Ralph Peters - Southport 1824 - 1886

[elliotts5]

Hi, please can you help me to find the parents of Ralph Peters. I believe that he was born around 1824 and lived in Southport. His father is called John according to his marriage record. He died in a lifeboat disaster in 1886. I have found two people called Ralph Peters born in Wigan, although I cannot prove any link to the Ralph Peters in Southport. Thank you! 

[Spidermonkey]

There are several accounts of the disaster in historic newspapers.  In one account it says that Ralph Peters was from Boundary Street which might help identify him on the censuses.

Tragically, another account says that Ralph's wife went into premature labour at the news, and the baby was stillborn.  Ralph and the baby were buried together. (15 Dec 1886, London Evening Standard)

[Craclyn]

In 1851 there is a 24 year old Ralph Peters, fisherman born in Wigan, boarding at West St., North Meols, Ormskirk in the household of James and Mary Nevill.

[Spidermonkey]

The 1861 census gives Ralph's place of birth as North Meols, which might be another place to check out

[spendlove]

Hi,

1881  RG11; Piece: 3752; Folio: 94; Page: 47

55 Boundary Street, Southport 
 Civil Parish -North Meols

Peters  Ralph  born 1827 (54)   Fisherman   Southport
"      Alice               1829                                "
Plus Children  Elizabeth, Benjamin, Ralph and Susan

Spendlove

[CaroleW]

1881 shows birthyear/birthplace as 1827 Southport as does the 1871

1861 shows North Meols 1828

[Craclyn]

If the 1851 cenus entry which I mentioned with birth in Wigan is him, then he was born 21 Oct 1824, baptized 5 Jan 1825. Parents John and Mary.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NBH1-6X5

[spendlove]

Hi,

Marriage  Holy Trinity, Southport  4th October 1852  per Familysearch

Ralph Peters  (Father John Peters)
Alice Wright aged 24 (Father John Wright)

Lancashire OnLine:-

Has only 1 Christening of a Ralph Peters and that is the one mentioned previously in Wigan.

Born  21st October 1824
Christened  5th January 1825 
Adobe - Standishgate
son of John and Mary Peters
Occupation - Miller
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html
Spendlove

[ThrelfallYorky]

Don't worry about the North Meols / Southport bit. They seem to be interchangeable - I think North Meols was what it was originally called.
There's an excellent free forum that deals well with queries there, go via the North Meols family history Society site, or  http://nmfhssouthport.myfreeforum , I think. It doesn't seem terribly active, but they do have good knowledge and are very helpful. It was "off" briefly a week or so back, but is fine now.