IS THERE A TWIST IN MY TALE ? AND RESEARCHING IN LOCKDOWN!
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| St Mary the Virgin, Dedham, Essex, 2019 © |
In my last blog post I wrote about how, when researching my OSBORN family in DEDHAM, ESSEX, and their connection to my TURNER family from Suffolk, I discovered a multi- generational pattern of migration between Essex and Suffolk. My research into the Osborn family in Essex began after discovering that the Dedham parish records were available on the Essex Records Office's website, Essex Archives Online. My Turner family in Suffolk was well known to me, since I had been investigating this family for many years.
It was while looking into my Essex, OSBORN ancestors that I discovered a TWIST in the research I had conducted into my Suffolk, TURNER family years earlier. Intriguingly, the twist involved both the Osborn and Turner families.
I knew from census records, that my 4th great grandmother, Ann Mayer Turner (nee OSBORN) was born in Dedham, Essex, but because the parish records for Dedham had not been available, I had not researched her Essex roots. In my last blog post I revealed how I discovered family connections between two counties and the reason that Ann Mayer Osborn had left Dedham, Essex to marry in Ipswich Suffolk. You can read that blog post and the introduction to this post here.
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| Baptism of Orina Clement OSBORN 24 June 1805 [1] |
Orina Clement Osborn was the youngest sister of my 4th great grandmother, Ann Mayer Turner (nee Osborn) and both were born in the village of Dedham in Essex. At the age of 30, Orina married William SHULVER at St Nicholas Church, Ipswich in Suffolk. The marriage took place on 31 March 1834 [2].
At the time of the 1841 census, William and Orina Shulver (Osborn) were living in St Margaret's Ditches (now Crown Street) [3] about five minutes walking distance from her sister Ann Mayer Turner (Osborn) and her family in Clay Road (now Old Foundry Road). Orina's husband of four years William Shulver was employed as a Wheelwright. This census record indicates that Orina's husband William was born in Suffolk in 1804 [4].
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| St Margaret's Ditches (Crown ST) to Clay Rd (Old Foundry Rd) Google Maps |
Orina Clement Osborn and William SHULVER had two children who were shown in the 1841 census as William aged 3 and Susan Clement aged 1. [5] William Shulver junior was baptised on 4 March 1838 at St Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk [6]. Susan, who was baptised at St Margaret's, Ipswich on 20 September 1840 [7] died just over a year later on 10 October 1841 [8].
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William and Orina Clement SHULVER in the 1841 census with children, William 3 and Susan 1. [9]
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The name SHULVER leapt out at me immediately, because from my research into my TURNER family, I knew that Elizabeth Jane Turner, (born 1832) [10], the youngest daughter of my 4th great grandmother Ann Mayer Osborne and husband William Turner, had also married a man named William SHULVER in Ipswich in 1855 [11].
So, not only had my 4th great grandmother's daughter Elizabeth Jane Turner married a man named William Shulver in Ipswich, Suffolk in 1855, but my 4th great grandmother's sister, Orina Clement Osborn, had also married a man named William Shulver in Ipswich, Suffolk, 17 years earlier in 1834. Orina and her husband had a son named William Shulver who was a first cousin to Elizabeth Jane Turner.
In 1851 [12], Orina Shulver (Osborn), a widow, with her 13 year old son William Shulver, was living in Bolton Lane just around the corner from her sister Ann Mayer Turner (Osborn) who with her family were now living in Soane Street. St Margaret's Church, where Orina's children were baptised was on the junction of these two roads.[13] 13 year old William Shulver would most certainly have known his aunt, Ann Mayer Turner (Osborn) and her children, including his cousin Elizabeth Jane Turner who was three years his senior.
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| (Orina) Clement Shulver (Osborn) and her son William in the 1851 Census. [14] |
Orina Shulver (Osborn) was widowed and working as a Tailoress. Was it possible that her son William, aged 13, was the same William Shulver who married Elizabeth Jane Turner in 1855?
