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I am looking for SCANTLEBURYs living in Looe in Cornwall circa 1875.

I have my great-grandmothers marriage certificate which shows that she married in Looe/Liskeard in 1903 at the age of 24, which means that she was born in 1878/79, but i cannot find her birth index or census entries (not even in 1901).

Her name was Harriet Anne Scantlebury and her father was Charles Scantlebury.

I've searched for both of them but cannot find anything.

Charles Scantlebury was deceased at the time of Harriet's marriage (12 Apr 1903).

Hello again.

I've finally sorted them out, but it was quite a challenge.

Harriet Ann Scantlebury is registered as Skentlebury, and her father Charles Scantlebury is registered as Charles Mutton Scantelberry (note the spellings).

The birth certificate for Charles states first names as Charles Mutton, mother as Harriet Scantlebury, but no father. Five weeks after Charles was born, his mother married a John Mutton. In all censuses for Charles (as a child and an adult), his surname is Mutton. He signed his marriage certificate Charles Mutton Scantlebury. His children appear in the censuses as Mutton, even though he registered them as Scantlebury!

Harriet Ann (my g-grandmother, daughter of Charles) was also a bit confused - her declared maiden name for her first child is Mutton, but for her second and subsequent children it's Scantlebury!

Alan.

apw6270 wrote:Hello again.

I've finally sorted them out, but it was quite a challenge.

Harriet Ann Scantlebury is registered as Skentlebury, and her father Charles Scantlebury is registered as Charles Mutton Scantelberry (note the spellings).

..................Charles Mutton Scantlebury. His children appear in the censuses as Mutton, even though he registered them as Scantlebury!

Harriet Ann (my g-grandmother, daughter of Charles) was also a bit confused - her declared maiden name for her first child is Mutton, but for her second and subsequent children it's Scantlebury!

Alan.

Hi Alan

You need to search for this family in both names.

The problem is Charles was a 'Scantlebury' [no proof of father although no doubt was John] subsequent children born to first Harriet were of course in her married name 'Mutton'

Charles' line should have continued as 'Scantlebury' but having been brought up under his stepfather/father's name with all his siblings he used the name of Mutton and as you say "His children appear in the censuses as Mutton, even though he registered them as Scantlebury!" Obviously his daughter Harriet Ann Scantlebury believed her name to be Mutton and named her firstborn this then probably found out her proper surname Scantlebury and named subsequent accordingly but the confusing thing is she married in the name of Scantlebury!

Deaths Mar 1890

Scantlebury Charles Mutton age 34 Liskeard 5c 52
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Marriages Jun 1903

Scantlebury Harriet Anne Liskeard 5c 103