Edwin Seymour BAILEY B abt1817 D1865 Gloucestershire (General)

by Elaine Bray , Sunday, January 06, 2013, 20:15 (4341 days ago)

Edwin Seymour BAILEY married Sarah MORGAN 19 June 1842, as per Forest of Dean transcript.
On the transcript it states his father is Seymour COLCHESTER. Forest of Dean transcripts show only one Seymour Colchester, who was born 1784 and died 1824, making Edwin 7 years old when his father died. I cannot find any records of Seymour Colchester having married.

Given that father and son's surnames are different, what scenarios and likelihoods can I take from this? Was Seymour Colchester possibly his stepfather, rather than his biological father? Was his mother's surname Bailey, and Edwin Seymour Bailey was illegitimate.

I could not find any census records for Edwin (Seymour) Bailey, though I found the following:

Census 1841
Name: Seymour Baylis
[Seymour Bailey]
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Gender: Male
Where born: Gloucestershire, England
Civil parish: Hasfield
Hundred: Westminster (Lower Division)
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
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Registration district: Tewkesbury
Sub-registration district: Deerhurst
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 369
Book: 10
Folio: 5
Page Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Seymour Baylis 20

Note: His future wife Sarah Morgan is on the same census page so this is likely to be him

Census 1851
Name: Semour Bailey
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah Bailey
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Civil parish: Corse
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
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Registration district: Newent
Sub-registration district: Newent
ED, institution, or vessel: 7b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 31
Piece: 1960
Folio: 429
Page Number: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
Semour Bailey 35
Sarah Bailey 29
Louisa Bailey 8
Ann Bailey 2

Census 1861
Name: Seymore Bailey
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah Bailey
Gender: Male
Where born: Tirley, Gloucestershire, England
Civil parish: Tirley
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Registration district: Tewkesbury
Sub-registration district: Deerhurst
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 44
Piece: 1804
Folio: 7
Page Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
Seymore Bailey 49
Sarah Bailey 39
Ann Bailey 12
Albert Bailey 9
Sophia Bailey 6
Jessie Bailey 3
Edwin Bailey 5 Months

Note: 1851 census shows place of birth as Stonehouse, 1861 as Tirley

Seymour Bailey died 1865 aged 54, Hasfield Gloucester, I can't find any record of a death for Edwin Seymour Bailey, This would make his birth about 1811, so big discrepancies in estimated birth dates on the censuses.

Can anyone point me in the right direction on where to go from here? What assumption, if any, can I make regarding the different surnames of father and son?