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Edgbaston Parish Record Lookup?

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Ewan

master brummie
Is there anyone that has time and would be kind enough to look up a marriage at the record office please? I am interested to know the witness names, were they of the parish and any other relevant information that would be useful of the following marriage.

Thomas Cox to a Sarah Hickin at Edgbaston 11 April 1830.
also
Thomas Cox to a Jane Gibbons 1827

Many thanks for any help.
Ewan
 
i had a disc for xmas which luckily has this info on.

11.4.1830 marr thomas cox to sarah hickin

witnesses mary alsop and job allsop (as spelt on record)


22.5.1827 marr thomas cox (wid) to jane gibbons

witnesses thomas gilkes and elizabeth raven
 
Wow Shera :) that was lucky for me that you had that disc for a pressie.

The witness names don't ring any bells at the moment. I don't suppose, I suppose not really, it is possible to look at other marriages to see if the witness names are anywhere else in marriage records. I was wondering if they were actual members of the wedding party or parish wardens that often stood in as witnesses for couples at their wedding.
 
SHERA, Does your disc cover marriages 1808 which took place at Edgbaston Church, St Bartholomews? If it does, would you mind having a look for Joseph Parry and Phoebe Handle as I am keen to know who the witnesses were. Thanks very much.
Regards Anthea:) P.S. How far does your disc go back?
 
what a shame anthea. the marr. records for st. bartholomews edgbaston seem to go from 1813-1837.

there is allsorts on the disc for various churches around bham. some go back to 1500`s.

will check for you ewan about the witnesses. i know what you mean about some people stood in often as witnesses.
 
Shera hold fire on looking at witness names for a while it looks like I have found a clue. Will get back later.:)
 
actually i was already looking before i saw your last post. there are no mention of any of the witnesses names in the pages either side of the records so must be either family, friend or neighbour.

the disc is for marriages births and burials for st. martins plus other churches around bham if anyone wants a look up i will try for you.
 
its probably best if anyone wants a look up to im me as there are copyright rules about the discs :rolleyes: i dont want to break any rules
 
I have had that problem Shera (knuckles rapped). I just advertise occasionally who publish the Cd's (BMSGH) and then people can decide if they want to buy one or the whole set. I agree that they have taken the time and money to transcribe the registers,and need to re-coupe some funds . I have personally found many relatives on the registers that I wouldn't have if I had not purchased them. I just think we help to advertise them by occasionally posting look ups:)
 
Shera said:
its probably best if anyone wants a look up to im me as there are copyright rules about the discs :rolleyes: i dont want to break any rules
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Hi Shera,
Sorry, don't know how to IM!
Could you try to look up Thomas Lorton, christened St Martins 11 Jun 1828?
Father Thomas, mother Martha Slater - the mothers name is the one I wish to confirm, plus details of addresses and witnasses if poss!
 
have listed all that i found for the lorton family.

this is all the information on the record.

william owen lorton b. 28.11.1826 bap. 11.6.1829
son of thomas and martha horse fair brassfounder

thomas lorton b. 8.11.1828 bap. 11.6.1829 info as above

john lorton b. 23.12.1830 bap. 17.1.1831 info as above

isaiah lorton b. 8.3.1833 bap. 8.4.1833 info as above

elizabeth ann lorton b. 31.1.1835 bap. 2.3.1835 info as above

paul lorton b. 6.2.1837 bap. 6.3.1837 now living sun street


also found

mary lorton b. 23.1.1825 bap. 23.4.1832 daughter of john and elizabeth
horse fair coach harness maker (note same address as above)

and one more

john lorton b. 9.4.1840 bap. 19.5.1840 son of thomas and mary ann
edgbaston street maltster
 
wow Shera!
Thankyou so much - The Sun st address ties in with other info I have. :)
Is there anything for St. Thomas on your disc?
Have a christening date for Thomas Henry Lorton 14 May 1854, father Thomas, mother Jane........hoping for an exact birth date :rolleyes: plus, of course any other info....

