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I have recently come into possession of a British and Foreign Bible Society New Testament. Inside lists names and birth dates/times of Watkins family members starting with a Moses Watkins, 1845 and ending withan Ada Watkins 1878.
I would like to be able to forward this on to their present day family if any of them are out there reading this.

Steve

Steve, it's highly unlikely anyone connected will see this.

You'd be better off searching trees on this site for those names and contacting any likely tree owners.

If you know what part of the country they were from you could contact a local newspaper - they usually like that sort of thing.

It would be a lovely thing for a family to have, good luck.

a possible on 1891 census

Address: 96, Argyle Street, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born

WATKINS, Moses Head Married M 44 1847 Iron Works Labourer Staffordshire
WATKINS, Sarah Wife Married F 40 1851 Walsall Staffordshire
WATKINS, William Son Single M 18 1873 Walsall Staffordshire
WATKINS, Moses Son Single M 16 1875 Walsall Staffordshire
WATKINS, Ann Daughter F 14 1877 Walsall Staffordshire
WATKINS, Ada Daughter F 12 1879 Scholar North Ormesby Yorkshire
WATKINS, Sarah E Daughter F 5 1886 Scholar Middlesborough Yorkshire

Thanks for speedy assistance, from other names written this would definitely appear to be the same family, I had no idea as to where they were from. I have tried searching trees on this site but so far come up negative. Thanks again for the help.

Steve.

no matches on public trees on ancestry either

Steve, the family were still in the Middlesbrough area in the 1911 census.

Try the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette -http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/

It looks as though he had decided to become Mark by 1901 -

Name: Mark Watkins
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Sarah Watkins
Gender: Male
Where born: Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: Middlesbrough
Ecclesiastical parish: St Hilda
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Middlesbrough
Sub-registration district: Middlesbrough
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 119
Household Members: Name Age
Mark Watkins 55
Sarah Watkins 51
Ann Watkins 24
Ada Watkins 22
Sarah E Watkins 15
Margaret Hampton 14
George Davis 61
John Stewart 54

Name: Moses Watkins
Death Registration Month/Year: 1924
Age at death (estimated): 78
Registration district: Middlesbrough
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 634

could be they stayed in the area.

Son Moses:-
Name: Moses Watkins
Death Registration Month/Year: 1925
Age at death (estimated): 50
Registration district: Hartlepool
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 167
............Hartlepool is just near M'bro!

possibly his wife and daughter in 1911 census

Address: 16 West Street Middlesbrough

Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born

WATKINS, Sarah Head Married 35 years F 65 1846 General Dealer Staffordshire Walsall
MCKY, Annie Daughter Married 2 years F 32 1879 General Dealer Staffordshire Walsall
MCKY, Earnest Son In Law Married M 32 1879 Moulders Labouror Stockton Durham
FLORRY, George Boarder Single M 66 1845 Porter Suffolk
HAMPTON, Elizabeth Servant Single F 34 1877 Domestic Middlebrough
LAUGHLIN, Mary Single F 16 1895 Domestic Middlebrough

Son Moses in 1911
WATKINS, Moses Head Married 13 years M 36 1875 General Dealer Walsall Staffordshire VIEW
WATKINS, Helena Wife Married F 30 1881 Middlesbro Yorks VIEW
WATKINS, Gladys Daughter F 10 1901 School Middlesbro Yorks VIEW
WATKINS, Annie Daughter F 8 1903 School Middlesbro Yorks VIEW
WATKINS, Nelly Daughter F 3 1908 School Middlesbro Yorks VIEW
PAGET, Annie Servant Single F 16 1895 Domestic Servant Middlesbro Yorks VIEW
WINTER, Gertrude Servant Single F 23 1888 Domestic Servant Middlesbro Yorks VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
29269 Reference:
RG14PN29269 RG78PN1696 RD535 SD3 ED6 SN39

Registration District:
Middlesbrough Sub District:
Middlesbrough West Enumeration District:
6 Parish:
Middlesbrough

Address:
158 Stockton St Middlesbrough County:
Yorkshire (North riding)

.....gives a few more names to search in Search Trees.

Appreciate everyones help in this matter hope to trace someone I can return this book to.

Steve

Iv'e been following a different Moses junior and think I've found someone with his daughter on GR. The one I followed though seems to have died -
in Middlesborough

Name: Moses Watkins
Death Registration Month/Year: 1924
Age at death (estimated): 78
Registration district: Middlesbrough
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 634

I thought this was him in 1901 -

Name: Moses Watkins
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Ellen Watkins
Gender: Male
Where born: Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: Middlesbrough
Ecclesiastical parish: St Hilda
Town: Middlesbro
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Middlesbrough
Sub-registration district: Middlesbrough
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 146
Household Members: Name Age
Moses Watkins 26
Ellen Watkins 20
Gladys Watkins 3 Months
Elizabeth Mordue 9
Alice Mordue 18
Gertie Winter 14

and his marriage -


Marriages Sep 1897
Ella Ada Middlesbro' 9d 940
***** Mordue Ellen Middlesbro' 9d 940
Robinson Richard Middlesbro' 9d 940
******Watkins Moses Middlesbrough 9d 940

SNAP - Catherine

I think Gladys may have married a Harker and had a daughter Gladys in 1925.

Searching on here there is a lady named Sarah who seems to have both the Gladys listed - Gladys Watkins1901 Middlesborough and Gladys Harker 1924 Cleveland. I think she must have certs because the second Gladys is registered in Jan-March 1925.
It may be worth contacting her Steve to check?

more info from 1901:-
Mark Watkins:- Shopkeeper
Ann Watkins:- Hawker Stall Holder
Ada Watkins:- Bakeress Bread maker
Sarah E. Watkins:- Hawker Stall Keeper
Address:- 16 West Street

Christine, your 1901 Moses is the same as my 1911. The only difference is that in 1901 his wife is noted as Ellen and 1911 as Helena, (not unusual that names change slightly from census to census). Daughter Gladys however, remains the same.

The 1924 death would be that of Moses (the elder).

This looks like another daughter for Moses and Ellen:-
Births Dec 1916 (>99%)
Watkins Gertrude Mordue Middlesbro 9d 984

Oh silly me - getting my Moses deaths mixed up.

Yes Catherine, they are the same family - that's why I said SNAP to you haha:))

Sorry Catherine - I've just realised that I had called you Caroline.

Hi all,

Thanks for your help in assisting Steve with the Family Bible task!

They are my ancestors detailed in the bible and Steve and I met up and we are now in possession of the same!

Its a lovely piece of family history to have and a lovely success story!

Thanks to Steve for making the effort to find me and return the bible, I will email you and let you know how we get on in our ancestry search!

Sarah.

Oh - I just love a 'happy ending' !!

Well done to all of you and to Steve for wanting to re-unite this lovely momento with it's rightful family.

I do wish someone could find something like this for me.............

Best wishes,

Dea x

What a lovely result, well done Steve, i think we would all like a Steve to find something like this for us:)

Lynn

Oh that's great news Sarah and thank you so much for coming on to tell us. Well done Steve.

Chris