Alfred law.

[JJen]

Now this looks interesting 

1851 -

Charles Law   34 Stone Mason
Ellen Law   33
Ann Law   12
Sarah Law   10
Harriett Law   7
George Law   4
Alfred Law   1 b. Bolton, Yorkshire

HO107 Piece 2346 Folio 73 Page 25, Bolton upon Dearne

On the marriage cert one of the witnesses is George Law. Looking at the above census Alfred had an older brother George. The other witness is Hannah Law. On the 1881 census George (Alfred's) brother is married to a Hannah.

JJ

[philipsearching]

I'll have another trawl through the GRO for Albert!

So, I had another look at the GRO, using a fuzzy search for males surname LAW or similar with mmn JACKSON or similar anywhere in England/Wales and came up with nothing in Doncaster or Sheffield and no Alberts anywhere.

There is always the possibility that as Albert (according to the censuses) was born c1876 and as the LAW/JACKSON marriage in Sheffield (which according to the details JJen found looks right) was in Jun-Sep, the bride and groom ran off to marry before the baby was born and never got round to registering the birth.

Logically, the next step is to hunt church records to see if there is a baptism record for Albert.

Philip

[emeltom]

The images of the PRs for Bolton on Dearne are available to browse of FindMyPast. I can't find a marriage for an Alfred Law but there is one for Herbert Law to Jane Smith 23 Feb 1873. Herbert's father is Charles Law, a Mason. The witnesses were Alfred Law and Mary Swallow.


Charles Law married Ellen Shaw in Bolton on Dearne 24 Dec 1839. Both their fathers were called John.

Charles and Ellen baptised the following children in Bolton on Dearne

Sarah 28 march 1841
George 21 Feb 1847
Harriet 17 Sep 1848
Alfred 16 Sep 1849
Herbert 7 Aug 1853.

Emeltom

[Lizzy Drippin]

Hi Melton Archer Law was killed WW1.  Witnesses for Alfred's brother Herbert are Alfred Law and Mary Swallow and William Swallow is living with Alfred and Mary on one of the censuses. I found Mary Swallow on an earlier census with her parents and William. I assumed this was Alfred's wife. Once I looked into the children I saw that the mother's name is Jackson. Hope this makes sense Lizzy.

[Lizzy Drippin]

Hi again I have just found a baptism for Albert Swallow born 14/04/1876 baptism 3/05/1876.
I am sure that there is a connection between Mary Swallow and Alfred Law?
Lizzy.

[philipsearching]

Hi again I have just found a baptism for Albert Swallow born 14/04/1876 baptism 3/05/1876.
I am sure that there is a connection between Mary Swallow and Alfred Law?
Lizzy.

Hmmm - interesting!  I looked on the GRO birth index and found:
SWALLOW Albert, Jun qtr 1876 Doncaster vol 9c p717, mmn - blank

Who were named as parents on the baptism register?

Given the information you and Emeltom found there is clearly a long-term friendship between the SWALLOW and LAW families.  However, thousands of boys were given the name Albert in Victorian times, so it might be unrelated.  Just to be certain, it would be worth checking the 1881/1891 censuses for Mary SWALLOW (with son Albert) to eliminate him as a possibility.

Philip

[Lizzy Drippin]

Hi I think Mary Swallow and Mary Jackson are the same person. I have found a birth for Mary Jackson 1857 Doncaster, mother Jackson. Elizabeth Jackson is living with Jonathan Swallow, calling herself Swallow, I can find no marriage. This is Mary's mother.
Alfred  Law's brother Herbert marries in 1873 Alfred and Mary Swallow are witnesses. I think for some reason she starts using the name Jackson. On the 1911 census her brother Jonathan s living with her. Maybe the marriage in Sheffield is her after all.
Lizzy.

[JJen]

There's a marriage of an Alfred Law to a Mary Jackson -
q3 1876, Sheffield
Vol 9c Page 379
JJ

On the marriage cert in the father's name for Mary Jackson there is the name Elizabeth Jackson (mother's name) So the above marriage is looking more positive.

JJ

[Lizzy Drippin]

Hi again I think it's them, Charles Law is Alfred's father.
Thanks very much Lizzy.