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Soane Street and Bolton Lane where the two sisters from Dedham, Essex lived in Ipswich Suffolk, Google Maps
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I had not researched William SHULVER, the husband of my 4th great aunt, Elizabeth Jane Turner, and the son in law of my 4th great grandparents, Ann Mayer Osborn and William Turner because he and Elizabeth Jane were never recorded living together after the birth of a son. The couple married in 1855, and their son William Engomire Shulver was born in July 1856. [15] From at least 1861 onward, Elizabeth Jane, although married, lived apart from her husband William Shulver.
William and Elizabeth Jane Shulver (Turner) were never recorded together in a census record following their marriage. The only information I had about Elizabeth Jane's husband William Shulver was from the baptism record of their son William Engomire Shulver, [16] where it was stated that his father, William Shulver, was a Wheelwright. This occupation was all I knew about Elizabeth Jane's husband.
By the 1861 census [17] Elizabeth Jane Shulver (nee Turner) and her son William E Shulver, aged 4, were living with her parents Ann Mayer (Osborn) and William Turner. Elizabeth Jane operated a Green Grocer Shop and declared right up until the 1891 census [18] that she was married despite at no time having her husband living with her. In the 1891 census she stated that was widowed. [19]
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| 101 Albion Street, where Elizabeth Jane SHULVER operated her Green Grocery Store |
Looking at the dates of Elizabeth Jane Turner's marriage in late 1855 [20] and the birth of a son William Engomire Shulver in July 1856, [21] it appears that Elizabeth might have been pregnant when she married William Shulver. Since Elizabeth Jane lived apart from her husband William, it is possible that she married for the purpose of respectability - that her marriage was one of convenience to legitimise a baby. Perhaps the couple lived together following their 1856 marriage but by 1861 they were separated. This of course, is speculation and the important goal for me, was to determine whether Elizabeth Jane Turner's husband was her first cousin William Shulver - the son of her aunt Orina Clement Shulver (Osborn).
I set out to find what I could about Orina Shulver's (Osborn) son William Shulver. I discovered that at the time of the 1861 census [22] he was recorded in Ipswich, Suffolk, as a visitor in the home where his mother Orina Shulver (Osborn) worked as a housekeeper for a Mr. William Purr. Orina's son, William Shulver, aged 23, was recorded as being married on the 1861 census, despite having no wife with him. His marriage would had taken place between 1851 and 1861. [23]
In the 1871 [24] and 1881 UK censuses [25], William Shulver was recorded as being the head of the household in which only he and his mother Orina lived. William, employed as a wheelwright, lived with his mother in East Bergholt, and then Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, and supporting her financially, until her death in 1884. [26] He continued to state that he was married but at no time did had a wife living with him.
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| Was Elizabeth Jane pregnant? Lovis Corinth Donna Gravida 1909, Wikipedia, Creative Commons |
Like Elizabeth Jane Shulver, who was married but living with her parents, her cousin William Shulver was also married but living with his mother. Both had married between 1851 and 1861. By 1871, Elizabeth Jane had married a wheelwright and her cousin William was employed as a wheelwright - quite possibly working with his uncle Abraham Osborn who lived nearby. [27]. This was also the profession of his father William Shulver senior, who had died in 1847. [28]
With coincidences mounting, I was presented with a peculiar scenario, whereby William Shulver, the son of Orina Shulver (Osborn), a wheelwright, although married, was living with his mother, with no sign of his wife. His first cousin, Elizabeth Jane Shulver (Turner), the daughter of Orina's sister, Ann Mayer Turner (Osborn), was living with her parents with no sign of her husband - a wheelwright named William Shulver.
Were the two William Shulvers the same man? If this was the case, then Orina Shulver's (Osborn) son had married her sister Ann Mayer Turner's (Osborn) daughter and it was a marriage between FIRST COUSINS. I had two sisters from Dedham in Essex who both married in Ipswich, Suffolk and the possibility that they had a son and daughter who as first cousins, married each other.
With the information at hand, I believed that I had uncovered a first cousin marriage between my Turner and Osborn families but I needed EVIDENCE to prove my hypothesis.
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| Marriage Procession, Lajos Deak Ebner, 1888 Wikimedia Commons |
I immediately ordered the marriage certificate of William Shulver and Elizabeth Jane Turner from the General Register Office in London, in the hope that it would name their parents and provide me with the evidence I needed. [29] I was notified that the certificate would be unavoidably, but significantly delayed due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic.
