Birth Lookup Please - CHERRY

[gladys1]

Please is it possible for some kind person to find a birth/bap for Rebecca Cherry at Dunstable,  i don`t know who her father was, sorry about that.   Many Thanks.  gladys1

[johnP-bedford]

hello gladys,

Have you more info about her, perhaps who she married in later years. There are a few Rebeccas born around then at Dunstable in 1841 / 1851 censuses.

regards John

[gladys1]

Hello John,  All i know about Rebecca is she married William Chamberlain 1843 ,29 Oct at Leighton Buzzard, she was William`s  2nd wife, i have the 1851 census for William Chamberlain and Rebecca in Stonie Pit Quarry Leighton Buzzard, he was a Bricklayer Labourer  .   In 1841 census William was with his first wife Ann Humbles .  Many thanks. Regards Gladys.

[johnP-bedford]

I noticed that marriage on the IGI.

For Rebecca it states only that her father was John - so unspecifically not John Cherry then.  William Chamberlains father was Joseph Chamberlain.

[gladys1]

Hello John,   i looked on IGIs for Rebecca Cherry but couldn`t find her so her father must be John Cherry and William Chamberlains father would be Joseph as he has a son Joseph aged 15 in 1841 census.  Was there a John Cherry with daur Rebecca born 1815 at Dunstable when you first sent me the topic.   Thanks a lot. Regards Gladys

[johnP-bedford]

Gladys;     Like you I cannot find a baptism of Rebecca Cherry on the IGI in Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard or anywhere else in Bedfordshire.

I cannot find her on 1841 census or even a John Cherry

I did notice a FreeBMD Death Index of a John * Cherry at Leighton Buzzard RD vol 6 page 4* in  Oct-Dec 1838; could it be him.

There may be more info on her1843 marriage certificate to William Chamberlain, you could send off for it or view the parish record entry at Beds Archives or Luton library.

On Genes Reunited there are 3 trees that have Rebecca Cherry born Dunstable, one most likely is yourself; have you contacted the other two people?

Regards John

[gladys1]

Hello John,  i have just been in contact to one person for Rebecca Cherry which was about three weeks ago so the other ones off genesreuntied would have been for the Chamberlains, looks like i won`t get any where with Rebecca.   I shall put a request in for the marriage as i know of one person who might look the marriage up as she sent me loads on my Spring family so i will give it a try.    By the way i see you have the name Bishop in your family which i have a Frederick Bishop.   Thank you so much for helping me.   Much Appreciated.   Regards Gladys.  

[gladys1]

Hello John, just to let you know that i sent for a copy of William Chamberlain and Rebecca Cherry`s marriage certificate at Bedford Archives and have just recieved back to day and Rebecca was a widow and her father was John which looks like W/Hooller, i can`t make it out really.  William was a widower.    Brick wall now.

Regards Gladys.

[johnP-bedford]

Gladys,  Don't rush headlong into that brickwall - use the information.

If Rebecca was a widow on her marriage in 1843 then lets go looking for a the dead male Cherrys in Leighton Buzzard just before then. I would not think that a younger than 28 woman would not want to stay widowed for so long. FreeBMD has a couple, Samuel 1837 &  John * 1838. 

Wonder if either of them married a Rebecca ? ? ? ?

regards John