Thomas Whitehead + Elizabeth - But Why Hughes middle name ?

[Daisycakes]

Hi... My gt x2 grandfather was christened Thomas Corkhill Nicholas in 1839... Corkhill was actually his mothers maiden name on his birth cert .in effect he carried this double barrelled name throughout many records ,but never passed it onto his children..it's not the first time I've come across this it also happened on my husbands side....No help with Elizabeth I'm afraid there's so many but Good luck with your search.

Ann

[dwhitehead10]

Thanks Ann,

Im still digging, and Believe that Thomas Hughes (11Nov 1804) as i now know him , was the son of a Hanna Hughes, She had him when she was 18, and he was illegitimate ... BUT I can not find any Marriage for a Hanna to a Whitehead... My thinking was she had Thomas, and then Married a Whitehead , so when he had his children He gave the Step farther name as their middle name .. I have niggling thought in my mind that i saw an Edmund whitehead, from the Liverpool " area" , mentioned in one of the many searches that i did , at the time i discounted him , as i was thinking t literally - Thats a Newbie for you .. - But I'm learning ..

From what you have just suggested , Maybe i should be looking for a Miss Whitehead who married a Mr Hughes .. and had a son Thomas Hughes - that way he passed on his Mother Maiden name to the Family as Middle names ...

What strikes me as strange , is on the birth certificate for William Whitehead Hughes , he is definitely named as farther "Thomas Whitehead Hughes" , However in the 1841 Census He and his wife Elizabeth are using the name Whitehead, and have dropped the Hughes .. and there after he always uses the name Thomas Whitehead, but on one later document , he is Thomas Hughes Whitehead.. If have confirmed is definitely him, as he had his too youngest daughters living with him at the time, and their professions and ages are all inline ..

Why would you drop your surname form Birth , and used at your married and pick up what was a middle name as the surname ... Or am i thinking about this all wrong .. (Maybe i should stop thinking , I'm confusing myself now

Anyway , I'm going to keep going through the records , leave Elizabeth's death date for now and try and find the parents of Thomas Whitehead hughes ...

Thanks for all the advice and comments , its really appreciated, and I'm Learning Loads form you replies- THANK YOU ALL ..
regards
DAVE

[Tina]

Off topic, excuse me Dave. Daisy Cakes....so happy to read your post, a big hello to you my old friend. Tina downunder!!

[Daisycakes]

Sorry Dave I'm chipping in but have to say "Hi Tina " how's you ? Good to hear from you.

Back to Dave....here's a thought "It may well be that Thomas's father was indeed named Whitehead but didn't acknowledge that Hannah was pregnant so she just gave Thomas the middle name of Whitehead so he would have a vague idea he did have a father. That or revenge Again I have come across this in my own searches and its sooooo frustrating but I love the chase and eventually finding a paper trail.

Ann

[Tina]

Tks Ann!! all good mate, still wombating away.. ha ha