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The William Roberts in the 1851 Census is my William Roberts but not yours.  My William Roberts lived in Burlton, Shropshire near Loppington and ran the inn south of the town called the Golden Hart Inn (later the Couch and Horses).  He never served in the military.  He was born in Burlton around 1783 and baptized in Loppington in 1784.  Their daughter Anne is my great-great grandmother.  William left the innkeeper business and moved his family first to Shrewsbury in 1840 where they had a daughter Charlotte (who did not survive and was buried in Ruyton-XI-Towns).  William was a journeyman carpenter until his death in 1855.  William's death was mentioned in the 16 February 1855 Shrewsbury Chronicle where it reads "11th inst., at Ruyton-of-the Eleven Towns, aged 71, Mr. William Roberts, carpenter and joiner, late of Burlton, in this county ; much respected."

So to sum up,  the William Roberts in Ruyton-XI-Towns is not the one you are researching.   



Thanks,
Jonathan Durr

Hello,
I am currently researching Waterloo soldiers, who came from Shropshire and it is possible that your ancestor, William Roberts, may be one such man. Do you know if he served at Waterloo ?
The information, which I hold is as follows:
Shoeing Smith, William Roberts, Royal Horse Artillery. Born in Baschurch around 1784/5 and served at Waterloo in the Rocket Troop.
On discharge he returned to Shropshire and in the 1841 and 1851 Census, he was living at Ruyton X1 Towns, with his wife Elizabeth, son Thomas and daughter Anne. He is recorded as being born in Loppington (where I live) and his death is given as 11th February 1855, aged 71 years. His trade was a Carpenter.
As William Roberts is a fairly common name, it is possible that there were two such men and that your ancestor is not the Waterloo veteran, but I would like to know if you have any more information on him.
Kind regards,
David Rogers.

Hello,

Back in the 1960s, a letter sent from an English relative to my mother's aunt in Ohio, USA stated that the their great-great grandfather's brother "had a coaching inn on the road between Chester and Shrewsbury called Coach & Horses".  I believe the story is true, but they attributed it to the wrong person. 

While researching my Roberts ancestors in Burlton, Shropshire - the parish registers from 1819 onward list my ancestor William Roberts' occupation as "innkeeper" or "victualler".  Seeing that there was a public house just south of Burlton called "Coach & Horses", I realized this story may have applied to him.  However, I cannot find a directory or newspaper online which specifically links my ancestor with Coach & Horses in Burlton.   Since I am in the US, I cannot look for anything in the Shropshire Archives.

If anyone happens to be going to the Shropshire Archives, would they look in the alehouse recognizances to see if William Roberts (1784-1855) appears connected with Coach & Horses in Burlton?

I found this citation in the online catalog for the Shropshire which matches William's appearance in the Loppington parish registers.

XQ/E/2/1/6: Registers of alehouse recognizances: (1822-1828)

Thank you!
Jonathan

This may help locate the former site of St. Andrews.  My great grandfather's brother was married there in 1894.

Here is the text in the certificate:


When and where born: Sixth December 1896, 87 Summer Hill Road
Name: Minnie Kate
Girl
Father: William Arthur JONES
Mother: Annie JONES formerly PEARSALL
Father's occupation: Carpenter Journeyman
Informant: A. Jones, Mother, 87 Summer Hill Road

I originally thought I was ordering the certificate for my grandfather's older sister, Minnie Jones, whose parents were Alfred and Annie Jones (formerly Gibbons).

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Jonathan