Church Family in Wymington, Bedford

[Nad81]

This is my first post in this forum, so if i break any rules, or commit a faux pas... please tell me!

I am also fairly new at researching my family tree, and so i have not got into too much depth with it all... which will hopefully change!

Anyway... i am currently trying to expand on the Church branch of the tree (my own surname), and i have got to Charles Church, baptised in Wymington, Beds on the 14th January 1827, he married Sarah Perkins Oct-Dec 1848, they had 8 children that I am aware of - Joseph, George, Gilbert, Selena (I think Selena, however the document I read this from wasn't totally legible), Lydia, Thomas, Charles, and Sarah.

Charles Church's (b.1826/7) parents were George Day Church and Sarah Gilbert, but this is the only info i hold for them. I would like to know more details for them.. and also know where to look to find more for myself.

Any help will be much appreciated, thank you

[bedfordshire boy]

Welcome to Rootschat!

Bedfordshire research is fairly straightforward, particularly pre 1813 when virtually all baptisms and marriages are extracted onto the IGI at www.familysearch.org (and many between 1813 and 1875 are also covered). You'll find the marriage of Charles' parents in 1812 in Wymington

Do you have them in the 1841 and 1851 censuses? If not I'll let you have details

David

[Nad81]

I don't have them, no.. any details woudl be great

Thank you very much!

[bedfordshire boy]

1841 Wymington
George Church 50 Carpenter
Sarah Church 50
Charles Church 14
All born in Beds
Ages over should have been rounded down to the nearest 5 below, so 50 covered a range of 50 to 54

1851 Wymington
Gilbert Church head marr 27 Farm lab b Wymington
Charlotte Church wife 27 b Wymington
George Church son 3 b Wymington
Mary Church dau 1 b Wymington
Ann Church dau 1 b Wymington
Sarah Church lodger widow 62 Carpenter's widow b Wymington

1851 Wymington
Charles Church head marr 24 Farm lab
Sarah Church wife 24
Joseph Church son 2
All b Wymington

Burial at Wymington on 20 Sept 1850 of George Church age 62

David

[Nad81]

You've confused me (very easily done!) The Gilbert you have there in the second record... who is he? I assume as they had Sarah Church (Widow) living with them in 1851 that Gilbert is Sarah Gilbert and George Church's son?

Massive thank you for this, and also thanks very much for that other site... i'd not looked there before, and am filling lots of gaps with it

[johnP-bedford]

He's most likely Stephen Gilbert Church born 1823 son of George & Sarah Church

good hunting

cheers John

[trish1120]

Welcome to Rootschat Nad81,

Children of GEORGE/SARAH Church Baptised Wymington, Beds;
THOMAS, 06 June 1813
WILLIAM, 02 Feb 1817
GEORGE DAY, 03 Sept 1819
STEPHEN GILBERT, 03 Nov 1823
CHARLES, 14 Jan 1827

You have their Marriage 1812.

GEOE DAY Church Christened 27 April 1789, Wymington, Bedford, England
Parents THOS and ELIZTH
Siblings (you can find exact dates yourself on the IGI)
THOMAS 1774
MARY 1776
ROSE 1779
WILLIAM 1782
STEPHEN 1786

THOMAS Church Married Elizabeth DAY, 19 Nov 1772, Wymington, Bedford

Trish

[trish1120]

Sarah Perkins is hard to track in the 1841 Census.
She may be a Servant then in another Household.

The IGI Record of their Marriage has her Father as JOSEPH Perkins
And I am sure you have her Christening to JOSEPH/SARAH in 1830 by now.
She had a Sister SELENA 1829 and ELIZABETH 1825

OH got them I think under Perking;
1841 Census
Wymington, Bedfordshire
HO107/8/20/Wymington
Elizabeth GILBERT, 40, Widow
William Gilbert, 16
Mary GILBERT, 10
Joseph PERKINS, 40, Ag lab
SARAH Perkins, 11

Elizabeth Gilbert may be a Sister in Law and looks like George is Widowed also.

[trish1120]

Check out the Marriage for Joseph Perkins 1843 on the IGI