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FMP Staffordshire Marriage Look-up

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Slartibartfast

Slartibartfast Report 18 Feb 2022 13:59

Hello,
Please could someone do a look-up for me please on Find My Past. Ancestry doesn't have what I'm looking for.

Samuel LEAR born 1870 married to Sarah Ann MELLOR in Staffordshire 1892. Desperately need father's names to get to the next level.

Thanking you in advance.

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Feb 2022 14:01

First name(s) Samuel
Spouse's age 21
Last name Lear
Spouse's residence Milton
Birth year 1870
Spouse's father's first name(s) Enoch
Age 22
Spouse's father's last name Mellor
Marriage year 1892
County Staffordshire
Marriage date 18 Apr 1892
Country England
Marriage place Milton, Ss Philip & James
Archive reference D3383/1/8
Denomination Anglican
Register type Marriage
Residence Milton
Page 109
Father's first name(s) Samuel
Record set Staffordshire Marriages
Father's last name Lear
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Ann
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Spouse's last name Mellor
Collections from England, Great Britain

Enoch's a Saddler
Samuel snr is a Labourer
The groom is a Fireman
Address for both parties 'Milton'

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Feb 2022 14:02

Doesn't Ancestry suggest any census links? they usually do - even if they're not accurate ;-) ;-)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Feb 2022 14:07

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
New Road, Burslem Cobridge Sneyd Green, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Enoch Mellor Head Married Male 41 1850 Saddler Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Sarah Mellor Wife Married Female 43 1848 - Milton, Staffordshire, England
Emma Mellor Daughter Single Female 17 1874 - Hanley, Staffordshire, England
William H Mellor Son Single Male 14 1877 - Milton, Staffordshire, England
Eli Mellor Son Single Male 10 1881 - Milton, Staffordshire, England
Martha Mellor Daughter Single Female 8 1883 - Milton, Staffordshire, England
Florence Mellor Daughter Single Female 6 1885 - Milton, Staffordshire, England
Ada Mellor Daughter Single Female 3 1888 - Milton, Staffordshire, England
Enoch Mellor Son Single Male 2 1889 - Milton, Staffordshire, England

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Feb 2022 14:14

??? 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
35, No, Sandon, Stone, Staffordshire, England

Samuel Lear Head Married Male 70 1811 Agricultural laborer -
Elizabeth Lear Wife Married Female 42 1839 Laborers wife Seighford, Staffordshire, England
Samuel Lear Son Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Staffordshire, England
Abraham Lear Son Single Male 9 1872 Scholar Staffordshire, England
William A Lear Son Single Male 8 1873 Scholar Staffordshire, England
Sarah J Lear Daughter Single Female 5 1876 - Staffordshire, England

Slartibartfast

Slartibartfast Report 18 Feb 2022 14:16

Thank you very much ErikaH. It's really appreciated.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Feb 2022 14:17

Marriages Jun 1869 (>99%)
LEAR Sarah Leek 6b 334
MELLOR Enoch Leek 6b 334


MELLOR, SARAH ANN (MMN) LEAR
GRO Reference: 1872 M Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 178

Maddie

Maddie Report 18 Feb 2022 14:37

baptism

Samuel
Country England
Last name Lear
Archive reference D946/3
Baptism year 1869
Register type Baptism
Baptism date 05 Sep 1869
Page 183
Baptism place Castle Church, St Mary
Record set Staffordshire Baptisms
Denomination Anglican
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Father's first name(s) Samuel
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Collections from England, Great Britain
County Staffordshire

marriage is on ancestry


Name: Samuel Lear
Marriage Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1870
Residence Place: Milton
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1892
Marriage Place: Milton, SS Philip & James, Staffordshire, England
Search Photos:
Search for 'Milton, SS Philip & James' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Father:
Samuel Lear
Spouse:
Sarah Ann Mellor
Religion: Anglican
Page number: 109

Slartibartfast

Slartibartfast Report 18 Feb 2022 15:32

Thanks again ErikaH.

Would you be able to look at the marriage of Enoch Mellor and Sarah Lear (1869) (Staffordshire Marriages FMP) and tell me Sarah's fathers name?

Thanks.

Maddie

Maddie Report 18 Feb 2022 15:50

Enoch
Spouse's age 20
Last name Mellor
Spouse's residence Milton
Birth year 1848
Spouse's father's first name(s) Elijah
Age 21
Spouse's father's last name Lear
Marriage year 1869
County Staffordshire
Marriage date 20 Jun 1869
Country England
Marriage place Milton, Ss Philip & James
Archive reference D3383/1/8
Denomination Anglican
Register type Marriage
Residence Sandbach
Page 11
Father's first name(s) William
Record set Staffordshire Marriages
Father's last name Mellor
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's first name(s) Sarah
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Spouse's last name Lear

Enoch
Country England
Last name Mellor
Volume 19
Birth quarter 1
Page 91
Birth year 1849
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name Cartwright
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Congleton
Subcategory Civil Births
County Cheshire

Name: Enoch Mellor
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1847
Birth Place: Sandbach, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Death Date: Mar 1927
Death Place: Milton, Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority, Staffordshire, England
Cemetery: St. Philip and St. James Churchyard
Burial or Cremation Place: Milton, Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority, Staffordshire, England
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse:
Sarah Mellor
Children:
Florence Stanyer
URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231225842/enoch-mellor

Name: William Mellor
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1829
Marriage Place: Saint Mary,Stafford,Stafford,England
Spouse:
Mary Cartwright
FHL Film Number: 421593, 435847, 435848, 435849, 942.46 B4PR V. 56

Slartibartfast

Slartibartfast Report 18 Feb 2022 17:17

Thanks Maddie, very much appreciated.

I thought for a moment that someone had married their niece.