Look up request for the Manfield family of Ashley, Cambridge.

[maureeno138]

Is there any one able to assist with my research on George and Maria Mansfield and Family thought to be of Ashely Cambridge?
This is what i know thus far.

George and Maria (Nee Hurst) came to Australia on the HINDOSTAN on the 12th of FEB 1857 with there Children Elizabeth, Alfred, Charles, Frederick, William, Ephriam, John, Anne and Emma.
They had an older son George but was not traveling with them to Australia.
On the Assisted Immigrants record they list the Origin Location as Ashley Cambridge.
I can trace them in Australia to Running Stream where the family remained in the area for some time. But with regards dates of life events in England i have not source information.
I am after the Marriage date for George and Maria.
The confirmed birth dates of all their children.
I would also be most appreciative if i could get confirmed parents for both George and Maria.
I live in Australia and searching through my genealogy website whilst helpful, can not narrow the records enough and it is becoming exhausting and frustrating.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Verls

[Tati]

Hi Verls,

Here are the 1851 census details:

1851
HO107/1792 327 45
Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk
97 Long Brackland
George Manisfield, head, 38, General Labourer, b. Cambs Ashley
Maria, wife, 37, b. Durham
Henry, son, 15, Labr, b. Suffolk Bury
Elizth, dau, 13, scholar, b. do.
Alfred, son, 11, Labr, b. do.
Chas, son, 9, scholar, b. do.
Fredk, son, 7, scholar, b. do.
Wm, son, 5, scholar, b. do.
Epn, son, 3, b. do.
Jno, son, 1, b. do.

Going by the children's ages, it seems they were married before the start of civil registration. Shame because the marriage won't show their father's names then!   

1841
HO107/1042/2 44 33
Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk
Long Brackland
George Mansfield, 25, Lime Burner, born in county
Maria, 25, not born in county
Henry, 5, born in county
Elizabeth, 3, born in county
Simon A, 1, born in county

(ages of adults were rounded down to the nearest 5)

The oldest son is recorded as Henry on these censuses but he marries as George Henry

[Tati]

The IGI, free to search at www.familysearch.org, shows this extracted marriage:

George Mansfield - Maria Hurst
3 Nov 1833 St James, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk

There's a very likely extracted christening for 'Gorge Mansfild' on 23 Aug 1812 at Ashley Cambridgeshire.   

There are several member-submitted records for the children on the IGI as well. As opposed to extracted records, they are only as reliable as the people who submit them, so they need to be confirmed. To find out the exact birth dates of the children born after the start of civil registration, you could purchase their birth certificates.

[maureeno138]

Thank You both for taking the time to reply - this will definitely giving me some more opportunities to go further back.

Cheers for the assistance.

Verls