The Internet is an amazing thing. Cousins Tori, Lesley and I “face plant” pretty regularly. Also my father’s cousins Greg and Sherri are webbing it.
Day before yesterday I was googling Jump and found an entry on ancestor. com from Steve who was looking for information on his wife’s family….Arthur and Ellen Elizabeth Deakin Jump. He posed a question to the universe in 2002… now 7 years later and with the same email, I wrote him back and in less then 24 hours he replied.
Hello Alexandra,
I guess my wife and you are 2nd cousins. My mother in law would be a 1st cousin of your father. I have the same picture that you sent below. My wifes grandmother is the second one from the left in the bottom row, her name was Margery as is my mother in law. My mother in law remembers your grandfather and she may also get in touch with you via email.
I would like to compare info with you. The earliest Jump I have is Hugh Jump born in 1620 and he would be your 9th great grandfather.
If you have any other pictures they would be great to see. I have pictures also that may interest you. I also have copies of your great grandparents passports, my mother in law has the originals.
I have included a picture of Adam and Alice (Butler) Jump, your great great grandparents.
Get back to me when you can. If you want to talk directly we can do that also.
Take care!
Steve
Last night I looked at my great great grandparents photo. Adam and Alice Jump from Sheffield England. What a hoot. Check out that dress she is wearing!
I am in serious thought about taking my name back legally. Bub and I have talked about it and he says he is fine, and since it is not a separator from him, but a joiner for me, he is ok with it. ( we will see when I actually do it ) I don’t think that my mother is going to be to pleased, since she divorced from my father more then 40 years ago, remarried and has identified with her second husband’s family. I haven’t identified with my step-father’s family for more than 20 years, so that name is not that significant to me. But to her, this might bring back bad memories and she might see it as a slam. I hope not. My children have their father’s name, which is not mine anymore. They can make the choice of keeping their names or taking their future husband’s name when the time comes.
Name, identity, how we see ourselves in the world might be an easy thing for some. For me it has been a real struggle. There has always been a sense that part of me was missing. Somehow taking my name back makes a great deal of sense. I will ruminate on that for a while. It will be a total pain to change everything and some folks will make assumptions about the change. But not doing because it is a hassle is a weak argument.
