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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Devon => England => Devon Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Braddy on Thursday 15 November 12 08:57 GMT (UK)
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Hi - can anyone help please I am looking for info on the marriage of a William Bradford to a Mary ??? - William was born about 1805 to John Bradford and Sarah (nee Squire) and the marriage of William / Mary would be about 1825 to 1830. Mary's surname would be brill and also any info at all.
Thank you,
John Bradford
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If you try family search there are 3 William Bradford marriages to a Mary between 1820 to 1824, then 3 more 1831 to 1839. All in Devon.
Regards
Colin
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Thanks Colin
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If they has a Child born post Sept 1837 the Childs Birth Cert will confirm Marys maiden name.
Trish :)
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Thank you Trish
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1841 Census Ref. No. HO107/261/5/10 Devon West Worlington
Address Part of prior house which stated "Cottage on side"
Name Relationship Status Age Occupation Born Same County
William Bradford I think this is 35 Ag Labourer Yes
Mary Bradford William's family Nee Row 31 Yes
Mary Bradford 11 Yes
John Bradford 8 Yes
Sarah Bradford 6 Yes
Grace Bradford 5 Yes
Edward Bradford 3 Yes
1841 Census Ref. No. HO107/261/17/Folio 3/Page7 Devon Rackley, West Worlington
Address
Name Relationship Status Age Occupation Born Same County
Samual Gunny 65 Farmer Yes
Samual Gunny 30 Farmer Yes
Mary Gunny 30 Mistress Yes
Mary Gunny 5 M L (man/manual lab) Yes
Mary Norrish 35 FS Yes
Richard Tolley 20 MS Yes
William Gess 15 M L (male/manual lab) Yes
William Bradford 10 M L (male/manual lab) Yes
I am descended from a William Bradford born 1831 Cadeleigh Devon. I think this is him with the Gunny family in 1841 and I think the Bradford family above - also in the 1841 census are his family - but I could do with evidence.
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I think as Trish suggested the easiest way to check Mary's maiden name would be to get Edwards Birth Cert. He was probably registered in Crediton, Q2/1838, vol 10 page 84. The only other Bradford child registered around that time was also Crediton in 1837 but unnamed.
From all that you have said the best marriage I can come up with is William Bradford to Mary Rowe 13 April 1829, Kings Nympton, Devon but as I mentioned before there were other possibles.
Colin
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From memory Mary was born Kings Nympton on the 1851 Census :)
Will check tomorrow as signing out now.
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Thank you both for your efforts.
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Can you see the marriage on parish records Colin - is William's Father mentioned ? - should be a John Bradford.
John
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Yes 1851 Mary is born c 1810 Kings Nympton on 1851 Census.
William c 1804 Crediton
Sarah 1834
Grace 1835
Edward 1836
Eliza 1846
HO107/1891/237/4
A JOHN Bradford was Christened 08 June 1806, Crediton to JOHN/SARAH
Siblings;
MARY ANN 30 March 1810
SARAH 11 April 1814
(there may be others but they are the only ones in Crediton I can find on Familysearch)
Marriage Records of that time (1829) do not have Fathers names, if you are lucky only Witnesses that might be related.
Marriage of John BRADFORD/Sarah SQUIRE 16 April 1805 Crediton, Devon
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Thank you Trish - so Mary is Mary ROWE - born Kings Nympton in c1910 - is there a ROWE Family there I wonder - I think we're on the right trail :)
John