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Re: Elijan Ellwood of Arcledon, Cumberland

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On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:47:04 +0000, Jenny M Benson
<nemonews@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>On 30/01/2016 17:45, Steve Hayes wrote:
>> I'm greatly puzzled by Elijah Ellwood, who was born at Arcledon in
>> Cumberland in 1850, son of Thomas and Ann Ellwood.
>>
>> In 1869 he married Bridget Boyel in the Cockermouth registration
>> district, and they had a son James, born in Maryport, who appears on
>> the 1871 census aged 1 at Ince, in Lancashire.
>>
>> That seems uncomplicated.
>>
>> While living in Ince they appear to have had a daughter Ann, born in
>> 1873.
>>
>> In 1875 it seems that Bridget died, and in 1876 Elijah seems to have
>> remarried to Ellen Riddle, in Lanchester Registration District in Co
>> Durham.
>>
>> This is where things get complicated.
>>
>> In 1876 Elijah and Ellen had a daughter Annie, two years younger than
>> Ann. They went on to have a Susannah, born 1877 and an Elijah Junior,
>> born in 1882.
>>
>> So we have these children:
>>
>> Elijah & Bridget
>> James born 1869
>> Ann  born 1873
>>
>> Elijah & Ellen
>> Annie born 1876
>> Susanna born 1877
>> Elijah born 1882
>>
>> But in the 1881 census (at Crook and Billy Row, Co Durham) they seem
>> to have acquired John, a twin for James, born at Leadgate, Durham
>> about 1869. They are both aged 12. I can't imagine the mother
>> travelling from Maryport to Leadgate to give birth to a second twin.
>>
>> By 1891 James has disappaeared, but John is still there, aged 22, and
>> has acquired yet another brother, Joseph, aged 23.
>>
>> I have not been able to find a John Ellwood aged 2 in the 1871 census,
>> so where was John then, and where did he come from?
>>
>> I suppose I could order their birth certificates (though there don't
>> seem to be any likely FreeBMD index entries for Joseph and John), but
>> I'm not sure whether this family, or any part of it, is actually
>> related to us (that's what I'm trying to find out).
>>
>> Any suggestions about where to look next?
>
>A couple of idea comes to mind.  As both Joseph and John were born in 
>Durham, but only appeared with Elijah on the census after he moved 
>there, could they have been adopted?  Could they be the sons of Ellen 
>Riddle.  (Was she born Ellen Riddle or had she been married before?)

Yes, that seemed to be a possibility, but I couldn't find a Joseph &
John Riddle that seemed to fit either.


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Elijan Ellwood of Arcledon, Cumberland Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2016-01-30 19:45 +0200
  Re: Elijan Ellwood of Arcledon, Cumberland Jenny M Benson <nemonews@hotmail.co.uk> - 2016-01-31 11:47 +0000
    Re: Elijan Ellwood of Arcledon, Cumberland Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2016-02-01 20:36 +0200
  Re: Elijan Ellwood of Arcledon, Cumberland CWatters <colin.watters@NOturnersoakSPAM.plus.com> - 2016-02-14 17:33 +0000
    Re: Elijan Ellwood of Arcledon, Cumberland Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2016-02-15 02:34 +0200
    Re: Elijan Ellwood of Arcledon, Cumberland Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2016-02-15 03:21 +0200
      Re: Elijan Ellwood of Arcledon, Cumberland Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2016-02-15 03:50 +0200

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