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Hi all, on FindMyPast, I see a baptism for Joseph Riddy to Mary Riddy on 25 Sep 1791, in Claverley. Might this be him? 1841 census gives 1791 as approx year of birth while 1851 census gives 1787.

There is a burial for Joseph Meredith b. 1786 d. 1854 in Enville, so I think that is the other Joseph who is baptised to Elizabeth Meredith.

What do you think?

I would suggest that Margaret married a Green after her "marriage" to Joseph Meredith
+ Maybe had some Ready children before they got together

You would need to see birth records for all the children to see what is listed as mother's maiden name 

She could also have had children after Joseph Merricks death who would still have been registered in his name

Lots of further investigation needed here I think .
Have you found any of them on 1841 census

Sorry, let me clarify. I know Margaret's maiden name was likely Green because her mother, Mary Green, was living with the family in the 1851 census.
Margaret is listed as Margaret Meredith and Joseph is listed as Joseph Meredith in both 1841 and 1851 census. She is never listed as Margaret Green in the census.
Margaret does not appear to have remarried after Joseph's death in 1857
(name in record is listed as Joseph Meredith). Joseph and Margaret and their 9 children were always Meredith in the census records, and it seems they lived together until Joseph's death.
Margaret died as Margaret Meredith in 1874.
I have found some, not all, baptism records for the kids and all list parents as Joseph and Margaret and none of the baptism records list Margaret's maiden name.
Alexander, born 1827, has "Meredith or Ready" recorded as his surname in the parish book.

Hope this helps clarify...sorry for causing confusion.

Margaret's mother, Mary Green, died in 1853. Ancestry trees have her as the wife of Joseph Green and maiden name Walker; haven't investigated these yet.

Doing my husband's tree and very confused on this.
His ggggrandmother, Ellen/Eleanor, married Richard Merrick in 1836 in Bushbury, Staffordshire. She got married as Ellen READY.

Basically, I determined that she is the child of Joseph Meredith and Margaret Green. They had 8 other kids besides Ellen/Eleanor b. 1815:
Mary Meredith
1813–1877
William Ready (burial as Ready)
1816–1818
John Meredith
1818–1893
George Meredith
1821–1855
Benjamin Meredith
1822–1891
Charles Meredith
1824–1898
Alexander Meredith or Ready
1827–1900
Elizabeth Meredith
1831–1906

It seems the kids all flip flop back and forth between using "MEREDITH" and "READY" as their last name? I also can't seem to find a marriage record for Margaret Green to either a READY or a MEREDITH so I am extremely confused.

Any idea what might be going on here and why two different surnames would be used?

I did have a look at St John when I was at the archives yesterday.  A lot of this is faded but I did try and unless I have missed something I did not see a baptism for him.  Sorry.

Wow, thank you so much. I really appreciate you checking!

Hello, I am trying to find a baptism for my mother's great-grandfather, Anthony Turnbull.
Anthony's birth registration gives his birthdate as 10 Nov 1862 in Kenton, Northumberland. There is no baptism record for him in Gosforth which Kenton was part of.

However, his mother, Mary Jane Turnbull, married David Nixon (NOT Anthony's dad - proven by DNA and he never claimed David to be his father in any records) in June 1863 in St John, Newcastle and she is listed as a resident of the parish.

I am wondering if perhaps she gave birth in Kenton, at her parents' house, and then had Anthony baptised in St John where she might have lived at that time?

I am hoping his baptism might shed any sort of light on his parentage - I know it's a long shot.

If someone might be willing to check St John 1862 and 1863 baptisms for Anthony, I would appreciate it!