Genealogy Chat

Hi

Robert Gay is on the 1901 census and living with Charles and Emily French, cannot find Emily Gay on any census - if she was indeed Emily Ricketts cannot get the Gay connection at all as to how he is Charles brother in law??

I am really stuck!!

Thanks
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Have you tried looking for a Robert Gay / Emily Gay / Emily Rickets on the 1881 census? (going by their ages and places of birth on the census where you have seen them).

Hi everyone - I am loving Ancestry and the new records, however I have now managed to confuse myself really badly.

This is what I know regarding my grandad - his name is Charles French and was born 1853 and profession was Wood Cutter, he married my nan whose name was Emily - this is where the confusion is, we thought that her name was Emily Gay - and on the 1901 census they have Robert Gay, brother in law to head of house living with them - HOWEVER I was looking for their marriage certificate as could never find before, looked on Ancestry and found one, however the spouse's name is Emily Ricketts - every on the cert for Charles is correct even the signature matches (as we have the original 1911 census where his signature is on that document aswell), I am now stumped with regards to the Gay element - was she called Ricketts because her mum wasn't married??? Wld anyone mind trying to help or guide me in a direction

MANY MANY THANKS

xxx