What's her name?

annabel

annabel

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I just got this certificate, but I don't like the look of the name. Can anyone tell me what they think May's surname is?Mary.jpg
 
The first name appears to be MARY. The second name appears to start WETT. Could you possibly copy the rest of the certificate so that we can look at a bit more of the handwriting?
 
What was her husband's name? Maybe if we can look at the Marriage index we can get her name that way. Looks Like Witton but not sure at all
 
I'm going to take a punt for WETTNER but as that's only a guess I'm going to see if I can do some proper digging like gillyflower !! I'm assuming the death was in or near to Hoxne in Lincolnshire.
 
That's a good image you've posted which is still a bit of a stumper but I'm settling on WETTON :).
 
gillyflower said:
What was her husband's name? Maybe if we can look at the Marriage index we can get her name that way. Looks Like Witton but not sure at all
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This was supposed to be the death cert for Mary Welton, but I am not totally sure it says Welton. The one I'm after is the Mary Hawes that married John Welton age 26 (according to LDS) in Mendlesham, Suffolk. Her last child was born in 1835. As there I cannot find any more about her after this, and the children were in the workhouse in 1841 with no parents, I thought she probably died, and probably John too.

There is a national burial index listing for a burial the next day in Hoxne, although she is 39 here. Welton was a common name around that area. This certificate gives me no clue at all if it's the right one, the informant was a nurse
 
I don't see any problem with that being WELTON. The L looks as though it's a T because the T's bar line goes through it but on closer inspection the middle of the bar is balanced in the centre of the T making the previous letter an L (if that makes sense to you:)).
 
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As she died of typhus, a swift burial would seem logical rather than waiting a few days as was usual.
 
I agree with Flook.
It reads to me as Mary Welton, female, 37, wife of a Labourer, Typhus Fever.
The stroke of the 'y' in Mary gives the impression that the 2nd letter of her surname is an 'i' but I think it's an 'e'
Hope that makes sense
 
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annabel said:
This was supposed to be the death cert for Mary Welton, but I am not totally sure it says Welton. The one I'm after is the Mary Hawes that married John Welton age 26 (according to LDS) in Mendlesham, Suffolk. Her last child was born in 1835. As there I cannot find any more about her after this, and the children were in the workhouse in 1841 with no parents, I thought she probably died, and probably John too.

There is a national burial index listing for a burial the next day in Hoxne, although she is 39 here. Welton was a common name around that area. This certificate gives me no clue at all if it's the right one, the informant was a nurse
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I think you have the correct one.

Mary Welton died 5 August in Hoxne
John Welton died Jul-Sep q. 1838 vol. 13, page 274
1841 census - all children in workhouse with no parents
 
annabel said:
I thought so too, but I got the certificate and it's not the right one, he was way too old!
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Note that the extract says "Wife of a labourer", not Widow. Not totally conclusive, but I would say it's more likely than not that her husband was still alive.

Who is named on the certificate as having notified the death? Next of kin would presumably be her husband, so if he did it, is there another version of the surname?
 
annabel said:
I think this is the death of their son George. The other two I don't know.
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OK - moving on - you say the death cert. for the 1838 John is showing an age that that you think is out of whack!

She is is indicated as a wife of - rather than widow of - so John should be somewhere in 1841 - either on a census or deceased.

Mary was either 37 or 39 when she died - so born c. 1800. There are 2 burials of other John Welton's in Hoxne
Jul-Sep. q. 1844
Apr-Jun. q. 1845

Could one of these be right?
 
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