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Milk, one sugar please :) I'll keep trying to find Richard and/or Mary. Do you have Richard and Martha in 1891 and 1901? (I guess he's probably dead by 1901 though?) Guess they're both dead by 1891. I found Albert (under Ashley) as a Lodger and Mary (under Lewis) as a Servant. Albert is Lodging with a family of Lewis'.

On its way Tracy, No I do not have them in later years, not got that far yet.

Albert 1901, back as Lear... Albert A Lear abt 1876 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Head Audley Staffordshire Anna Lear abt 1879 Stirchley, Shropshire, England Wife Audley Staffordshire in 1891 as Ashley... Lewis, Henry abt 1851 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Head Madeley Staffordshire Lewis, Emily abt 1851 Silverdale, Staffordshire, England Wife Madeley Staffordshire Lewis, Lilly abt 1878 Keele, Staffordshire, England Daughter Madeley Staffordshire Lewis, Lucy abt 1881 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Daughter Madeley Staffordshire Lewis, Leatha abt 1885 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Daughter Madeley Staffordshire Ashley, Albert abt 1876 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Lodger Madeley Staffordshire Isn't that the same Henry as the one with Thomas in 1871? Oh no!!! lol Definitely lots of cousins marrying here! Henry is with Emily's parents in 1881.

Now there is a surprise. Flippin Lewises, trust them to stick there nose in to confuse things. Ha ha

Always said there was something funny about my lot

There are definatley two Madeleys, one in each county.

Oh!! You'll never guess who Henry's father is..... *drum roll* Thomas Lewis abt 1810 Cheswardine, Shropshire, England Head Madeley Staffordshire (I didn't notice there were two Madeleys to begin with lol) (BTW - have you noticed I get side-tracked easily? lol)

Oh... about Mary... this'll be why she's a Lewis... Staffordshire Birth indexes for the years: 1873 LEWIS Mary Hannah Alice Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-Under-Lyme NUL/41/010 Births Jun 1873 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEWIS Mary Hannah A Newcastle L. 6b 64 Marriages Sep 1873 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEAR Richard Ashley Newcastle L 6b 108

Tracy, Even more confusion. Just found this, Family search has a Mary Lear 1860 born to Richard and Mary. This is in Chesterton about 5 miles away.

Can't see them on the census... hmm.... wonder what they're transcribed as... (back after lunch)

I think I have the connection. It starts with Richard and Martha Lea. They have two sons, Richard and William Lear. Richard the younger marries Ann Ashley who already has a son Richard Ashley. Richard we think marries twice. 2nd time to Martha Ann Lewis William marries Elizabeth who dies young after the birth of two children. He then marries Harriet. They have 3 children. when william dies, harriet marries thomas Lewis and has another daughter, mary Jane Lewis. Am I still making sense.?

That sounds good to me :) Least we know where all the Lewis' came from lol I still can't find Richard and Mary though :( The available Parish Records only go to 1812. Unless you can get to Stafford?

Martha Ann lewis is the daughter of Thomas Lewis. He was also married before to Hannah ? I will have to put this on paper to see it all clearly

Madeley Parish records are on fische at the local library. they go up to 1885 I think. My plan this morning was to go and look up a marriage for another branch of the family this afternoon.

Ahh, brilliant. I'll summarise what we know, then you can print it off and confirm it all :)

1861 William Lear abt 1817 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Head Madeley Staffordshire Harriet Lear (nee Wycherly) abt 1825 Stanton, Staffordshire, England Wife Madeley Staffordshire William Lear abt 1855 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Son Madeley Staffordshire Richard Lear abt 1857 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Son Madeley Staffordshire Hannah Lear abt 1859 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Daughter Madeley Staffordshire John Lear abt 1860 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Son Madeley Staffordshire 2 doors down... Thomas Lewis abt 1810 Cheswardine, Shropshire, England Head Madeley Staffordshire Hannah Lewis (nee Lear) abt 1812 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Wife Madeley Staffordshire George Lewis abt 1841 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Son Madeley Staffordshire Martha Lewis abt 1849 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Daughter Madeley Staffordshire Henry Lewis abt 1852 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Son Madeley Staffordshire Emma Lewis abt 1856 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Daughter Madeley Staffordshire George Lear abt 1855 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Nephew Madeley Staffordshire (Nephew of Hannah) Staffordshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1864 LEAR Harriet LEWIS Thomas Madeley, All Saints Newcastle-Under-Lyme C16/1/243 WYCHERLY Harriet LEWIS Thomas Madeley, All Saints Newcastle-Under-Lyme C16/1/243 LEWIS Thomas LEAR Harriet Madeley, All Saints Newcastle-Under-Lyme C16/1/243 LEWIS Thomas WYCHERLY Harriet Madeley, All Saints Newcastle-Under-Lyme C16/1/243 1871 Thomas Lewis abt 1814 Cheswardine, Shropshire, England Head Madeley Staffordshire Harriet Lewis abt 1823 Arcall, Shropshire, England Wife Madeley Staffordshire William Lear abt 1854 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Stepson Madeley Staffordshire Richard Lear abt 1857 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Stepson Madeley Staffordshire Hannah Lear abt 1860 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Stepdaughter Madeley Staffordshire John Lear abt 1861 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Stepson Madeley Staffordshire Mary Jane Lewis abt 1867 Madeley, Staffordshire, England Daughter Madeley Staffordshire

Free bmd has a death for a Mary Ann Lear in 1860 so on the 61 it may be just richard and possible 1 year old daughter

I think you should have a look at these two marriages while you're there to find out why one is a church and the other a civil... 1859 ASHLEY Richard JONES Mary A Madeley, All Saints Newcastle-Under-Lyme C16/1/186 1873 LEAR Richard A LEWIS Martha A Civil Marriage Newcastle-Under-Lyme R6/105 Haven't found a marriage for Thomas and Hannah or William and Harriet yet.

Oh IGI... THOMAS LEWIS Male Marriages: Spouse: HANNAH LEA Marriage: 20 JAN 1835 Madeley, Stafford, England Messages: Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date. (How complicated are this family????)

I think civil must be a registrar marriage. Dont know when they started.