Looking for 1877 Marriage Records - Blyton/Devereux

[QueenoftheWest]

Surname is spelt differently 

DEVEREAX, ROBERT  TRAFFORD     BLYTON 
GRO Reference: 1881  S Quarter in NOTTINGHAM  Volume 07B  Page 285

Thank you for that; it was annoying me that I couldn't find it.

Trafford sounds like a surname to me, which makes me wonder:
1) If Trafford was a surname that was important to Arthur's parents, perhaps his mother's maiden name?
2) If Arthur was in fact born under the name Trafford, and then his mother remarried to a Devereux and he took on that surname?

Unfortunately, cannot find a marriage of a Trafford to a Devereux, trying a combination of spellings.

Queenie 

[rosie99]

In 1910 USA he says he is 72. 

In 1920 USA he is 88 and states he immigrated in 1861 and naturalised in 1869     Betsie immigrated in 1887.   His parents were English

ADDED - findagrave
Name   Arthur Trafford Devereux
Birth Date   25 Jan 1832
Death Date   08 Dec 1926
Event Type   Burial
Event Place   Drexel Hill, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Cemetery   Arlington Cemetery

[rosie99]

19th August 1882 - Nottingham Journal

Legal and Public Notices
I hereby give notice that Arthur Trafford Devereux is not in my employ and is not authorised to receive moneys or transact business of any kind whatsoever on my account.
Josiah Swift
Florist and Market Gardener, Arnold and 14 Goldsmith Street, Nottingham

[elisbrown]

Wow! You two have found quite a lot! (Apologies as well - I'm home with a cold and may not make a lot of sense)

I had also bumped into Arthur Llewellyn Devereux but they seem to be different people.

I am a descendant of Robert Trafford Devereux. As far as I know, there were just two children: Robert and Helena. I had also wondered if perhaps Arthur's mother was a Trafford and had him out of wedlock. Maybe the father was a Devereux, and so Arthur used the surname as his own? I found a fatherless baby Arthur Trafford baptised in Rainow in April 1845. Maybe that's him?

I have a feeling that the immigration records are not so reliable; the dates change and it appears that he was living in Nottingham around 1880.

[elisbrown]

I think your Arthur may have married in a registry office or registrar attended so you may need to purchase the certificate. 

Marriage locator has this information - Sorry, we cannot locate the church for this marriage. The entry is located between entries for Nottingham RO/NC and Nottingham St Barnabas RC, both in RD Nottingham.

Apologies - do you know how to find this office? I am located in New York and my Google searches are giving me locations in New Hampshire. 

[glenclare]

The 1883 Wrights directory of Nottingham has Arthur Tafford Devereux listed as a fruiterer,  of Swift Bros, 10 Goldsmith street Nottingham.

This could be part of the reason for the declaration by Josiah Swift. Other records show Arthur already in the USA.

[elisbrown]

The baptism record for Robert T. Devereux is from Jan 1883... maybe they left soon afterwards?

[QueenoftheWest]

Have you or has anyone else in your family taken a DNA test? Would be interesting to have a look for any possible 'Trafford' matches, if no obvious Devereux ones are forthcoming.

You may also have to just purchase a copy of the marriage certificate, as it unfortunately does not seem to be available to view on any of the major subscription sites.

Queenie 

[elisbrown]

I've just ordered a DNA test. My mother - granddaughter of Robert T Devereux - took one but wasn't able to make sense of the results. I'm hoping that mine is a little more clear.