Heaton family

[LizzieL]

Hello I'm trying to locate the parents and siblings of Ralph Heaton b 1816 in London. 

Is the only evidence you have that he was born in London from the 1871 census? Whole family born in the parish they were living in .... seems a bit of a co-incidence

[LizzieL]

There is a family in St George in 1861, looks like Heaton to me - Ralph born Ireland age 46 - wife Sarah bn Dorset and a daughter Eliz. Mary age 1
RG9/278 f17 p34

ADDED Just seen your post but will post anyway

Sarah born Dorset sounds good. On marriage cert her father was a boatman in the preventive service. More likely to have a problem with smugglers in Dorset than St George in the East

[heywood]

Sorry - back in Ireland. You didn’t mention your Irish finds there.
Here is the census you mention
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1821/King_s/Birr/Crinkle/73/

Ages can be quite flexible.
You mentioned that Michael Heaton was a godparent, so presumably the family were Catholic?
This would be the parish, I think and if so, you can see that your dates are too early for baptism and marriage records.
https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0763

Crinkill townland
https://www.townlands.ie/offaly/ballybritt/birr/birr-rural/crinkill/

[xs]

LizzieL  I have seen that happen where the adjudicator lumps them all in as being born in the same place they are living!  However, on second reading of the 1861 and 1871 looks like he was born in Offaly, Ireland.  It was his children who were born in England.  My error. Apologies if this has completely thrown you.  I have no Census for 1841 0r 1851  The Ireland Census Crickle Offaly could be a line as in that Census Ralph is recorded as being born in 1821 and the father's name is Patrick with a brother Michael, Ralph's son's Godfather.  Any other information would be useful.  Thanks

[LizzieL]

Could be Sarah in 1851, in London nr Tower hamlets, with aunt Sarah Knight.
Piece number 1552, Folio 504, Page 45

Sarah Knight born Burton, poss Burton Bradstock, Sarah Hawkins pob just says Dorset.
this makes me even more suspicious of everyone being born in St G i-t-East in 1871.

[xs]

Yes, that's where I found it on Find My Past. 

[xs]

Thanks, but I have lots of information on Sarah's Hawkins family but not her husband, Ralph.  Its Ralph's ( born 1816 now looking like 1821) family I know very little about
 

[xs]

Thanks Rosie.  Slightly disappointed that I can't go back any further. 

[xs]

Sorry, that should read Heywood.  Maybe a good time to take a rest!