Undaunted by this setback, I decided to see if I could solve my mystery using negative evidence. If my theory was correct, I would need to prove that all other men by the name of William Shulver (including variations) did NOT marry Elizabeth Jane Turner, leaving her first cousin to be the only possible match. This was just a theory and I had no idea when I began the research, if it would prove to be true.
The first step would be to track down every William Shulver (including name variations) who was of a marriageable age to be a potential husband for Elizabeth Jane Turner. Next I would need to research the lives of each William Shulver through census records, marriages and deaths. Only if I could definitively rule out every other William Shulver in Suffolk or nearby counties as a husband for Elizabeth Jane, could I reach the conclusion that she had married her first cousin.
Realistically, I knew that no matter what I discovered, the marriage certificate would be only absolute evidence of a first cousin marriage. Never the less, I set out to see what I could determine through diligent online research.
OUTLINING THE INFORMATION I HAD FOUND
Elizabeth Jane Turner was 23 at the time of her marriage on 28 September 1855 to William Shulver. Her first cousin, Orina Shulver's son William Shulver, was 17 at that time. [31] Was it likely a 17 year old male would marry his 23 year old first cousin?
The William Shulver who married Elizabeth Jane was a WHEELWRIGHT, according to the baptism record of their son William Engomire Shulver [32]. Orina's son William Shulver was also shown in census records employed as a wheelwright. [33] This occupation was also confirmed on the marriage record of Elizabeth Jane's son William Engomire Shulver on 26 July 1882 to Eleanor FLOYD. [34]
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| Marriage of William Shulver and Eleanor Floyd, 1882 [35] |
First I outlined all of the information I had concerning Elizabeth Jane Turner and her cousin William Shulver.
Elizabeth Jane TURNER married a William SHULVER who was a Wheelwright. [36]
William Shulver, son of Orina Clement Shulver (Osborn) was a Wheelright. [37]
Elizabeth Jane Shulver (Turner) lived with her parents following her marriage. [38]
William Shulver lived with his mother Orina Shulver (Osborn) following his marriage. [39]
Both Elizabeth Jane Turner and her first cousin William Shulver married between 1851 and 1861, by which time they can each be found living apart with their parents. [40]
In every Census record, William Shulver stated that he was a wheelwright and was born in Ipswich, Suffolk. [41]
If 17 year old William Shulver had indeed married his 23 year old first cousin Elizabeth Jane Turner in 1855, it would have been because she was pregnant and for some reason, within four years of their marriage they were living apart - if they lived together at all.
THE SEARCH
Orina's son William was born in Ipswich, Suffolk in 1838, so I searched for every other William Shulver who along with him, could potentially have married Elizabeth Jane Turner in 1855.
I set my search parameter between 1790 and 1838 in my search for males named William Shulver born in Suffolk and surrounding counties, and I included surname variations in my search . Elizabeth Jane Turner had married in 1855, so realistically any male born after 1838 would have been too young to marry in 1855. It was unlikely she had married a man born in 1790, since he would have been 65 years old, but I couldn't rule this out. The crucial and only identifying piece of information I had about William Shulver, the husband of Elizabeth Jane Turner was that his occupation was a WHEELWRIGHT. [42]
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| Workshop of a Wheelwright, Wikimedia Commons |
Searching on Findmypast, Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch and The Genealogist, I found SEVEN birth and baptism records of males named William Shulver, including variations of the name, which were Shelver and Silver. Any of these seven men potentially could have married Elizabeth Jane Turner in 1855. The seven Williams were born between 1791 and 1838 and they were all born in Suffolk. There were no births of suitable males of this name or variation of it in surrounding counties.
The one crucial piece of information I had concerning William Shulver, was his occupation as a wheelwright and this matched Elizabeth Jane Turner's first cousin William Shulver who was a wheelwright. I needed to eliminate the possibility that there was another man by the same name and occupation before concluding that this was a first cousin marriage.
POTENTIAL HUSBANDS FOR ELIZABETH JANE TURNER
William SHULVER - born April 1838, Ipswich, Holy Trinity, Suffolk, to parents William Shulver (WHEELWRIGHT) and Orina Clement OSBORN. [43] ELIZABETH JANE TURNER'S FIRST COUSIN
William SHULVER - Baptised 26 June 1836, St Margaret, Southolt, Suffolk to parents William Shulver (FARMER) and Clara CRACKNELL. [44] Southolt is a village about 35 miles from Ipswich, Suffolk.
