Greetings. I am a first time poster, and delighted to find your site.
I have begun to research my family on my father's father side for a month or so. I knew almost nothing, but now am hip deep in distant Cousins, uncles aunts and so on!. I have hit somewhat of a brick wall however, with my Great Great Grandfather, Stephen Pinder. I cannot seem to find any information on his parents, if he had brother's or sisters, etc. I did find a document pointing to a John Pinder being his father and a Mary Pinder, but I am not confident it's the same Stephen Pinder.
This is the information I have been able to gather so far.
Date of Birth. Judging by British or Canadian census records, he was born anywhere between 1795 and 1806. Also, a "Yorkshire, Archbishop of York Marriage licences index" (Marriage to Mary Ann Coulson) has him born in 1810 while another one (Marriage to Mary Ann Clough, more on that further down), has him born in 1805.
His place of birth is listed as Kilham, and the Parish is Bridlington.
He married in 1835 a Mary Ann Coulson (B1806 in North Burton, Yorkshire). The place of marriage is listed as Saint John and Saint Martin,Beverley,York,England. Together, they had 5 children + 1* (John, Matilda, Elizabeth, Maria & Bennison) + *1 = Adelaide Clough . Adelaide seems to be the daughter of Mary Ann Clough. From a different father, or perhaps from Stephen Pinder prior to his marriage with Mary Ann Coulson? Other records have her born in Scotland.
He seemed to have resided in Rudston or Hilderthorpe till he emigrated to Ontario, Canada in the early 1850's.
Within the Coulson family tree, Mary Ann Coulson's grandfather, Stephen Bennison, married a Mary Pinder . I thought there might be a link there somehow, and attempted to circle around via Mary, but I could not find anything on her as well. I also noticed a fair number of Pinders in the Rudston area, but again, could not come up with anything substantial. (Also the use of Bennison as a given name in the Pinder family is rather strange.. I suspect a link here).
If anyone has any information or could assist, I would be delighted to hear from you.
Thanks in advance.