Hi Carole
Thank you very much for your interest. I had already found that census entry but the trouble is the information deosn't tie in with the 1851 census, where Joseph is the right age but his wife is older, rather than younger, and born in Kegworth, not Beeston. I can't see that she died to allow for a second marriage. That's why I'm interested in the extra information that would be in the church register.
Kind regards,
Diana
PS I'm pretty sure he was born in Long Eaton.