William Johnson SHULVER - Baptised 22 August 1819, St Peter, Monk Soham, Suffolk to parents John Shulver (LABOURER) and Phoebe JOHNSON. [45] Monk Soham is a village about 15 miles from Ipswich, Suffolk.
William SHULVER - Baptised 9 February 1820, St Mary, Washbrook, Suffolk to parents William Shulver (FARMER) and Mary Ann ENGLISH. [46] Washbrook is a village and civil parish about 3 miles west of Ipswich, Suffolk.
William SHULVER - Baptised 16 December 1791, St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk to parents William Shulver (LABOURER) and Ann CARR [47]
William SHELVER - Baptised 11 March 1820, Cockfield, Born 1799, Suffolk to parents William Shelver (LABOURER) and Sarah GOOCH. Sudbury is a market town about 22 miles from Ipswich, Suffolk. [48]
William SILVER - Baptised 29 July 1821, St Andrew's, Melton, Suffolk in the archdeanery of Sudbury, to parents James Silver (CARPENTER) and Mary PIPE. Melton is a village about 10 miles from Ipswich, Sufolk. [49]
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| St Andrew's, Melton, Suffolk, Wikipedia Commons |
RESEARCHING THE LIVES OF SEVEN WILLIAMS
My next job was to search FIND CENSUS RECORDS, MARRIAGES, BIRTHS OF CHILDREN AND DEATH RECORDS for all seven Williams.
Fortunately for me, all of the men named William Shulver and the two named Silver and Shelver stated their place of birth accurately on census records. This enabled me to be certain that I had the correct person when researching their lives. My research plan was as follows:
1. Search census records to determine place of birth and occupation of each William and the first name of a wife
2. Search for the marriages
3. To ensure I had the correct marriage for each William - crosscheck with the baptism records of the children found in census records. Baptism records often provide the maiden name of the mother.
During the research process, I also had to rule out the possibility that my missing William Shulver was a bigamist. He was never living with Elizabeth Jane Turner so I couldn't ignore the fact that he might have been living with another woman. For this purpose, William Shulver's occupation as a wheelwright was crucial to finding him.
EXAMPLE
My husband has an ancestor who was a baker in Bedfordshire. In the early 19th century, this man, kept three households complete with a 'wife' and children. The three families lived in villages within ten miles of each other. This busy baker had two wives and a mistress, but he always had only one occupation. And so you aren't left wondering, his first wife eventually discovered that her husband was delivering more than bread to nearby towns and took him to court - for cheating and swearing!
MY ELIMINATION PROCESS
William Silver (Born 1821, Melton, Suffolk)
I was able to eliminate William Silver as a husband for Elizabeth Jane Turner when I found him marrying Louisa Bigg on 3 January 1856, in Glemsford, Suffolk in the archdeaconry of Sudbury. He and Louisa moved their family several times within Suffolk and William, later widowed, moved back to Melton, Suffolk where he died in 1901. In every census, William's birth place is given as Melton, Suffolk (misspelled as Milton in 1871). William was an agricultural engineer and pattern maker so he was definitely not the man who married Elizabeth Jane Turner in 1855.[50]
1841 Melton, Suffolk, Living with parents. Father was a Carpenter. [51]
1851 Glemsford, Suffolk, Married to Louisa, Agricultural Implement Maker [52]
1861 West Barnfield, Cambridgeshire, Married to Louisa, Engineer and Pattern Maker [53]
1891 Melton, Suffolk, Single, Living on own means [54]
1901 Melton, Suffolk, Death [55]
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| William SILVER born in Melton, Suffolk, Engineer and Pattern Maker, 1871 Census [56] |
William Johnson Shulver (Born 1819, Monk Soham, in the union of Hoxne in Suffolk)
I found this William Shulver operating an Inn in Stradbroke, Suffolk. He married Mary Ann Reed in Hoxne in 1855 [57] and by 1861 was living in Stradbroke with their family. In every census, William's birth place is given as Monk, Soham, Suffolk. His occupation of a Brewer and Inn Keeper precluded him from being Elizabeth Jane Turner's husband.
