Hi again!
I have been doing some further research and have now found that Miriam's parents would seem to be Frederick Frear and Eliza Watts. Now Frederick and Eliza were married according to LDS Family Search on 12 May 1828 in Radford, Nottinghamshire. I still could not find a baptism for Miriam but from the evidence we have already it is 1826/ 1827. So I'm thinking that Eliza is a daughter or younger sister of John Watts, became pregnant with Miriam and moved to the father's parish and likely Miriam was born there. Miriam was passed over to John and Ann so that Eliza's blushes could be spared, and so in 1841 we find Miriam in the household of John and Ann. But Miriam knew her father was Frederick Frear on the marriage certificate? Well after the marriage of Frederick and Eliza it seems that they moved back to Leicestershire and lived close to John and Ann, so Miriam would have known her father.
The census evidence is:
In 1851 we find both families living 2 doors away from each other in Baker Street in Leicester city.
15 Baker St - John Watts (64, framework knitter), Ann (69), grandson Pharoah (15);
19 Baker St - Frederick Freer (45, framework knitter, born Quorndon), Eliza (42, seamer, born Castle Donnington) also children all born Quorndon Frederick (18, labourer), John (16, labourer), Eliza (9, seamer), Mary A? (7), Edward (5), Thomas (3) and Selina (1).
Also I have found Frederick and family in the 1841 census in Quorndon - Frederick (35, lace maker), Eliza, William (11), Charles (9), Frederick, John, James (3), Eliza (1 month old).
Of course if I am correct these are all full brothers and sisters of Miriam Watts.
I think I need to look at Nottinghamshire now to see if I can find Miriam's birth. But looking back on the original posting Diddy found a Louisa Watts born to Eliza a single woman on 26 Oct 1826. This ties in with all the other dates.
So my question for the Leicestershire forum is what relation is Eliza to John? I suspect daughter (though my suspicions have generally been proved wrong when dealing with the Watts!). Is it possible to do a look up for the birth of Eliza in Castle Donnington around 1808/ 1809? Any other ideas would be most helpful.
Thanks again for your patience in reading all this!
Gerard
PS I have posted on the Nottinghamshire forum for information on Miriam Watts birth