William and Sarah Buxton.

[madeira066]

Hi All.
My GGGG Grandparents were William Buxton and Sarah Buxton who had four children, Hannah 1772, Sarah 1775, Martin Hallam 1781, and Mary 1784 all Christened or born at Greasley Nottinghamshire from Family Search. I am trying to confirm the maiden name of their mother Sarah and wondered if their son Martins middle name Hallam could possibly be Sarah's maiden name. I checked Family Search for a Christening or Birth for a Sarah Hallam born Nottinghamshire between 1730 and 1740 and there was a Christening on the 22nd June 1738 at St Mary's Nottingham which stated her father as Martin Hallam which seems quite a coincidence. I then checked Family Search for a marriage of a William Buxton to a Sarah Hallam between 1750 and 1770 and the only one that shows was on the 3rd December 1752 at Sheffield West Yorkshire.
Has anyone any thoughts on this?.
Regards Dave.

[sunflower]

Hi Dave

Sorry but that is not the right Sarah

The Sarah Hallam who was baptised to Martin & Rebecca was buried 26 June 1738 at St Mary's.   The entry states she was the daughter of Martin

Do you have the death / burial details of William & Sarah and their ages at death?

Carol

[madeira066]

Hi sunflower.
Thank you very much for your information.
The only information I have regarding William and Sarah is from Family Search stating that they were the parents of my GGG/Grandmother Hannah Buxton born 1772 at Greasley Nottinghamshire, I have looked for deaths for them in Nottinghamshire but cannot seem to find any possible burials.
Do you think that the middle name Hallam has any family connection or am I on a wild goose chase. Once again many thanks.
Dave.

[sunflower]

It's a difficult question to answer.  Hallam is an unusual middle name, so could be a connection somewhere. 
Have you tried to eliminate the couple who married in Sheffield in 1752?   Were they still around in Sheffield having children when your ancestor was born in Nottingham in 1772.

Carol

[madeira066]

sunflower.
I have checked on Family Search for any Buxton births from 1752 to 1770 in Sheffield and there are five Christenings all with a William as their father they were 1753,1755,1757,1759 and 1761 all at the Cathedral Sheffield. There does not seem to be any in Sheffield for the same time as the Nottingham births of my family. It seems a large gap from their last child in 1761 to the birth of my GGG/Grandmother Hannah in 1772 in Greasley. I don't think I will able to connect the Sheffield marriage in 1752 to William and Sarah in Greasley. Many thanks for your help with this post.
Regards Dave.

[larkspur]

Another coincidence perhaps and a long shot definitely , but the year before Martin Hallam was baptised there was a marriage at Gotham
25-12-1780 Joseph Buxton and Mary Hallam.
Wonder if Joseph and William were related?

[Annie65115]

I have Hallams from Nottinghamshire in my tree from around this period and I'm sorry to say that it wasn't all that unusual a name in that there seem to have been examples of Hallam families in many villages.

[Annie65115]

The only William and Sarah Buxton baptism at Gresley showing on the FHS CD is Martin's:


1781 10 21   Martin Hallam      parents   William   BUXTON   and  Sarah      

There are no marriages of any William Buxton + Sarah listed anywhere in the country prior to this.

Either they are just unlisted (the CDs aren't a complete record) or they were from elsewhere.

[Annie65115]

If Hannah was the first child b 1772, Sarah could have been born at any time up to the mid-late 1750s, and would you believe that there are no Sarah Hallam baptisms showing anywhere in Notts in the period 1735-1755!