1841 Monk Soham, Suffolk, Unmarried, employed as a man servant in an Inn [58]
1851 Worlingworth, Suffolk, Unmarried, Ag Lab [59]
1861 Stradbroke, (Hoxne) Suffolk (8 miles from Monk Soham), Married, Beer House Proprietor 3 children, "The Lion Beer House" [60]
1871 Stradbroke, Suffolk, Married to Mary Ann, 7 children, Operating a Beer House [61]
1881 Stradbroke, Suffolk, Married, Innkeeper [62]
1891 Stradbroke, Suffolk, Widowed, Innkeeper [63]
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| William Shulver born in Monk, Soham, Suffolk in the 1861 Census [65] |
William Shulver (Born 1820, Washbrook, Suffolk)
This William was found in census records, first living in Washbrook where he was born. He appears to have married three times. In 1851 he was married to Mary Ann (Unknown) in Suffolk. In late 1855 he married widow Rachel Tabor (Deane), widow of Robert Tabor in Tendring, Essex. [66] In 1876, again widowed, William married his housekeeper Susan Gardener. [65] His occupation was a cement burner then an agricultural labourer. [67] In every census, William's birth place is given as Washbrook, Suffolk. This was not the man who married Elizabeth Jane Turner in 1855.
1841 Washbrook, Suffolk, Unmarried, Man Servant at an Inn [68]
1851 Ipswich, St Mary at the Tower, Wife Mary Ann, son Samuel 3, Cement Burner [69]
1861 Harwich, Essex, Married to Rachel, General Labourer [70]
1871 Harwich, Essex, Widowed living with housekeeper Susan Gardner [71]
1876 Harwich, Essex, Marriage to his housekeeper Susan Gardner 30 April 1876 [72]
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| William Shulver born Washbrook, Ag Lab, Suffolk in Harwich, Essex 1871 [73] |
William Shulver (Born 1836 Southolt, Hoxne, Suffolk)
This William married Elizabeth Cracknell in 1858 in Hoxne [74] and worked as a Farm Bailiff, Cattle dealer and Dairyman. [75] In every census, William's birth place is given as Southolt, Suffolk. Since this William Shulver was a Dairyman and Cattle Dealer and can be accounted for in every census records, he can be ruled out as being the man who married Elizabeth Jane Turner.
1841 Southolt, Suffolk, Unmarried, farmer's Son [76]
1851 Southolt, Suffolk, Unmarried, Farmer's Son [77]
1861 Alresford, Hampshire, Married to Elizabeth, 2 children born Hampshire, Farm Bailiff [78]
1871 Alresford, Hampshire, Married to Elizabeth, 5 children born Hampshire, Cattle Dealer [79]
1881 Chelmsford, Essex, Widowed, 3 children with him, Dairyman [80]
William Shulver - (Born 1791, Ipswich, Suffolk)
This William Shulver married Susannah TURNER on 8 October 1808 in Sproughton near Ipswich. [81] William's birth place is given in the 1851 census as Walton, Suffolk and he was employed as a Labourer. [82] This William died before Elizabeth Jane Turner married.
1841 St Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk, Married to Susanna with 5 children, Labourer [83]
1851 St Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk, Married to Susanna with 2 children, Labourer [84]
1854 Death Ipswich, Suffolk [85]
NOTE - HERE I HAD FOUND ANOTHER TURNER/SHULVER MARRIAGE TO BE FURTHER RESEARCHED - A FUTURE BLOG PERHAPS.
William Shelver (Born 1799 Cockfield, Suffolk) William Shelver married Mary Ann Hempstead on 5 December 1826 at St George, Bradfield, Suffolk [80] and was employed as an Agricultural Labourer. [86] In each census, William's birth place is given as Cockfield, Suffolk. William Shelver was not Elizabeth Jane Turner's husband.
1841 Gedding, Suffolk, Married to Mary Ann, 6 children, Ag Lab [87]
1851 Gedding, Suffolk, Married to Mary Ann, 3 children, Ag Lab [88]
1859 Gedding, Suffolk, Death [89]
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| William SHULVER from Cockfield in the 1851 Census at Gedding,Suffolk [90] |
As I researched and eliminated each William Shulver, Shelver and Silver, I placed their names and details in red. By the end of my research, I had eliminated six of the seven Williams. I was left with one possible match for a William Shulver who was the potential husband of Elizabeth Jane Turner.
