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The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: November 2008 Posts: 4,290 Send Message	EvieBeavie	Report	21 Nov 2008 21:35
	The Thomas in 1851 does look like born Ratley, Leicestershire, on the image. The Thomas in 1861 is Astley, Warwickshire. Astley is near Bedworth, so that makes more sense. It would be odd for Mary to have married two Thomases both so much younger than herself! Someone could have misread Astley/Ratley way back at the time.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 2,950 Send Message	Helen	Report	21 Nov 2008 21:42
	I thought that aswell, must be the same man, there must have been some reason for the name change, that i think will remain a mystery i think. Thankyou for your help Evie
	Researching: Clay, Dabell, Meadwell, Crowson
Member Since: November 2008 Posts: 4,290 Send Message	EvieBeavie	Report	21 Nov 2008 22:13
	I might get hold of the certificate of the marriage to Mary and see what it says for father's name, if I were you, and then see whether he can be found in 1841, or a birth in the IGI. ... Duh, you said you were doing that. Two name changes in my family turned out to be because of spots of bother -- one with the military and one with creditors. Neither seems likely in your case. Yours did shift, from 1851 in Warwickshire to 1861 in Staffordshire. One does wonder!
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 2,950 Send Message	Helen	Report	21 Nov 2008 23:02
	Creditors a possible....lol
	Researching: Clay, Dabell, Meadwell, Crowson

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