Thoughts on Louisa Rea Mullett

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
Anybody have any ideas on Louisa Rea Mullett?
She was born 1827 in Dudley or Sedgley
She married in 1846 at St Mary's Kingswinford a George Armstrong from Bromley.
Familysearch gives her father as Thomas Rea.
I haven't seen the original but the only baptism I can see is Louisa Mullett daughter of Sarah baptised at Dudley  19.4.1835  and born 27.7.1830.

Can anybody spot her or her family or have any thoughts on her father Thomas .Obviously it looks like she was illegitimate but i can't find any of the three out there on the 1841 census etc.

Can you help?

Ciderdrinker

[lizdb]

Lots of possible scenarios

She may have been illegitimate child of a Sarah Mullet, but father acknowledged as a Thomas Rea
Or she may have been a child of a Thomas and x Rea, but Thomas died and Mrs Rea remarried to a Mullet whilst Louisa was still small, and she used the surname Mullet through her life, but still acknowledged her real father when she married
Just two possibles.

[Willow 4873]

How about this off FreeREG2 

24.7.1854 St Lukes Bilston

Thomas Rea 50 bachelor of Bilston labourer father John Rea collier to Sarah Mullet age 45 spinster of Bilston father John Mullett witnesses Thomas Davies and Hannah Pugh

Willow x

[Willow 4873]

Cant spot them on the earlier census at the moment but think this is them in 1861

Brockmoor Kingswinford

Thomas Ray 60 head b Shropshire labourer
Sarah Ray 52 wife b Dudley Worcs
Elizabeth Ray 23 dau b Kingswinford servant
Ellen Ray 2m dau of Elizabeth b Kingswinford

RG9/2071/109/8

Willow x

[chempat]

If you applied for the actual marriage certificate there may be useful information such as occupations and witnesses.

[dionysus]

It was not unusual for unmarried mothers to use the father's surname as a middle name for the child.


Dion

[Willow 4873]

I think they were just a little late making it down the aisle 

Willow x

[ciderdrinker]

Good Morning
Thank you for all that.I do think Willow's cracked it.
It looks like them.The facts fit.
They have a son Thomas baptised 25.8.1840 at Brierley Hill so they must have been together before that.
I've found an  Elizabeth Mullett in 1851 age 11 granddaughter to John and Mary Mullett in Kingswinford aged 62 and 67 which fits with everything but his occupation as a ag lab instead of nailor.
There's two possible baptisms for Sarah
18.6.1809 at Sedgley to John ans Sarah nailor
18.12.1809 at Kingswinford to John and Sarah

It's all coming together ,just can't spot them on the 1851 and 1841 censuses.

Thanks everyone but especially Willow.

Ciderdrinker

[Willow 4873]

Glad to help 

It could be they just missed the earlier census it doesn't help that the sedgley west Bromley Dudley areas wander between Staffordshire and Worcestershire either

Willow x