Genealogy Chat

Kay, I just found the 'phonetic surname' button on FreeBMD just recently. Up until that point I was keying in the various spellings I could think of -- didn't think of changing the last letter though!!

Margaret, I suppose you have this. Death;;Charles Eland Mosson note N 1900 ;Hastings??? there are plenty of Mosson spellings including Adelaide ,and aslo Mason,regional l accents in uk can be blamed for some many mis-transcripts,, have you tried differnt spelling?? kay.

Just had another look at the rellies tree - seems Adelaide's mother was Annette - what about the grandmother looking after him? Can anyone find the 1861 census for an Annette Hewetson. She would probably be a widow; her husband died in Oct 1860.

Kay, I haven't been able to find a marriage of Charles to an Annette. I had thought about Dundas being born somewhere else and being brought to England as a young child. There is around 10 years difference between Eland and Dundas; and that's where my 1st theory of an Annette as a 2nd wife came in.

Margaret, Adelaide Mossom is not recorded dying in uk ,according to freeBDM or Ancestry, either in 1865 ,earlier or later years,,, And I should think that he would have know that she was his sister and not mother,,,perhaps Charles remarried to Annette when he was younger and she was a stepmother???and if not told different he could have been born elsewhere and brought to England as baby,his mother could have died in childbirth??it wasnt uncommon to remarry a few months after a spouse dying> Kay

Thanks Jim. That was the one I was given. After I saw that, I was thrown for a loop because I already had his marriage cert that said his mother was Annette. Had searched high and low for a marriage to an Annette, with the theory of a second wife, until I saw the 1865 death of Adelaide, and jumped to my 'mother-figure' conclusion.

Found this but not a lot else Hewetson, Adelaide 1848 September Marriages Stoke Damerel Devon Mossom, Charles Eland 1848 September Marriages Stoke Damerel

That may indeed be Annette - just checked info given by other rellie, and Annette's middle name is Jane. Wonder where the rest of the family is? Who are the people she is staying with? Maybe they are other relatives. I did manage to find the death of Eland later on, unsure of year without checking, so if they were in Ireland, must have returned to England at some point.

Jess, He was married in Canada. It is a copy of the schedule of Marriages and has a space for the parents names. The others I have for later on list the mother's maiden name, but not his page - just my luck.

This is presumably their Annette in 1861 Name: Annette Jane Moseom Age: 11 Estimated birth year: abt 1850 Relation: Boarder Household: View other family members Gender: Female Where born: Dublin, Ireland Civil parish: Guildford St Nicholas Town: Guildford County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street address: View Image Condition as to marriage: View Image Education: View Image Employment status: View Image Occupation: View Image Source information: RG9/428 Registration district: Guildford Sub-registration district: Guildford ED, institution, or vessel: 9h Folio: 124 Page: 22 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 118 GSU Number: 542636 (image says mossom) sorry, rest of the household Emma Hart Attfield abt 1846 Fawham, Surrey, England Boarder Guildford St Nicholas Surrey Amelia Buckney abt 1849 Bankride, Middlesex, England Boarder Guildford St Nicholas Surrey Rebecca Annie Halland abt 1833 Kilburn, Middlesex, England Governess Guildford St Nicholas Surrey Caroline Haselhurst abt 1845 Amsterdam British Subject Boarder Guildford St Nicholas Surrey Agnes Hawkins abt 1843 Bentley, Hampshire, England Servant Guildford St Nicholas Surrey Emma L Lower abt 1850 Chelsea, Middlesex, England Boarder Guildford St Nicholas Surrey Annette Jane Moseom abt 1850 Dublin, Ireland Boarder Guildford St Nicholas Surrey Sarah Ellen Tilbury abt 1840 Guildford, Surrey, England Servant Guildford St Nicholas Surrey Alice M M Veysey abt 1856 Brighton, Sussex, England Daughter Guildford St Nicholas Surrey Jane Veysey abt 1820 London, Middlesex, England Head Guildford St Nicholas Surrey address is just mount street - looks like a school misttress and a few girls

What cert are we talking about? What cert is ever issued with your mothers name on other than birth?... and she was still alive then jess

His name is Dundas MacQueen Mossom. His marriage certificate has him as age 22/23 (writing hard to read) born London, England. He was married in Canada in April 1884. It lists his parents as Charles Eland Mossom and Annette. I have come across listings on Ancestry and OneGreatFamily (both by the same person who is a direct descendant of another one of Dundas’ daughters) that say Charles was married to an Adelaide. Have been given info on their wedding date – 1848 – and of 2 of their children, Annette and Eland, born in the early 1850’s. It seems that Eland, Annette and Charles were all born in Ireland, as were Charles parents etc. Since Dundas was born around 1862 in London, I was hoping to find this family on the 1861, mainly to confirm whether his mother was Adelaide or Annette. No luck. Have not been able to find his birth on FreeBMD or 1837. Just came across an entry submitted by member on familysearch showing an Adelaide Mossom dying in 1865 (did not say England or Ireland), and the thought struck me: if this is his mother, Dundas would only have been about 3. If his sister Annette, now aged about 15, were to start looking after him, he would look on her as his 'mother figure', and therefore put her name down on his certificate. Am I clutching at straws, or does this sound plausible? Any and all help appreciated. Margaret

I need help finding any trace of this man. I have asked for help before, but am still stuck.