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Title: Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol
Post by: Roxy12 on Tuesday 12 June 12 23:19 BST (UK)

After a year researching my fathers family I discovered that I had researched the wrong Withers family :'( I now have my correct great great grandfather William Withers born 1843 in St Paul Bristol and My great great grandmother was Ann Tipton. I cannot however find any birth records for William Withers and I think his father was Edward born 1801. I have hit a wall and wondered if anyone can help  ;D

Many thanks

Title: Re: Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 12 June 12 23:33 BST (UK)

Hi

Where did you get Ann's maiden name from as there is no marriage on freebmd between an Ann Tipton and a William Withers

Title: Re: Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 12 June 12 23:37 BST (UK)

If they are the 1881 family with a 15yr old son Henry born Lanarkshire - then they may have married in Scotland

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F798-D9Z

Title: Re: Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 12 June 12 23:43 BST (UK)

I have just done a basic search on SP and there is a match for their marriage in 1865

SP is a paysite so you need to buy credits to view the entry.  It will give you a lot more info than an English marriage cert.  Scottish marriage certs show both parents names plus mothers maiden name

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

EDIT - the full date is on the IGI

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XYWL-146

Title: Re: Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol
Post by: Roxy12 on Wednesday 13 June 12 12:05 BST (UK)

Hi Carole

Thanks for your help, I had thought that they married in Scotland but couldn't find anything on ancestry.com. I didn't know about SP so thanks very much for that.

I have looked on SP but it keeps coming back as no match ??? I discovered Ann Tipton via her son George Withers ( My great grandfather ) marriage certificate when it stated that his father's occupation was a chainmaker, so it was pur luck I found my Withers family at all.

I am assuming William went to Glasgow to work in the docks and then moved back to Bristol where he was born to work in the docks.

Sorry if this is confusing but I am also confused  ;D

Title: Re: Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol
Post by: danuslave on Wednesday 13 June 12 14:26 BST (UK)

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I have looked on SP but it keeps coming back as no match

Try searching on marriage for Ann Tipton 1865 - 1865 and no other information.  There is only one hit

Linda

Title: Re: Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol
Post by: Roxy12 on Wednesday 13 June 12 15:05 BST (UK)

Hi Linda

I have done what you said and it still says no matches, I must be doing something wrong  :(

Regards

Sharon

Title: Re: Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 13 June 12 17:14 BST (UK)

Hi

I suspect you haven't registered with SP first and created a login ID etc?

 

Title: Re: Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol
Post by: Roxy12 on Wednesday 13 June 12 18:45 BST (UK)

Hi Carole

I had registered, but it's ok now I got a hit just using William Withers  ;D Thanks very much for your help and Linda too.

I am thinking looking at the record that they may have runaway to get married as Ann Tipton was only 18 and possibly pregnant!!!  ( scandal in the family  ;) which could explain why all other children were born back in Bristol.

regards

Sharon