Could Emma WOODWARD and Emma WATKINS be the same person (General)

by admin , Forest of Dean, Thursday, January 25, 2007, 23:44 (6513 days ago) @ WoodwardFred

I have not checked it out throughly but I have a hunch that Emma WOODWARD and
Emma WATKINS who is listed on a couple of censuses as being the daugher of
Esther WATKINS are the same person the year of birth matches up.

According to censuses Esther WATKINS (sister to Eve who married Frederick
WOODWARD) had 7 children all out of wedlock one of those being my
great-grandfather Joseph. I have only been able to find a birth record of Oliver
the youngest of which I have the birth certificate the fathers name is given as
Esther WATKINS.

The other 6 children of Esther I have been unable to find any trace anywhere of
any birth records. My theory is that not all these children were born to Esther
but she was the person who looked after many of the children who were born out
of wedlock of other family members.