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Hi there, my ancestor Mary REED was born c. 1815 in Yarm, Yorkshire.

From a family memoir it she had a brother William (born c. 1817) and from a newspaper source which was found from this memoir a brother Anthony Reed (c. 1822-1889).

From Mary's marriage in 1840, her father is Anthony REED, a farmer.

I can't find a baptism for any of the three people mentioned. Or ANYTHING on her father. What can I do for more information?

Thanks,

Peter

Have you looked on Family Search site. They seem to have parish records

I have Shirley ... no avail.

Looks like brothers 1851 maybe??:


1851 England Census
Name: Anthony Reed (ag lab)
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Relation: Brother
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Yarm, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Long Newton
County/Island: Durham

Registration district: Stockton
Sub-registration district: Yarm

William Reed 32 shoemaker
Esther Reed 30
James Reed 9
Thomas Reed 5
John Reed 3
Richard Reed 1
Anthony Reed 28
Mary Ann Dinsdale 7

Wrong father, but just wondered if connected:

name: Anthony Reed
gender: Male
christening date: 20 Mar 1821
christening place: YARM,YORK,ENGLAND
father's name: James Reed
mother's name: Sarah
:
indexing project (batch) number: C10601-1
system origin: England-ODM
gs film number: 919090


name: Mary Reed
gender: Female
christening date: 21 Jul 1815
christening place: YARM,YORK,ENGLAND

father's name: James Reed
mother's name: Sarah
:
indexing project (batch) number: C10601-1
system origin: England-ODM
gs film number: 919090
reference id:

Hi Brummie Jan,

Yes I would say the 1851 looks correct! I have pieced this information together somewhat sparodically.

And yes, I also saw the baptism in 1815 for Mary Reed, daughter of James Reed and Sarah Towers. All quite odd!

Peter

Anthony is married to an An in 1861. I think this might be his marriage, which supports the father's name as James.
I just wonder if Mary inadvertently had her brother's name recorded when she married? (My mother-in-law did this very thing!!).

name: Anthony Reed
:
spouse's name: Ann Newby
event date: 1853
event place: Long Newton, Durham, England
father's name: James Reed

spouse's father's name: Matthew Newby

indexing project (batch) number: M00068-2
system origin: England-VR
gs film number: 1514586
reference id: 2:1G7R9ZF

William?

name: William Reed
spouse's name: Esther Dinsdale

event date: 1839
event place: Long Newton, Durham, England
father's name: James Reed
mother's name:
spouse's father's name: Thomas Dinsdale

spouse's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M00068-2
system origin: England-VR
gs film number: 1514586
reference id: 2:1G7R8WT



1841 England Census about William Reed
Name: William Reed
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Gender: Male

Civil parish: Long Newton
Hundred: Stockton (South West Division)
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Stockton and Sedgefield
Sub-registration district: Yarm

Thos Dinsdale 70
Ann Dinsdale 55
Ann Dinsdale 9
William Reed 20
Esther Reed 20

This is fascinating Brummiejan! Why did your mother-in-law do that?! How fascinating!

The marriage certificate definitley says Mary's father is: 'Anthony Reed', a 'Farmer'.

Is there any sign of James Reed and his wife in the census?!

If this is true, then thank goodness for the family memoir I found. It is full of mistakes but is a bit of a bridge.

I can't see John or Sarah Reed at first glance.
Re. the mother-in-law - to be fair it was her 2nd marriage, and her father had died years before! And her brother's name was similar.
I never asked her about it as she had passed away before I started the tree.
Her error led me up the wrong tree for quite a while I can tell you! I was lucky that my husband's cousin had also started researching and pointed it out before I got in a total mess.
Just goes to show you can never be too careful..
Jan

Yes Jan! What do you think about this situation here? It is all a bit strange. Do you think I should follow this line or not?