Baptisms Stroud/Rodborough area

[slewi4]

Are there any other sources of baptisms in the Stroud/Rodborough area in the 1830s, other than those on the IGI?
I am looking for the children of Joseph and Harriet WALTERS. There are 2 known children (Harriet 1831 Stroud, and Joseph 1837 Stroud - both of whom emigrated to Australia as adults), and more suspected.
This couple don't appear on the 1841 or 1851 Census in Glos, and are proving very difficult to trace - I don't know their birthplace(s) or aproximate birth year. They appeared out of nowhere to get married and have children, then retreated back to nowhere.
They were married in St Mary de Lode Church Gloucester in 1825. Witnesses to the marriage were Henry Miller and Ann Jennings who might be related, but might not.
I would be grateful for any suggestions on this.
Sandra

[Arranroots]

A couple more questions:

What was Jos snr's occupation on the marriage cert?  Do you have birth certs for the children?  Do  you have the children on any censuses?

kind regards, Arranroots 

[Keziahemm]

Hi Sandra,

In 1841 they are in Bristol (Somerset!)

HO107/375  folio 36  page 26
Parish : Temple

Joseph Walters   30   Coach man   N          (born in  county Yes or No)
Harriot Walters   30   Y
Thomas Walters   7   Y
Joseph Walters   5   Y
Harriot Walters   10   Y
Eliza Walters   7   Y
Maria Walters   4   Y

Will have a look at 1851  (Haven't found them so far  )

Regards

Susan 

[Arranroots]

I think Maria is a servant in Bristol in 1851 and says she was born Stroudwater (although my source does not transcribe it as such!)

A 

Modified - can't find that now (should have written it down!) but there is a Mary WALTER servant in Cheshire HO107/2174/80/54 on 1851.

[Keziahemm]

Hi Arranroots,

I saw that Maria (didn't write it down  ) Strnd.......?? , something like that I think. 

Susan

[Arranroots]

Susan I have gone blue in the face trying to find it again - unbelievable!

No luck with the rest of the family though.  shame.

A 

[Keziahemm]

Don't go blue anymore 

HO107/1948  folio 140  page 1
Bristol St. Mary

Maria Walters  17  Housemaid  born  Stroudwater, Gloucestershire

birth place indexed as Stnogedwater 

Maria we are looking for should be about 14, if 1841 age is correct!

Susan 

[Arranroots]

Phew! breath again!

I wonder if I have found the parents in 1861 in The Red Lion, Burnham, Buckinghamshire?  We could do with some feedback!


A 

[Keziahemm]

This could be the death of your Harriett and why we can't find her in 1851   

From free BMD's, www.freebmd.org.co.uk/cgi.search

Harriett Walters  March qtr. 1844  Bristol  vol 11  page 155

Susan 

Unless that's them in the pub in Bucks.