A couple - What happened to them?

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Not sure??

Bapt;
28 December 1849
St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire
JOHN Richmond, Son of CHARLES/MARY

Address Suffolk St

[trish1120]

Thanks for that Mabel Bagshawe.

So same address as 1861 Census.

[littleem1906]

That's great - thank you. I wonder why they had children so late in life. Mary would have been around 40 years old when John was born so there must surely have been other children prior to this. I've not found any yet.

In 1841 Charles appears to be in the workhouse, but I've not found Mary. Perhaps if she was at home I would have an idea if they had more children. Or if she is boarding with others maybe her children could be with her.

[trish1120]

I looked for a Marriage post 1841 for Charles to a Mary with little luck.

[littleem1906]

There is a marriage in Birmingham between a Charles Richmond and Mary Ann Twist in 1826 at St Philips. This is the only one I could find.

Charles and Mary appear in 1851, 1861 and 1871 together - all with their son John. Charles was in a workhouse in 1841 but there is no sign of Mary.

If the marriage above is not theirs, then Mary would have been going by her maiden name in 1841, of which I don't yet know.

[trish1120]

That is true and  John if his birth was reg may be under her maiden name!