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I think I have been searching the wrong line ! This lady when she married Abraham Biddle had a child of 11, a boy called William Marsh, whom I believed was a son of a previous marriage, but have now received a copy of the marriage certificate to Abraham and she is down as spinster !, father William Marsh, so perhaps the boy was born out of wedlock, or even her younger brother. Could someone please help to check this for me. It is Hampshire, in the Droxford district.

Be grateful for some guidance, thank you. The marriage was 1849.

This means stepson,I think.

1851 England Census
about William Marsh
Name: William Marsh
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Relation: Son-in-law
Gender: Male
Where born: Corhampton, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Bishops Waltham
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Droxford
Sub-registration district: Bishops Waltham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 32
Household Members: Name Age
Abraham Biddle 36
Sarah Biddle 32
William Marsh 11

Is this the family in the 1851 census:-

Name: Abraham Biddle
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Ropley, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Bishops Waltham
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Droxford
Sub-registration district: Bishops Waltham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 32
Household Members: Name Age

Abraham Biddle 36
Sarah Biddle 32
William Marsh 11

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1676; Folio: 47; Page: 7; GSU roll: 193584.

William Marsh aged 11 is described as "son-in-law" which often means "stepson" in this era.

I would say that he was the illegitimate son of Sarah.

Kath. x

So how do I find out if it is her son or her brother ? I have been on BMD and cant find anythin on there.

Thanks Kathleen and Jim, I now have to find her parents then.

William in 184/:
1841 England Census
about William Marsh
Name: William Marsh
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Gender: Male
Where born: Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Carhampton
Hundred: Meon Stoke (Lower Half)
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Droxford
Sub-registration district: West Meon
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Hannah Budd 60
Richard Foard 11
Eliza Marsh 3
Elizabeth Marsh 40
Emma Marsh 1
Mary Marsh 8
William Marsh 47
William Marsh 1


1

His birth?
Census night in 1841 was 6 June.

William Marsh
Year of Registration: 1841
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Droxford
County: Hampshire
Volume: 7
Page: 65

When exactly was the marriage as I can't find it in 1849?

Kath. x

Thats great. Thanks everyone, that looks about right doesnt it.

marriage
Abraham Biddel 1849 Apr-May-Jun Droxford Hampshire

Have we found Sarah in 1841?

I don't think that can be William's birth as his age is given as 1 year in the 1841 census and I think it would be given as just a few months if his birth was in 1841.

Kath. x

Kath

In the 1841 census births were rounded off to the nearest 5 years for children....but if he was just a baby, i would think they would have rounded it to just 1 year?

Gerri

Kath, the marriage was 3 June 1849 at Curdridge

Yes, I've found the marriage now with the different spelling, Biddel instead of Biddle.

The ages were only rounded down for adults in the 1841 census as far as I know.

Kath. x

I have William in 1851 as aged 11 - letter carrier. Born 1840

Been looking for a Sarah Marsh with a Father William on 1841...hows about this one?

1841 England Census
about Sarah Marsh
Name: Sarah Marsh
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Female
Where born: Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Romsey Infra
Hundred: Romsey Division Kings Sombourn (Lower Half)
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Romsey
Sub-registration district: Romsey
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Marsh 15
Sarah Marsh 60
Sarah Marsh 15
William Marsh 65
William Marsh 20

That might be a possibility, its not too far away.
But she was 32 in 1851 so that doesnt work out