PS the address on the birth certificate with EMMA BAILEY as the mother was Union House Orsett. Any ideas if this was some sort of workhouse? Many thanks yet again!! From: karen_staines@hotmail.com To: essex-uk@rootsweb.com Subject: Grandfather named as father on marriage cert? Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:30:32 +0100 My ancester Sarah Ann Bailey was born in Orsett around 1850 and i want to trace her parents. On the census i found her living with her grandfather WILLIAM BAILEY but never with her parents. I ordered 2 birth certificates that i though it could be, one was definatley wrong whilst the other gave the mother as EMMA BAILEY and Father as Unknown. William Bailey had a daughter called Emma so this is possible. I also ordered Sarah's wedding certificate and the father named on it was WILLIAM BAILEY. The grandfather WILLIAM also had a son called WILLIAM. Confused yet??!! The second william would have only been 14 when Sarah was born. I think that perhaps her mother was EMMA BAILEY and she gave her grandfathers name as her father on the wedding certificate as her bought her up. Is this a logical theory? Thanks in advance Karen Win £3000 to spend on whatever you want at Uni! Click here to WIN! _________________________________________________________________ Make a mini you on Windows Live Messenger! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/107571437/direct/01/

As the 1834 Poor Law joined neighbouring areas up into regions called Unions, a Union House would indeed be a workhouse. -----Original Message----- From: essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Karen Massey Sent: 11 August 2008 20:51 To: essex-uk@rootsweb.com Subject: [Ess] Union House Orsett PS the address on the birth certificate with EMMA BAILEY as the mother was Union House Orsett. Any ideas if this was some sort of workhouse? Many thanks yet again!! From: karen_staines@hotmail.com To: essex-uk@rootsweb.com Subject: Grandfather named as father on marriage cert? Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:30:32 +0100 My ancester Sarah Ann Bailey was born in Orsett around 1850 and i want to trace her parents. On the census i found her living with her grandfather WILLIAM BAILEY but never with her parents. I ordered 2 birth certificates that i though it could be, one was definatley wrong whilst the other gave the mother as EMMA BAILEY and Father as Unknown. William Bailey had a daughter called Emma so this is possible. I also ordered Sarah's wedding certificate and the father named on it was WILLIAM BAILEY. The grandfather WILLIAM also had a son called WILLIAM. Confused yet??!! The second william would have only been 14 when Sarah was born. I think that perhaps her mother was EMMA BAILEY and she gave her grandfathers name as her father on the wedding certificate as her bought her up. Is this a logical theory? Thanks in advance Karen Win £3000 to spend on whatever you want at Uni! Click here to WIN! _________________________________________________________________ Make a mini you on Windows Live Messenger! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/107571437/direct/01/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.0/1602 - Release Date: 09/08/2008 13:22 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.0/1602 - Release Date: 09/08/2008 13:22