St Martins, Tipton - Handley*Completed with thanks*

[OlnerRose]

Hello,

I am searching for the death of John Handley between 1844 and 1851.

His youngest child William Handley was baptised at St Martins 26th May 1844, although I havent seen the original.

His wife Hannah is a widow on the 1851 census.

Thank you

[Cathymjp]

Hi Olner Rose,

There is a registered death for a John Handley in West Bromwich Oct/Nov/Dec 1844
Volume 18, page 452.

Could this be him?

Cathy

[OlnerRose]

Hi Cathy,
I really dont know, I thought Dudley was the district, but have already purchased one death certificate that was wrong.
Thats why I was hoping a burial may show up for him at St Martins.

[OlnerRose]

Unfortunately there's nine possible deaths in Staffordshire for John Handley between 1844 and 1851.

Knowing my luck it will be the ninth one I buy   

Thanks anyway

Lorraine

[MargP]

Hi

What year was John Handley born

Margp

[OlnerRose]

Hi Margp,
 im not really sure. He was a widower when he married in Nuneaton, Warks to Hannah Wagstaff 1829.

They had 4 children in Nuneaton then 4 more in Tipton.

Lorraine

[MargP]

Hi Lorraine

I have found this Burial Record

John Handley
Buired 30 Jan 1842
St Bartholomew Wednesbury Staffordshire
Age 34
Abode Tipton

A couple of theories, I know William was christened in 1844 was that his birth year, or could Hannah have got pregnant after he died with someone else???

Margp

[OlnerRose]

Hi Margp

Thank you for looking, I have purchased that certificate and there's nothing on it to help either way.

Only that the John Handley on that one was a boatman, and mine was a brickmaker when in Nuneaton.

I bought it before I found William Handley on a later census with his remarried mother.

I have ordered William's birth certificate this week hoping for a clue

Lorraine

[MargP]

Hi

Have you found John and Hannah  on the 1841 census, they married in 1829 they should be on there

Marg