Mary Ann Smith or Goodall c1831

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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63 409 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	9 Dec 2013 11:40
	Should that be 'formerly'? It makes a difference................. Where did you get the 'info' that Mary was named SMITH? Any documentary evidence?
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 415 Send Message	Treemadnancy	Report	9 Dec 2013 11:28
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 415 Send Message	Hi Guys, having difficulty with this one... My Alfred Horatio Sheaf born Portsea Hampshire England in 1855 was the son of Mary Ann Smith above and Aaron Sheaf. I have purchased the birth of Alfred Horatio Sheaf assuming his mother would be Smith but it says his mother was Mary Ann Sheaf "formally" Goodall ?? I have since traced a marriage for Aaron Sheaf and Mary Ann Goodall in 1850. They had their first child Emma Frances Sheaf who is listed on the 1851 census aged 7 months but they are living with grandparents John SMITH and Charlotte? Then came George Sheaf 1853 and Alfred H Sheaf 1855 and they are listed on the 1861 census with Aaron and Mary Ann and still living with grandparents John SMITH and Charlotte.. I'm confused and I have come to the conclusion that either Mary Ann married briefly to a Goodall or she was adopted. I'm not finding her or her parents John and Charlotte in the 1841 census... Heeelp :-S