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ok thank!

Amended - big transcription error as you can see!
Jan

Thank you so much Jan, this is such a help!

I'll amend the 1851 putting relationships.
Just bear with me!
jan

Just wondering why there were so many people in the Bridgewater household on the 1851 census?

Just a footnote - in 1861 he was a victualler, not a merchant.
Jan

Not sure - I think a wine merchant was the same as now. But the link makes it quite a strong possibility doesn't it?
To be sure you need his marriage cert really.
For info re. occupations look here:

http://www.census1891.com/occupations-w.htm

Jan

Bummiejan; no I haven't got the marriage certificate

Thanks a million! This is really helping. Do I presume that that they were pub owners? I read somewhere that in general wine and spirits merchant meant a pub owner in those days?

1851 England Census about John Bridgwater
Name: John Bridgwater
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Relation: Son
Mother's name: Mary Bridgwater
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Birmm, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Birmingham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: Japanner

Registration district: Birmingham
Sub-registration district: St Mary
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 57
Piece: 2057
Folio: 189
Page Number: 16
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Bridgwater 56 VICTUALLER
John Bridgwater 25
Mary Bridgwater 22
Hannah Biddy 28 Servant
Elizabeth Moore 23 Servant
William Temple 31 Servant
Elizabeth Lichfield 15
Mary A Ean 17
Charles Ashford 24
John Stein 19
Elizabeth Stein 18
Ann Robinson 26


From Eliz Lichfield down this is an error - they are in a different house!!

Must be him I think - father a publican!

1841 England Census
Name: John Bridgewater
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Gender: Male
Where born: Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: St George
Hundred: Birmingham
County/Island: Warwickshire


Registration district: Birmingham
Sub-registration district: St George

Edward Bridgewater 45
Mary Bridgewater 45
Eliza Bridgewater 11
John Bridgewater 14
Henry Bridgewater 8
Emelia Bridgewater 2

Just for info.
Have you got the marriage cert?


1861 England Census
Name: John Y Bridgewater
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Helen Bridgewater
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Handsworth
County/Island: Staffordshire

Registration district: West Bromwich
Sub-registration district: Handsworth


John Y Bridgewater 35
Helen Bridgewater 30
Alice M Bridgewater 2
Sarah Partridge 60

I'm looking for my Bridgewater ancestors probably from Handsworth, Birmingham

My ggg grandfather was called John Yates Bridgewater, born 1830 and buried 16/10/1867 in Aston, Warks. He married Helen Greenwood and was a wine and spirits merchant. I can't find his parents nor his wife's parents.

As far as I can make out they had 5 children:
Helen Mary christened 22/08/1856 St Mary's Handsworth
Alice Maude born 18/07/1858 christened 11/02/1859 St Mary's Handsworth (my gg grand-mother)
Emma Catherine born 09/12/1859 christened 29/06/1860 St Mary's Handsworth
John Benjamin christened 25/07/1862 St Michaels Handsworth
Alfred christened 24/09/1864 St Michaels Handsworth.

Any help would be most appreciated!