William Warren(t) & Thursa Godwin PART 2 (General)

by shepway , Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 18:10 (3742 days ago) @ shepway

So we try to establish why the Surname is changed and using the Advanced Search we find this marriage:

Year 1811
Month Sep
Day 9
Grooms_Surname GODWIN
Grooms_Forenames Francis
Grooms_Age
Groom_Condition Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation
Grooms_Residence Parish of St Briavels
Grooms_Fathers_Surname
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation
Brides_Surname THOMAS
Brides_Forenames Elizabeth
Brides_Age
Brides_Condition Spinster
Brides_Occupation
Brides_Residence Parish of St Briavels
Brides_Fathers_Surname
Brides_Fathers_Forenames
Brides_Fathers_Occupation
Licence_or_Banns Banns
Date_of_Banns [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark Both mark
Witness_1 Henry Watts
Witness_2 Ann Thomas
Other_Witnesses William Hulin Clark
Officiating_Minister Tho[ma]s Thomas Curate
Event Marriage
Memoranda
Notes
Register_Reference P278 IN 1/9
Page_Number 62
Parish_Chapel St Briavels

We then search the Census and find Francis at Christchurch:

1851 Census
Christchurch.
26 William Addis Head 34 1817 Male West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
26 Grace Addis Wife 32 1819 Female Newland, Gloucestershire, England
26 Henry Addis Son 8 1843 Male West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
26 Marianne Addis Daughter 5 1846 Female West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
26 Francis Godwin Father-in-law 67 1784 Male Newland, Gloucestershire, England

And we note that he is living with his daughter and son in law William and Grace Addis. Now returning to the marriage of Williams Thomas and Amelia Tomblins we note that the Witnesses are William and Grace Adams or is it Addis? The Census clearly says ADDIS but the marriage in 1838 at Newland says William ADAMS to Grace GODWIN:

Finally we look for a baptism for William Thomas and we find this one:

Year: 1832
Month: May
Day: 11
Parents_Surname: THOMAS
Child_Forenames: William Francis
Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Mothers_Forenames: Mercy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Middle Lane End
Occupation: Single Woman
Officiating_Minister: By me Jno (sic) Mountford M.A. Licensed Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Privately: Friday
Notes:
Register_Reference: P93 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 92
Parish_Chapel: Coleford

and this would appear to be the baptism of Mercy - note that she is aged 19 which would indicate that she was born 1810/11 and parents married 1811.

Year: 1830
Month: Sep
Day: 9
Parents_Surname: GODWIN
Child_Forenames: Mercy
Fathers_Forenames: Francis
Mothers_Forenames: Elizabeth
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Coleford Lane End
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: T.R. Garnsey
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Aged 19 years
Notes:
Register_Reference: 8212
Page_Number: 14
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch

One question: William states that father is William THOMAS when he married so was this done to hide the truth or not?

Mike