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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: bammy52 on Thursday 06 December 12 10:40 GMT (UK)
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Good morning, I wonder if you folks can point me in the right direction? I have for sometime been tracing my roots and have come unstuck
My 2nd great grandmother Sarah Bather was born about 1817 in Over Wallop in Hampshire, married to THomas Davis in 1841. In 1851 she is shown widowed and in Stockbridge workhouse with four of her children.
My direct descendant Henry was born in 1859 and obviously illegitimate must have been conceived whilst Sarah was at the workhouse in 1851(census) or at
168 High St Stockbridge, Hampshire, England(1861) census as I don't know when she left the workhouse. I would like to find the unknown father(shown on Henry's birth cert)
I am pretty sure I am looking for a needle in a haystack but does anybody know the next steps I should take?
Thanking you in anticipation
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Good morning
When you say the "unknown father (shown on Henry's birth cert)" do you mean there is a name shown on the birth cert - if so what is it?
There are 5 Davis children with her in the workhouse in 1851 - Elizabeth 9 Harriet 8 John 7 Thomas 5 Phoebe 2.
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Hi Milli pede
THe birth cert is shown blank for father
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Right thanks.
Presume he got married if you are descended from him! Do you have his marriage certificate to see if that names a father?
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Hi Millie
Sarah Davis(nee Bather) married THomas Davis in 1841, he died she ended up in the workhouse shown on 1851 census then during that period Henry was born 1859, there are no records to show that Sarah re-married
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Sorry I meant a marriage certificate for Henry ;)
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Hi Millie
The marriage cert doesnt show any details of Henry's father
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Hi
Hampshire records office http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives may have some of the records for the workhouse.
Presumably if she fell pregnant whilst there there would have been a fuss made as this was another mouth to be fed by the parish.......
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Thanks Fizz will give it a try
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Was 'Henry' registered as Harry at birth and married as Harry to Mary Jane HAILSTONE? If so, can you please advise who actually registered his birth and their status? Also, the names of his witnesses at marriage might be useful.
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Hi dee-jay
Thank you for your response
BIRTH record for 1859 shows HARRY Davis:
MARRIAGE 1885 shows HARRY Davis:
1891 CENSUS shows HENRY Davis:
1901 CENSUS shows HENRY Davis
As far as I am aware it was his mother Sarah Davis(nee Bather) who registered the birth
I am trying to dig out the marriage certificate and will get back to you
Thankyou for your interest and assistance
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I found this marriage reference:
Marriages Sep 1864 BLAKE Henry / DAVIS Sarah Stockbridge 2c 163
I also found a HARRY born c1860 recorded as a son of Henry & Sarah BLAKE in the 1871 and 1881 Census returns at High Street, Stockbridge.
Deaths Sep 1887 BLAKE Henry 72 Stockbridge 2c 58
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dee-jay
Thank you very much, this does look very promising it would explain why i couldn't find a death for Sarah Davis and why, after Henry Davis's birth (1859) i could only find him in the 1861 census and not any other census again(1891) until he moved to West Ham where I was born. You are a genius and I am very grateful and of course it opens another stem
Thank you again
Peter Davis (now Blake!!)