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Hi. I am trying to dig deeper and find more information regarding James Burrows( 1853). His profession was that of a painter, he married Elizabeth Elliott (1856), and together they had three daughters. They resided at Derby St Alkmund, Derbyshire. The information i would like is that of James Burrows parents. I have searched many records, but seem to have come to a stand still. Does anyone have any info regarding James's parents?. :-)

Have you got their Marriage cert. What is the names of both their fathers and occupations on the marriage cert? As this will help to distinguish them out for others in earliers census.

this looks like your James in 1871, as occupation is Painter he is listed as son, but he can't be their son as they are too young and he is too old.

Civil Parish: St Peter
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England
Registration District: Derby
Sub-registration District: St Peter
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Household Schedule Number: 228
Piece: 3567
Folio: 84
Page Number: 36

Joseph Cope HEAD 28 Labourer at railway born heage, derbyshire
Harriett Cope WIFE 24 born Tewkesbury, gloucestershire
Jane Pew LODGER 16 silk millhand born Worcester, worcestershire
Jame Burrows SON 18 born Derby, Derbyshire

Okay I think this is him in 1861 with parents, but you will need his marriage cert to confirm his father just to be 100% sure.

Civil Parish: St Peter
Town: Derby
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England
Registration District: Derby
Sub-registration District: St Peter
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 141
Piece: 2501
Folio: 53
Page Number: 24

James Barrows (Burrows) HEAD 40 wood sawyer born Derby, Derbyshire
Mary Ann Barrows WIFE 46 born Derbyshire
Robert Barrows BROTHER 37 born Labourer of Lead works, Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England
William Barrows SON 12 scholar born Derbyshire
Anna A Barrows DAUGHTER (age says 30, but from 1851 census below, I think this should be 20, I also wonder if she might be an illegitimate child to Mary Ann, before she Married James, you will see why in 1851 census I post below) Silk Mill Hand born Peckleton, Leicestershire
Millicent Barrows DAUGHTER 16 Silk Mill Hand born Derby
James Barrows SON 8 scholar born Derby - this being your James
Samuel Barrows SON 4 scholar born Derby

1851 census

Civil Parish: Derby St Peter
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England
Registration District: Derby
Sub-registration District: St Peter
ED, institution, or vessel: 17q
Neighbors:
Household Schedule Number: 115
Piece: 2143
Folio: 361
Page Number: 33

James Burrows HEAD 29 wood sawyer born st peters, derbyshire
Mary Ann Burrows WIFE 34 (cant read her occupation) born st peters, derbyshire
Ann A Adams DAUGHTER (see the different surname, this is why I think she might be illegitimate( 9 born Peckleton, Leicestershire
Millicent Burrows DAUGHTER 6
William A Burrows SON 1 born st peters, derbyshire
Robt Burrows BROTHER 27 labourer born st peters, derbyshire
Ann Thompson VISITOR 67 born st peters, derbyshire

this may be Ann: (which makes me wonder if Mary Ann was married before James)

Ann Amelia Adams
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 02 Oct 1842
PECKLETON,LEICESTER,ENGLAND
parents: Charles Adams, Mary Ann

and this looks like Marriage:

Marriages Jun 1845 (>99%)
Adams Mary Ann Derby 19 492
Borrows James Derby 19 492
Downing Ann Derby 19 492
Murphy Patrick Derby 19 492
Sowter George Derby 19 492
Spalton William Derby 19 492
Trafford Elizabeth Derby 19 492
Walton Emma Derby 19 492

then children with James after marriage:

(odd that their first child had a middle name Adams after her first husband)

Millicent Crutchley Adams Borrows
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 15 Nov 1846 SAINT PETER,DERBY,DERBY,ENGLAND
parents: Mary Ann Borrows

William Thomas Burrows
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 29 Jul 1849 SAINT PETER,DERBY,DERBY,ENGLAND
parents: James Burrows, Mary

James Burroughs
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 30 May 1853 SAINT PETER,DERBY,DERBY,ENGLAND
parents: James Burroughs, Mary Ann

Samuel Burrowes
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 14 Oct 1857 Derby Holy Trinity Parish, Derby, Derbyshire, England
residence: Derby, Derbyshire, England

this looks like Marys first marriage, so her maiden name must be Smith

Charles Adams
England Marriages, 1538–1973
marriage: 30 Mar 1835 Saint Peter,Derby,Derby,England
spouse: Mary Ann Smith

looking back, by the name of James and Elizabeth;s daughters I would say that it is most likely that is the correct family in the census. Their first daughter named after his mother and the second daughter after his half sister.

wow....thankyou very very much, that's an awful lot of research and info, and very much appreciated. Unfortunately i do not have the marriage certificate, but i will work with the info you have found. Again, thankyou so much. :-D

You are welcome. I definately recommend ordering James and Elizabeth's marriage cert, just to make sur you are on the right track.

This is the marriage ref you need to order it


Marriages Dec 1874 (>99%)
Bennett Mary Alice Derby 7b 917
BURROWS James Derby 7b 917
Elliott Elizabeth Derby 7b 917
HEAP George Derby 7b 917

Thank you very muchly :-D

the 1871 census posted above is probably wrongly transcribed.

the 'end of household' mark is above James name. I think it should read (it is in this order)

James Burrows - son - painter - age 18
Mary A Burrows head - married - age 56
Martha Mason - orphan - age 10