READ family, Pitton

[Frangible]

Trying to track down Stephen Read, born 1784 in Pitton, married Harriet Whitlock in 1792 but after the sixth child (1825 in Clarendon) I can find no (definite) trace of him. Emigration to Canada or Aus is a possibility. Any help gratefully received.

[billgam]

Hi,

Not sure how accurate this is as I haven't verified it but a contact of mine, through the Whitlock's, told me that Stephen died in March 1845.

[Frangible]

Thanks for that, Billgam, but when I checked out that date at the Archives it turned out to be a different Stephen Read.
The search continues!

[g eli]

Did you give the right birthdate for Stephen.If he was born in 1784 he would have only been 8 in 1792.
Liz

[Frangible]

Oops! Typing error - 1792 is Harriet's birth year. They married in 1810.
Thanks for pointing it out, Liz.
F

[nigelp]

In case it is of help there are the following baptisms at Pitton & Farley:

8 Feb 1784 - Stephen Read - son of George & Sabinah (born 1 Feb 1784), Farley

5 Aug 1792 - Harriet Whitlock - dter. of Joseph & Ann (born 27 Jul 1792), Pitton

Nigel

[Frangible]

Thanks, Nigel. I already have those - they're the couple in question. It's Stephen's death I'm after. He seems to have been alive in 1858 when his youngest daughter married but I can't find him in either the 1841 or 1851 census returns.