william bevan

[breda gaffy]

im looking for my great grand father wiliam bevan abt 1851, stanford  shropshire. he moved to Salford and married alice marsden,  found them on census 1891 but no birth or marriage can you help, bren

[Lloydy]

For starters....could you post the details that you have for the 1891 census please?

[breda gaffy]

hi thanks for getting in touch, my mistake i have the 1881 and 1901 census, 1881 willam is married to alice marsden from chorley
 
william bevan abt 1851 parvious labourer stanford shropshire
alice bevan abt 1852  wife chorley
Thomas bevan 1873 salford lancs
william j bevan 1875 salford lancs
albert bevan 1878  salford lancs

then 1901           thanks for getting in touch bren
william is dead?
alice bevan  widow   head
the same children but two additions
elizabeth age 18  flax dresser
mary bevan  12 ( my grandmother)

[Lloydy]

Hi again

I have been looking into William's place of birth supposedly Stanford, Shropshire.  There is no place in Shropshire of that name so the enumerator or William must have got it wrong!!  I have checked the 1851 image and it clearly states Stanford.

Shropshire has the following places which could be a possibility:

• Stanton
• Stanton Lacy
• Stanton Long
• Stanlow
• Stanton upon Hine Heath

I will look into this further and get back to you.......I have to be in work in half an hour

Jan

[breda gaffy]

hi Jan thanks for going to so much trouble for me.
as for Stanford, a guy from OZ sent me a small map, showing Stanford, as you say it is not on any of my maps.
if you take the a458 heading out of Shrewsbury to Welshpool, you take a right at wollaston on a side rd heading to Alberbury, it's midway between the two.
so thats as far as i have got with that, a friend who lives in Church stretton said he will have a drive round when he gets chance and see if there is a church there. so no nearer William as yet, but hopefully with help i will find him thanks again for your trouble, going away for a week so if you don't get a reply thats why bren.

[s.g.d.]

Foxall says it is 1 mile N of Halfway House.
he also lists a Little Stanford there.

Stanford Gate is at Eaton near Church Stretton.

I think the nearest church is at Wollaston.

s.g.d.

[Lloydy]

Well, there it is on multimap!!!!!!!

I can always drive there and have a nose round for you - I go out that way a lot visiting my friend.

Jan

P.S.  A search of "Stanford Halfway House  Shrewsbury" brings up a couple of websites for businesses operating there.

[Lloydy]

It would seem that the registration district is Atcham.

Atcham
Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Shropshire, but included parts of Montgomeryshire.
Sub-districts : Alberbury; Atcham; Battlefield; Condover; Montford; Pontesbury; St. Chad, St. Mary, Westbury.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837-51); 6a (1852-1930).
Acton Burnell, Alberbury Lower Quarter, Albrighton, Astley, Atcham, Battlefield, Berrington, Bicton, Buildwas (from 1895), Cardeston, Church Preen, Church Pulverbatch, Condover, Cound, Cressage, Eaton Constantine, Fitz, Ford, Frodesley, Great Hanwood, Habberley, Harley, Haughton Demesne, Hughley, Kenley, Leighton, Melverley, Meole Brace (from 1871), Minsterley, Montford, Pitchford, Pontesbury, Preston Gubbals, Ruckley and Langley, Sheinton, Shrawardine, Shrewsbury (from 1871), Stapleton, Sutton, Uffington, Uppington, Upton Magna, Westbury, Withington, Wollaston, Wroxeter.

[Lloydy]

This could be a possible death for William:

Deaths Mar Quarter 1885
William Bevan Age 40
District:  Salford
Volume: 8d
Page 12

Which would make his year of birth 1845, assuming his age was correct on the death certificate of course!

I have done a search for his birth using the range 1845 - 1850 and can only find one for Atcham:

Birth March Quarter 1848
District: Atcham
Volume: XVIII
Page: 18


Jan

Edit:  I have just noticed that if William's daughter Mary was 12 in 1901 then that would make her year of birth 1889, so William couldn't have died in 1885 - unless he wasn't Mary's father   Have you got her birth certificate?