Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Gift subscriptions

Genes Reunited gift subscription

Do you know someone interested in discovering their family history?

You can now buy a gift subscription to Genes Reunited so they can research their family tree.

Buy gift or redeem gift

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

BLACKWELL William and Sarah

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Brenda

Brenda Report 6 Jan 2013 10:56

Trying to find the marriage of above who lived in Soham, Cambridgeshire. 1861 Census shows them living at West Side Hall Street Soham with 4 children. William and, Sarah both born in1834.
Does anyone have access to Soham marriage registers please?
Thanks, Brenda.

Flip

Flip Report 6 Jan 2013 11:06

For ref:

William Blackwell
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah Blackwell
Gender: Male
Where born: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Soham
Town: Soham
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Newmarket
Sub-registration district: Soham
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 64
Piece: 1036
Folio: 8
Page Number: 11
Household Members: Name Age
William Blackwell 27
Sarah Blackwell 27
Emma Blackwell 6
George Blackwell 4
Harriet Blackwell 2
Eliza Blackwell 3 Months

Researching:
Anything & everything! No the photo is no longer my g-grandmother (or at least I don't think it is)

Potty

Potty Report 6 Jan 2013 11:10

Not finding a marriage on freebmd but this looks like the birth of Eliza, 3mths on the 1861 - the birth cert will give you Sarah's maiden name:

Births Mar 1861 (>99%)

BLACKWELL Eliza Newmarket 3b 528

Flip

Flip Report 6 Jan 2013 11:11

i see Sarah is a widow, with 5 month old child in 1871 EDIT - this is her grandchild

Emma Blackwell
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Sarah Blackwell
Gender: Female
Where born: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Civil parish: Soham
Ecclesiastical parish: Ely
Town: Soham
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Registration district: Newmarket
Sub-registration district: Soham
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 50
Piece: 1601
Folio: 8
Page Number: 9
Household Members: Name Age
Sarah Blackwell 35
Emma Blackwell 16
George Blackwell 14
William Blackwell 8
Harry Blackwell 5 Months

Researching:
Anything & everything! No the photo is no longer my g-grandmother (or at least I don't think it is)

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 6 Jan 2013 11:21

Marriage (Soham)
1853 Sept. 24 Black William (X) a minor bac lab son of George Stimson lab.
Tabraham Sarah (X) a minor sp dau of John lab witnesses John (X) Gilby Caroline (X) Gilby.

(wouldn't be anything to do with above would it?, not seeing Blackwell Marriage on Soham Parish cd)

Chris :)

Burials (Find My Past website)
Forenames:Sarah
Surname:Blackwell
Residence:
Day:8
Month:Mar
Year:1909
Age:78
Notes:
Parish:Soham, Burial Book
County:Cambridgeshire
Grave details:B782/2351/
Record source:Cambridgeshire Burials

Forenames:Eliza
Surname:Black
Residence:
Day:4
Month:Jul
Year:1864
Age:3
Notes:
Parish:Soham, Burial Book
County:Cambridgeshire
Grave details:C1035/465/
Record source:Cambridgeshire Burials

Forenames:Harriett
Surname:Blackwell
Residence:
Day:19
Month:Nov
Year:1870
Age:11
Notes:
Parish:Soham, Burial Book
County:Cambridgeshire

Forenames:Henry
Surname:Blackwell
Residence:
Day:29
Month:Aug
Year:1871
Age:9 months
Notes:
Parish:Soham, Burial Book
County:Cambridgeshire


Baptism (from Soham Parish cd)

1855 April 29 Black Emily dau of William and Sarah otp lab

Brenda

Brenda Report 6 Jan 2013 11:37

Thanks everyone.
Chris, yours looks the best possibility so far. I don't suppose your CD also has the baptism of Eliza Blackwell born1861? If so, does it give her mother's maiden name?
Brenda

Andrew

Andrew Report 6 Jan 2013 11:40

There is a William Black in Soham b 1834, but not Blackwell. Maybe a name change??

1851 England Census
about William Black
Name: William Black
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Servant
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Soham
Town: Soham
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Newmarket
Sub-registration district: Soham
ED, institution, or vessel: 4e
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 131
Piece: 1763
Folio: 274
Page Number: 37
Household Members: Name Age
William Slack 74
Elizabeth Slack 74
James Slack 50
>>>>William Black 17


EDIT Appears to be the same in 1841. Father is George.

Andy

Brenda

Brenda Report 6 Jan 2013 11:44

Thanks Chris, it was worth a try!
Brenda

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 6 Jan 2013 11:50

Baptisms (Soham)
1833 Dec 1 Black William son of (blank) & Ann single woman otp

1832 Mar 4 Tabraham Sarah dau of John & Mary otp lab

Chris :)

Marriage (Soham)
1834 Oct 15 Stimson George (X) bac otp Black Ann (X) sp otp witnesses Mary Stimson William Kent

Brenda

Brenda Report 6 Jan 2013 11:51

Thanks Andy
Findmypast does have a birth for William Blackwell , registered in Newmarket 1st quarter of 1863, no.3B 560
Brenda

Flip

Flip Report 6 Jan 2013 12:30

George Stimson
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Stimson
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Soham
Town: Soham
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Newmarket
Sub-registration district: Soham
ED, institution, or vessel: 4e
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 45
Piece: 1763
Folio: 262
Page Number: 13
Household Members: Name Age
George Stimson 39
Ann Stimson 35
George Stimson 9
Holan Stimson 7
Ann Stimson 5
George Black 63

I wonder if George Black is Ann's father, I can't make out the image. This could be him in 1841 with Wiliam, so possibly his grandson?

George Black
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1791
Gender: Male
Where born: Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Soham
Hundred: Staploe
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Newmarket
Sub-registration district: Soham
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 73
Book: 17
Folio: 7
Page Number: 10
Household Members: Name Age
George Black 50
William Black 7



Researching:
Anything & everything! No the photo is no longer my g-grandmother (or at least I don't think it is)

Brenda

Brenda Report 6 Jan 2013 12:36

Thanks all. It doesn't look as if I will get much further without applying for one of the children's birth certificates.
Brenda

BeverleyW

BeverleyW Report 6 Jan 2013 13:47

There are a lot of TABRAMs in Huntingdonshire, suggest you try there.

Researching:
Weedon - Australia, Hertfordshire; Paterson - Scotland; Elmer - Huntingdon; Ball, Lloyd, Warren - Birmingham