THE ELIMINATED WILLIAMS IN RED
William SHULVER - Baptised 26 June 1836, St Margaret, Southolt, Suffolk to parents William (farmer) and Clara CRACKNELL. [91] Southolt is a village about 35 miles from Ipswich, Suffolk.
William Johnson SHULVER - Baptised 22 August 1819, St Peter, Monk Soham, Suffolk to parents John Shulver (labourer) and Phoebe. [92] Monk Soham is a village about 15 miles from Ipswich, Suffolk.
William SHULVER - Baptised 9 February 1920, St Mary, Washbrook, Suffolk to parents William (farmer) and Mary Ann ENGLISH. [93] Washbrook is a village and civil parish about 3 miles west of Ipswich, Suffolk.
William SHULVER - Baptised 16 December 1791, St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk to parents William Shulver (LABOURER) and Ann CARR [94]
William SHELVER - Baptised 11 March 1820, Cockfield, [95] Born 1799, Suffolk to parents William and Sarah GOOCH. Sudbury is a market town about 22 miles from Ipswich, Suffolk.
William SILVER - Baptised 29 July 1821, St Andrew, Melton, [96] Suffolk to parents James (carpenter) and Mary PIPE. Melton is a village about 10 miles from Ipswich, Suffolk.
THE ONE REMAINING WILLIAM SHULVER
William SHULVER - born Ipswich, Suffolk, June-July 1838 to parents William Shulver (a wheelwright) and Orina Clement OSBORN [97] ELIZABETH JANE TURNER'S FIRST COUSIN
1841 St Margaret's Ditches, Ipswich, Born Ipswich, Unmarried, 3 years, living with mother who is a Tailoress [98]
1851 St Margaret's Ipswich, Bolton Lane, Born Ipswich, Unmarried, 13 years [99]
1861 St Margaret's Ipswich, Northbridge Road, 23,Born Ipswich, MARRIED, WHEELWRIGHT, Living with and supporting his mother, who widowed, is a housekeeper for Mr W. Purr. William is listed as a VISITOR [100]
1871 East Bergholt, Suffolk, Mannington Road, 33, MARRIED, Head of the household with his mother. Occupation WHEELWRIGHT [101]
1881 Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, 43, Born Ipswich, MARRIED, Occupation WHEELWRIGHT, Living with and supporting his mother Orina [102]
1901 Death of William Shulver, Ipswich, Suffolk
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| William SHULVER, Wheelwright, 1871, East Bergholt, Suffolk [101] |
The only male named William Shulver whose marriage I was unable to account for was Elizabeth Jane Turner's first cousin, son of her maternal aunt Orina Clement Shulver (Osborn).
CONCLUSION
At the conclusion of my research, I am convinced more than ever, that 20 year old Elizabeth Jane Turner became pregnant to her 17 year old cousin William Shulver and that the couple married in the last quarter of 1855. Perhaps their families insisted they marry for the sake of respectability. Both being underage, they would have required parental consent for the marriage, but whether the families were happy with the arrangement, is unknown.
For whatever reason, Elizabeth Jane Shulver (Turner) did not live for very long, if at all, with her husband William Shulver, wheelwright.
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| St Matthew's, Ipswich where Elizabeth Jane's parents were married 2019.© |
My conclusion that William Shulver who married my 4th great aunt Elizabeth Jane Turner in 1955 was her first cousin, is still unfortunately conjecture until I receive the marriage certificate of William Shulver and Elizabeth Jane Turner. As much as I would like to claim that my online research was correct, I need hard evidence. Hopefully the marriage certificate will support my research and confirm my theory about a first cousin marriage.
STAY TUNED FOR THE RESULT OF THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE AND MY FOLLOW UP POST. "WAS WILLIAM SHULVER A FIRST COUSIN OF HIS WIFE AND WAS MY ONLINE, PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN RESEARCH CORRECT?"
