She wouldn't have been the first to have shot off down to London, leaving a husband behind, and committing bigamy . Perhaps that's why she married under her maiden name. Bet the marriage cert says single! David --- En date de : Jeu 26.6.08, Peter Booth <[email protected]> a écrit : > De: Peter Booth <[email protected]> > Objet: Re: [BDF] Ellen NADEN dau of Noah NADEN > À: [email protected] > Date: Jeudi 26 Juin 2008, 12h19 > Lyn / Marlene, > > Hold the phone !!!!! > > Lewis Jordan is still alive in 1861 census !!!! He has > moved to > Linslade in Buckinghamshire and is shown as unmarried. > > He is the same Lewis Jordan Coal Dealer born circa 1821 > at Cople that 10 > years earlier in 1851 is married with wife Ellen and > daughter Julia. > > Is it possible that Madeline was illegitimate and Ellen > had to have a > seven year period of separation before she was permitted to > remarry. Either > that or she was forbidden to marry until after he died ( > 'til death us do > part ). > > So who was the father of Madeline? 1871 census says she > was born in > Bedford Town. 1861 says she was born in London. Did Ellen > run off to London > to hide an unexpected pregnancy? > > There are so many unresolved questions. Hopefully > the 1862 Marriage > Certificate will show if Ellen was single, divorced or > widowed. But we still > won't know the father of Madeline or when and where > Lewis Jordan died. > > Perhaps it is worth looking on A2A to see if there was > any petition for > divorce or bastardy bond. > > Peter > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message _____________________________________________________________________________ Envoyez avec Yahoo! Mail. Une boite mail plus intelligente http://mail.yahoo.fr

Just because a Certificate is a Legal Document it doesn't automatically mean that all the information it contains is true... It shows what the Informant[s] told the Registrar - OK there were penalties if by some mischance they were Found Out, but the vast majority weren't. [Like most speeding motorists escape scot-free...] Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [BDF] Ellen NADEN dau of Noah NADEN She wouldn't have been the first to have shot off down to London, leaving a husband behind, and committing bigamy . Perhaps that's why she married under her maiden name. Bet the marriage cert says single! David