Thanks for your reply.
If I can break with convention and work backwards, this is some of the detail I have, all surnames Spackman unless indicated otherwise
Henry born 6 November 1861; 2 Oriel Cottages, De Beauvoir Road to John and Susannah formally Bailey.
1861 Census John , Susan with children Jane, Walter and Samuel; 3 Beauvoir Road. John born Aveley and Susan, Rickenhall.
Jane born 8 February 1854; Clinger Street to John and Susannah formally Bailey.
1851Census has a John Spackman at Purfleet (an unusual entry being squeezed onto a line with another entry) shown as a lodger and unmarried – no age or location of birth!
1851 Census Samuel and Judy with William, ages 66, 61 and 41 at Aveley. Judy like Samuel are shown as being from North Ockendon.
1841 Census Samuel and Judy, ages 55 and 45 at Aveley.
Turning to Susannah Baley (variously spelled Baily, Bailey, Bayley) baptised 31 October 1819 in Rickenhall Superior, Suffolk to Edward and Sarah.
1851 Census Susannah Bayley as an unmarried house servant aged 35 in Whitechapel.
1841 Census Susan Bailey aged 21 living with her parents in Rickinghall.
So where did the marriage of John Spackman and Susannah Baily in 1839 take place? Odd that two years later she is appearing as unmarried living with her parents and in 1851 she is still being shown as unmarried in Whitechapel.
I am not convinced that the John Spackman baptised 10 February 1816 at St Michael, Aveley, is the father of Henry and siblings as the later ages given on Censuses and death certificate I have don’t tie up. As an aside there are (at least) two Samuel Spackman headed families in the North Ockendon/Aveley area. I have the death of Samuel died 17 May 1856 in the Union Workhouse, Orsett, but again given that there are two Samuel Spackmans is this the right one?
