Apologies for this, as my last post was a bit of a conundrum also.
I'm trying to unpick the reason why an ancestor appeared to change his surname. I know there can be a few reasons, but this one I can't work out.
Squire Langbridge born c1845 in Wakefield, Yorkshire (Father James, Mother Ann) appears on both the 1851 and 1861 census as Langbridge, then he disappears.
In 1871, a Squire Naylor appears in Sheffield with the same rough birth year, same birthplace, same occupation and on his marriage certificate to Sarah Maria Brooker in 1871 it lists his father as James (though it says James Naylor instead of Langbridge). James looks to have died somewhere between the 1861 and 1871 census.
At first I thought it was just a massive coincidence, but when I look at the Langbridge household in 1841, its as follows
York St, Leeds
James Langbridge Age 30 1811
Ann Langbridge Age 25 1816
George Langbridge Age 4 1837
Maria Langbridge Age 2 1839
Sarah Naylor Age 25 1816
Mary Naylor Age 0 1841
Emma Brooke Age 20 1821
This takes away some of the doubt that its a coincidence, with the two Naylors in that household 4 years before Squire arrives.
What I can't find is, who is the Ann that is shown as Langbridge? I cannot find a marriage record. If her maiden name was Naylor, it would sort of explain things a bit. Could Ann and Sarah be sisters? Still puzzling as to why Squire would ditch his fathers name after his death.
Any help welcome, as I'm going round in circles with it.
Thanks
I'm trying to unpick the reason why an ancestor appeared to change his surname. I know there can be a few reasons, but this one I can't work out.
Squire Langbridge born c1845 in Wakefield, Yorkshire (Father James, Mother Ann) appears on both the 1851 and 1861 census as Langbridge, then he disappears.
In 1871, a Squire Naylor appears in Sheffield with the same rough birth year, same birthplace, same occupation and on his marriage certificate to Sarah Maria Brooker in 1871 it lists his father as James (though it says James Naylor instead of Langbridge). James looks to have died somewhere between the 1861 and 1871 census.
At first I thought it was just a massive coincidence, but when I look at the Langbridge household in 1841, its as follows
York St, Leeds
James Langbridge Age 30 1811
Ann Langbridge Age 25 1816
George Langbridge Age 4 1837
Maria Langbridge Age 2 1839
Sarah Naylor Age 25 1816
Mary Naylor Age 0 1841
Emma Brooke Age 20 1821
This takes away some of the doubt that its a coincidence, with the two Naylors in that household 4 years before Squire arrives.
What I can't find is, who is the Ann that is shown as Langbridge? I cannot find a marriage record. If her maiden name was Naylor, it would sort of explain things a bit. Could Ann and Sarah be sisters? Still puzzling as to why Squire would ditch his fathers name after his death.
Any help welcome, as I'm going round in circles with it.
Thanks
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