I have a copy of William's birth certificate now, which has told me that he was born on October 26th, in 1858, at Tottenham just SE of Coundon.
His father was a miner, too - named William Sennett
(the spelling is very clearly written). His mother's name is not so clear. Her current name is clear enough as Jane Sennett. Then it says " late Hope, formerly Mc**ene". I can't read it at all - glad for any suggestions.
McIrene? McLene?
This is standard wording on these registers for the fact that Jane Sennett was born as Jane Mc**ene (whatever that was), and was married once before to the late Mr. Hope (or previously had the name Jane Hope for some other reason, eg. change of name when her mother remarried).
Here's a picture of the copy - click on it to see what you think!
It may well be McVene, but that doesn't help me to find her in any records!!! It seems from the 1861 Census Records that Jane was born in Ireland... so perhaps Jane's earlier life was spent in Ireland, hence the lack of records.
P.S: I have looked for records of a marriage between Jane Mc**ne and Mr. Hope, (no joy) and for a death record for Mr Hope (too many to choose from, of course). Next step will be to have a look for the Hope couple in the 1851 Census, and 'hope' they were not living in Ireland as Irish records were lost.
PPS: Elliot struck gold when he found a record in 1857 in Belfast for their marriage - Jane Hope & James Sinnett. Jane's father is named as a McIlwaine. See Sennett Elders post for more on this.
Soo... that 'V' seems to be an 'Il'!!
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