i may be tired, so please, poke holes. i think i have screwed up a line.
so it all began with jonathan westwick b.1831, marske, yorkshire. in 1851 he is staying in guiseborough with robert robinson b.1794 guisborough, and his wife jane b.1791, guiseborough. jonathan is listed as 'nephew'.
now i cannot find a birth for jonathan, but i had him down as the son of my ancestors jonathan westwick and anne hunter who married in 1806 guisborough. now anne was b.1786 guisborough, daughter of john.
tracing the robinson's i see robert robinson married jane hunter in 1816 guisborough. 5 children from the marriage. jane was b.1791, dau of william. she has sisters hannah in 1784 and mary in 1788.
in 1841, jonathan westwick cannot be identified with certainty, there is one in durham, son of andrew and mary.
so i have jonathan who i thought was mine, but suspect he is the son of andrew, but cannot andrew to the hunters. if jonathan is mine, he is can't be a nephew of jane, because anne was an only child. then it hit me. a hint for jane's sister hannah comes up with family trees for my ancestor anne. could anne in fact have been christened hannah? in 1784, not 1786? i've just noticed anne on the census has a birth year of 1785 in 1841 and 1851.
does anyone have any ideas? am i completely nuts? or am i onto something here?
so it all began with jonathan westwick b.1831, marske, yorkshire. in 1851 he is staying in guiseborough with robert robinson b.1794 guisborough, and his wife jane b.1791, guiseborough. jonathan is listed as 'nephew'.
now i cannot find a birth for jonathan, but i had him down as the son of my ancestors jonathan westwick and anne hunter who married in 1806 guisborough. now anne was b.1786 guisborough, daughter of john.
tracing the robinson's i see robert robinson married jane hunter in 1816 guisborough. 5 children from the marriage. jane was b.1791, dau of william. she has sisters hannah in 1784 and mary in 1788.
in 1841, jonathan westwick cannot be identified with certainty, there is one in durham, son of andrew and mary.
so i have jonathan who i thought was mine, but suspect he is the son of andrew, but cannot andrew to the hunters. if jonathan is mine, he is can't be a nephew of jane, because anne was an only child. then it hit me. a hint for jane's sister hannah comes up with family trees for my ancestor anne. could anne in fact have been christened hannah? in 1784, not 1786? i've just noticed anne on the census has a birth year of 1785 in 1841 and 1851.
does anyone have any ideas? am i completely nuts? or am i onto something here?
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