Help finding Caroline Petford

[bjames57]

I am looking for a baptism record for Caroline Petford she was married in 1841 at Pensnett and lived much of her life on Tansey Green Road,  I believe she was the daughter of John Petford and was born sometime between 1822 and 1826 (which i know makes her only 15 when she married but she maintains a consistent age through later census up to her death).  She married Joseph Bailey  they are my 4 x great grandparents.

I believe her father John Petford was born around 1785 / 95 in Alcester variously sited as being in Warwickshire and Staffordshire (boundaries change).

In later census's Caroline states that she was born in Sedgley and Brierley Hill, I have found no record of her in the 1841 census but suspect that the enumerators recorded her as Caterine Petford aged 19 however its an unprovable point unless i find baptismal records for Caroline and her sisters that tie in with that particular census entry.


Any help would be appreciated

[heywood]

Hello,

does the occupation of her father on her marriage certificate fit with the occupation in 1841?
Who witnessed the wedding?

heywood

[bjames57]

Yes the occupation of the father John Petford is lited as Miner on the marriage certifcate and the John Petford I identified in the census was also a miner.

The wittnesses to the marriage were Robert Chelton probably the brother of Elizabeth Chelton who married Caroline's brother on the same day and Mary Cooper.

[heywood]

The double wedding was going to be my next question 

I have Caroline born Dudley in the 51,61 and 71, with an birth year 1821-1823 - is that the right one?
I see her in 1881 with the later year of birth now.

If it is then Dudley fits with the Caterine Petford of 1841.

Sorry- it's not much help with your query except for agreeing that you probably have the right Caroline.

regards
heywood

[bjames57]

That's exactly what i have found - the baptisms of Caroline and her brother elude me and i would very much like to tie up this loose end in a very interesting branch of the family

[heywood]

Hello again,

when I first saw the double marriage I thought it may be father and daughter getting married 
Is John definitely her brother?
I was just looking at a John Petford with wife Elizabeth who gives Sedgley at some point but he is already married in 1841 and is entered as Pettifoot.

I am just telling you this in case there are (well we know there are) variations in spellings!

[bjames57]

No you are right it is father and daughter in a double wedding Elizabeth Chelton who married John was a widow her maiden name was Price and she was baptised in december 1795

So it seems much more likely that her father remarried

[heywood]

Yes- I juist found that the other one is in same place in 1841 so he is presumably the brother and born c 1813 which would make more sense!