Genealogy Chat

hi lawrence hope you got my message
regards
dorothy teresa :-D

dear jax, you are right about the marriage of john driver to ada maria pearson it took place at trinity church which u sed to be in trinity square nottingham, I believe it was demolished in the 1950s the date was jan;5th 1855 I have sent an e/ male to dorothy teresa, but as yet have not had a reply. regards lawrenc e

Marriages Mar 1855 (>99%)
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Bye Zipporah Nottingham 7b 265
>>>>>DRIVER Frederick John Nottingham 7b 265
Hartley George Nottingham 7b 265
>>>>>PEARSON Ady Maria Nottingham 7b 265
PEARSON Ida Maria Nottingham 7b 265
STANWELL Mary Nottingham 7b 265

Don't know where Dorothy got the idea that the marriage was in 1855 in Notts................certainly not from freebmd

Thank you Margee, will do, Lawrence

Lawrence, since this thread is 4 months old it's doubtful that Dorothy Teresa is still checking it but I'm sure she'd love to hear from you. Why not click on her name and send a personal message?

hi margee, I may be able to help you ref; the father of john driver, his name was george driver, a ship builder,but I cant; find out anything more, john driver full name john frederick driver, was my great grandfather also, I have been searching for more information for over 10 years or more, so what a surprise. lawrence

hi margee
yes thanks this is the family when john driver was in the army, im stuck on johns parents etc and sarah pearson

Is this the family?

1861 England Census
about Ada A Driver Name: Ada A Driver
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John Driver
Gender: Female
Where born: West Indies

Civil parish: Alverstoke
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew
Town: Gosport
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Alverstoke
Sub-registration district: Alverstoke
ED, institution, or vessel: Gosport Barracks
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 1
Piece: 647
Folio: 47
Page Number: 6
Household Members: Name Age
John Driver 32 >>>>>born Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ada A Driver 24 >>>>>born West Indies
F J W Driver 12 MO >>>>>born Suttehgush?, East Indies

hi Margee
ada and john got married in nottinghamshire c1855
i dont know sarahs maiden name or where exactly she was born in the west indies ive been stuck for a while
thanks
teresa

Did Ada and John Driver marry in England? I can't find the marriage on FreeBMD.

Evidently Pearson was her married name. Any idea of her maiden name?

hi all
i have a problem on sarah pearson ada mother no idea of exact place ofr birth in west indies i think she was a native of w i

hi margee
thanks :-D

So Ken is right. WIN short for West Indies, British Subject because parents were Brits.

hi ken se and margee
thanks for your replys
my ggrandmother ada maria driver nee pearson born jamaica west indies married john driver adas father william pearson was in the army. adas mother sarah pearson was born i think in st lucia dont know her maiden name etc
they are on the census from 1841-1901 but john and ada were in india in the 1851 census
any help
thanks
dorothy teresa

On Ancestry they often seem to use WIN B S on the transcript even though it says West Indies on the image.

Examples
1871 Census Pancras/Marylebone Thomas Slater b c1835.
1861 Census Poplar Chas Harden b c1834

Could you post the name and which census so that we could have a look?

Could it be that they were born in the West Indies.

Is that written in the place of birth column and are you sure of the word Win? Any that I have seen have place of birth and then British Subject.