Mystery cousins identified

[Oates]

Recently, my grandma mentioned some mystery Inghams who called her grandmother auntie. Today she rang up to hear any recent developments on the tree and I told her about a woman (granddaughter) living with her great grandparents in 1911, who with a bit of research turned out to be the daughter of her grandfather's oldest (half) sister. As it turns out, this half sister died before the 1901 census and that combined with transcription errors meant I hadn't spotted her when I looked before, although I had a possible marriage record.

Anyway, when I mentioned this, she started talking about the Inghams again as the woman in 1911 had the same first name, and the BMD indexes revealed this woman did marry an Ingham. Another check, and I found her daughters, as well as the real first name of cousin 'Matty' - Martha.

It wasn't the biggest breakthrough ever, but my grandma's very pleased they finally know who the Inghams were and apparently she, her cousin and her sister have been wondering about it. Before she was thinking they weren't really cousins. So, this post is dedicated to my grandma and her happiness at this discovery. :)

[Jan1954]

That's great, Oates! |hug|

I am really pleased for your grandma.

[Oates]

Hmm... apparently now my great aunt has been talking to a descendent who thinks her grandmother (the half sister) came from the Canary Islands?! :confused: Not a clue where that came from...

[Jan1954]

Another one to start tracking back! Good luck! :D

[Oates]

Another one to start tracking back! Good luck! :D

No but... this woman who apparently came from the Canary Islands is the daughter of my gg grandfather's half sister. Everyone connected to her was born, lived, married, had children and died in the same Yorkshire town. I can't see how she could possibly have been from there... :confused: I'm wondering if the woman my aunt has been talking to is getting mixed up with the other side of her family or something.

[Jan1954]

This is quite possible. Family stories, whilst often having a grain of truth in them, can be remembered incorrectly.

My father told me that he had heard that we had an ancestor who committed suicide by throwing themselves off a railway bridge in St Albans (Hertfordshire). It was only through research that I discovered that it was Dad's great grandfather, who had walked out in front of a steam train - but in Smarden, Kent.

[Davran]

Oates, there are Inghams in Bermuda. My friend's uncle was from that branch.

[Oates]

Oates, there are Inghams in Bermuda. My friend's uncle was from that branch.

Interesting, thanks. That could also be the root of the story - that her husband was from there (so the woman's grandfather, not grandmother). I need to have a look for this husband on the censuses... They married in 1912 so he should be around in 1911.