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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Warwickshire => England => Warwickshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: sunnyg1rl05 on Thursday 13 May 21 10:50 BST (UK)
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My Blakeman tree is sending me round the bend.. I sent off for a birth certificate for William Blakeman to find out who his mother was.It came back
With his Father William Blakeman, Mother Catherine Long he was born in Mill Street Warwick 11th Jan 1851.
I searched for William and Catherine's marriage and found they married in 1849 in Warwick, William's father is a Richard Blakeman and his occupation is a Carpenter.
I am trying to find a baptism record for William to find out who his mother was but on the census his year birth ranges from 1812 to 1821. I have since found a baptism for a George Blakeman 25th Dec 1814 Father Richard occupation Carpenter mother Mary and they lived in Smith Street Warwick St Nicholas Parish, I have gone backwards and forwards through the parish records in the hope of finding one for William.
Am I missing something? Could they have changed his name after to William.
Any help would be appreciated
Kaz
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Can you find any other records for George born 1814 to see if he dies or anything?
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Hi I did start a trail for George and I found a marriage for a George Blakeman and Ann Gould/Gold in Warwick in 1837 St nicholas parish but it doesnt give Fathers names or anything so not much to go on,
I then found a criminal record for a George in 1840 in Warwick for bigamy imprisoned for a year.. may be mine I dont know...
1861 census I found a George Blakeman born in Warwick abt 1818 occupation Carpenter and Joiner
Wife Hannah Blakeman 1831 she was born in Thuridge Herts
1867 I found a marriage for a George Blakeman and Hannah Segguie
Christchurch, Southwark
George's occupation Carpenter.
Fathers name is Richard Blakeman deceased.. could be mine or coincidence I dont know.
1871 census George and Hannah are in London
And that's as far as I got .
Kaz
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I sent off for a birth certificate for William Blakeman to find out who his mother was.It came back
With his Father William Blakeman, Mother Catherine Long he was born in Mill Street Warwick 11th Jan 1851.
I searched for William and Catherine's marriage and found they married in 1849 in Warwick, William's father is a Richard Blakeman and his occupation is a Carpenter.
Where do you have this family in 1851 census.
Who were the witnesses to William and Catherines marriage
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The image for the baptism of George in 1814 is on FindMyPast. Mother is given as Mary. There is also a daughter Eliza in 1812 but no William that I can find.
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Working backwards. Catherine appears on 1891 census as a widow. In 1881 William aged 68 Shoe and boot maker, Kate 60 both born Warwick. This suggests that William died between 1881-91. The only death in Warwickshire for a William is in 1892 aged 62 = c1830, or did he possibly in 1895 aged 73 = c1822 but this does not tie in with Catherine in 1891.
John
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I've yet to find them on the 1851 census,
on the 1861 census William and Catherine are there with their son William Blakeman ( my grt grt grandad) born 1851 hes aged 10
On the 1841 census William Blakeman is living in mill street on his own and Catherine's parents live a few doors down .
I found a burial for a William Blakeman
On 15th July 1887 st nicholas parish.. address is St Nicholas Church Street and hes aged 66 yes old which makes his birth year 1821.
The witness on Catherine and Williams marriage are Thomas Swinbourn and Harriet Phillips or Phillfor ?
I've tried the witness route but didnt find anything.
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Richard Blakeman of Smith Street was buried at St Nicholas Warwick on 4 June 1815 age 29.
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Thank you for that information...
on George Blakeman`s Baptism record in 1814 their address was Smith street so its likely to be the same one.
Im wondering why it wasnt on William`s marriage cert that his father was dead.
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It wasn't a requirement to say if your father was deceased or not - just to give his name :)
Something to bear in mind as it can be misleading otherwise.
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Ahh Thank you, will bear that in mind, Ive only seen that once on a marriage cert before and luckily the fathers occupation was on there as well so i knew i had the right one.
I have not long ago found a marriage for Eliza Blakeman ( someone earlier found a baptism record for her) and one of her witness`s was a George Blakeman 1836 Warwick her spouse was Charles Davis ..
still no sign of william though!
she is in the same area as george in 1861 and 1871, by 1881 or 1891 ( i cant remember now ) she is a widow living with her daughter and her family
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There is a marriage for a Mary Blakeman (Widow) to William Heath 4th November 1819 at St Nicholas, Warwick. I wonder if that is your Mary
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1851 census, as transcribed by Ancestry :
St Nicholas, Warwick
William Lary 34 head (I read 54)
Sarah Lary 52 wife
John Briscoe s-i-l
William Blakewood 33 ditto
Catherine Blakewood daur 24
William Blakewood gchild 6m
The image is shockingly poor, but it looks like your family with Catherine's parents.
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If William is 33 in 1851 then he would have been born c1817, that is after Richard had died and before his mother remarried.
Perhaps this baptism at St Mary, Warwick:
17 October 1817 William Perry s/o Mary Blackman, then 'Illegitimate' unhelpfully written across the address and occupation columns.
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Thank you .. in the 1841 census they seem to be living in Smith street.. I dont know where Catherine is at that point .. I couldn't find them in 1851 but I was looking for Blakeman not blakewood so that seems likely..
I also found that William Perry Blakeman but dismissed it as I presumed Richard was still alive...
But late last night I put William Perry in the search with Mary as mother hoping to find a new marriage with Perry as the surname for the new spouse and it brought up the William Heath and Mary marriage...
I dont even know where Perry comes from .. it's not been used on the marriage cert or his sons birth certificate... I just have to assume Mary told him Richard was his father and died before he was born which would explain why Richard is down as his father on the marriage certificate..
Oh the Joy's of family history...
Thank you all for your help
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sorry i meant 1841 William is in Mill Street not smith Street