Genealogy Chat

I have William's Death cert. his wife Anna was informant.
I have his Marriage and the witnesses are not Small family.
I think I'll order the Meshech birth and Shadrach marriage. I can't find Shadrach's birth ref.

I still think it's possible that William and Meshech are the same person.
Mumsy.

Mumsy,

It certainly looks as if they may be twins ( or perhaps triplets with Abednego dying at birth). It is not clear whether you have the certificates as the birth records should establish whether they were twins, and it may be that Shadrach was informant for William's death. If you haven't already done so, I would start getting the certificates as that is the most likely way to settle the matter.

Peter

James Small b1816 and Mary b1823, sorry I don't know her maiden name, for Shadrach and Meshach. I can't ascertain/prove this for William.
Mary born Long Crendon, James born Lower Winchendon.
William's father on Marriage cert says James.
Mumsy.

What are the parents names of thes 2/3 boys please

A mystery to be solved.
I’d like to run this theory past others with more experience, please. I’m thinking that William and Meshech might be the same person.

William Small born 1847/8 Long Crendon, Bucks (Thame District)
Meshech Small born 1847/8 Long Crendon, Bucks.
Shadrach Small born 1847/8 Long Crendon, Bucks.

William, my gt grandfather, shows on 1871, 1881 censuses and his widow and family on 1891, 1901 all in Isleworth.

William Married Anna Stevens in 1869 and cert shows his father as James Small.

I couldn’t find William on any census prior to his marriage, neither could I find a birth record for him in the Thame district. So I took a shot at looking for James in the Long Crendon area.

I found a James in Nether Winchendon (nearby) and noticed the wife and Son, Shadrach, born in Long Crendon. Shadrach then appears in Isleworth from 1881 onwards and in 1891 is only a few doors away from William’s widow and family. So possibly they’re brothers?

Meshech show on 1861 with James and family.
Shadrach and Meshech never show together with parents although they’re both born the same year and only appear separately in the same year in 1881.
So Shadrach and Meshech can’t be the same person.
But Meshech and William could be and changed name before he married. (Wouldn’t you!)
The Long Crendon/Isleworth connection seems too much of a co-incidence.

I found a birth ref in Thame district for Meshech but not Shadrach;
A Marriage and Death ref for Shadrach but not Meshach.
I have Marriage and Death certs for William.

Is the name change a red herring?
Where do I go from here to prove the theory?
Any help would be most gratefully received.

Thanks for your patience in reading this.
Mumsy.