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liverbird 1 you are right. i know that mary ann did marry a downie chap because her husband died and she remarried but ther was a huge family of step children etc it was hard to know who belonged to who.

so i now know that betty prophet must have born around 1777 and was johns grandmother. she must also be a widow as there is no mention of her husband that i could find.

ok i think i have enough to go on now but thanks to everyone who contributed,its getting late and time to finish today.
will get on to gro 1st thing on monday and take it from there

goodnight everyone

Christina,

Does his marriage cert. say his father was George? You really need that first.

As Jan listed, this would be his birth registration:

Births Dec 1850
Prophett John Congleton 19 83

Rose

Christina, it helps to have the reference details - I repeat, the birth above gives you what you need to order cert. You can specify father's name if you wish.

EDIT thanks Ann - I checked the reg district for the 1850 birth and Sandbach lies within it.

Jan

Christina,

You should not rule out the John that Jan has found just yet, the DOB fits well and the registration district is 2 miles at the most from Sandbach.

Ann

1851 England Census
about John Prophet
Name: John Prophet
Age: 6 Mo
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Betchton, Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Nottingham St Nicholas
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: Exchange
ED, institution, or vessel: 2a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 44
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Ann Prophet 27
Jane Prophet 8
Elizabeth Prophet 6
Harriett Prophet 3
John Prophet 6 Mo
Betty Prophet 74


Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2133; Folio: 353; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87763.


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1861 England Census
about John Prophet
Name: John Prophet
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Relation: Stepson
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Heaton Norris
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Stockport
Sub-registration district: Heaton Norris
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 249
Household Members: Name Age
John Downie 33
Mary Ann Downie 34
Jane Prophet 17
Harriet Prophet 12
John Prophet 10
Mary Ann Prophet 8
Emma Prophet 6
Fanney Prophet 4
William Prophet 2




Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2561; Folio: 103; Page: 43; GSU roll: 542990.


Cassy

rose i think you are brill, this is him fro sure. now excuse my ignorance but if i ring up the gro to order the birth cert will the christening details be enough?

the reason i need the cert is not just to find his parents but more importanly to find out her maiden name as this is a bit of a mystery. i think he was brought up by other family members and i need to fit the last pieces of the jigsaw together.

hopefully now getting nearer to the finish. thanks a bunch guys great work.

So, why would you not think the birth above to be valid?

Might help to see him 1851, can't locate him - are you able to put details on here please?

Jan

i know he married maria because i have a birth cert for one of his sons.i also know they both died young which is why johns dad doesnt show on any of the census. but his dob has to be around sep 1950 because it says he is 6 months in 1851. its driving me mad not being able to get this.
thanks so far peoples for all you help

John Prophett
Christening:
20 OCT 1850 Wheelock, Cheshire, England

Parents:
Father: George Prophett \
Mother: Mary Anne Prophett


Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
C866187

Rose

Forget the above, I think this might be him - reg district covers Sandbach:

Births Dec 1850 (>99%)
Prophett John Congleton 19 83

Jan

Looks like there are 2 possibles! Do you have a sibling with a more unusual name by any chance? Or a marriage cert giving his father's name?

Births Dec 1849 (>99%)
PROPHET John Northwich 19 180
Births Sep 1851 (>99%)
Prophet John Northwich 19 223

Jan

1881 - parents maybe?

John PROPHETT Head M Male 49 Labourer At Salt Works
Ann PROPHETT Wife M Female 49 Sandbach, Cheshire, England


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Source Information:
Dwelling 11 Union Street
Census Place Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Family History Library Film 1341847
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3537 / 121
Page Number 9

1856 dob on the 1881 census

John PROPHETT Head M Male 25 Sandbach, Cheshire, England Salt Boiler
Mary Ann PROPHETT Wife M Female 22 Dudley, Stafford, England
Lily PROPHETT Daur Female 14 m Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Edward TOWNSIN Boarder M Male 33 Nantwich, Cheshire, England Iron Puddler


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Source Information:
Dwelling 49 Union Street
Census Place Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Family History Library Film 1341847
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3537 / 125
Page Number 18

hi guys, pace of birth sandbach, cheshire thanks

Christina,

You do not need exact DOB, only reference number to order cert, where was he born?

Ann

born where exactly?

Christina, do you have a location please? If you look at freebmd site (/www.freebmd.org.uk) there are a few John Prophets born about then.
Jan

i am trying to confirm exact dob for john prophet. on the 1851 census dated 30mar1851 it gives his age as 6 months. this means he was born about sep 1850.i cannot find this anywhere at all. i need this to order his birthcert because i want to find out who his parents were as i am doing a prophet family tree.

can anyone help with this quest please?