FOOTNOTES
1. Baptism of Orina Clement Osborn, 24 June 1806, St Mary the Virgin, Dedham, Essex, Essex, England Church of England Baptisms, Ancestry.com
2. Marriage of Orina Clement Osborn and William Shulver, 31 March 1834, St Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Select Marriages, 1538-1973, Ancestry.com
3.1841 UK Census, St Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
6. Birth of William Shulver, 1838, Vol. 12, Page 337, England & Wales Births, 1837-2006, Findmypast
7. Baptism of Susan Shulver, St Margaret, Suffolk, 20 September 1840, Suffolk Baptism Index, Suffolk Family History Society, Findmypast.
8. Burial of Susan Shulver, St Margaret, Suffolk, 10 October 1841, National Burial Index for England and Wales, Findmypast
9. 1841 UK Census, St Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
10. Baptism of Elizabeth Jane Turner, 5 February 1832, Ipswich, Suffolk, England and Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Ancestry.com
11. Marriage of Elizabeth Jane Turner and William Shulver, Oct-Dec 1855, Vol. 4a, Page 1329, England & Wales Free BMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
12. 1851 England Census, Ipswich, St Margaret's, Suffolk, Class: HO107; Piece: 1800; Folio: 525; Page: 15; GSU roll: 207449.Ancestry.com
13. St Margaret's Church, Ipswich, Google Maps
14.1851 England Census, Ipswich, St Margaret's, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
15. Baptism of William Engomire Shulver, 28 September 1856, Ipswich, Holy Trinity, Suffolk Baptism Index, Suffolk Family History Society, Findmypast.
16. Ibid.
17. 1861 UK Census, Ipswich, St Clement Suffolk, Ancestry.com
18. 1871 and 1881 UK Census, Ipswich, St Clement, Ancestry.com
19. 1890 UK Census, Ipswich, St Clement, Ancestry.com
20. Marriage of Elizabeth Jane Turner and William Shulver, December 1855, Vol. 4a, Page 1329, England & Wales Free BMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
21. Baptism of William Engomire Shulver, 28 September 1856, Ipswich, Holy Trinity, Suffolk Baptism Index, Suffolk Family History Society, Findmypast.
22. 1861 UK Census, Ipswich, St Clement, Ancestry.com
23. Ibid.
24. 1871 UK Census, East Bergholt, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
25. 1881 UK Census, Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
26. Death of Orina Clement Shulver, 1884, Vol. 4a, Page 273, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
27. 1861 UK Census, Ipswich, St Clement, Ancestry.com
28. Death of William Shulver, St Margarets, Ipswich, Suffolk, 1847, Vol. 4a, Page 352, England & Wales FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
29. Marriage Certificate of Elizabeth Jane Turner and William Shulver, 1855, Vol. 41, Page 1329, GRO
31. Marriage of Elizabeth Jane Turner and William Shulver, 22 September 1855, Ipswich, Suffolk, Vol. 4a, Page 1329, Ancestry.com
32. 1861 UK Census, Ipswich, St Clement, Ancestry.com
33.1841 UK Census, St Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
34. Marriage of William Engmire Shulver and Eleanor Floyd, 26 July 1882, Tower Hamlets, St Dunstans and All Saints, London, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com
35. Ibid.
36. Marriage of Elizabeth Jane Turner and William Shulver, December 1855, Vol. 4a, Page 1329, England & Wales Free BMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
