William Roberts & Elizabeth Hayman Advice please

[Luchardan]

Hi
I have a copy of the marriage certificate of William Roberts and Elizabeth Hayman - my husbands GGGGrandparents.They were married in 1848 at the Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton despite William being born in Shrewsbury and Elizabeth in Broseley.

From the 1851 census onwards they were living in Broseley and remained there until they died.

My question is how do I go about going further back - where do I look?
I have info on Elizabeths father and Williams is named as John on his marriage cert - dead.How do I trace siblings of Williams?

I'd be grateful for any advice anyone can give me - I'm still fairly new to this and trying to find my way round everywhere!!!

Regards Sarah

[Necromancer]

The 1841 census would be a start, then its parish registers for earlier info ...

how old were the Bride & Groom on the Marriage Cert - dont tell me 'of full age' ... 

[Necromancer]

In 1861, William states Shrewsbury, St Chad as his PoB.

In 1841 there is a William of the right age in St Chad - but not with his family ...

In the Houlsworth household - a shoemaker, with a few other shoemakers also enumerated in the dwelling ..

HO107/926/2
Registration district of Shrewsbury 
Sub-registration district - St Chad 
Folio: 16 
Page: 25

Of the half dozen John Roberts in St Chad, 2 are old enough to be his father ...

[Necromancer]

Using the IGI 'Parents of' search facility - theres a William b1821 in St Chad to a John and Jane, so Williams siblings:-

Roberts, Birth/Christening - Shrewsbury, St Chad
Father: John Roberts, Mother: Jane
Batch Number: C015754
 

   
 ANN ROBERTS Gender: Female Birth: 18 DEC 1823
 
ANN ROBERTS
Gender: Female Christening: 22 DEC 1823 Saint Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
 
THOMAS ROBERTS Gender: Male Birth: 21 MAY 1826
 
 THOMAS ROBERTS
Gender: Male Christening: 26 JUN 1826 Saint Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
 
 WILLIAM ROBERTS Gender: Male Birth: 22 MAR 1821
 
 WILLIAM ROBERTS
Gender: Male Christening: 24 APR 1821 Saint Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
 
JOHN ROBERTS Gender: Male Birth: 13 JUL 1818
 
JOHN ROBERTS
Gender: Male Christening: 13 DEC 1822 Saint Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England 
 
 

[Necromancer]

If we assume that John and Jane married and stayed in St Chad, then this could well be them:-

John Roberts to 
JANE EVANS 
  Marriage:  08 DEC 1814   Saint Chad, Shrewsbury

[Necromancer]

Cant see Elizabeth Hayman anywhere in 1841 Shropshire - is the spelling quite clear on the marriage Cert ?

[Luchardan]

WOW!! Thanks for all that Newfy I really appreciate all your help.

Elizabeths name is def Hayman - I have details on her father John also from the Broseley area.Both ages are described as "full" on the certificate.

My William was a shoemaker/cordwainer so it looks like that is him on the 1841 census.
 
Can I ask how do I go about looking at Parish Registers?

Once again thanks for all the work you've done - I have a bit more to go on now!!

[Necromancer]

Hi - pleased to help 

The Mormons - Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) - have transcribed a lot of Parish Registers and both Shrewsbury and Broseley seem fairly comprehensively covered, I obtained that above info via

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/

which is a 'friendly' pre-search site for the actual LDS / IGI (international Genealogical Index) found in

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Home/Welcome/welcome.asp

Parishes not or partially covered by the LDS/IGI have to be inspected at County Archives - you can 'Google' for locations..

Have a tinker and come back with any questions ... its a tad more complex than indicated, but that will get you started.