Looking for the parents of Levi Callear (b. ~1812)

[SiCallear]

Hi,

Trying to connect Levi and his descendents to my main Callear family tree but can't find his parents.

What I do know, is that he:

- married in June 1831 to a Frances "Fanny"
- Levi, George, Margaret, Elizabeth, Joseph
- Earliest census sighting is 1851 living Chapel Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire (occupation: coal miner)

Any help would be very much appreciated 

[CaroleW]

Can you please post either the 1851 reference or full details of the entry

[CaroleW]

"Married in June 1831 to a Frances "Fanny""

Levi Calleer m Frances Archer 1831

[Mabel Bagshawe]

There's a fairly unsubstantiated tree on Ancestry which suggests his parents are this couple

Joseph Calloear
Margaret Williams
Marriage    18 Feb 1812     Wolverhampton, St Peter,
Religion    Anglican

I can find no obvious baptisms to them. It has some appeal given the names of two of Levi's children

[SiCallear]

CaroleW

On Ancestry, the 1851 census record is under Levi Gallier/Levis Gallier. REF: H0107/2026

Mabel Bagshawe

Does the "unsubstantiated tree" go back further than Joseph and Margaret?

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Does the "unsubstantiated tree" go back further than Joseph and Margaret?

No - and to demonstrate the standard of the trees (several, that look to have copied from each other) they confidently state that Joseph was born Staffordshire and quote a date of birth taken from a non conformist baptism in Devon, as well as adding an 1841 census for Margaret, but under the surname Williams

[amondg]

Levi Gallear was buried Bloxwich on 26 February 1869 age 60. (born circa 1809)
Ref: FindMyPast

1851 and 1861 under Gallear he was a Coal Miner born Penn Staffordshire.

When he married Frances Archer by Banns 15 August 1831 at Rugeley, he was of Wolverhampton, Frances was of Rugeley.

[amondg]

If they followed naming patterns then Levi's father's name was Joseph, and Frances mother was Margaret

Children of Levi and Frances

Joseph Gallear bap 31 October 1831 St Peter Wolverhampton parents Levi and Frances
Margaret Callear bap. 2 December 1832 Wolverhampton           parents Levi and Frances
Elizabeth  Gallear/Gallier bap 7 September 1835 Wolverhampton        ditto

GRO registration
Levi Callear reg 1842 Wolverhampton with mmn ARCHER

census 1851 and 1861
George born circa 1843/4

There is a gap between 1835 and 1842 so possibly more children

[amondg]

The first son Joseph must have died.

Joseph Thomas Caleer bap. 10 September 1837 at Walsall parents Levi and Frances Caleer