Frances Jane de Malmanche

It seems that Frances was raised in an informal adoption type way. Since legal adoption wasnt around then there are no records. As noted in many documents Frances is referred to as a Ward, like her parents William and Frances Ward. But when Frances Jane was married she went by her last name of Taylor. Her middle name it appears comes from her birth mothers sister Jane The are records in the 1851 census that have relationship ties to the Taylor family for Frances. When I find them again I'll post them here.

The below information is taken from a forum thread on Roots.com from a lady who is researching Frances Jane. This is dated the 7 July 2017.

"The birth record I ordered from GRO for my great grandmother Frances Jane Ward arrived two days ago and I am positively sure that my great grandmother was adopted by William and Frances Ward.

The birth register has her date of birth 10 October 1849 (exact same record of her birth date on her baptism record 12 months later) and Frances Jane was born at (back of)138 Moseley Street, Aston, Birmingham; mother ELIZABETH TAYLOR; father - blank; and informant of birth Charles Pountney (looks like the spelling) who was the occupier of above address where Frances Jane was born."

And this also from the same thread......

" The 1851 census definitely is the family and also the information of the marriage between Charles Pountney and Jane TAYLOR and Elizabeth TAYLOR being the witness to said marriage. The Jane in Frances Jane must be from Elizabeth's sister Jane.

Frances Jane's adoptive parents William and Frances Ward must have always been open about adopting Frances Jane as Frances J used the name Taylor when she married and also used the name again when she had my grandmother. I am glad she did as it was from that I started wondering where did the Taylor come from."