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Title: Burfoot family
Post by: pippi3 on Monday 17 February 14 23:49 GMT (UK)

hi all, Im trying to trace any information re my gt gt grandparents Mary Burfoot (b abt 1838, in Stauntin) married John Sims ( b abt 1837 in Moreton Valance) One of their son's John Sims (b abt 1870) being my paternal gt grandfather.  I have no backgroud to Mary at all !!

I have exhausted my Ancestry resources as far as I can tell,  and am rapidly creating a new brick wall for myself. Fellow rootchatters have been very helpful in getting me to the point I'm at now with my SIMS research so can impose upon you all again with this one.

many thanks
Vicki

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 18 February 14 00:02 GMT (UK)

Do you have a copy of John & Mary's marriage cert showing her fathers name and occupation

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 18 February 14 00:10 GMT (UK)

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Mary Burfoot (b abt 1838, in Stauntin)

Census shows Staunton in Worcestershire

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: keyboard86 on Tuesday 18 February 14 00:13 GMT (UK)

Hi going on the 1881 census, Mary was born Staunton, Worcestershre in 1851 aged 15 1841 aged 5 as a possible Mary, in 1851 shown as BURKERT and 1841 as BURFORD parents William & Ann

Census Ref 1851 HO107/1960//402/8 1841 HO107/1206 4/6 / 4

A possible for you!

Keyboard86

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: pippi3 on Tuesday 18 February 14 00:15 GMT (UK)

Thanks Carole,
No not a thing. cannot find a marriage record on Ancestry either, all I can tell you is that they were registered as married  by the 1861 census and living in Hardwicke where John was listed as an ag lab, they also had 3 children by this stage.

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: pippi3 on Tuesday 18 February 14 00:22 GMT (UK)

Now i'm confused I gather Staunton is near the border of Gloucestershire and Worchester is that correct? Forgive me I'm in Australia so just wikipedia'd it !! I will check the 1851 census, thanks "keyboard86"

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 18 February 14 00:28 GMT (UK)

In 1871 they are transcribed as Timms and living in Gloucs

John Simms 35 b Moreton Valence
Mary 33 b Worcs Staunton
Mary I 12 b Moreton V
all following children b Hardwick Gloucs
Harriet  10
Herbert  7
Emma 5
Timothy 2
RG10 Piece 2624 Folio 18 Page 4

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 18 February 14 00:31 GMT (UK)

Marriages December qtr 1854

John Sims/Mary Barford   Wheatenhurst  6a  569

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2D33-MSM

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 18 February 14 00:38 GMT (UK)

This is the entry from Gloucs BMD  http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/MarriageSearch.aspx

John Sims/Mary BURFORD  St Stephen - Moreton Valence

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 18 February 14 00:47 GMT (UK)

This is the 1841 entry for Staunton found by Keyboard above - all b Worcestershire

William Burford    40 agric labourer   
Ann 44   
John 15     
Ann 13 
Elizabeth 11     
Thomas 8   
Mary 5   
Sarah 3   
George 10mths

Title: Re: Burfoot family
Post by: pippi3 on Tuesday 18 February 14 04:48 GMT (UK)

thanks for all your help CaroleW and keyboard86. I'm pretty sure I'm on the right track now with this family. I had a feeling there might have been some variation in Mary's surname. Quite a common occurance isn't it!!