Spooner marriage look up

[hely]

Hi
I am one of the Adam Leighton 1744 line and so far it goes like this
Adam my 5th great grandfather married Catherine Ridley (Riley?)
their daughter Susanna Leighton 1761 married Ralph Spooner 1760.
their son Ralph Spooner 1790 married Mary Hunter 1791.
their son Peter Spooner 1823 married Isabella Burn B?.
Their daughter Sarah Spooner 1851 married William James Robson 1849 and they came to Australia with the first of their 5 children in 1830 on the Orient to NSW.
 Their Australian born daughter Agnes Spooner Robson 1890 married John Robert Smith 1888.
Their daughter living married George Cook and then there is me.
I just put birth years to place them but until they picked up sticks and came to Australia they were all from around Durham and mostly miners.
If you can add to my knowledge or are a far flung relation I would love to hear from you.  I have many children through those ages and general info if it can help you.
Hely

[lesB]

Hi Hely

It does appear we are 5th Cousins, descending from brothers Ralph 1814 and Peter Spooner 1823. Unless I am mistaken, we are both 4th great grandchildren of Ralph Spooner 1790 & Mary Hunter 1791.
I will send a PM with contact details in case you are interested in an exchange of information.

Les

[hely]

hi Les
Yep I think you are right, well as long as I am and I think I am. So hey coz. I am in Australia.
Helyne

[hely]

oops yes a pm would be good, I am still finding my way around this site tho I do go to chatterbox oz 1 often as hely. Anything you can add to my knowledge would be great and if I can help you I would be a happy girl.
Hely

[Ruskie]

There are a few of us Spooner descendants aren't there? 

I haven't looked at this line for ages so will need to go through it all again. Sounds like most of us are 5th cousins. 

[evanellis72]

Researching the Spooner family for my best friend, Brandon Spooner. His ancestor Ralph Spooner is shown on the 1860 U.S Census of Ohio as having been born in England about 1814 and his wife Hanna(h) as well. His occupation is listed as a Miner. I have reason to believe that this is Ralph Spooner and his wife Hannah Wilson. It seems that sometime between 1846 when their son Ralph was born in England and 1854 when their four year old son was listed as being born in Ohio they immigrated to the USA. Any help on this family would be much appreciated.

[Ruskie]

Welcome to rootschat evanellis72.

I think we might need a bit more information from your end to confirm whether or not your friend's ancestor Ralph Spooner fits into the Spooner family we are researching. With a name like Ralph it is very likely. 

I am not familiar with US records but if you could possibly gather some more information about your Ralph and Hannah, that would give us something solid to search for. For example, so any of the US born children's birth certificates show Hannah's maiden name?
Does Ralph snr's US death give his parent's names? Similar with Hannah ... This would help greatly in the search for them back in England.

As for their immigration - I believe they were too early to have been recorded on Ellis Island arrivals, and I am unsure where to look for earlier records.

It is advisable to have a few more facts before we continue further.

I will see what further information you can provide, but I might ask a moderator to split this from my old thread and start a new one (it will probably get more attention that way). 

[evanellis72]

Hello;

Thank You for the reply to my query. According to the 1860 U.S. Census of Ohio in Meigs County, Ralph Spooner age 46 listed his birth place as England so we are looking at 1814. His wife Hanna(h) listed her age as 39, thus her birth date would be around 1821. His occupation is listed as that of a Miner. His eldest child Mary is 16 years old listed as being born in England, would have been born in 1844, his son Ralph, age 14 (my buddies ancestor) was listed as born in England 1846. The other two children John W. age 4, and Elliott age 2 are listed as having been born in the USA. From all clues here given I would deduce that he immigrated after 1846 and before 1856. I have not begun to check the passenger lists as of yet, but from Meadbh's posting below it would seem this is our man:

"I've discovered  that Ralph Spooner, coalminer, of New Thornley, son of Adam Spooner, coalminer, married Hannah Jane Wilson of New Thornley, daughter of William Wilson, coalminer, at St Helen's, Kelloe, on 19 Mar 1843. Like Ruskie, I can't find him in subsequent censuses."

Kath
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Much Thanks,

Evan Ellis

[evanellis72]

I've attached a blown up image of the census record here as well. Thank You.