William Legg. IOW?

[ShaunJ]

There is an earlier marriage for William Legge, father William, at Winfrith Newburgh - to Hannah Andrews on 5 August 1829,

[Lensmeister]

First thanks to all for the assistance.

1841 has William as an Ag:Lab 28 in county. Sadly the 1841 seems to wrong about his place of birth.

1851 (HO107/1856, Folio 222, Page 3, Schedule 12).
William aged 44 a gamekeeper: Hants Isle Of Wight.
Sarah aged 38 born Dorset.
William son 16 Ag:Lab born Wales (What on earth ?)

Their daughter Hannah (b.1847) is my wife's ancestor. (Hannah's parents on her birth certificate are William Legg Gamekeeper and Sarah Legg formerly Andrews) born Grange, Steeple, Dorset.

William Legg and Sarah Andrews must have been parried C.1831. and the census' put his birth C.1806

William died 1962 in Steeple and Sarah 1864 also in Steeple.

If this is the marriage, William Legge's father was also a William
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6RQ-D51

If that's the marriage one or both of them must have had children from a previous relationship.

I have no idea of this marriage at this time but it's a good find to have.

Just to confirm Sarah's maiden name -
Josiah Legg (on 1861)
q4 1854, Wareham and Purbeck
Vol 5a Page 290
MMN - Andrews
JJ

Yes this Josiah has the same parental details of Hannah. (I have the certificate here).

So was she Sarah Andrews? Married in 1838? Do you have the marriage certificate?

I'm sure that Sarah and William were married about 1831.

There is an earlier marriage for William Legge, father William, at Winfrith Newburgh - to Hannah Andrews on 5 August 1829,

I've seen this about 10 minutes ago whilst typing this up.
I also had to google Winfrith Newburgh and found it is close to Steeple too .

[ShaunJ]

There's a death for Hannah Legg (aged 29) in Wareham RD in the first quarter of 1838.

So it would seem that Hannah was first wife, Sarah second wife.

[Lensmeister]

There's a death for Hannah Legg (aged 29) in Wareham RD in the first quarter of 1838.

So it would seem that Hannah was first wife, Sarah second wife.

That seems an interesting idea and not one I had thought of before.

With Hannah (b1847) it states Sarah Andrews on the birth cert, I was looking for the marriage as well as Williams Birth/Baptism.

It really does look like William and Sarah https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6RQ-D51 is THIS marriage. THANK YOU for this.

A few things aren't adding up though ...

• If Hannah Andrews died in 1838 then William married pretty quickly.
• Were Hannah and Sarah related?

  There is an earlier marriage for William Legge, father William, at Winfrith Newburgh - to Hannah Andrews on 5 August 1829,
  
• 1851 - Son William born = Wales.

Typically it's the wife's family that cause me the most confusion LOL

[ShaunJ]

Baptism of William (1834) in Swansea https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFCS-Y2C

[Lensmeister]

Baptism of William (1834) in Swansea https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFCS-Y2C

So from IOW ... to Purbeck ... to Swansea ... to Purbeck ...

Strange.

[Lensmeister]

So a search on Ancestry, FinMyPat, and FamilySearch has revealed:

No William Legg/e.

[ShaunJ]

Check out this tree on Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/42494024/person/29789115431/facts

[Lensmeister]

Check out this tree on Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/42494024/person/29789115431/facts

I cannot see it, I think it is because I don't have a paid subscription there.