1841, his age gives a dob of 1776, and on the 1851 the dob is 1777.
As John died in 1781, and Thomas was the family elder, would it be possible that Simon1 could have had his uncle as a witness?
So I would like your opinions . is it Simon1 or Simon2 who married?
Linda
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