Nutting = frustration
Nutting = frustration
Question: why did my stupid ancestors, and those who presumably were related, call their children the same name? What gives? Did they have to resort to giving children numbers?
Nutting. More precisely in the form of Sarah Ann Nutting, my great great grandmother.
Census in 1841 says:
HO107 1195/3 Folio 18, pp 30-31 Charford, Bromsgrove
Wm. NUTTING, 30, Ag. Lab., born in county Alice NUTTING, 25, born in county Sarah NUTTING, 4, born in county - Thos. NUTTING, 35, Ag. Lab., born in county Elizth. NUTTING, 8, born in county Sarah NUTTING, 6, born in county
For more information, see this post.
From later censuses, it seems plausible that my great great grandmother is the Sarah aged 6 in this census, making her father Thomas.
However, christening information starts to cast serious doubts in one's mind:
Sarah Ann NUTTING christened on 30 April 1837
Parents William Nutting & Alice
This obviously is the Sarah who is aged 4 in the 1841 census.
Now I don't know which one is mine! The Sarah aged 6 appears to be the right age (by later censuses), but I can't be certain! Its only 2 years out, and right now I feel like screaming at my ancestors. What makes it worse, it is the same names in the same house too. One wonders if the granny was an immortal shrine through their children or something, hence the need to reproduce countless Sarah (Ann) Nuttings.
I wonder if the 6 year old's middle name is Ann too? All I know now is the one aged 4 is, but is it the wrong age? I need this all this verified, as I want to know which are the right parents, making them my ggg grandparents, and thus I can continue with my research.
It also questions if I found the right Sarah for the 1851 census.
Now where do I go to verify the above? Would the marriage certificate give me any clues? Do any readers have ideas?
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