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Please can somebody help. Turns out a third cousin I located on another site may not be related after all - we met for the first time yesterday and there are some discrepancies in our trees.

I definitely have in my tree Edward Green and Elizabeth Bolton and their nine children, as does my "cousin"

The discrepancy is with one of Edward and Elizabeth's children, Alfred, born according to my tree in 1875 in Newark near Peterborough. My tree shows Alfred married to Elizabeth Keely (maybe Sarah Elizabeth) definitely born in Welney, Norfolk around 1874. My cousin's tree shows Alfred married to Elizabeth Mary Keeley born in Norfolk still but in 1872.

Children of Alfred and Elizabeth/Sarah Elizabeth Keely/Keeley all the same, except for their son George b1895/6. My George was George Harry, my cousin's is George William.

My cousin says she can't see the problem here, but as she's descended from her George William (my ancestor was George's uncle so this branch does not affect me as such) she can't be my cousin if my George was indeed a George Harry.

I only have access to this site and one other site, both of which give similar information for the subscription fee.

Does anyone please have any subscription to a different site, who would mind checking things out for us.

Hopefully it's a case of one of us making a mistake with the middle name rather than a case of us not being related after all. We got on so well that I'm sure we'll remain friendly, but it would be nice to know whether or not we are actually related.

Thank you in advance to anyone who may offer help.

where and when were they married
when was first child born

Do you have their marriage cert?


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Marriages Sep 1892 (>99%)
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<<GREEN Alfred Hayfield 7b 1237
Hinchliff Tom Hayfield 7b 1237
<<Keely Elizabeth Hayfield 7b 1237
Monks Mary Ann Hayfield 7b 1237

Christine

No, I have no marriage certificate. The names of the first seven children come from a photograph taken in 1915. On the back of the photo the name Harry is in brackets after George's name, so I always assumed that was his middle name, or that perhaps he was known as that and his middle name was Henry. Definitely no mention of a George William anywhere on that photo.

My cousin has the marriage showing as Hayfield, which is in Derbyshire I think. I can't see the logic in two people born in the same area (I think 30 or so miles apart) marrying over 100 miles away.

Hayfield

The district Hayfield spans the boundaries of the counties of Cheshire and Derbyshire

theres this birth

Births Jun 1896 (>99%)
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Green George Henry Mt. Drayton 6a 709


The district Mt. Drayton is an alternative name for Market Drayton and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire

this is the only George william in derbyshire

Births Sep 1895
Green George William Basford 7b 146

The district Basford spans the boundaries of the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire


Births Mar 1896
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Green George Henry Burton 6b 364


The district Burton is an alternative name for Burton upon Trent and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Derbyshire and Staffordshire;



Births Sep 1896
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Green George Harry Rotherham 9c 703


The district Rotherham spans the boundaries of the counties of Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and West Riding of Yorkshire;



Births Dec 1896
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GREEN George Henry Belper 7b 597


The district Belper is in the county of Derbyshire;

All nine children of Alfred and Elizabeth/Sarah were born in or near Peterborough. I'm positive about that.

The 1892 Hayfield marriage would have made Alfred only 17 when he married, so I don't think that's right anyway.

My main concern is George Harry/George William. If they're not the same person then the lady who I thought was my third cousin can't be.

For ref


Marriages Dec 1865 (>99%)
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Bolton Elizabeth Peterbro 3b 515

Green Edward Peterbro' 3b 515

The district Peterbro is an alternative name for Peterborough and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire

Births Sep 1875 (>99%)
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GREEN Alfred Peterbro' 3b 234




theres this birth for a sarah elizabeth

Births Dec 1872
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Keely Sarah Elizabeth Loddon 4b 217


The district Loddon is in the county of Norfolk;



then there is 1 in derby for elizabeth but she would have been too young to marry alfred

Births Dec 1882
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KEELY Elizabeth Bakewell 7b 733


The district Bakewell is in the county of Derbyshire

found these

Births Jun 1895 (>99%)
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Green George William Peterbro' 3b 260



Births Dec 1896 (>99%)
GREEN George Harry Peterbro' 3b 261


Deaths Jun 1899 (>99%)
Green George Harry 2 Peterbro' 3b 145

The George (Harry) in my photo was 19 at the time of the family photo I have according to the notes on the back. So the George Harry death could not have been him.

Perhaps I should be looking for a Henry/Harry then, with George as a middle name? Which would totally blow any connection with my "cousin" out of the water.

She is insistent that hers is a George William.

is this the family in 1881???


Household Record 1881 British Census

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Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Edward GREEN Head M Male 36 Maxey, Northampton, England Ag Lab
Elizabeth GREEN Wife M Female 35 Thorpe, Northampton, England
Charles GREEN Son Male 14 Newark, Northampton, England Ag Lab
Mary GREEN Daur Female 12 Newark, Northampton, England Scholar
Elizabeth GREEN Daur Female 8 Newark, Northampton, England Scholar
Alfred GREEN Son Male 6 Newark, Northampton, England Scholar
Robert GREEN Son Male 3 Newark, Northampton, England Scholar
Flora GREEN Daur Female 9 m Newark, Northampton, England
William PARKER Boarder U Male 22 Peterboro, Northampton, England Ag Lab


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Source Information:
Dwelling Tebbs Cottages
Census Place Peterborough, Northampton, England
Family History Library Film 1341382
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1595 / 102
Page Number 18

Alfred would have been born 1874 the census adds a year

Yes, that's the right family. The mother and father are my great-great grandparents. My great-grandfather was Robert born 1878.

these are the only births on free bdm

Births Mar 1873 (>99%)
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GREEN Alfred Berkeley Peterbro' 3b 237
Green Alfred Berkely Peterborough 3b 237

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Births Sep 1875 (>99%)
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GREEN Alfred Peterbro' 3b 234

this is the only george on bdm i can find


Births Dec 1893
Green George Henry Peterbro' 3b 257



Births Jun 1895
Green George William Peterbro' 3b 260



so there are two in that area all i can surgest is to get the birth cert for them,to see who there parents are you have the photo of george so i would get yours first thats the only way to prove who is the right son for the family unless they lost a george and the photo name should have been the surviving son


you need to find the family in 1901 to look for george's age ,See if one did die