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Title: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: littlefacey on Friday 08 March 19 23:09 GMT (UK)
Hello!

Sarah Potter b. 1817 married Isaac Ryther in Liverpool 1844.

In 1851 Isaac and Sarah are living in Toxteth Park where Isaac has a step daughter named Mary Buckley who was born 1842 in Garston.

Sarah wasn't married before so i am guessing Mary is her illegitimate child but Mary was born and baptised Mary Potter so do you think maybe they knew the father (Mr Buckley) but he maybe wasn't prepared to accept his daughter? or was already married so she legally was named Potter?

What would your thoughts be on this?
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 08 March 19 23:15 GMT (UK)
Any birth registration for Mary on freebmd?  Any father shown on the birthcert?

Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: littlefacey on Friday 08 March 19 23:15 GMT (UK)
and could anyone help me find out what happened to her?

I have her in 1851 (as above) and in Warrington, Lancashire in 1861 working as a Domestic Servant.
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: littlefacey on Friday 08 March 19 23:17 GMT (UK)
Any birth registration for Mary on freebmd?

Any baptism on Family Search?


I have her baptism on Ancestry - no image.

Name: Mary Potter
Baptism Date: 22 May 1842
Baptism Place: Garston, Lancashire, England
Mother: Sarah Potter
FHL Film Number: 396364
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 08 March 19 23:22 GMT (UK)
Sarah BUCKLEY married Isaac Rither in 1844 - not Sarah Potter

www.lancashirebmd.org.uk shows previous surname Potter so Sarah much have married before 1844
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: littlefacey on Friday 08 March 19 23:25 GMT (UK)
Ive just seen that! Im so confused?!  ??? ??? I wonder where on gods green earth i had Potter from? I swore i found a marriage for Isaac and Sarah Potter?? and their children's mothers maiden name is listed as Potter? Unless she did marry before hand? More digging to be done!
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 08 March 19 23:26 GMT (UK)
Sarah Potter married Mark Buckley 1842 - see LancsBMD link above.  Mark Buckley died June qtr 1843 - see freebmd

Children born to any marriage will always show mothers original birth surname

Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 08 March 19 23:30 GMT (UK)
She married Isaac 29.12.1844 at St Nicholas and is shown as a widow.  Father was Charles Potter occ blacksmith
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: littlefacey on Friday 08 March 19 23:37 GMT (UK)
She married Isaac 29.12.1844 at St Nicholas and is shown as a widow.  Father was Charles Potter occ blacksmith

How did you see that? Sorry ive not used this freebmd before! I've got the summary page up which give the year, names and church but cant view anything else?
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 08 March 19 23:37 GMT (UK)
Marriage cert is on Ancestry
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: Millmoor on Saturday 09 March 19 00:08 GMT (UK)
Mary Potter Buckley married George Crampton 17 Aug 1864 St Nicholas Church, Liverpool. Her father named as Mark Buckley, Gardener - his as Reuben Crampton. George Crampton also a gardener.

They appear to have had a daughter called Annie born 7 Sept 1866. Thus far I cannot see this family in a census.

William
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: Maiden Stone on Saturday 09 March 19 04:38 GMT (UK)
Sorry ive not used this freebmd before! I've got the summary page up which give the year, names and church but cant view anything else?
You may have noticed an asterisk beside Sarah's surname on index. There is a note about * below the results.
When you find the correct marriage click reference number to save it to your records page Then click "View Page" next to it on your records page. This takes you to a transcription of the register page which has that marriage. There you'll see 4 entries for the marriage of Isaac and Sarah, instead of the usual 2, all with same reference number.
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: littlefacey on Saturday 09 March 19 09:33 GMT (UK)
Thank you everyone!

Looking at the the Buckley / Potter marriage in QTR 2 and Mary Potter's birth in QTR 2 it looks like Sarah Potter had an illegitimate child who took her first husbands name to seem legitimate.

Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: lancsann on Sunday 10 March 19 21:20 GMT (UK)
1871
   
Name   Age
Thomas Hagan   38
Bridget Hagan   34
Thomas Hagan   13
Mary A Hagan   4
Francis Hagan   2
John Hagan   1
Sarah Ryther   54 - lodger born Halewood widow
Eliza Ryther   20
George Ryther   15
Sarah Ryther   13

Ryther children all mmn Potter
Title: Re: Illegitimate Child Help
Post by: lancsann on Sunday 10 March 19 21:31 GMT (UK)
Name:   Eliza Ryther
Age:   19
Birth Date:   8 Jan 1851
Baptism Date:   16 Sep 1870
Baptism Place:   St Oswald, Liverpool, Lancashire, England(RC)
Father:   Isaac Ryther
Mother:   Sarah nee Potter