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I've got the following family group in 1861:

2 Burham Street, West Ham

William Dobby, Head, 34, Ship Carpenter, South Shields (Durham)
Esther Dobby, Wife, 33, Milliner, Middlesex
George Dobby, Son, 12, Scholar, Middlesex

RG9/1056 F37, P38


In 1851, Esther was with her son:

23 Waterloo Vale, Westoe, Durham

Esther Dobby, Wife, 23, Mariner's wife, London (transcribed as 'Dabby')
George Dobby, Son, 2, London Aldgate

HO107/2399 F188 P58


I know that William Westbrook Dobby married Esther Caroline Sparrowhawk on 9th January 1853.

Esther also had a son, George William Sparrowhawk, in Q Dec 1848, East London Union.


I can't find William Dobby in 1851, but he does reappear in 1871, listed as the brother of the housekeeper at the Tower Hamlets Dispensary.  He is stated as being married, aged 44 and a shipwright.  RG10/534 F65 P22.
He is then on the 1881 census, still at the Tower Hamlets Dispensary, this time listed as brother.  He is still stated as married, aged 54 and a shipwright.  RG11/463 F88 P49.
William Dobby died in December 1883.

I am stuck with Esther Dobby after 1861, as well has her son George William Dobby/Sparrowhawk.  If anyone is able to fill the gaps, I'd be most grateful!

Many thanks,
Emma

Henry Bates of Swalwell was baptised on 12 Apr 1752 in St Mary's church, Whickham, as the illegitimate son of Henry Orrick by Mary Bates.

I am struggling to find anything more about either of the parents.

The best birth I can find for Mary is one in 1721 (Park Gate), although this would make her 31 when her son was born.
No ideas about Henry Orrick.

Is anyone able to find anything more?

Many thanks, in advance.

Dear all,

I have Elizabeth Fullerton in my tree, my 6xGt Grandmother, who died on 13th June 1804 and was buried at All Saints, Penshaw.  The burial record states she was 'of Shiney Row' and was 70 years old.

She married John Dixon on 15th May 1758 at the same church - both were 'of this chapelry'.


Is anyone able to find a birth for Elizabeth?

Many thanks in advance!

There are two Jabez Fawthrops who were baptised in Northowram within the right timeframe:

Jabez Shepherd Fawthrop, born 5th March 1803, baptised 10th May 1803 to Jabez Fawthrop

Jabez Fawthrop, born 18th December 1801, baptised 14th January 1802 to Jabez and Sarah Fawthrop


'My' Jabez is, according to ages on census records, the elder of the two (1801 on the 1841 census, versus 1806 for the younger) who married Sarah Sittle/Settle in 1821.  The younger Jabez married Elizabeth Ambler in 1838.


There is a marriage of a Jabez Fawthrop to Sarah Shepherd on 27th March 1799 in Northowram, which I am assigning as the parents of Jabez Shepherd Fawthrop above.

Can anyone please find another marriage of a Jabez to a Sarah, that would fit as the parents of the elder Jabez Fawthrop (1801)?  A lot of people have the two Jabezes as siblings, belonging to Jabez Fawthrop and Sarah Shepherd, but records show that they both survived to adulthood.

Many thanks!