Genealogy Chat

From the example/s put up by mgnv from the baptismal registers-

Apart from what looks like the illegitimate births, every entry on both pages shows the mother to be "late - and then surname"

I would take this to be the vicar being very obliging to us family historians and putting in the maiden names of the mother. Either that or the parish had a lot of second marriages!

So I would take it that
eg William and Sarah (nee Bloggs) Smith had a child Fred Smith

or in your instance
James Morrison born to William Morrison and his wife Elizabeth, previously known as Thompson, nee Lamb

so i take it she was a lamb by birth and ann lamb in the 1841 census was her mother and not mother inlaw ... yes ?

Relationships aren't shown on the 1841 census and although often a presumption is made, it can't be taken as a given. Yes, I would think, but can't prove that Ann Lamb is Elizabeth's mother on the 1841 census

ok thank you i will see what ann lambs death certificate holds

Did you read my post about her name at marriage?

Just think it through..............

Yes i have just read it .. i somehow missed it befor .. thank you . I am waiting for ann lamb her mothers death cert and i have just got off phone to durham records and asked for original marriage cert of her parents to see what other info it holds ... i will update this thread when i get news ... i thank you all for your help

i have got ann lambs death certificate it reads widow of moses lamb and the mark X of elizabeth morrison daughter in attendance ... thank you every one for your time and help