David Stafford

[perdia]

Hi, I have been trying to find the birth of David Stafford.
He married Edith Cousins in Great Casterton Rutland.
I believe he was born about 1786

Their children
John Stafford born ab 1821 great casterton
David Stafford born ab 1824 .. ..
William Stafford born ab 1827 .. ..
Sarah Stafford born ab 1829 .. ..
Joseph Stafford born ab 1832 .. ..
Mary Stafford born ab 1836 .. ..

I am completly stuck with finding Davids and parents, can anyone help?

[birdlip]

Hi Perdia,

....just lost most of the message I was posting to you! Trying again....

I presume your estimate of Davids age comes from a census or a death certificate? Given his age (35 or so) at the baptism of the John, the first child you've found; do you think he could have been married before?

Do you have an estimate of Edith's age? Could she have been married before? I found this marriage on Family Search Pilot records;

Editha COUSINS m David HOLMES 10 Jun 1818 Great Casterton, Rutland.

Is this an earlier marriage for Edith, or is it David STAFFORD using another name? What do you think?

[valg]

Hi Perdia,

....just lost most of the message I was posting to you! Trying again....

I presume your estimate of Davids age comes from a census or a death certificate? Given his age (35 or so) at the baptism of the John, the first child you've found; do you think he could have been married before?

Do you have an estimate of Edith's age? Could she have been married before? I found this marriage on Family Search Pilot records;

Editha COUSINS m David HOLMES 10 Jun 1818 Great Casterton, Rutland.

Is this an earlier marriage for Edith, or is it David STAFFORD using another name? What do you think?

The family minus david snr are on the 1841 census so presume David is deceased between 1835-1941- There is a death for a David Stafford-birth abt 1786-with a burial at Great Carsterton Rutland for March 1835- this fits and it has a father named- Thomas Stafford.

[birdlip]

The family minus david snr are on the 1841 census so presume David is deceased between 1835-1941- There is a death for a David Stafford-birth abt 1786-with a burial at Great Carsterton Rutland for March 1835- this fits and it has a father named- Thomas Stafford.

Interesting.

A Thomas STAFFORD/Mary couple had six children baptised at Gt Casterton and Gt Casterton-cum-Pickworth, Rutland between 1804-1818. Likely to be a brother of David's?

[birdlip]

Editha COUSINS m David HOLMES 10 Jun 1818 Great Casterton, Rutland.

Is this an earlier marriage for Edith, or is it David STAFFORD using another name? What do you think?

No, how silly am I? If it was an earlier marriage, she would have been Edith Holmes at her marriage to David Stafford. So, can there have been TWO Edith COUSIN's living in Gt Casterton at that date? It doesn't seem a very common name.

[valg]

Birth for a Editha Cousins baptised 1802 Seaton Rutland-parents John Cousins and Ann

[valg]

Birth for a Editha Cousins baptised 1802 Seaton Rutland-parents John Cousins and Ann

Editha is the same name used on the marriage to David Holmes mentioned by birdlip

[janbooth]

Hello Perdia,

Looks as if David may have been illegitimate. From PR Transcripts of Great Casterton:

Baptised 21 January 1787 David STAFFORD mother Ann
also baptised 4 July 1784 Sarah STAFFORD mother Ann

Both these baptisms have "Spurious" in the notes column.

Ann STAFFORD appears to have been baptised 20 March 1768 at Great Casterton the daughter of John & Ann. Siblings include John bap 5 Nov 1767, Thomas 31 Jan 1773, Robert 4 June 1775, William 16 Nov 1778 and Mary 12 Mar 1780. John STAFFORD married Ann ABELL by banns at Great Casterton on 21 October 1766. John STAFFORD, Labourer, was buried at Great Casterton on 17 June 1782.

The PR Transcripts only go up to 1812, so cannot confirm David's marriage for you nor one for sister Sarah.

Hope this helps

Janet

[valg]

Editha is the same name used on the marriage to David Holmes mentioned by birdlip

I am starting to think along the same lines as birdlip can this be the same David using a different surname.
The only David Staffford birth I can find is the one that matches the death I mentioned and this is member submitted on igi

[janbooth]

Further to the above, could this family be related in some way to your Edith - perhaps an uncle - as there are these baptisms in Great Casterton:

29 January 1792 John COUSSENS son William & Elizabeth
21 March 1795 Joseph COUSINS son William & Elizabeth
22 May 1797 Abraham COUSINS son William & Elizabeth
21 March 1800 Editha COUSINS daughter William & Elizabeth

The Editha would appear to be a bit of a coincidence.

Janet