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Gritty

Gritty Report 14 Aug 2015 09:27

Just noticed that Chris has added possible baptisms for Mercy and siblings- so, if this George below was the witness on Mercy's 1st marriage, can anyone see him on the census returns?

Baptism
County Staffordshire
Place Tipton
Church St Martin
RegisterNumber 2342
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 30 Nov 1834
Forename George
Sex M
FatherForename Henry
MotherForename Sarah
FatherSurname BLAKEMORE
Abode Oldbury
FatherOccupation Miner

Edit: Scrap that- think this is his burial:

Name: George Blakmore
Birth Date: abt 1834
Birth Place: Oldbury, Shropshire, England
Event Type: Burial
Father: Henry Blakmore
Mother: Sarah Blakmore
Death Date: abt 1835
Death Age: 9/12
Burial Date: 29 Mar 1835
Burial Place: Oldbury, Worcestershire, England
Denomination: Wesleyan

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 16:41

Hi thanks for the info it will take me some time to look thro it

on one it says daughter b 1844 but mercy blakeman was born in 1844 to henry blakeman and sarah law so is that the wrong family

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 16:44

is there a census with mercy blakeman on with her parents

Gritty

Gritty Report 14 Aug 2015 16:47

She's here in 1851 with her Mum and stepfather:

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Stone Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Samuel Broadhurst Head Married Male 34 1817 Coal Miner Ketley, Shropshire,
Sarah Broadhurst Wife Married Female 35 1816 - Oldbury, Worcestershire, England
Mercy Broadhurst Daughter Unmarried Female 6 1845 Scholar Oldbury, Worcestershire,
Ann Broadhurst Daughter Unmarried Female 3 1848 - Oldbury, Worcestershire, England
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And here in 1871 with her Mum, Sarah (who remarried again):

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Albert Street, Oldbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Mercy Nixon Head - Female 26 1845 - Oldbury Worcestershire, England
James H Nixon Son - Male 2 1869 - Worcestershire, England
Sarah Ashton Wife - Female 56 1815 - Oldbury Worcestershire, England Coal miner's wife
John Martin Lodger - Male 23 1848 - Staffordshire, England

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 17:16

thanks why is her name broadhurst when it should be blakeman

so did her mother sarah get married three times

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 17:22

was it just blakeman and broadhurst she married will have to send for certs

blakeman died in 1847 and she married in 1847

Gritty

Gritty Report 14 Aug 2015 17:24

She married again in 1861...

Yes 3 marriages- her first marriage in 1833- there seems to be mingling between Blakemore/ Blakeman:

Name: Henry Blakemore
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 23 Sep 1833
Marriage Place: Tipton,Stafford,England
Spouse: Sarah Law
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Her marriage to Samuel in 1847:

Name: Samuel Broadhurst
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1847
Marriage Place: St. Martin, Tipton, Stafford, England
Father: Samuel Broadhurst
Spouse: Sarah Blakeman
FHL Film Number: 1526189
Reference ID: 2:3Q4XT3S
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Her marriage to John Ashton in 1861 (they were both widowed):

name(s) Sarah Broadhurst
Age 45
Birth year 1816
Marriage year 1861
Marriage date 12 May 1861
Marriage place Tipton, St Martin
Denomination Anglican
Residence Oldbury
Father's name(s) Samuel Law (Blacksmith)
Spouse's name(s) John Ashton (Coal dealer)
Spouse's age 40
Spouse's residence Oldbury
Spouse's father Benjamin Ashton (Miner)
County Staffordshire
Archive reference D3949/1/28
Page 180

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 17:29

three times married like her daughter
mercy blakeman father is henry blakeman Blakemore

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 17:33

the 1861 census with daughter harriet b 1844 is that the wrong one

mercy was born 1844

Gritty

Gritty Report 14 Aug 2015 17:38

Yes, that 1861 census is wrong.

This is Mercy in 1861:

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Sandwell Hall Patten Institution, Sandwell, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

First name(s) Mercy
Last name Blakeman
Relationship Pupil Training On A Servant
Marital status Unmarried
Gender Female
Age 18
Birth year 1843
Occupation Scholar
Birth town Oldbury
Birth county Worcestershire
House name Sandwell Hall Patten Institution
Street Sandwell
Parish West Bromwich
County Staffordshire
Ecclesiastical district All Saints
Registration district West Bromwich
Enumeration district 15
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 2030 Folio number 64 Page number 41

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 19:05

can you find the birth year for henry blakeman and parents

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 19:16

what year did sarah ashton die please

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 19:25

could Samuel broadhurst have died 1857 she married again in 1861

Gritty

Gritty Report 14 Aug 2015 19:37

Possible death for Sarah:

First name(s) SARAH
Last name ASHTON
Gender Female
Birth year 1815
Age 61
Death quarter 2
Death year 1876
District WEST BROMWICH
County Staffordshire
Volume 6B Page 457
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Possible death for Samuel:
First name(s) SAMUEL
Last name BROADHURST
Death quarter 3
Death year 1858
District WEST BROMWICH
County Staffordshire
Volume 6B Page 336

June

June Report 14 Aug 2015 21:03

thank you is there anymore info on henry blakeman date of birth or his parents

June

June Report 17 Aug 2015 16:08

im looking for the marriage for the parents of john Pritchard born 1851

father name john I can't find the birth cert for john b 1851

Gritty

Gritty Report 17 Aug 2015 16:31

You mean Pritchards?

This man?
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Court, 3, Talbot Street, Oldbury (Worcs), West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
John Pritchards Head Married Male 50 1851 Navvy Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire,
Joseph Nixon Step Son Single Male 28 1873 Navvy Oldbury, Worcestershire,
Walter A Pritchards Son Single Male 16 1885 Ironworks Labourer Oldbury, Worcestershire,
George A Pritchards Son Single Male 14 1887 - Oldbury, Worcestershire,
Mercy Pritchards Wife Married Female 56 1845 - Oldbury, Worcestershire,

June

June Report 17 Aug 2015 16:36

yes I was trying to find his birth cert on the marriage cert to mercy Nixon says he was 25 in 1876 and mercy age 30 but she was born 1844

Gritty

Gritty Report 17 Aug 2015 16:40

On the marriage certificate what is his father's occupation?

June

June Report 17 Aug 2015 16:44

labourer