Thanks alnat for putting in the time to look up those.
Well that's sorted, there is only one Beriah left from the 1841 census, that's the son of Richard and Jane born c1833. Although I can't find his birth or christening and he is too young. There is a Beriah born Dawley to Richard and Letitia christened Sept 1831 and he is the most likely.
According to a pedigree on LDS, Beriah, son of John and Rachel, born Old Park, Dawley emigrated with his family to the USA where his parents both died within a couple of years. His year of death is shown as 1907 in Utah.
I now think it unlkely that this Stirchley one is my Beriah as the place of birth would have been Stirchley not Old Park, although not too far it is definitely not Old Park, Dawley. I think it may be worth checking later censii.
Sue