Showing posts with label Mendham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mendham. Show all posts

Rebecca or Sarah Jay?

In tracing the Emmerson line down through the Suffolk area, Mendham to be precise, I uncovered the following conundrum:

1891 Census, George Emmerson (c1844, Mendham) listed with wife Sarah A R Emmerson (c1847, Mendham) and daughter Louisa L M Emmerson (c1887, Mendham).
Marriage register: Sarah Ann R Jay.
In 1901, the only George born 1844 in Mendham is married to Rebecca (c1846, Mendham), with daughter May (c1887, Mendham).
In 1881, Sarah A R Jay is listed with mother Lydia.
In 1861 and 1871, Rebecca is a servant and then visiting, respectively.
In 1851, Rebecca S Jay is listed with parents Lydia and Edward.

There
is no matching May Emmerson listed in 1891, and no Louisa Emmerson listed in 1901. However, a birth record in Hoxne (registration district for Mendham) lists May Lydia L Emmerson in Oct-Dec 1886.

My conclusion is that these girls have a penchant for being know by both christian and middle names and that these are one and the same family.