Who likes a mystery?

[Alice-Marie]

Hi All
I have an ancestry account and have also searched LDS records and have come up with zero.  I have a Nehemiah Jeffcott and his wife? Sarah baptising 4 children in West Bromwich All Saints Church.  Eliza bapt 1825, Betsy bapt 1830, John bapt 1833 and Lucy bapt 1835 however I cannot find any trace of this family in the 1841 census or at all since the baptisms.  I cannot find a death for Nehemiah (not the same person as the one who died in 1860 who was married and living in Stockingford at the same time as the Nehemiah who was baptising children in West Bromwich, unless he was leading a double life!!  I cannot find a marriage of Nehemiah and Sarah? If I could find this it may be a starting point. Any help would be appreciated!  Thanks all.  If anyone does not have ancestry and wants to me do do any look up in return do let me know. 

[DavidG02]

Jeffcott is a name of a street in Adelaide SA - named after Sir John William Jeffcott - so no.


I wonder if they left in the first wave of ships in 1836/7 to South Australia.

[DavidG02]

There is a Sarah died 1844 in WB

Also Lucy death 1846 , marriage of Eliza 1847 and John death in 1856 all WB

But alas no marriage or death of Nehemiah

[Kay99]

There is this family in 1841 in West Bromwich which matches some of the names - the original is faint

William Jefcotte    40  Coal Miner - Not Born in County
Sarah Jefcotte 35
John Jefcotte 9
Leucy Jefcotte    8
Thomas Jefcotte 3
Joseph Jefcotte    1

Edit - There is a later birth of a Jesse Jeffcott in 1842 who died in 1849 - Baptism lists his parents as William and Sarah   Could Nehemiah have reverted to William???

[Kay99]

I wonder if this is the family in 1851 with Eliza married andJohn and Thomas listed as brother in laws   Living in West Bromwich  and all born there

James Shaw 29  Coach Spring Maker
Eliza Shaw 26
Sarah Shaw 3
Celena Shaw 10 Mo
John Jeffsut 17 Coach Spring Maker
Thos Jeffsut 2313

[Alice-Marie]

Hi, I was thinking the same thing about Nehemiah reverting to William.  If I could find the baptisms of Thomas and Joseph that would also be helpful.  Thanks for all your comments and help.

[josey]

Looked in familysearch/ancestry but can't find the baptisms of Thomas or Joseph but Joseph was registered Mar 1840   West Bromwich Joseph Jeffcott vol 18   p 582 so if you are feeling flush and/or can afford the £9.75 the certificate will tell you the name his father was using.

Josey   

[DMP]

Hi
Free Reg have Thomas and Joseph bapt at all saints Thomas 25 march 1838 to Nehemiah and Sarah and Joseph 29 March 1840 to William and Sarah of Holloway Bank Hill Top West Bromwich
and a burial of Sarah age 44 24 nov 1844 and William 26 March 1846 age 44
http://www.freereg.org.uk/
Donna

[Kay99]

Free Reg also has the marriage on 10 May 1847 of Eliza Jeffcott age 22 to James Shaw age 25 a Smith.  Eliza's father is listed as William Jeffcott - Collier
Witnesses Ellen and Samuel Perks