Joseph Samuel ALDEN of Bristol

[trish1120]

Hi Scott,
You are very welcome and it was a pleasure to help.

Now FreeBMD has the Marriage of Joseph Samuel Alden and Emmeline Pinker, Reg Dec 1871, Bristol, 6a 10
Boy she was young when they married.

Now here is Familysearch Pilot;
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home

I will leave it to you to find the Marriage as it confirms both their Fathers names (Emmelines surname is Pinder on 1871 Census though).
Search for;
Joseph ALDEN, Marriage, 1871, Gloucestershire

Familysearch is great but takes a while to get the best out of it.
Check back at census info and try and match up christenings/sibilngs etc.
Not everything is on there but you have been extremely lucky with this Family!

If you need help just shout

[trish1120]

Me again,
There are some Family Trees that are way out with their info (hope its not me!).
I am glad you have sent for Josephs Birth Cert as hopefully it will confirm what I have posted.

When you get the Cert please let me know.

Trish

[ScottFive]

Will do!

[ScottFive]

Hi Trish,

the certificate arrived and it confirms what you were able to find. He was born in Bristol, April 1849; William as father, and Susannah (White) as mother.

Thanks again for your wonderful help!!

I have also been able to glean some more information about him via a 'distant' relative on the 'Genes Reunited' site which I just joined. He was mentioned in his mother's will in 1885 which means he was still alive. We have always thought that he died which prompted his wife to come out to Australia (she arrived in Perth in 1884) but this does not seem to be the case now. She may have left him; and he may have gone to another country; not sure, but it has really widened the mystery as to WHAT happened to him!!

Scott.

Scott.

[trish1120]

Hi Scott,
How wonderful that the Cert confirms everything

[trish1120]

OOH looks like some of the Pinkers came out to Australia!
This Site says Joseph may have died at Sea.

DELETED;
Have sent you a PM as it has personal stuff attached.

[trish1120]

Emmelines Brother and Family arrived in 1883;
http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/shipping/arafura.htm

[Dave Jones]

Bristol Mercury Saturday 11th January 1851
Married
Lately, at Trinity church, St Phillips, Mr William Alden, butcher, eldest son of Mr William Alden, Crown and Mill inn, Castle-Mill-street, to Margaret, youngest daughter of Mrs Mae Milton, both of this city.

[chr1st1nem1tchell]

Hi, Joseph Samuel Alden born 14th April 1849 and baptised on 6th May 1849 at St Philip and Jacob parish church in Bristol was the brother of my great, great grandfather Thomas York Alden (born 17th September 1850) and their parents were indeed William Alden and Susannah Edwards nee White (my great, great, great grandparents).
William's first wife was Eleanor Stone and they were married in Stapleton, Bristol, on 11th November 1827.
I have lots more information if you are interested.
Christine