Spooner marriage look up

[evanellis72]

Good ideas. Thanks mate.

[Ruskie]

Let me know if you need any help and I'll see what I can do. 

[Ruskie]

From FreeBMD:
Marriages Mar 1843   
Spooner  Ralph     District: Easington  Volume: 24 Page: 97
Wilson  Hannah Jane     District:Easington  Volume: 24 Page: 97

If you purchase the marriage certificate from the GRO this will give you both father's names and occupations. Another way to double check you have the right Ralph if his father is Adam (which I'm sure it will be).

[Ruskie]

This looks like son Ralph aged 1 on the immigration record:

Births Dec 1845
Spooner  Ralph    Easington  24 123

This is likely to be Mary A aged 3 on the immigration record:

Births Jun 1844
Spooner  Mary Ann     Easington  24 120

There are more Mary Spooners though I'm fairly confident this is the correct one - probably safer to purchase Ralph's birth certificate as there are no other Ralphs in the right area at the right time.

[Ruskie]

You may already know this, but certificates cost £9.25 and can be ordered online from the GRO using the above references:

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp

[swanandprasad]

A while has gone by.

I see that another child for the Adam Leighton & Catherine Ridley family, i.e.Joseph b 1765 is being used at
http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/71902076/family
I don't have full access to everything on Ancestry and i can't see any source.
No other birth details are given.

If this is reliable it party addresses McTalberts concern about the gap between the births of Susanna and John.
Does anyone know anything about this child?
Have i missed something in the last 5 years?

[Ruskie]

Hello S&P.  It has been a while. I haven't done any more research into this family.

I'm afraid I can't view that tree that you linked to. If someone can view the tree and see if there are any sources given, then that would be helpful.

I have a Joseph chr 12 Nov 1775 but I suppose it is possible that he was named after a sibling born in 1765 who died. I suppose we need to look for that death.

I will revisit this family tomorrow - it's getting a bit late now. 

[swanandprasad]

evanellis72
I see that William who you thought could be the brother of your ancestor was with his parents on the 1851 census.
He could have returned home as you say.
You asked about his age on the 1841 census.
His age on the 1841 Census looks very much like 95 but it is transcribed on FindMy Past as 25. See for yourself.
The latter seems more likely as the 1851 Census has a William aged 40.
But there is a discrepancy.
The 1841 Census rounded adult ages DOWN to multiples of 5.
The 1841 Census means he was aged 25 to 29.
If the two census Williams are the same he was born between 1809 and 1811.

[swanandprasad]

Yes Ruskie i have that youngest Joseph too.
I can see that tree and there are no sources given but there is 'hint' to another tree which needs paid access. I was hoping that someone had access to that other tree which might have a source.
It  just seems odd that no one has seen this child before.

As others pointed out years ago it was odd that Adam and Catherine married so late i.e. 3 years after the birth of Susanna and then the long 6 year gap until John is born and then 4 other children at two year intervals.