37. 1841 UK Census, St Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
38. 1861 UK Census, Ipswich, St Clement, Ancestry.com
39. Ibid.
40. Marriage and Census records, Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com
41. UK Census Records, Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com
42. Baptism of William Engomire Shulver, 28 September 1856, Ipswich, Holy Trinity, Suffolk Baptism Index, Suffolk Family History Society, Findmypast.com
43. Birth of William Shulver, 1838, Vol. 12, Page 337, England & Wales Births, 1837-2006, Findmypast.com
44. Baptism of William Shulver, 26 June 1836, St Margaret, Southolt, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
45. Baptism of William Johnson Shulver, 22 August 1819, St Peter, Monk Soham, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
46. Baptism of William Shulver, 9 February 1820, St Mary, Washbrook, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
47. Baptism of William Shulver. St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
48. Baptism of William Shelver, 11 March 1821, St Peter, Cockfield, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
49. Baptism of William Silver, 29 July 1821, St Andrew, Melton, Suffolk, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
50. Marriage of William Silver and Louisa Bigg, 3 January 1856, Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, England Marriages 1838-1973, Findmypast.com
51. 1841 UK Census, Melton, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
52. 1851 UK Census, Glemsfrod, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
53. 1861 UK Census, West Barnsfield, Cambridgeshire, Ancestry.com
54. 1871 UK Census, Melton, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
55. Death of William Silver, 1901, Mildenhall, Suffolk, Vol. 4a, Page 552, England & Wales Free BMD, Death Index 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
56. 1871 UK Census, Melton, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
57. Marriage of William Shulver and Mary Ann Read, 1855, Hoxne, Suffolk, Vol. 4a, Page 1200, England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005, Findmypast.com
58. 1841 UK Census, Monk, Soham, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
59. 1851 UK Census, Worlingworth, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
60. 1861 UK Census, Stradbroke, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
61. 1871 UK Census, Stradbroke, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
62. 1881 UK Census, Stradbroke, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
63. 1891 UK Census, Stradbroke, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
64. 1861 UK Census, Stradbroke, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
65. Marriage William Shulver and Rachel Tabor (nee Deane), 1855, Tendring, Essex, VOl. 4a, Page 401, England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005, Findmypast.com
66. Marriage William Shulver and Susan Gardner (nee Garrad), 30 April 1876, Harwich, Essex, D/P 170/1/31, Page 29, England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005, Findmypast.com
67. 1861 UK Census, Harwich, Essex, Ancestry.com
68. 1841 UK Census, Washbrook, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
69. 1851 UK Census, Ipswich, St Mary at the Tower, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
70. 1861 UK Census, Harwich, Essex, Ancestry.com
71. 1871 UK Census, Harwich, Essex, Ancestry.com
72. Marriage William Shulver and Susan Gardner (nee Garrad), 30 April 1876, Harwich, Essex, D/P 170/1/31, Page 29, England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005, Findmypast.com
73. 1871 UK Census, Harwich, Essex, Ancestry.com
74. Marriage of William Shulver and Elizabeth Cracknell, Hoxne, Suffolk, 1858, Vol. 4a, Page 761, England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005, Findmypast.com
75. 1851, 1861, 1871 UK Census Records, Ancestry.com
76. 1841 UK Census, Southolt, Hoxne, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
77. 1851 UK Census, Southolt, Hoxne, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
78. 1861 UK Census, New Alresford, Hampshire, Ancestry.com
79. 1871 UK census, New Alresford, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
80. 1881 UK Census, Chelmsford, Essex, Ancestry.com
81. Marriage of William Shelver and Mary Ann Hempstead, 5 December 1826, Bradfield, St George, Suffolk, Suffolk Marriage Index, Suffolk Family History Society, Findmypast.com
82. 1851 UK Census, St Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
83. 1841 UK Census, St Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
84. 1851 UK Census, St Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
85. Death of William Shulver, First Quarter 1854, Ipswich, Suffolk, Vol. 4a, Page 352, England & Wales FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
86. 1841 UK Census, Gedding, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
87. Ibid.
88. 1851 UK Census, Gedding, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
89. Death of William Shelver, 1859, Vol. 4a, Page 331, England & Wales FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, Ancestry.com
90. Baptism of William Shulver, 26 June 1836, St Margaret, Southolt, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
91. Baptism of William Shulver, 9 February 1820, St Mary, Washbrook, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
92. Baptism of William Johnson Shulver, 22 August 1819, St Peter, Monk Soham, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
93. Baptism of William Shelver, 11 March 1821, St Peter, Cockfield, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
94. Baptism of William Shulver. St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
95. Baptism of William Shelver, 11 March 1821, St Peter, Cockfield, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
96. Baptism of William Silver, 29 July 1821, St Andrew, Melton, Suffolk, Suffolk, Suffolk Baptism Index, 1538-1911, Findmypast.com
97. Birth of William Shulver, 1838, Vol. 12, Page 337, England & Wales Births, 1837-2006, Findmypast
98. 1841 UK Census, St Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
99. 1851 UK Census, St Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com1
100. 1861 UK Census, St Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
101. 1871 UK Census, East Bergholt, Suffolk, Ancestry.com
