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Title: Look up for stanford
Post by: brad on Tuesday 24 October 06 03:34 BST (UK)
George Stanford  born 1827 Merton Oxford married Ann?
born Yarnton Oxford when did they marry.  Had children John born 1849  Yarnton , William 1852 , Mary 1854, James  1859, the last 3 born Merton Oxford. Thomas 1861 Middlesex, George 1864 Middlesex Eliza born 1867 Middlesex. Found family on census 1861,   and 1881.  Would love John's date of birth. Thanks. Brad.
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: Ecneps on Tuesday 24 October 06 19:48 BST (UK)
Hi Brad,

could this be your couple?

www.freebmd.rootsweb.com has a marriage for a George Stanford to Ann Lavins 1850 December Quarter Bicester vol 16 p101
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: brad on Tuesday 24 October 06 21:17 BST (UK)
thank you for that  I did find that but wasn't sure if it was them as  their son John was born 1849  in Yarnton .Garton  Gainton not sure of place. thanks anyway will keep it on file.
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: Ecneps on Wednesday 25 October 06 00:33 BST (UK)
Hi Brad,

Think it's probably right and John was born 'out of wedlock'  :o

Found them in 1851:
HO107/1729 fol.288 p.15   Merton, Bicester, Oxfordshire
Gorge STANDFORD  Head Marr 65 Ag. Lab  Oxon. Merton
Gorge         "           Son   Marr 27 Ag. Lab     "         "
Ann            "    Daur Wife Marr 25                  "      Yarnton
John   SAVINS    Son                  2                  "            "

(spellings as in census)

Free bmd has two births for John Savin both in the Bicester district, Dec 1848 and Jun 1850, first one seems most likely
Barbara
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: brad on Wednesday 25 October 06 01:04 BST (UK)
Thank you for that . Naughty boy Gorge...that would be right as on John's marriage in NZ it says Savings as mother but I could not connection it with anybody so now need to find a marriage if there is one. I ran out of time to get the 1851 census at the library. Once again thank you.brad.
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: Ecneps on Wednesday 25 October 06 01:10 BST (UK)
As I said, that probably is the marriage you need, indexed under Lavins and Stanford Dec 1850...

Here's Ann with her parents in 1841:

HO107/890/23  Yarnton Village, Wootton, Oxfordshire
Thomas Savins  35  Ag. Lab
Keira        "        35
Ann 14, John 8, Susanna 6, Henry 5, Martha 3, Thomas 1

Barbara
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: Ecneps on Wednesday 25 October 06 01:25 BST (UK)
And here's George in 1841:
HO107/877/7 fol.4 p.12 Merton, Oxfordshire
George Stanford 50  Ag Lab
Mary         "         45
Sarah 20, George 15, Rebecka 15, Jane 10, Ann 8, Thomas 5
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: brad on Wednesday 25 October 06 04:09 BST (UK)
 barbara, thank you for all that  it is wonderful very much appreciated.
Unusual name Savins ....wonder if it is Scottish. keep up the good work. Brad.
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: brad on Thursday 26 October 06 07:27 BST (UK)
NOW THAT MUCH OF MY STANFORD FAMILY IS COMING TOGETHER CAN ANYBODY HELP FIND THE MARRIAGE OF GEORGE STANFORD TO MARY  ? WITH CHILDREN SARAH,GEORGE ,REBECKA,JANE ANN AND THOMAS. THESE  ARE ON THE 1841 CENSUS AS IN MERTON OXFORDSHIRE. THANKS.
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: MelR on Friday 28 December 12 02:26 GMT (UK)
Hi Brad and Barbara

I have come up with the same line as this, although I can not find how or why John Savins Stanford ended up with Davis on the end of his name.  Or why he came to NZ, I am researching down the line of John's brother George Stanford., although I am also running into  problem that Johns mother Ann may have married a William Savins and that is Johns father then married George Stanford . making John the stepson, but again the Davis comes up and not sure how.

Any help or information would be greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: jamajo on Friday 28 December 12 17:22 GMT (UK)
Hi MeIR,

            From OFHS Merton PRs

Marriage
Oct 16 1850 George Stanford, fa, bach, lab, otp, son of George, lab
                   Ann Savins (x) fa, sp, Woodstock, dau of Thomas, lab
                     Wits.... William (x) Clements, Jane (x) Savins


  Sue :)
Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: NDRFT on Saturday 29 December 12 09:48 GMT (UK)
NOW THAT MUCH OF MY STANFORD FAMILY IS COMING TOGETHER CAN ANYBODY HELP FIND THE MARRIAGE OF GEORGE STANFORD TO MARY  ?

Hi all
I have been watching this thread as it gets closer to my tree.
I have just run a couple of searches and there is no George anyone marrying in Merton listed in the OFHS Marr Index that is remotely close to the parents of John.
I have the marriages of the siblings just like you have found Sue but not the parents George Stanford and a Mary unknown.

As there does not appear to be a match in Oxfordshire and because Merton is right on the boarder to Buckinghamshire it may be worth a post on the Buckinghamshire board for a marriage between George and Mary circa 1819 onwards as their 1st born seems to be Elizabeth in 1816 ?

The baptisms and other entries I have put below are all from St Swithins Church, Merton PR's. OFHS CD BIC01.

This looks like the baptism for George albeit the last name has another spelling variation;

2 Sept 1789 George StOnford baseborn s Peeney

There is no other entry of such a last name as Peeney or variants in Mertons PR's but there are many across the eastern side of Oxfordshire in other parishes near Merton.


Baptisms for George and Marys children appear to be:

Elizabeth baptised 22 Dec 1816
John baptised 17 Jan 1819 Buried 6 July 1832
Sarah baptised 20 Aug 1820
John baptised 28 Dec 1823 this is correct but odd as the previous John was still alive?
Rebecca baptised 23 April 1826
Eliza baptised 21 Dec 1828
Jane baptised 18 Sept 1831
Ann baptised 8 Dec 1833
Thomas baptised 11 June 1837

Hope this all helps in some way

Title: Re: Look up for stanford
Post by: brad on Tuesday 01 January 13 00:14 GMT (UK)
it appears that my John Savins came to New Zealand and changed his name to Davis ....I believe he jumped ship but which one I have no idea. The name Stanford is included in all his children names and even the girls  and often the name was Stanford -Davis. he died at the age of about 90about 1930  and buried in Alfredton  in New Zealand.  John married  a Phoebe Peagram also from UK and they had about 15 children.  i hope this clears the mystery up about him coming to New Zealand.