TARR of Bampton

[AngelaR]

Wondering if anyone can help with my brick wall here 

I can't find any birth information about William Tarr.  The first entry I have for him is in 1851 when he appears in Kingston, Somerset as a Tanner. He seems, from that census and later ones, to have been born about 1823 in Bampton. His marriage certificate doesn't state a father, so I assume he was illegitimate.

Unfortunately, according to the Devon Record Office, the parish records for Bampton at that period were lost years ago. Devon FHS did a lookup of Tarrs across Devon Parish Records, but nothing promising. 

My only hope is that he might have still been in the Bampton area in 1841, although I would have thought it unlikely. Since he had a trade, are there apprenticeship records of any sort?

Any help anyone can offer will be VERY gratefully appreciated as William is driving me nuts!

Thanks

Angela

[Biker]

You have probably seen this but there is a William Tarr c. 25 Apr 1824 in Knowstone, Devon (near Bampton I think).  Father James Tarr, Mother Ann.
on www.familysearch.org.  There are some other possibilities if you haven't checked there already.

Regards
Jonathan

[AngelaR]

Thanks very much for looking, Jonathan. Unfortunately, I don't think he can be the right one as they both seem to appear in the 1881 census

My William seems to be just a touch older (perhaps - but of course census ages are so dodgy!)

Please keep any more ideas coming!

Thanks again

Angela