My Holley family Mystery Reading, Berkshire England
I was wondering if anyone can help solve my mystery or at least point me in the right direction. Just when I think I have got it sorted out only to open the door and find it's bricked up.
My great grandmother is Mary Ann Holley, b 1858 Reading Berkshire, who married William James Gee. I have their marriage certificate (1875) and it states Mary Ann's father is Benjamin Holley and looking on the 1861 Census it has Mary Ann's mother as a Mary Ann b abt 1822 Surrey, and on another census it has her born in Reading, Berkshire.
I looked on FreeBMD for their marriage and see that there is a Mary Ann Gearing on the same page so I assumed she was her mother sent away for Benjamins Marriage certificate only to get a email back saying even though they are on the same page they are not married to each other. So I re submitted for the marriage certificate leaving out the spouse name Benjamin married in 1849. I got it today and found he married a Sarah Tims (Spinster) Benjamin batchelor. I thought great now I can carry on...WRONG.
In 1851 it has Sarah Holley at her parents house I can't find Benjamin on the 1851 Census, I looked on the 1861 Census it had Benjamins wife as Mary Ann, and I can't find any death of a Sarah Holley. On the National Burial Index 3rd edition it has two Sarah Holley's after 1851 and before 1861 but the ages do not fit with "mine" So I thought I will send away for Mary Ann Holley (my great grandmother) birth certificate to find who her mother was yet can't find a birth record for her, every census and also according to her age on her marriage certificate it says her birth is 1858, but the nearest I can find is a Martha Holley 1857 Wokingham. Is this her? Is there Parish Records for Wokingham Berkshire?
So my real problem is did Sarah die? and Benjamin remarried? although I can't find any records to either.
Also it has on the 1861 census two children born before Benjamin and Sarah married a Thomas Holley b 1840 Corsley Wiltshire and Frank Holley 1846 Reading Berkshire in 1861 census it has them as son's. Are these Benjamins wife on 1861 census Mary Ann's sons? Or were they visiting and they just said they were sons?. Are the death records for Berkshire all transcribed? does anyone have any idea's where to look?
Thank you all in advance for any help and or direction
you may give me.
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