Terri
28-08-09, 17:29
About great grandfather James Harris.
It's annoying enough when ancestors randomly use their middle names instead of their first names on census etc., but even more annoying when they just adopt a middle name that they were never entitled to! :mad:
Great Grandfather's birth was registered as James Harris.
He joined, and left, the Army as James Harris.
But he married as James "Augustus" Harris.
("Augustus"!!! fgs, where did that come from??:rolleyes: )
He obviously liked his new middle name so much, that he handed it on to his son.
Every bit of info and certificate I have suggest that James Harris and James Augustus are one and the same person, but I cannot shake that element of doubt! It's driving me nuts. I could slap him! Moan over, thank you for listening!
It's annoying enough when ancestors randomly use their middle names instead of their first names on census etc., but even more annoying when they just adopt a middle name that they were never entitled to! :mad:
Great Grandfather's birth was registered as James Harris.
He joined, and left, the Army as James Harris.
But he married as James "Augustus" Harris.
("Augustus"!!! fgs, where did that come from??:rolleyes: )
He obviously liked his new middle name so much, that he handed it on to his son.
Every bit of info and certificate I have suggest that James Harris and James Augustus are one and the same person, but I cannot shake that element of doubt! It's driving me nuts. I could slap him! Moan over, thank you for listening!