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hi everyone can anyone solve my mystery please
thomas lewis my gt gt grand father was married to mary ann woods nov 1853 has 5 children then dies jan 1895
mary ann then marries william moss in july 1896
but on the census 1901 he is shown as edward(his fathers name) i know its them as they are shown with one of thomas's children arthur lewis and a grand child agnes march lewis at tedstone delamare hereford
any help would be great thanks
zena :-)

WHO is listed as Edward in 1901?

hi flick william moss

For INFO.........1901

Name: Edward Moss
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Moss
Gender: Male
Where born: Bromyard, Herefordshire, England

Civil parish: Tedstone De La Mere
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Town: Tedstone De La Mere
County/Island: Herefordshire
Country: England


Registration district: Bromyard
Sub-registration district: Brockhampton
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 13
Piece: 2491
Folio: 30
Page Number: 6
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Moss 50
Mary Ann Moss 60
Arthur A Lewis 15
Agnes M Lewis 9

AND...........same man in 1891

Name: Edward Moss
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Bromyard, Herefordshire, England

Civil parish: Bromyard
Ecclesiastical parish: Bromyard
Town: The Capyards
County/Island: Herefordshire
Country: England


Registration district: Bromyard
Sub-registration district: Bromyard
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2069
Folio: 4
Page Number: 2
Household Members: Name Age
George Green 30
Mary Green 31
Edward Moss 39
George Pensom 19

yes thats them in 1901 but on their marriage certificate his name is william

Did you get his father's name from the marriage cert?

Have you found father & son together on a census?

yes edward moss labourer
witness charles moss

Did you notice the 1891 I posted?

im not sure i looked on the other census to try to find him but couldnt seem to match him up so it could well be him sorry

It may simply be that he preferred the name Edward...............

Unfortunately, his birth does not seem to have been registered.......and there's no sign of a baptsim on the LDS sites.

Do you have his death reg'n info?

ok thanks
i will study that 1891 and try to match him up
thanks
zena <3

It could be that Edward was his middle name or simply one he chose to use as Flick has said. I had a relative I located where he spent a number of years flitting between Robert, Robert Arthur, Arthur and then finally (?) Harry! No idea why, perhaps he had something to hide - lol

thanks keeley i have several too but best to get new eyes on the cases to be sure
thaks
zena :-D