Dobby/Sparrowhawk marriage 1853

[Emsworthy]

Dear all,

I have seen trees with William Westbrook Dobby married to Esther Caroline Sparrowhawk, Q Mar 1853 in Gateshead (Vol 10a, Page 519).

Would anyone have access to the details of this marriage at all?

Many thanks,
Emma

[Mabel Bagshawe]

I don;t have the marriage but do think she and William were together before the marriage

1851
South Shields, piece 2399, folio 188, p    58

Esther Dabby          23    mariner's wife b London
George Dabby    2    b Aldgate

No George Dobby registered, but a George William Sparrowhawk with no mother's maiden name in East London registration district

1861 - Westup Terrace, Burnham St, West Ham
William Dobby   34 ship's carpenter b South Shields
Esther Dobby      33 milliner  b Middlesex
George Dobby   12 b Middlesex
 

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Her family seem to have been on the move a bit

1841 - Back Lane, Basford, Notts
Piece 856, folio 6, p4

Thomas Sparrowhawk   40 - hatter
Ann Sparrowhawk     40 - hat trimmer
Esther Sparrowhawk    13 - hat trimmer
Elizabeth Sparrowhawk   8
Robert Sparrowhawk   10

None born in county

[Emsworthy]

Thank you for your replies - the Sparrowhawk family were from Southwark, but yes, they did travel around a lot at this stage.

I'm pleased you seem to have picked up the same records I have - makes me hopeful I'm on the right path!

[Mabel Bagshawe]

This baptism is intriguing

Esther Sparrowhawk
Birth Date    6 Feb 1827
Baptism Date    9 Aug 1846,     Wesley Hall, Ancoats, Lancashire
Father Name    Thomas Sparrowhawk
Mother Name    Maria Sparrowhawk - daughter of Thomas and Maria Pinnock
Address: Brougham St, Manchester

There's a marriage for Thomas Sparrowhawk and Maria Pinnock in Soho in 1815, plus baptisms of a number of children older than Esther in and around London

Not sure who Ann on 1841 would be

[Emsworthy]

I'm not certain who Ann is either. I've always put it down to enumeration error.

Maria passed away in 1846 and by 1851, Thomas (hatter) was a lodger in Scotland. His birth year was around 1792, so is out on the 1841 census.