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I have an earlier marriage for Edward Underhill to an Emma.  Emma was buried at Merridale cemetery, Wolverhampton 12/3/1871 aged 40.  Burials of three of their children are also recorded :
Edward Underhill 1/3/1863 aged 4 years, living Bilston Street, drowned in the canal (Coroner).
Phoebe Underhill 12/1/1865, age 11 mo. Canal Street
Mary Jane Underhill 14/12/1870 age 18 mo, Montrose Street.
In each case, Edward is shown as a boatman.
What was the date of the second marriage?
I think I found a census record for Edward Underhill with wife Emma on a boat, but can't at present find it.  I remember it was very confusing, as the children's names were a mess (two with the same name as I recall)
Please let me know how you get on, Always interested in my boatmen and their families! HTH

Yes, I'm curious about this one as well.  Not a name I'd come across before, and so far as I know the only place or families it appears "on the boats" is Wombourne, in the Bowaters and Northwoods, which tends to suggest there may be another, earlier connection between the families.  My GGrandmother was also Tryphena, christened for her grandmother in Brierley Hill, but the name was not used again in subsequent generations (grateful for that) - on the other hand it helped with tracing the family because it is very unusual.
Now, on the subject of the Underhills - I will ask you to advise which were children of the first marriage, and which the second.
I have Stephen Underhill's parents as Edward and Mary, and he was baptised 29.2.1799.
First wife : Sarah Bowater
Second wife : Hannah Northwood.
Children : Mary 1822, Edward 1825, Sarah 1828, Tryphena 1930, Ann 1833, Louisa 1836, Stephen 1839
Stephen died young, and I have no idea what happened to the other children, and would love to know.
After Stephen Underhill died, Hannah remarried 31/10/1842 in Wolverhampton to James Wright, also a boatman.  I found them on the 1851 census at Wombourne, Hannah aged 50 and James 45.

Just for completeness, I also found a sister to Stephen Underhill, Rhoda Underhill, baptised 2/4/1804.  She married Thomas Gould on 25/12/1830 at St Peter's in Wolverhampton.
HTH

I think Stephen Underhill's first wife died, and he then married Hannah Northwood.  Would be interested to know more about Edward Underhill later.  Hannah's sister Tryphena is my Great however many times grandmother.

Need to make a correction anyway for those reading this thread in the future,  Had a bit of a rush of blood to the head when I read these posts!  It was John Turton's son William who married Harriet Webley!  Sorry folks.