Is this the missing 1841?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ1S-X4R
Yes, that’s them
thank you!
From the 1851 census, we know that Henry and Hannah had at least:
- Elizabeth (born c.1834)
- Thomas (born c.1838)
- Henry (born c.1840)
I can see Elizabeth's baptism as daughter of Henry, ribbon weaver, and Ann Finch of Bond End, but I cannot find Thomas or Henry under Finch.
Weirdly enough, in 1840, Thomas (4 years old) and Henry, sons of Henry, ribbon weaver, and Hannah Finch of Abbey Street, were baptised, but they were baptised with the surname Pinchback.
Are these separate people or the same?
There is a marriage between a Henry Pinchback and Hannah Smith in Nuneaton on 22nd Aprill 1833.
I can't see a baptism for a Henry Finch in 1793 in Nuneaton, but there is one for a Henry Pinchback, the illegitimate son of Elizabeth.
Could be a red herring, but thought it was worth mentioning.
Queenie
This would explain why I couldn’t find Henry and Hannah’s marriage, or Henry’s baptism. I’d always assumed that Henry’s father was Henry Finch (1769–1854) of Nuneaton. Henry Finch 1769 married Mary Green on April 1st, 1793, and I thought had 6 children:
- Henry c. 1793
- Ann c. 1794
- Mary c. 1795
- Martha c. 1797
- Alice c. 1799
- Lydia c. 1801
Perhaps I was wrong. Looking at Thomas and Henry Pinchback, the ages fit – and I never found their baptisms either, only Elizabeth’s, as Finch. The marriage fits too, a couple of months before Elizabeth’s baptism in Oct 1833.
Curiously in the 1841 census found by Comberton, their surname in the census is Pinch, conveniently short for Pinchback?
That Henrys bapt is on FreeREG 14 May 1792, St Nicolas, Nuneaton
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Possible Marriage same Church 05 Jul 1796 Elizabeth PINCHBACK to Richard BEEBY
They bapt;
JOHN 15 May 1797
RICHARD 16 May 1803
JAMES 13 Jun 1806
Richard Beeby, Widower, remarried 13 Feb 1831 to Sarah SMITH, Spinster
Interesting fact;
HENRY/HANNAH Finch were witnesses to the Marriage of RICHARD Beeby to Frances WHITE 05 May 1850
Bachelor/Spinster
His Father RICHARD a Labourer, Hers JOHN a Ribbon Weaver
1851 Census Richard is born 1805 Stockingford, Warwickshire
Census is a little confusing as they are with the Whites but Richard is a Son in Law and Frances a Granddaughter
So did Henry Finch witness his half brothers Wedding?
All above on FreeREG
Trish
It’s certainly good to make the link between Richard Beeby 1803 and Henry. It lends credence to his mother being Elizabeth Pinchback, later Beeby. It’s annoying that illegitimacy essentially kills the male line, but it is what it is.
Possible reason to change his name.
1 June 1838 Coventry Standard
Paraphrased Complaint of Henry Pinchback, firm of Clarke and Burbury refused payments for ribbon work 6/- 6d and a further 2/- total 8/6d.
The firm claimed the work was poorly made and they refused to pay, yet kept the ribbon, sending it to London.
The verdict was in his Henry's favour and they were ordered to pay him.
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They had really cast aspersions on the quality of his work and perhaps he thought a change of name would be for the best.
Its easy to see how Pinchback could transform into Finch too. I’m not sure how common it was ‘back in the day’, I haven’t had many in my tree.
It’s hard to know where to go from here, I think Pinchback is a real possibility now.
That would change Henry Finch, to Henry Pinchback b. 1792, mother Elizabeth Beeby (nee Pinchback) c. 1771 – 1830. Married Hannah Smith 1833 – parents unknown at this time.
