Brick Wall

[Catling121]

One of my longest standing brick walls: Ann Randall, wife of George Ricketts. Married in Alderminster, Worcestershire on 17 October 1820, died in Alderminster in Q4 of 1843. Buried in Alderminster 6 October 1843. Aged 45 according to the Burial Register. In the 1841 census, she is recorded as being 40 years old and NOT being from the county of Worcestershire.

That's all the information I have. I'm trying to find out where she was from. So far, there have been no clues in the census records for her surviving family, and the witnesses to her marriage were Ann and James Smith, which is obviously not particularly helpful. I can't find any instance of this family crossing paths with any Randalls, Randles, Randells or any other variant in any later census records. I haven't been able to find any wills mentioning an Ann Ricketts either. I haven't been able to find any witnesses in other marriages that could match her and her husband.

So, my question for all those wiser and more experienced than me... Where else can I possibly search? All advice is welcome.

Many thanks in advance,

Chris

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Have found another Randall with connections to Alderminster, but can't connect him and Ann

Joseph Randall
Father    William Randall

Elizabeth Robins
Father    Obadiah Robbins

Marriage    13 Oct 1845    Alderminster, Worcestershire


1851 - Tiddington, parish of Alverton
All b Alverton except Joseph snr

Joseph Randall    30    b Pillerton Hersey, Warwickshire
Elizabeth Randall    28
Charles Randall     4
George Randall     2
Joseph Randall      8 Mo


Joseph baptised 1821, parents William and Mary

[Rena]

I usually look on GENUKI to see what each town/district produces and whether there is a canalm or river, or railway to serve the place. 

Was there a large house in the area where she could have worked as a servant or childrens nurse?  The rich estate owners who owned more than one property used certain houses during certain seasons, such as shooting season, too hot for London season

What was the man's occupation?  Why did he travel to a place where he picked up a wife?  Did he live at a time when each Parish had to supply a certain number of men for the army and he picked up a bride on his travels?  I had a chap whose home was in the North of England who picked up a bride a very long way from home,  when he had to serve two years in the army as a "Farrier"..   I would never have found the bride's family if somebody hadn't recognised that her given  name was a southern English name.

[David Nicoll]

Hi, have you looked at Ann Randle, Quinton only five miles from Alderminster? I see Alderminster was a detached part of Worcestershire until 1931 which makes things a bit confusing,

Ann Randle daughter of William and Ann Randle baptised 19 Jul 1795 Quinton, Warwickshire

[Raybistre]

Quinton, Gloucestershire?

[AllanUK]

Quinton, Gloucestershire?

Quinton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.

Quinton was transferred from Gloucestershire to Warwickshire in 1935. It is generally now referred to as Lower Quinton.

[David Nicoll]

Missed that, Findmypast obviously used the new county! Complicated these detached parishes, but I don’t think the distance will have changed!