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bit of a long shot this but would anyone be able to find a birth..marriage or death for a john harrington please...all the info i have is that he had a son henry in 1811 b birmingham....its also possible that he may have originated from ireland in which case i think i may have come to the end of my research with this line...

many thanks for any help..

lyn
 
i cant find the records lyn but i wonder whether this helps you.

in 1841 there is john harrington aged 60 glass blower (not b. in county) living at dartmouth st. aston.
living with him is susannah harrington aged 18 (not b. in county)
and mary harrington 16 b. in county

also in 1841 livin heneage st. aston is

henry harrington 29 packer
mary harrington 29
joseph 5, william 2, margaret 3mths ---all b. in county.

then in 1851 at HENEAGE ST. ASTON

james rowe 28 rule maker b. bham
susannah rowe 29 dressmaker b. dudley, worcs.
JOHN HARRINGTON father-in-law widower 70 glass maker b. witcham, glouc.
john 3, james 2, sarah 6, mary ann 5, jane 2 mths. all b. bham

i just wondered if this is your john harrington as he is living in the same road as henry harrington was in 1841.

also found margaret harrington,aged 10, in 1851 still in heneage st. working as a servant

hope ive got the right family :rolleyes::)
 
hi chris...ive got the 1841 heneage st census and margaret as a servent but didnt have the other info you have found...if ive worked this out right its very likely you have found john harrington who would have been born abt 1781...he would be old enough to have been henrys dad who was born in 1811...so assuming that as says on the 1851 census john harrington is father is law to the head of the house this would make susannah his daughter so all i need now is to find a marriage between susannah harrington and james rowe and i think you have cracked it chris...boy i dont make requests very often but when i do they seem so complicated..:cry::cry::D

thanks everso

lyn.
 
the marriage is there lyn, 1844 apr-jun kings norton, susannah harrington to john borne rowe. 18 490

i dont think this entirely proves it though, just that they were living very close to a henry harrington of the right age.

i suppose if you order the cert. it would say if john was his father, perhaps thats what you mean.
 
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the marriage is there lyn, 1844 apr-jun kings norton, susannah harrington to john borne rowe. 18 490

i dont think this entirely proves it though, just that they were living very close to a henry harrington of the right age.

i suppose if you order the cert. it would say if john was his father, perhaps thats what you mean.
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yes chris thats what i was thinking of doing....one other thing and it may just be coinsidence but i also have 2 of john harringtons grandsons as being glassmakers..same as john...

thanks again chris will let you know what the marriage cert says...can you just confirm its john borne rowe (unusual middle name) and are there any letters before the ref number...

lyn.:).
 
there is a submitted entry of marriage on family search

john harrington to susannah banister in rowley regis staffs on 12 sep 1806

and theres an extracted record birth of susannah harrington on 25 dec 1822 and chr. on 24 dec 1832 at st. phillips bham with parents john and susannah harrington.

the problem is i cant see a baptism for henry harrington!
 
lyn, yes the name is john borne rowe and the ref no. is just 18 490

sounds good about the glass makers anyway.

i was just thinking though, john harrington will be susannahs father, but how does that prove he was your henrys father???
 
oops..told you i was hopeless at this chris...how do i prove it...maybe a copy of henrys marriage to his first wife mary...
 
just a fraction too early lyn. their first child was born abt 1836 and the records of marriages only started 1837!!
 
:crying: just my luck....i will keep looking for henrys baptism....

thanks chris....
 
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the only good evidence for john harrington being henry harringtons father is that they lived in the same road - heneage st. i think that would be quite a coincidence if they werent related.

john and susannah harrington had their daughters christened when they were about 10yrs old, together at st. phillips.(in 1832) maybe he hadnt bothered to get the children christened and by then henry was a man of 21yrs.

the marriage of john harrington to susannah banister in 1806 would still be early enough for the birth of henry in 1811,
 
oh thats great chris..ive just had a thought...i could always get a copy of henrys second marriage to lucy pilling which was in 1855..ive got the ref for that....

lyn
 
chris...henrys marriage to lucy pilling gives his father as john harrington but no occupation so i will still get a copy as it may say on that...

lyn
 
just got the marriage cert for henry harringtons 2nd marriage to lucy pilling in 1855 it says...father john harrington glass maker so as the profession now fits i think i can assume i have the right info chris....

once again thanks for all the help it really does make a difference....:)

lyn
 
ooooh isnt that brilliant. im so pleased :):):)

i bet you were scared to look in case it wasnt glass maker. almost like opening exam results :)
 
thats right chris...i did not look until i got home..didnt want to swear in front of folk....:D
 
Hi Lyn
Ar you still researching John and Susannah Harrington. I am new to this forum and I am also interested in them. Have you found a birth of John? I may by able to help you.
Regards karina
 
hi karina and welcome to the forum..yes i am still researching john and susannah..john harrington was as far as my research goes my gt gt gt gt grandfather b 1781 witcombe in glous..he married a susannah banister in 1806 staffs...are you also related and any help you can give would be great as i still have loose ends to tie up..what i am also trying to confirm is that they had a son henry b abt 1812 but i am struggling with that as no sign of a baptism for henry..

many thanks..

lyn
 
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Hi again Lyn. I'll try and explain my connection althougth its a bit complicated. First of all I believe your Henry was baptised at st Thomas' Dudley on 21 Oct 1810 son of John and Susannah Yarrington (note the Y). They also had more children baptised at dudley ; William who died young, Jane,Susannah who died young, and John(who I have traced upto 1881 census). They then seem to have moved to Birmingham and had another Susanna and Mary Ann who I think you know about.At the same time as John and Susannah were in Dudley my 3x great grandfather William and Esther Harrington were having children baptised also at St Thomas' some as Yarrington and some Harrington. I know from a later marriage of William that his father was Henry. I have been assuming and trying to prove that my William was related to John perhaps brothers. The Witcombe, Gloucs stated on the 1851 census for John is I believe Winchcombe. The only possible baptism I can find for my William is to a Henry and Ann Yardington at Winchcombe on21 June 1789. I believe they then moved to Dudley as a Henry and Ann Yardinton had Mary baptised there on 15 oct 1797. I cannot find a baptism for John. I need to do more detailed research in the Gloucs archives. I have lots of info which I would like to share but as you can see its very complicated. Do you have details of marriages of your Henry witnesses etc anything that can help me tie these families together. Thanks and regards Karina
 
hi karina...i think this will take some unraveling..ive got my henry down as being born 1812 dudley but you have found a baptism for him in 1810..mind you census dates of birth can be out a year or 2....i wonder if you could leave this with me until tomorrow as i want to ask my friend lynne to help on this but yes from what you have said we could have a harrington connection...this is exciting so pleased you got in touch...oh sorry i nearly forgot to say that my henry harrington was married twice i will try and sort out all my info for tomorrow for you and just to complicate my line after my first henry i had another 3 straight henrys right up until my dad was born and even then his middle name was henry lol..
lyn.
 
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hi sue is that you lol...just popped on for a few mins and yes it is all exciting stuff..the other week i found out i have living harrington rellies in usa and now karina pops up with maybe another family connection...may take some time to unravel this one but i will keep you informed..

lyn
 
ok karina i am sending the private message again giving you my email address..hope you receive it this time..

lyn
 
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