Post by rodders on Sept 1, 2021 14:21:21 GMT -5
I am not sure if the content of this post falls within the remit of the forum, but I will plough ahead anyway.
I wonder if someone may be able to help me with a mystery regarding:
Paul QUICK b. 1843 Madron, son of Paul QUICK/Elizabeth ROBERTS
He married Alice NUTE in Madron in 1869.
They had 3 children:
Paul b.1871
Florence b.1873
John Freethy b.1876 (Freethy was his gt-grandmother's maiden name)
Alice died in 1877, and at the 1881 census Paul and the children were residing at Hea Moor, Jamaica, Madron.
Then in 1883, Paul married Mary Ann BARBER at Widley, near Portsmouth. However, on the marriage certificate his name is entered as Paul Quick ROBERTS (ROBERTS being his mother's maiden name). His father's name is also on the certificate as Paul Quick ROBERTS.
Thereafter, he seems to have dropped the name of QUICK altogether. Living in the Portsmouth area at the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses, he is recorded as John ROBERTS, and his wife as Annie. The three children are also shown with their surname as ROBERTS. In all cases, Penzance or Madron are indicated as their place of birth, and their ages correspond closely to their birth dates.
The second son, John, married Mary Jane HAZZARD in June 1901, and on their marriage certificate he is recorded as John Frederick ROBERTS (Freethy having been converted to Frederick). Similarly, his father's name was also entered as John Frederick ROBERTS.
I appreciate that in those times folk could quite easily change their names, and were indeed able to call themselves more or less any name they pleased. And there were, and still are, circumstances which can often provide a motive for someone to wish to change their name. It seems strange, though, that in this case these changes appear to have been implemented in stages.
So, it looks like Paul QUICK became John Frederick ROBERTS. But why? I'm hoping that perhaps someone may be able to shed some light on possible factors that could be relevant.
I wonder if someone may be able to help me with a mystery regarding:
Paul QUICK b. 1843 Madron, son of Paul QUICK/Elizabeth ROBERTS
He married Alice NUTE in Madron in 1869.
They had 3 children:
Paul b.1871
Florence b.1873
John Freethy b.1876 (Freethy was his gt-grandmother's maiden name)
Alice died in 1877, and at the 1881 census Paul and the children were residing at Hea Moor, Jamaica, Madron.
Then in 1883, Paul married Mary Ann BARBER at Widley, near Portsmouth. However, on the marriage certificate his name is entered as Paul Quick ROBERTS (ROBERTS being his mother's maiden name). His father's name is also on the certificate as Paul Quick ROBERTS.
Thereafter, he seems to have dropped the name of QUICK altogether. Living in the Portsmouth area at the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses, he is recorded as John ROBERTS, and his wife as Annie. The three children are also shown with their surname as ROBERTS. In all cases, Penzance or Madron are indicated as their place of birth, and their ages correspond closely to their birth dates.
The second son, John, married Mary Jane HAZZARD in June 1901, and on their marriage certificate he is recorded as John Frederick ROBERTS (Freethy having been converted to Frederick). Similarly, his father's name was also entered as John Frederick ROBERTS.
I appreciate that in those times folk could quite easily change their names, and were indeed able to call themselves more or less any name they pleased. And there were, and still are, circumstances which can often provide a motive for someone to wish to change their name. It seems strange, though, that in this case these changes appear to have been implemented in stages.
So, it looks like Paul QUICK became John Frederick ROBERTS. But why? I'm hoping that perhaps someone may be able to shed some light on possible factors that could be relevant.