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Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 98 Send Message	Shelagh	Report	20 Apr 2009 09:29
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 98 Send Message	Yes, I've had a look and Beath is Ruth!! Thank you for that!
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 8,234 Send Message	Lewella	Report	19 Apr 2009 23:27
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 8,234 Send Message	Her birth? IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles Search Results \| Download \| Print RUTH SMITH Pedigree Female Event(s): Birth: Christening: 01 JUN 1802 Cathedral Saint Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: Burial: Parents: Father: JAMES SMITH Family Mother: MARY Results for: Smith, British Isles Father: James , Mother: Mary Exact Spelling: Off Batch Number: C007759 [refine search] [Print] Prepare selected records for download International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 4 Select records to download - (50 maximum) 1. HENRY SMITH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 08 APR 1804 Cathedral Saint Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England 2. RUTH SMITH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 01 JUN 1802 Cathedral Saint Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England 3. WILLIAM SMITH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 01 APR 1804 Cathedral Saint Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England 4. SAMUEL SMITH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 09 SEP 1803 Cathedral Saint Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 8,234 Send Message	Lewella	Report	19 Apr 2009 23:24
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 8,234 Send Message	Possible deaths for Ruth, as Robert is widowed by 1851 England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983 about Ruth Barstow Name: Ruth Barstow Year of Registration: 1842 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Halifax County: Yorkshire - West Riding, West Yorkshire Volume: 22 Page: 173
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 8,234 Send Message	Lewella	Report	19 Apr 2009 23:20
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 8,234 Send Message	The family in 1841. Image reads Ruth not Beath 1841 England Census about Beath Barstow Name: Beath Barstow Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801 Gender: Female Where born: Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Bradford Hundred: Morley County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Registration district: Bradford Sub registration district: Horton Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Robert Barstow 40 (wool sorter) Beath Barstow 40 John Barstow 19 Abraham Barstow 11 Grace Barstow 16 Ellen Barstow 8
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 98 Send Message	Shelagh	Report	17 Apr 2009 22:36
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 98 Send Message	Thanks, that is great. I have something concrete to go on now!
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 579 Send Message	Grumpy	Report	17 Apr 2009 18:20
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 579 Send Message	IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles Search Results \| Download \| Print -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERT BARSTOW Pedigree Male Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: RUTH SMITH Family Marriage: 17 MAY 1819 Birstall, Yorkshire, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: M108111 1813 - 1837 0990527-0990529 Film 6911083 Film Sheet: 00
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 98 Send Message	Shelagh	Report	17 Apr 2009 17:00
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 98 Send Message	Trying to find marriage of Ruth Smith born 1801 Sheffield. Robert Barstow is a possibility.

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