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Hi Derek
I really appreciate your help in my search.
It looks like you found the right John and Hannah Waldram.
The children are in my tree but I had not heard of Sarah Ann.

In the Breedon records I traced a Hannah Johnston born in Wilson 1803 and also an  Ann born 1793 also Wilson, father not shown but could be related? The names were all shown within the period Hannah's parents were having children.

I wonder if Hannah died, and perhaps Ann was her sister.
I am interested in John Waldram the potter.
But I would be interested in your comments.
Thanks Christine

Thanks so much for the information. The John Waldram I want is married to a Hannah but I found that the John and Hannah Wallis son John dies too early to be the one I want, according to trees I have seen.
I found his children's births for (John and Hannah) = Thomas 1818, Eliza 1822, Sarah 1829 in Breedon on the hill.

Then I found him with another wife Sarah (17 years younger ) but the same daughters, same names and year of birth, in the 1841 census.
The 1851 census shows him as a musician in Belvoir Castle with two Adcock brothers. I wonder if they could be related. I found an Adcock family in Wilson.

I know he lived in Wilson, or his wife did when his son Thomas was born but John's Chelsea pension records show John was born in the parish of St Margaret's near the town of Leicester. He served almost 25 years and left in 1829. He joined up at the age of 17.
So both the census and the military records show 1786.

I am very grateful for your input on this as it is confusing with so many with the same name. But thanks for all your help.