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In the hope that someone can help I post a message tried  before to no avail.

I am looking for some further information about my James Rainsford, particularly required is both his birth and death details!

His father is believed to have been a one John Rainsford, possibly Irish.

He first turned up  when a relationship appears to have been forged with my Maria Macey, nee Polden, a widow with two sons from Chilmark in Wiltshire. It is possible that Maria married James Rainsford although no marriage can be found. Certainly it is known that Rainsford married a  Ann Sterling in London  in 1851.
James Rainsford was recorded as being a Fishing Tackle Maker. Maria  gave birth to his son  George  who was born at the Liberty of Saffron Hill circa 1849.
Maria called herself Rainsford from  that time until her death in 1882.
She and her  Macey sons and the son George Rainsford all  learned the Fishing Tackle trade.

The last 'heard' of James was   on the record of the birth of James John Rainsford to Ann Sterling in 1852 at The Coppice Row Workhouse. He and Ann were married in 1851 so we are not sure why the birth took place at the workhouse although she had previously given birth there earlier to a son  by James who died a few days after birth.

Since  1852 there have been no record of him.

If anyone comes across his death or etc I would be pleased to hear from them.

John Macey

Thanks CP, that gives me a place to start.
I suppose I will now try a search on the two family names you found, somehow or other I feel that the Southern one may be correct.....


John

Like the others I cant see what the place name is although I thought I knew Colchester. Is there anything else that may give a clue? like business names or other roads nearby?
I have taken a look at a couple of books which shows pictures of old Colchester but cant break it at moment

Still trying to track down family of folk  shown in a photo album I purchased at a  second hand shop in Kings Lynn several years ago.
 
Names mentioned were Mr Howell G. Hopwood; Mrs. J.V. Vershoyle-Campbell; Mrs. J. Holmes; Mrs Brydone  etc. plus numerous 'first names'
 
The family obviously travelled well as locations shown include Nigeria, Tassagart in Dublin, Rye; Sudborough; Canada; Blewbury; Winchelsea etc and this was in period 1925 ro 1930's.
 
The Black Notley connection is thought to be via a vicar JOHN who Married Audrie  of the family mentioned (Hopwood) circa 1949.
 
If anyone has any ideas where or who the family are  I would be pleased to contact them with the view to restoring the photo album to a genuine member of the family, probably for the amount I originally paid for the album when I thought it was part of my family!
 
http://maceys.netfirms.com
 

Still trying to track down family of folk  shown in a photo album I purchased at a  second hand shop in Kings Lynn several years ago.
 
Names mentioned were Mr Howell G. Hopwood; Mrs. J.V. Vershoyle-Campbell; Mrs. J. Holmes; Mrs Brydone  etc. plus numerous 'first names'
 
The family obviously travelled well as locations shown include Nigeria, Tassagart in Dublin, Rye; Sudborough; Canada; Blewbury; Winchelsea etc and this was in period 1925 ro 1930's.
 
The Black Notley connection is thought to be via a vicar JOHN who Married Audrie  of the family mentioned (Hopwood) circa 1949.
 
If anyone has any ideas where or who the family are  I would be pleased to contact them with the view to restoring the photo album to a genuine member of the family, probably for the amount I originally paid for the album when I thought it was part of my family!
 
http://maceys.netfirms.com