Goulds in North and Middle Littleton

[SmallTownGirl]

According to the IGI, there were four sons christened at North and Middle Littleton, Worcestershire, with parents James and Sarah Gould:

Joseph, christened 12 Sept 1790
William, christened 21 July 1793
Samuel, christened 5 May 1799
Nathan, christened 2 Sept 1804

I didn't know about Joseph and William, but did know about Nathan (because Samuel's own son, also called Nathan, is living with his uncle Nathan on a later census).

There's a marriage between a James Gould and Sarah Knight on IGI, but it's a submitted record, giving the marriage date as 11 July 1781 in North and Middle Littleton, and there's a baptism of a Sarah Knight (d/o Thomas and Sarah Knight) on 5 Jan 1761 (same parish) which would make her about 20 when she married which sounds about right.  But if she was 20 when she got married, they were married for nine years before baby Joseph arrived, and then they had two other sons before finally having Nathan in 1804, by which time Sarah would have been 43! 

For Joseph the IGI has three possibles from North and Middle Littleton:
1 - b. 1744, son of John and Mary
2 - b. 1755, submitted by the same person who submitted the marriage to Sarah Knight, saying that this James is Sarah's husband
3 - b. 1769, son of James and Elizabeth

So, I wondered if anyone could find me a marriage closer to the birth of Joseph and/or a birth of a suitably aged James and Sarah?

Hope this makes sense!

STG

[Victor Harvey]

Hi STG,
There is a Sarah GOULD buried at St Nicholas, North & Middle Littleton on 17th August 1834, aged 74. This would have made her birth year 1760 which bears out the fact that she seems to have had her first child aged 30.
Victor

[SmallTownGirl]

Oh, that's interesting.

There's nothing on the IGI as a possible death for James, so I'm still a bit stuck with him.

Thanks
STG

[Puffcat]

There is a transcription of the Parish Registers at Worcester Records Office

[SmallTownGirl]

There is a transcription of the Parish Registers at Worcester Records Office

I'm sure there is, but I'm not really near enough to check it out, which is why I was hoping someone had the PRs on a CD and could do me a look-up/some look-ups.

STG

[ChrisB35]

I have a John Gould (1775-1842) from North Littleton married to Elizabeth Bridgewater (1782-c1860). They had six children, all born in North Littleton- Martha, Deborah, William, Celia, Elisha and Henry.

Elizabeth Bridgewater was a sister of my 3 x great grandmother Ann Bridgewater.

Cheers,
Chris

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
The marriage at North and Midlle  Lilltleton does exist
James Gould and Sarah Knight 11 July 1781
possible burial 20 Jan 1833.

There is a John and Mary Gould nee Hyatt ? -children Sarah 1781 ,James 1784 ,Mary 1786 ,Alice 1789,Nancy 1790,
Thomas and Alice (Marshall)-George 1786 ,Elizabeth 1789
William and Mary   at South Littleton -Mary 1771 ,Jane 1776,Ann 1779 ,Elizabeth 1782,John 1785,Mary 1789
William and Sarah(Tonks) -Betty 1772,John 1775,Sarah 1781,William 1784,
Joseph and Eleanor -Nancy 1781 ,Esther 1785,William 1786,Joseph 1789 ,Jonathon 1792,William 1794 ,
William and Eleanor -George 1792
John and Jane -John 1778,William 1782,
Joseph and Sarah or Elizabeth  -Mary 1762 ,John 1764 ,Thomas 1774

It looks to me that the Gould Family originally came from Childswickham Gloucestershire.
James s of Joseph and Hannah Goold 12 Jan 1753

Ciderdrinker


 

[SmallTownGirl]

Many thanks Ciderdrinker.  That's given me quite a bit to work on!

STG

[trish1120]

FreeREG has North Littleton Marriages in the time frame you require