Burfoot family

[pippi3]

hi all, Im trying to trace any information re my gt gt grandparents Mary Burfoot (b abt 1838, in Stauntin) married John Sims ( b abt 1837 in Moreton Valance) One of their son's John Sims (b abt 1870) being my paternal gt grandfather.  I have no backgroud to Mary at all !!

I have exhausted my Ancestry resources as far as I can tell,  and am rapidly creating a new brick wall for myself. Fellow rootchatters have been very helpful in getting me to the point I'm at now with my SIMS research so can impose upon you all again with this one.

many thanks
Vicki

[CaroleW]

Do you have a copy of John & Mary's marriage cert showing her fathers name and occupation

[CaroleW]

Mary Burfoot (b abt 1838, in Stauntin)

Census shows Staunton in Worcestershire

[keyboard86]

Hi going on the 1881 census, Mary was born Staunton, Worcestershre in 1851 aged 15 1841 aged 5 as a possible Mary, in 1851 shown as BURKERT and 1841 as BURFORD parents William & Ann

Census Ref 1851 HO107/1960//402/8 1841 HO107/1206 4/6 / 4

A possible for you!

Keyboard86

[pippi3]

Thanks Carole,
No not a thing. cannot find a marriage record on Ancestry either, all I can tell you is that they were registered as married  by the 1861 census and living in Hardwicke where John was listed as an ag lab, they also had 3 children by this stage.

[pippi3]

Now i'm confused I gather Staunton is near the border of Gloucestershire and Worchester is that correct? Forgive me I'm in Australia so just wikipedia'd it !! I will check the 1851 census, thanks "keyboard86"

[CaroleW]

In 1871 they are transcribed as Timms and living in Gloucs

John Simms 35 b Moreton Valence
Mary 33 b Worcs Staunton
Mary I 12 b Moreton V
all following children b Hardwick Gloucs
Harriet  10
Herbert  7
Emma 5
Timothy 2
RG10 Piece 2624 Folio 18 Page 4

[CaroleW]

Marriages December qtr 1854

John Sims/Mary Barford   Wheatenhurst  6a  569

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2D33-MSM

[CaroleW]

This is the entry from Gloucs BMD  http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/MarriageSearch.aspx

John Sims/Mary BURFORD  St Stephen - Moreton Valence