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Am beginning to to think that Charles Wilson (b 1872) was the product of a relationship between Johanna(Joan) Brown and Charles Wilson snr. Cant find any marriage between the two of the, so prob didnt marry. Could Joan have registered Charles' birth and stated her name as Wilson to save embarrassment of registering an illigitimate child?
Joan on the 1871 census working as a live-in servant in St George Hanover Square is stated as unmarried, therefor it doesnt run true with the 1911 census stating that she was married in 1867/8. It also says she had 2 children. have been trying to find the sibling of Charles, but not yet found him/her.
Charles Wilson snr is stated as being married for 37years in 1911 and having 1 child still living, have tried looking for a marriage for him to Joan around 1874 but nothing still. He may well have married someone else, but so hard to find when he is a live-in butler.
Have also tried to find links between the Shorten family(William shorten and Mary Ann, nee Nash) and both parents of Charles and the only link is that William was a butler.

Any other ideas from you more experience genealogists would be muchly appreciated
Damian

Sorry, you're last post just appeared BatmansDaughter.
I know nothing of Charles' siblng as yet and cant find.
Will check out the witness' for charles marriage to Alice Emily Marshall