I've been trying to untangle the London JENKINS' (before I get back to the GREYs ...see other topic).
My ancestor Job JENKINS (a baker) married Fanny Maria MIZEN in 1856 (I have the certified copy from the GRO) at St George Hanover Sq, London.
Job's father is named as Job JENKINS, bricklayer.
So far so simple.
The 1871 Census has Job jnr age "42", born Kentish Town, Yoruonhouse, a Baker, living in Islington with children whose mother had a maiden name Mizen/Mozen/Mirzen,
so that is the right Job - b1828-1829.
I haven't found Job jnr again until his death (Islington) 1899, age 72, implying dob 1825-1826.
From that, the only matching birth I have found is 14/11/1826 (christening 03/12/1826 St Pancras Old Church). That implies parents Job JENKINS (snr) and Jane.
It appears Job snr and Jane christened several children there.
However, the Job snr who had children with Jane died in 1837, and Jane married James Jenkins (I suspect he was Job snr's brother, tbc). But that means Job snr could not have been a bricklayer at the time of Job jnr's wedding in 1856, and I would have expected to be recorded as 'deceased'.
I've checked back over things, put together a spreadsheet with 26 rows of entries relating to sources/individuals they are a source about, and have come to the conclusion that I'm not getting 'my' Job's confused with the other Job JENKINS of St Pancras (b 23/4/1811, census 1841 at Drummond St, died 1855, City of London). I've sorted out so I'm not getting confused by Job snr's father, either (also called Job, of course, who I think may have married Elizabeth).
But despite all that, I can't find any way of reconciling Job snr having died in 1837, while apparently having been a bricklayer, and not recorded as 'deceased', at Job jnr's wedding in 1856.
Any thoughts, please?