by Minotaur » Thu May 04, 2023 1:30 pm
Hello,
My head is sore from bashing into this brick wall multiple times so I am seeking assistance!
== Context ==
My grandfather was Maurice Troth (b. Dec 1917, Bromsgrove).
Family knowledge is that Maurice had a falling out with one or both parents. Somehow ended up in Wales and, as a teenager, walked from Wales back to Bromsgrove as a result of the falling out.
His birth certificate shows his mother as being Annie Troth (Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove), but there are no details for his father.
We know he had a brother, Leslie, who he fell out with or just lost contact with.
A couple of Maurice's children remember him having a sister called Beryl (again limited contact)
A marriage certificate shows Annie Hughes and Harold Troth were married (Bromsgrove) on 6th October 1912.
A birth certificate shows Leslie H Troth was born in 1915 (Bromsgrove)
The 1921 Census shows Annie, Leslie and Maurice Troth living on Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove with a Susannah Troth (age 67) - (Wild Guess number 1: Susannah is Annie's mother-in-law)
The 1939 Register shows Leslie Troth (b.1915) living (Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove) with a Susannah Troth (b.1965), Beryl Waldron (b. 1928), Annie Waldron (b. 1897) and Harry Waldron (b. 1887)
Wild Guess number 2: Annie Hughes/Troth started living with Harry Waldron at some point after 1921
On FindMyPast I can find a record of Annie Trach (transcription error of handwritten addition to the typed index that I think should actually be 'Troth') marrying a Henry Waldron in 1926 in Bedwellty, Wales. (ties in nicely with 1939 register)
On FindMyPast I can find a record of Annie Troth marrying a Harry Jones in 1926 in Bedwellty, Wales.
On FindMyPast I can find a birth record for Beryl Waldron b. 1928 in Bedwellty (mother's maiden name: Troth)
On FindMyPast I can find a birth record for Beryl Jones b. 1928 in Bedwellty (mother's maiden name: Troth)
== Questions ==
Why would Maurice's father not be on birth certificate despite his mother using her married name of Troth. Is Maurice the result of an extra-marital affair, is his father away (at war?), or have parents just separated between Maurice's conception and birth registration?
If Annie Hughes married Harold Troth, then after his death is it likely she would use 'Troth' as a maiden name if remarrying Henry Waldron or Harry Jones or for Beryl's birth?
I cannot find both entries for the later (assumed) marriage of Annie and Henry/Harry Waldron/Jones. By 'both' entries I mean the first entry for Annie Troth linking to her new husband, and the second entry for her new husband linking to Annie). It looks like one record links Annie to Henry Waldron and the other entry links Annie to Harry Jones). Am I making wildly incorrect assumptions here or can anyone help me make sense of what I am seeing?