Waterdell??

[Gembar]

I have found a relation Thomas Malbrow age 74 on the 1881 Census with his wife Harriet Malbrow age 76 living in Barnet Lane, Edgeware. His birthplace is named as Waterdell, Hertford. Does anybody know were this is or under which parish I might find his birth records.
Many Thanks for any help
G

[Necromancer]

dont recognise it, and 1871 says St Stephens as a PoB !

Looks like they've been in the Elstree / Edgware area for a while ...


1871 - RG10/1326; Folio: 16; Page: 24 - Edgware
Elstree
 
Thomas Marlbor~ 64  Head Labourer Herts, St Stephens
Harriett Marlbor~ 65  Wife Edgware
Charles Marlbor~ 39  son Elstree
Hannah Marlbor~ 16  dau do
Charles Hennell 2  ~~Child do

[Necromancer]

1861 - RG9/784; Folio: 26; Page: 5 - Little Stanmore, Edgware District
'Elstree'
 
Thomas Marlborough 54  Head St Stevens, Herts
Harriett Marlborough 53  Wife Elstree, Middx
Charles Marlborough 29  son Labourer do
Mary Anne Marlborough 23  dau Straw Plaiter do
Joseph Marlborough 20  son do
Harriett Marlborough 17  dau do
John Marlborough 14  son do
Sophia Marlborough 11  dau do
Hannah Marlborough 5  dau do

Looks like the 1871/81 Enumerators simply abbreviated the surname ?

[Gembar]

Thanks for that Past master. St Stephens it must have been then. I have heard of that, at St Albans so I think a trip to Hertford is in order for some parish records searching.

[Necromancer]

unsurprisingly, there in 1841 - but of course, that census doesnt show actual PoBs ....
note tis abbreviated .....

1841 - HO107/657/Book 1 Parish of Edgware; District: 2; Folio: 21; Page: 2
Elstree - next to 'Mill House'
 
Thomas Marlbro 30  Not born in County - Sawyer
Harriet Marlbro 30  
Stephen Marlbro 14  
William Marlbro 11  
Charles Marlbro 8  
George Marlbro 6  
Mary Marlbro 4  
Thomas Marlbro 1  

[Necromancer]

No need to travel    IGI has him...

THOMAS MARLBOROUGH
 Christening:  31 MAY 1807   Saint Stephens, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire
 ~~~~~~~~
Parents:
  Father:  STEPHEN MARLBOROUGH    Mother:  MARTHA     
  ~~~~~~~~
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record

[Necromancer]

Found this via Google - a 'Waterdell' Pub in St Albans ...

http://www.deadpubs.co.uk/HertsPubs/StStephens/index.shtml

[Gembar]

Past master you are an angel.
My husband used to drink in the Black boy as a teenager!!!so knows exactly where it is at Bricket Wood near St Albans .
I have now looked at my Watford and St Albans map and have found a wooded area called Waterdale just off Chequers Lane, Garston in between Watford and St Albans which could be the place.
G

[Necromancer]

sounds good - you owe me a pint there then