Hi
I've posted before about my gt grandmother Mary Holden(or is it Fletcher?) who is stepdaughter to Robinson Holden in the 1861 census for Bolton,Lancs and on that census her surname is Fletcher aged 6.There are also in the household a daughter Phoebe Holden aged 8, wife Mary Ann Holden aged 33 and son George Thomas Holden aged 1.
I wondered how my Mary could be stepdaughter in the middle of the marriage as it were and someone suggested Phoebe's mother Mary Ann nee Young may have died and my Mary's mother could be another Mary Ann so I sent for the birth certificate of George Thomas Holden to see his mother's nee name assuming it would be Fletcher.However it arrived today and blow me his mother was nee Young so obviously still Robinson's first wife and same mother as Phoebe's.So everyone/anyone how does my gt grandmother fit in??? I should add on the 1871 census Robinson has died and Mary is now Holden and daughter of the widow Mary Ann Holden.There is also another daughter Margaret aged 4 ,eight years younger than George,quite a big gap for those times as is the 5 year gap between Mary and George??
I have my gt grandmother's marriage certificate and on that she is Mary Holden daughter of Robinson Holden !!
Not quite sure how to take this research further so would be glad of any suggestions or is it just a dead end/brick wall !? Am I descended from the Holden clan or not ,my grandad,Mary's youngest son,certainly thought he was as did I !!
Liz
I've posted before about my gt grandmother Mary Holden(or is it Fletcher?) who is stepdaughter to Robinson Holden in the 1861 census for Bolton,Lancs and on that census her surname is Fletcher aged 6.There are also in the household a daughter Phoebe Holden aged 8, wife Mary Ann Holden aged 33 and son George Thomas Holden aged 1.
I wondered how my Mary could be stepdaughter in the middle of the marriage as it were and someone suggested Phoebe's mother Mary Ann nee Young may have died and my Mary's mother could be another Mary Ann so I sent for the birth certificate of George Thomas Holden to see his mother's nee name assuming it would be Fletcher.However it arrived today and blow me his mother was nee Young so obviously still Robinson's first wife and same mother as Phoebe's.So everyone/anyone how does my gt grandmother fit in??? I should add on the 1871 census Robinson has died and Mary is now Holden and daughter of the widow Mary Ann Holden.There is also another daughter Margaret aged 4 ,eight years younger than George,quite a big gap for those times as is the 5 year gap between Mary and George??
I have my gt grandmother's marriage certificate and on that she is Mary Holden daughter of Robinson Holden !!
Not quite sure how to take this research further so would be glad of any suggestions or is it just a dead end/brick wall !? Am I descended from the Holden clan or not ,my grandad,Mary's youngest son,certainly thought he was as did I !!
Liz
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