Census 1881- David Bailey and Richard , grandson

[groom]

I have found one John Bailey born quarter March 1863 district Congleton.

From the GRO site

BAILEY, JOHN       mmn SHUFFLEBOTHEM     
GRO Reference: 1863  M Quarter in CONGLETON  Volume 08A  Page 272

That would mean he must be the son of either Richard or Thomas, but Richard would only be 15 and Thomas 12, so that doesn't fit.

Need to find the family in 1851 to see if there were older brothers and sisters. Otherwise my bet would be that he was Sarah's illegitimate child.

[groom]

1851

David Bailey   37
Sarah Bailey   37
Sarah Bailey   13
Fanny Bailey   7
Richard Bailey   3
Thomas Bailey   2 Weeks

So looks as if Sarah may have been the eldest child

[groom]

That one helps as well as this is Thomas's birth which gives us Sarah's maiden name (from GRO site)

BAILEY, THOMAS       mmn HOLLINSHEAD     
GRO Reference: 1851  M Quarter
CONGLETON  Volume 19  Page 104

[keyboard86]

Hi just in case John was not the child of Sarah, or not a Bailey:-

24th June 1861 Biddulph St Lawrence

Joseph Sharp 27 occ Stone Mason
Sarah Bayley 23  occ Worker in Silk
Grooms father Enoch Sharp
Brides Father David Bayley
Both Stone Masons
Keyboard86

[joger]

I have found one John Bailey born quarter March 1863 district Congleton.

You have one March qtr 1863 mmn Shufflebothem
John Thomas March qtr 1863 mmn Everitt
John James Sept qtr 1865 mmn Heathcote
Keyboard86

Well, I think that means John is the son of Richard or Thomas (Fanny's brothers), thanks

[joger]

Well, let's say that Richard and Thomas couldn't be John's father (too young), that leaves Sarah or Fanny.
If Fanny Bailey /Brown and Charles BROWN are the parents of John he should be called John Brown but  there are many mistakes in the Censuses. Did Fanny and Charles have a child called John around 1864?

If Sarah Bailey/Sharp is the mother ,as she married John Sharp in 1861 , John should be called Sharp unless if John Sharp died and she married a man called Bailey, or it may be a mistake of the registrar.
Or, widow , she had a child that was called John Bailey.

[joger]

I just found the death of a John SHARP quarter december 1861 district Congleton

[keyboard86]

I just found the death of a John SHARP quarter december 1861 district Congleton

The GRO Index suggests he was 18
Keyboard86

[joger]

I just found the death of a John SHARP quarter december 1861 district Congleton

The GRO Index suggests he was 18
Keyboard86

Cannot be Sarah's husband then.