Hi
I'm tracking the family of
James Stanfield and
Ann Murray and the trail has led me here.
I have discovered that they had two daughters:
- Rachel, baptised - and presumably born - in St. Helier on 26th May 1824.
- Ann, baptised - also presumably born - in St. Helier on 22nd December 1824.
The same search has also turned up an
Elizabeth (Elisabeth on Ancestry, but I know it's a 'z' in the image) Stanfield who died of convulsions and was buried at St. Helier Parish Church on 25th November 1847. Now I am jumping to conclusions a little here as she would have the same birth year as the other two girls but it's a great coincidence. The major problem is that I can't find a suitable birth or baptism for her, which is concerning since James and Ann clearly managed to baptise the other two. I'm not certain that she was born in Jersey, not by any stretch, but as the two others were born there in 1824 it would make sense.
There is another Elisabeth born in Barnsley in 1824 to parents with the right names, but the father's occupation is 'Weaver' and that is 100% wrong. My James Stanfield was a military man, a Gunner in the Royal Artillery between 1805 and 1827, so I'm guessing that he was stationed on Jersey around 1824, but I can't prove that yet either.
Can anybody help me with a baptism for Elizabeth, please? And, where would she turn up in a census? Did Jersey have their own censuses? The censuses 'down south' on the mainland feature an Eliz(s)abeth daughter of William Stanfield and another is daughter of Phoebe Stanfield, so most definitely not my girl.
All contributions greatly appreciated, thanks,
MT