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I'd like to try and find the parents of Mary Elizabeth Wright b 1857, Warton Warwickshire.

I can't go through the usual method of tracing parents as Mary was raised by her aunt and uncle and on her marriage cert, she names her uncle as her father.

I'm hoping to be able to find her mother by tracing the aunt who I suspect is the blood relative.

This is the info I have on Mary as a child in 1861 and 1871.


1861 England Census
about Mary Elizabeth Wright
Name: Mary Elizabeth Wright
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Niece
Gender: Female
Where born: Warton, Warwickshire, England

Civil Parish: Polesworth
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Registration district: Atherstone
Sub-registration district: Atherstone
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 143
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Marshall 37
William Marshall 41
Mary Elizabeth Wright 4





1871 England Census
about Mary Elizabeth Wright
Name: Mary Elizabeth Wright
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Niece
Gender: Female
Where born: Warton, Warwickshire, England

Civil Parish: Wilnecote
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Two Gates
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

Registration district: Tamworth
Sub-registration district: Fazeley
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 15
Household Members: Name Age
Alice Blunt 20
Thomas Colidge 41
Albert Allen Haney 8
Elizabeth Marshall 47
William Marshall 50
William Wilson 16
Mary Elizabeth Wright 14





There are 6 birth refs that could be her but without first finding a reference check for one of her parents, then I'll never know which one is her.



Any ideas on how to solve this problem ?



Deb:)

Yes. There's quite a few William Marshall's that married Elizabeth's and I'm not sure how I can narrow this down.


Deb:)

Are any of the births you found for her registered in Chipping Norton, as that covers Worton?

Kath. x

I was looking at this one. Geographically, it seems to be the closest to Warton. On google maps it's only a few miles away but some of the others aren't that far from Warton either.


Name: Mary Elizabeth Wright
Year of Registration: 1857
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Atherstone
County: Leicestershire, Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 326




If I can find the aunt's marriage, I'll have a maiden name for mother to use as a ref check.


Deb:)

Thanks LFW. I was also looking at the Atherstone on the census and matching it up to the birth ref.

It does look like the right one but I can never be 100% certain without a ref checking point.


Deb:)

Fox and Hound?

That's strange!


deb:)

The Fox and Hounds is on the previous image, two families away. I don't think your family are at the same address as there are two diagonal lines after each of the families which usually means the end of a household.

Kath. x

Thanks LFW. I'll keep looking.

Does anyone now how to search for two surnames in marriages?



deb:)

William and Elizabeth are married on the 1851. He was a boot and shoemaker then. Wonder where the farm in 1861 came from?

Can you post the 51 for me please. I'm having problems finding it.

Thanks potty.


Deb:)



P.S I'm off to bed now as I can't keep my eyes open any longer. Will check back in the morning.

Here you are Deb;

1851 England Census
about William Marshall
Name: William Marshall
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Swadlingcote, Derbyshire, England

Civil Parish: Polesworth
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Atherstone
Sub-registration district: Atherstone
ED, institution, or vessel: 6a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 46
Household Members: Name Age
Joel Latham 20
Elizabeth Marshall 28 - BORN Warton
William Marshall 32
Address is just Warton

Marriage

William Marshall
Year of Registration: 1843
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Atherstone
County: Leicestershire, Warwickshire
Volume: 16
Page: 255
only Elizabeth is Elizabeth Slaney

from the IGI (you can look these up for free so won't give all the details)

Elizabeth Slaney bap Polesworth 11 Apr 1824 parents Joseph and Mary.

Elizabeth had a sister Sarah bap 24 Nov 1833 in Polesworth

poss marriage

Paul Wright
Year of Registration: 1853
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Birmingham (1837-1924)
County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 22
only other person listed Sarah Slaney

poss deaths

Sarah Wright
Year of Registration: 1858
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Atherstone
County: Leicestershire, Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 195

Paul Wright
Year of Registration: 1860
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Atherstone
County: Leicestershire, Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 203

Can never be 100% without certs but it does seem possible

Andy

Also from IGI baptisms

26 Apr 1857 Warton Warwickshire

Mary Elizabeth Wright and Thomas Wright

parents Paul and Sarah


However also

5 May 1861

Ann Wright and Sarah Wright

parents Paul and Sarah

which may invalidate the deaths on the previous post.


Andy

Well done, Andy. Looks as if you have cracked it. Won't Deb be pleased when she wakes up!

So Paul has died but not Sarah

1861

Ann Wright
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Where born: Wharton, Warwickshire, England

Civil Parish: Polesworth
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England


Registration district: Atherstone
Sub-registration district: Atherstone
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 45
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Slaney 71 boarder
Ann Wright 1
Maria Wright 3 Mo
Sarah Wright 27 widow
Thomas Wright 6 b Birmingham


Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2191; Folio: 77; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542933.

I wonder if the baptism of 'Sarah' in 1861 was actually Maria.


Andy

Possible for 1871????

Sarah Wright
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Henry
Gender: Female
Where born: Warton, Warwickshire, England

Civil Parish: Wilnecote
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England


Registration district: Tamworth
Sub-registration district: Fazeley
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 39
Household Members: Name Age
Anna Wright 12
Henry Wright 36 head
Henry Wright 6
Maria Wright 11
Sarah Wright 36 wife


Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 2911; Folio: 54; Page: 8; GSU roll: 836404.

Andy

Helllllloooo you lovely people. My, haven't you been busy!

Ooohhhhh..........I'm so excited. It looks like you've found Mary Elizabeth's parent's.

So, Paul died at the end of 1860 while Sarah was still pregnant with Sarah/Maria. The 61 census has to be her because the boarder Joseph has her maiden name of Slaney (wonder who he is?).

In the 71 census, she has a new husband, Henry. She married another Wright? I wonder if he was a brother or cousin of Paul's?

But the biggest question I have is, why was Mary Elizabeth raised by aunt Elizabeth and not mother Sarah? She kept all her other children.



Well, I've got a few certs to buy now but I'll have to buy them a bit at a time...................oohhh, I wish I could win the lotto.................lol



Thank you all for the wonderful help you've given me.


Big kisses to you all


xxxxxx


Deb:)