Mother Jane died in c1859 - which I know as the father remarried - so if you have the time to search for any info on the marriage of Thomas and Jane, or her death I'll send you a thousand kisses :biggrin:, trouble is I have no idea where they married.......or where she died.
 
well i cant help you with your requests but have found the following. this is all the info i have.

st. george hockley

eliza lorton daughter of john and mary b. 27.7.1837 bap. 29.8.1837
gt. russell street gun maker

chapel of st paul

john lorton son of owen and charlotte bap. 10.3.1814
livery street warwick militia

burial at st. martins

harriet lorton daughter of owen and charlotte 12.1.1813 age 16 mths
suffolk street.

marriage at st martins

john lorton to ann derrington 23.5.1784 witnesses mary hall and sam brooke.

three more baptisms at st martins.

jonas/james? lorton son of jonas/james and mary ann b. 20.11.1839 bap. 3.1.1842 cheapside iron turner

eliza lorton daughter of jonas/james and mary ann b. 26.11.1841 bap. 3.1.1842 info as above.

jane lorton daughter of owen and charlotte bap. 30.5.1806
no other info on that one.

from ancestry death of jane lorton 1859 oct-dec birmingham 6d 5

is that your public family tree on ancestry..name lorton tree?
 
Hi Shera,
Took me a moment there to check if it was my tree - it is.
There is another person in USA that is taking my info of birmingham, england and transcribing it as Birmingham, USA....don't know why!

'Jane' - I've been looking for yonks to find out her maiden name, but no joy.
I know that they were living in Walsall after their marriage (from census)- so if you know anyone with details from that area, it may help me?
 
negritaspider said:
Hi Shera,
Took me a moment there to check if it was my tree - it is.
There is another person in USA that is taking my info of birmingham, england and transcribing it as Birmingham, USA....don't know why!

'Jane' - I've been looking for yonks to find out her maiden name, but no joy.
I know that they were living in Walsall after their marriage (from census)- so if you know anyone with details from that area, it may help me?
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Think I need to explain here - my pc bombed, and I lost all my files.
I hadn't realised I'd put Jane's info onto the Ancestry site.
As there is the death registry details, could that maybe help you to find her maiden name?? :biggrin:
 
just a possible with the marriage.

thomas "lawton" oct.dec 1853 birmingham 6d 246.

there are two possible wives for that record.

jane hodgetts or harriet lippitt

on your tree on ancestry you have janes maiden name as harrison?
 
As I no longer have the info in my pc, I've no idea where I got Harrison from...
I've been trying to find info ever since. :( -at least something that I can confirm and is logic for yrs / area etc

I'm not even sure that the death register details is of the Jane Lorton that I'm looking for, as there seems to be so many of them!
All I have for certain is that Thomas lived with Jane, had four children -
Thomas c1854
Jane c1856
Frederick c1857
William c1859 born about the time of death of the Jane I found
- and then remarried with an Annie Court......
too too many thomas lortons in B'ham and area at that time!!
 
on the igi the marriage i mentioned of thomas "lawton" WAS to jane hodgetts. it took place 7.11.1853 at st. stephens bham.

does anyone think this could be thomas LORTON with the name spelt wrongly??
 
had another idea so looked on ancestry in 1851 and there is a thomas lorton 22 and wife jane 19 living in harris` yard in walsall. he is classed as a journeyman saddler born in bham. jane born in walsall.

so if this is them they were already married in 1851.

found a marriage thomas lorton 1851 jan-mar walsall 17 290

now another problem there is a jane coop who married 1851 jan-mar walsall but the volume and page no. are 17 292

sorry to mix it up even further but it does appear that they were married before you thought.
 
I think I'm going to take time out here, and chack ALL the Jane surnames that you've found for me - maybe I'll find a link somewhere....
I never realised how 'not easy' all this is when I started!!
Get back to you - and so much thanks for all your help
Here's the promised thousand kisses !XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
:fox:Hello everyone I hope I am not lost on this great web page. :stung: Would like some advice to find baptism's and Bruials of the late Nathaniel Porter, and Ann Roberts from Edgbaston they married on the 18th June 1795 at Edgbaston :rapture: and I would like to find their parents if possible.
 
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