Bearman family pre 1841

[mixon]

I'm interested in the history of Thomas Bearman, b1806, Bocking Essex, married Mary Bright in 1840. (He may be my great great grandfather)
In the 1841 census they appear to have 3 sons, but all born prior to their marriage, these being Henry b1828, Noah b1830, Jacob b1832, can anyone confirm this as I can't find any birth certificates for them.
Thomas's parents appear to be Richard Bearman, b 1766 and Joanna Little, b1774, married in 1801 at Writtle, Essex (from Parish records)
I would welcome any information on Richard's offspring and/or parentage.
I believe Thomas had a brother, possibly George Bearman, who preceeded him at the Rose and Crown, Bocking, although George was a Silk Weaver?
This is based on the fact that Thomas had a niece, Mary Ann Bearman, b 1837, who would then be George's daughter.
I see that the Bearman's of Bocking were extensively researched some years back (eg by kissimmee and cep) but I can't find a thread that deals with this particular line.

[suffolk*sue]

Hallo and welcome to RC.

I think you might have the wrong marriage. I have found the following.

St. Michael the Archangel, Braintree

Thomas Bearman of Bocking
Mary Mason of this parish
both single and by banns
30th March, 1826
witnesses
Jemima Harrington
John Harrington
?? Bearman ........could be Joanna.

[cep]

1851 Census, Bocking, Essex    HO107/1785 288 p12

Bocking Church Street, South Side
The Rose & crown Inn
Thomas Bearman, Head, Mar, 45, Lic Victualler & Baker, empl 2 men, b. Bocking
Mary Bearman, Wife, Mar, 46, b. Bocking
Noah Bearman, Son, Unm, 21, Baker Journeyman, b. Bocking
Jacob Bearman, Son, Unm, 18, Carpenter App, b. Bocking
Joanna Bearman, Mother, Wid, 77, b. Bocking
Mary Ann Bearman, Neice, Unm, 14, House Servant, b. Stepney, Middx


Baptism at Bocking:

1805 Thomas, s. of Noah & Johanna Bearman


Marriage at Bocking:

1794 Dec 26, Noah Bearman, bachelor & Hannah Gentry, spinster

Baptism at Bocking:

1773 Noah, s. of Jacob & Ann Beerman



Children baptised to Noah & (Jo)hannah Bearman at Bocking:
1802, Charles, s. of Noah & Hannah
1805, Thomas, s. of Noah & Johanna
1810, Henry, s. of Noah & Johanna
1814, Joanna, d. of Noah & Joanna
1814, Mary Ann, d. of Noah & Joanna


Regards   CP

[suffolk*sue]

Bocking

Jacob Bearman
Ann Rogers
both single and by banns
both of the parish
2nd October, 1759
witnesses
Thomas Collis
Thos. Cook

[cep]

1841 Census, Bocking    HO107/331/09/21 p9

Bocking Church Street
Rose & Crown
Joanna Bearman, 67, Grocer & Publican
Thomas Bearman, 35, Baker
Mary Bearman, 36
Henry Bearman, 13
Noah Bearman, 11
Jacob Bearman, 9
Joanna Frost, 3

All b. Essex

1841, 1851  George Bearman, b. 1807, is at the Victoria Beer Shop

Baptism at Bocking:

1806   George, s. of Jacob & Mary Bearman

1771   Jacob, s. of Jacob & Ann Bearman

So Thomas & George are cousins (?)


Regards   CP

[mixon]

Hallo and welcome to RC.

I think you might have the wrong marriage. I have found the following.

St. Michael the Archangel, Braintree

Thomas Bearman of Bocking
Mary Mason of this parish
both single and by banns
30th March, 1826
witnesses
Jemima Harrington
John Harrington
?? Bearman ........could be Joanna.

Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction regarding Thomas's wife and his parents- tricky isnt' it!
Also for finding Thomas's possible great grandparents, Jacob and Ann - is there any way I could confirm this?

[mixon]

1841 Census, Bocking    HO107/331/09/21 p9

Bocking Church Street
Rose & Crown
Joanna Bearman, 67, Grocer & Publican
Thomas Bearman, 35, Baker
Mary Bearman, 36
Henry Bearman, 13
Noah Bearman, 11
Jacob Bearman, 9
Joanna Frost, 3

All b. Essex

1841, 1851  George Bearman, b. 1807, is at the Victoria Beer Shop

Baptism at Bocking:

1806   George, s. of Jacob & Mary Bearman

1771   Jacob, s. of Jacob & Ann Bearman

So Thomas & George are cousins (?)


Regards   CP

Thank you so much for this, it seems that I had the wrong marrigae for Thomas, which suffolk*sue has sorted out.
Putting this together suggests that Jacob Bearman married Ann Rogers on 2 October 1759, and they had 2 sons, Noah and Jacob.
Thomas was son of Noah, and George was son of Jacob, making them cousins as you suggest. It would be interesting to find confirmation of this.
Also regarding Thomas's niece Mary Ann, I now have 2 brothers and 2 sisters of Thomas as her potential parents - which I'll check out.
I'm still unsure why I can't find birth/baptism certificates for Thomas's sons (Henry, Noah, Jacob)- appreciate any advice on this.
Many thanks once again - making real progress.

[mixon]

Hallo and welcome to RC.

I think you might have the wrong marriage. I have found the following.

St. Michael the Archangel, Braintree

Thomas Bearman of Bocking
Mary Mason of this parish
both single and by banns
30th March, 1826
witnesses
Jemima Harrington
John Harrington
?? Bearman ........could be Joanna.

Hi again
Have tried to find this marriage using the ancestry.co.uk web site, but no luck. As it's all new to me maybe I'm not searching correctly, but would appreciate advice on where to find it!

[cep]

No Birth or Marriage Certificates before 1837.
And registration was somewhat iffy for several years after this date.

Major source for records pre-1837 is Parish Church Registers.
Essex has pay-to-view registers at SEAX:      http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/

They can be difficult to read.


Thomas Bearman marriage to Mary:

Sue has     Mason
Boyd's Index has   Maison
I have     Maysent

So spelling was not standardized.


Regards   CP