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Get a copy of the marriage certificate, it will tell you who he named as his father.

Is that possible for an 1834 marriage? From what I can see it's only 1837 onwards that I can order.

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Not much help as Familysearch has only 4 born Shropshire c 1805-1815;

Christenings;
14 Aug 1808 Wellington to THOMAS/ANNE
27 September 1809 Kenley, Mother ANNE
6 November 1814 Stanton upon Hine Heath to JOHN/ELEANOR
19 Nov 1815 Chetwynd,to JOHN/MARY

Thomas COLLEY married Maria BATES 2 May 1839, his Father was RICHARD

Thanks, so looks like Thomas isn't a relation as no corresponding father in the available options

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Somerset Lookup Requests / Re: William Hodges Born 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath
« on: Monday 24 March 25 12:45 GMT (UK)  »
Marriage Registration
(Snip posted looks like "Mark x of William Prosser)

William Prosser, Dec Qtr 1850, Bath, 11 66 - on same page Mary Ann Hodges

Thanks, I'll have a look into this

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Somerset Lookup Requests / Re: William Hodges Born 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath
« on: Monday 24 March 25 12:45 GMT (UK)  »
I would just say don’t rule out too soon if a date of birth isn’t exact.  Often days, months and years are reported inaccurately on various records.

From Bathbmd.org.uk:
Surname: HODGES   
Forename(s): William Charles   
Mother's Maiden Name: RODD   
Year: 1857   
Sub-District: Lyncombe/Widcombe - First Series   
Registers at: Bath   
Reference: LW1/13/172

Thanks, I did look further into William Charles Hodges, but it looked like his parents were still alive in 1872 when William joined the navy, so I'd assumed not him as the date of birth doesn't join up and the uncle signed the naval form. I'll have another dig and see if anything else confirms and denies.
The family are together on the '71 Census - William's occpn is "Telegraph Messenger". Do your William's naval papers include a profession/occupation when he signed on?

Not that I can see, but I might be missing it as the quality isn't great.

National archive references are ADM-139-1013-21258 & ADM-188-32-56351

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Somerset Lookup Requests / Re: William Hodges Born 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath
« on: Monday 24 March 25 12:31 GMT (UK)  »
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On the naval consent form, 'son' is crossed out and replaced with 'nephew', it is then signed with a mark as Pryor/Pryfor or similar

The uncle is possibly a William Prosser.

I'd post a snip but this is a look up board and attachments aren't allowed. Here's a link:

https://imgur.com/ZEz2Jg1

Thanks, I'll try that and see if I find anything

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Somerset Lookup Requests / Re: William Hodges Born 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath
« on: Monday 24 March 25 12:30 GMT (UK)  »
I would just say don’t rule out too soon if a date of birth isn’t exact.  Often days, months and years are reported inaccurately on various records.

From Bathbmd.org.uk:
Surname: HODGES   
Forename(s): William Charles   
Mother's Maiden Name: RODD   
Year: 1857   
Sub-District: Lyncombe/Widcombe - First Series   
Registers at: Bath   
Reference: LW1/13/172

Thanks, I did look further into William Charles Hodges, but it looked like his parents were still alive in 1872 when William joined the navy, so I'd assumed not him as the date of birth doesn't join up and the uncle signed the naval form. I'll have another dig and see if anything else confirms and denies.

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Somerset Lookup Requests / Re: William Hodges Born 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath
« on: Monday 24 March 25 12:28 GMT (UK)  »
The marriage record from Portsea, Jan 10th 1883 has his father as William Hodges, coach builder (seen at FindMyPast).

That's great, thanks. I hadn't found that. Gives me another William Hodges to find!

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Somerset Lookup Requests / William Hodges Born 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath
« on: Monday 24 March 25 10:32 GMT (UK)  »
Looking for help where I have hit a brick wall with William Hodges, Born 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath

Information I have is:

William Hodges
B: 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath
D: Unknown

Married Amelia Donald (B: Abt. 1862, Landport, Hampshire): Abt. Jan 1883, Portsea Island, Hampshire
Children
Alfred William Hodges - B: 1889
Florence Amelia Hodges - B: 1893 D:1956
Liza B Hodges - B: 1895
Donald Frederick Hodges - B: 1907

I have references to William in the 1881 census as an Able Seaman on Vessels, in the 1901, 1911 and 1921 censuses. I also have his naval records from the National Archives, from this I know his date and place of birth.

On the naval consent form, 'son' is crossed out and replaced with 'nephew', it is then signed with a mark as Pryor/Pryfor or similar. I assume this means William's parents had died by 1872 when he joined the navy.

Despite having his exact place and date of birth, I cannot find any information on his parents or relatives. There are a few other William Hodges born in that area at a similar time, including a William Charles Hodges (Born 10 Nov 1857 in Bath) but I've ruled them out based on the exact date of birth from the naval records.

Looking for help to find additional information on William or his parents/relatives.

Thanks in advance for the help

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Looking for help where I have hit a brick wall with John Colley in Shropshire.

Information I have is:

John Colley
B: Abt. 1811 Shropshire (based on 1841 census)
D: April 1850 Madeley, Shropshire

Married Anne Bowyer (B: Abt. 1815): 31 March 1834, Astley Abbots, Shropshire
Children
Mary Ann Colley - B: 1834
Benjamin Colley - B: 1837
Eliza Colley - B: 1847
James Colley - B: 1849 D:1899
Jane Colley - B: 1851

The earliest references I can find to John are his marriage to Anne in 1834 (England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973) and in the 1841 census.

On the same page of the 1841 census are (Thomas Colley B: Abt. 1816) and Maria Colley (B: Abt. 1821), possibly related but no way of confirming.

Looking for help to find additional information on John or his parents/relatives.

Thanks in advance for the help

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