RootsChat.Com

England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Devon => England => Devon Lookup Requests => Topic started by: linuk on Tuesday 03 April 18 19:15 BST (UK)

Title: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: linuk on Tuesday 03 April 18 19:15 BST (UK)
Hi I am hoping some one can help. I am looking for the Charles Henry Mares I know one of his kids was Frederick Mares born in Charles Devon in 1856. Frederick married married Ann Cater in 1880 in South Molten (Charles was deceased at the time of their marriage)their children were Alice Walter Mabel and John (1891 censor). So apart from knowing his fathers name I can not find out anything else about him, Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Linda
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: groom on Tuesday 03 April 18 19:36 BST (UK)
Welcome to Rootschat.

This looks like Frederick's birth, registered as Mars. No mother's maiden name given, which does sometime mean the child is illegitimate. Where did you get his father's name from - have you found them on the 1861 census? If the name came from the marriage certificate, you have to bear in mind that if a child was illegitimate they did sometime "invent" a father to go on the marriage certificate.

Births Dec 1857   
MARS    Frederick Henry       
Barnstaple    5b   442
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: PaulineJ on Tuesday 03 April 18 19:40 BST (UK)
The only one I can see in the vicinity is the same.

MARS, FREDERICK  HENRY     -      1857  D Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION  Volume 05B  Page 442

1861 census, his mother has wed. 
(probably   Jul-Aug-Sep 1860  Barnstaple, Devon, England
Volume   5B
Page   790
Line Number   16

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWM3-ZGM

DAVEY, CHARITY       BAMENT      1861  J Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION  Volume 05B  Page 496
DAVEY, JANE       BALMENT     1862  S Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION  Volume 05B  Page 479
DAVEY, ANN  THIRZA     BALMENT  1864  S Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION  Volume 05B  P 483
DAVEY, GEORGE       BALMENT  1865  S Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION  Volume 05B  Page 468
DAVEY, JOHN       BALMENT   1869  D Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION  Volume 05B  Page 488

1871 (no Frederick)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5TY-72N
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: greyfox 1 on Tuesday 03 April 18 19:40 BST (UK)
Frederick & Annie had at least 2 other children - Charles born in 1893 (probably October) & Bessie, born on Christmas Day 1890 - who were baptised in South Molton parish on 23 October 1893.

Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: linuk on Tuesday 03 April 18 20:20 BST (UK)
This is what I have found so far hoping its the right one
Father
Charles /Mars/
Mother
Mary /Bament/
NOTES (1)
BAPTISM

MARWOOD DEC 31 1857

FREDERIC,MARY MARS,MARWOOD

Name: Frederick Henry Mars
Registration Year: 1857
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Barnstaple
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 442
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: PaulineJ on Tuesday 03 April 18 20:37 BST (UK)
I can't see any obvious source for that baptism ?

Any idea where it came from?

In the meantime:
Marriages Mar 1842   (>99%)
BAMENT    Mary        Barnstaple    10   70    
COTTLE    John        Barnstaple    10   70   
DAVEY    Jane        Barnstaple    10   70    
HARRIS    John        Barnstaple    10   70    
Heale    Sarah        Barnstaple    10   70    
JONES    Joanna        Barnstaple    10   70    
MARS    Charles        Barnstaple    10   70    
PARKHOUSE    Isaac        Farnton    10   70    
PAW    John        Barnstaple    10   70    
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: linuk on Tuesday 03 April 18 20:49 BST (UK)
Hi Pauline I found it on here
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:38LJ-1QR
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: PaulineJ on Tuesday 03 April 18 20:51 BST (UK)
Looks like a best guess rather than a verifiable baptism record.
Unless he was born in the early hours and they registered the birth that same day.

MARS, WALTER       BALMENT     1843  J Quarter in BARNSTAPLE   Volume 10  Page 38
MARS, JOHN       BAMENT      1845  S Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION  Volume 10  Page 332
MARS, ANN  MARIA     BALMENT     1848  D Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION  Volume 10  Page 31
MARS, EMMA       BALMENT     1851  J Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION  Volume 10  Page 41
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: PaulineJ on Tuesday 03 April 18 20:59 BST (UK)
1851 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJD-YK3

This might be John & Ann Maria (1851 young kids) in 1861 with grandparents
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWM3-CGT
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: Annette7 on Wednesday 04 April 18 02:53 BST (UK)
The 1861 link posted by PaulineJ is not the right one.

Daughter Ann Maria aged 2 in 1851 is a servant as plain Ann in Marwood 1861 (12). as is son Walter (as Mires) also in Marwood.

Cannot see any obvious death for Charles Mars (variants) at all, nor any further trace of son John after 1851.

Mary Balmont (as written) bp.7/9/1823 Marwood, Devon dau. of George and Mary.

Annette
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: linuk on Thursday 05 April 18 12:17 BST (UK)
Thanks for all your help,
This is what i have so far from  my mothers list (sadly passed now so cannot ask her if they are for real)
great grandad Walter Mares- 1882 in charlestown devon married a sarah
great great grandad frederick mares 1856 in charles devon married Ann  1880
charles Mar aug 1814 married mary bament 1842 Barstable
william Mair marred Sarah 1774 marwood devon their kids walter charles ann maria and john according to the 1851 censor
I am just not so sure about the william
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 05 April 18 14:17 BST (UK)
Thanks for all your help,
This is what i have so far from  my mothers list (sadly passed now so cannot ask her if they are for real)
great grandad Walter Mares- 1882 in charlestown devon married a sarah
great great grandad frederick mares 1856 in charles devon married Ann  1880
charles Mar aug 1814 married mary bament 1842 Barstable
william Mair marred Sarah 1774 marwood devon their kids walter charles ann maria and john according to the 1851 censor
I am just not so sure about the william

I doubt that any 1774 marriage would be producing kids 40 years later (ie Charles in 1814).
Human biology being what it is, so William & Sarah should not be Charles' parents

the 1851 census kids are the offspring of CHARLES B 1814 and MARY b 1823
Title: Re: Parents Look Up (Mares)
Post by: linuk on Thursday 05 April 18 16:18 BST (UK)
sorry should of been charles not william's offspring