Hello Everyone It my Pettit (Pettitt)/ Poulter mystery, Here is what I have & would love to have some thoughts as to what you all think. 1844 Julia Jane Stigwood marries a John Pettit (signed Pettett) he a labourer have marriage cert. it does not state X for mark of mother 1851 Census Gives the family as Pettett with parents & children 1851 5th March I have a birth for a William Poulter (a twin so the record office said) Julia Jane Poulter formerly Stigwood X mark as informant Mother Father's occup Carter 1857 Hannah Pettit father John Pettit Coal Carter mother Julia Jane Pettit formerly Stigwood 1861 Census gives the family as Pettit father's occupation Labourer it shows both William & Hannah there plus older children & younger ones. 1871 Census it shows family as Poulter John's occupation Butcher, Julia is there as is William age 17 Butcher, Hannah 12 plus younger children. 1875 Hannah marries & gives her as Hannah Poulter father John Butcher (have cert) 1881 Census family Poulter John a Butcher, Julia is there & a Thomas age 25 Ag Lab & a Samuel age 14 Hannah is a widow with two children 1884 Hannah remarries in Bloomsbury London gives John Poulter butcher as father (have cert) 1889 There is a Death of a John Poulter (am waiting on cert) 1891 Census Julia widow Dealer & butcher there is a son James ag lab age 46 (he only ever shows on 1851 census) Samuel age 28 Butcher 1891 Census shows a Thomas Pettett age 36 Ag Lab with wife & family 1899 Samuel Marriage cert give him as Samuel Pettit Poulter Butcher father John Pettit Poulter 1901 Census shows a Thomas P Poulter ag lab with family does match names with the 1891 census 1901 Census Samuel age 34 butcher wife Julia 30 & Julia widow age 77 Mother is there 1903 Death of a Julia Poulter am waiting on Death Cert. So far I have not found a death for a John Pettit or various spellings & no marriage to a John Poulter. Would I now be right for what ever reason saying that John Pettit & John Poulter are one of the same & can anyone say why the names change from the different years at first I thought that Julia had remarried but when I was inputting Hannah's birth today & clicked to sort the children I saw that William is a Poulter for sure as I have his birth certificate, I had been looking for Hannah's for years under Poulter because of William's but only just found Hannah (which was very difficult to read on the GRO Index) & received the cert today which confirms not only surname but mother's name both the same. So any help as how to put this family down as well to what is going on, thanks if you managed to read down to here Regards Janice