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Hey Jude

Simply searching the baptismal records until I found one that looked as though it could apply and did not contradict the info I was relying on, which was her son William's marriage certificate.

He stated that his father was Richard Walters a cordwainer and was deceased.

Because his mother was unmarried I wondered if he was in fact referring to his grandfather and not wishing to disclose that his mother was unmarried. As she was in Ireland (presumably) that was a good excuse for her not to go to his wedding.

Cheers,

John

1841 (Reference)
BAILEY, John M 65 1776 (Brewer)
BAILEY, Ann F 60 1781 Ireland
WALTERS, Ann F 20 1821 Somerset
WALTERS, William M 5 1836 Somerset
WALTERS, Alfred M 2 1839 Somerset
BENNETT, George M 15 1826 Somerset
RICHARDS, Ann F 25 1816
RICHARDS, Jane F 9 1832
RICHARDS, Ann F 5 1836
Piece: 373
Book/Folio: 20
Page: 35
Registration District: Bristol
Civil Parish: St Michael
Municipal Borough: Bristol
Address: Bristol Steps, St Michael, Bristol
County: Gloucestershire


Baptism
County Somerset
Place Frome
Church Workhouse
RegisterNumber
DateOfBirth 25 Jul 1836
BaptismDate 24 Sep 1836
Forename William
Sex M
FatherForename
MotherForename Ann
FatherSurname
MotherSurname WALTERS
Abode Frome
FatherOccupation
Notes Illegitimate

Not sure if him, from below link)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

Chris :)

Births Sep 1839 (>99%)
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Walters Alfred Bath 11 2

BaptismDate 03 Jul 1839 (could be above Birth)
Forename Alfred
Sex M
FatherForename Joseph
MotherForename Harriet
FatherSurname WALTERS


edits

Baptism
County Somerset
Place Batcombe
Church St Mary the Virgin
RegisterNumber 230
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 11 Mar 1821
Forename Frederick
Sex -
FatherForename Richard
MotherForename Ann
FatherSurname WALTER
MotherSurname
Abode Batcombe
FatherOccupation Cordwainer

John, in order to help - and to confirm whether there is any chance of the baptismal record being the correct one - we need to know how you get back to her

Jude

Thanks for your help and interest Jax.

I got her father and mothers' names from her baptismal record.

Ann, as far as I know did not marry and she had two sons, William and Alfred. I think I found her in the 1841 census in Bristol living with a family called Bailey who I think owned a pub.

I found her son William as he enlisted in the Grenadier Guards and I got info from the regiment's archivist who was very helpful. But William enlisted in Cork which makes me think that Ann and her sons went to Ireland which is why they vanish from the census records. Mrs Bailey was from Ireland, maybe that is the connection.

It is very frustrating!

Cheers

John

There is a tree on ancestry that says a Ann Walters born 1821 somerset married Samuel Nichols


London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Ann Watters
Name:
Ann Watters
Spouse Name:
Samuel Edward Nichols
Record Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
18 Aug 1839
Parish:
St George in the East
Borough:
Tower Hamlets
Father Name:
Samuel Watters >>>Shipwright
Spouse Father:
William Nichols
Register Type:
Parish Register

Who did she marry and do you have a marriage cert naming her father?

If anyone can suggest additional resources to help me in my quest to definitely identify my gg grandmother and her ancestors I would be most appreciative. Those resources would have to be available online as I live in Australia.
I have researched using all the obvious ones, like FreeReg etc., but have got stuck.

I think I found her baptismal record as for Mary Ann Walter_ baptised 11 Mar 1821 in Batcombe Somerset. Her father is given as Richard occupation cordwainer and mother as Ann.

But I can find no trace of her parents or whether she had other siblings.

So if there are sources out there that I have been unable to find that may be helpful I would really appreciate it if any of you experts could suggest them to me.

Thanks and Happy New Year to everyone.

John