Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1841
• Census: 1851, Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, England

Notes:

Baptised 12th February 1837 Married to Anne? possibly between 1848 and 1851 Buried at Faringdon 4th quarter 1886

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, England
• Census: 1841, Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, England; 1841 UK Census
• Occupation: 1851, Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, England; Smith

Notes:

Benjamin born 1799, a blacksmith by trade. His parents were William Ballard and Elizabeth formerly Chapman. William was also a blacksmith. Do not know yet how many siblings Benjamin had. Benjamin married Mary Barrett(great x 3 Aunt) on 1st September 1823 @ Fyfield. Benjamin & Mary had 11 children. Ben was baptised 20th October 1799 @ Kingston Bagpuize He died on 16th April 1852. Mary died from smallpox on 4th Jan 1855.

Benjamin married Mary Barrett on 01 Sep 1823 in Saint Nicholas, Fyfield, Berkshire, England. Mary (daughter of Richard Barrett and Anne (Barrett)) was born on 06 Nov 1804 in Fyfield, Berkshire, England; died on 04 Jan 1855 in Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, England
• Census: 1841; 1841 UK Census

Notes:

Mary Married Benjamin Ballard on 1st September 1823. Benjamin was a blacksmith. They had 11 children Mary died 4th January 1855 from smallpox

William married Elizabeth Chapman. Elizabeth was born in 1760; died on 13 Aug 1841 in Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Dad's (F H Barrett I1019) notes.
Richard b 1780 ref 3:1 Richard's date of birth was found but no record of his death. He was the son of John and Ann. He was a Wheelwright and Publican at Fyfield.

He was married to an Ann, maiden name unknown and no marriage date found. At this time there were no records of births, but the church kept registers of baptisms. In most cases baptisms took place no more than a few weeks after the birth, so dates given are indicative.

Richard and Ann had 8 children: Mary born 1803 married Benjamin Ballard Thomas born 1807 Hannah born 1809 married William Slay John born 1811( the founder member of our branch of the family) married Harriet Alder Emma born 1813 Ann born 1814 Jane born 1818 Albert born 1819.

If Richard was born in 1780, would he still be alive in 1837? Checked 1841 and 1851 censuses and found nothing significant. ( Found one Richard on 1851 census but he was a farmer) Could he have died between 1837 and 1841. N.B. on-line records start 3rd Quarter 1837 so he may have died before this. Found 3 death references: @Woodstock v 16 p 103 2nd quarter 1843 @ Abingdon v 6 p 93 3rd quarter 1847 * try this one @ Banbury v 16 p 14 4th quarter 1850

Found an Ann on 1841 census described as a widow, living at Buckland, which is not too far from Fyfield. Could this be Richard’s widow? She was not on subsequent censuses. @ Abingdon v 6 p 102 1st quarter 1845. * Not sure about this as Richard would definitely have to have died before 1845. Later found an Ann age 80 who died in 1866@ Abingdon v 2c p 159 4th quarter. Need to check 1861 census again.

Richard married Anne (Barrett) in 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Still cannot find a surname or birth date for Ann.

Neither can her marriage to Richard be found.

Can only assume some parish records are incomplete and on line searches are also lacking.

Sheila May 2018

Notes:

From Dad's notes. ref 2 No records available but he could be the son of either Thomas or John and then he would be the father of Richard b 1780. John married Ann but no maiden name found or date of marriage. According to Dad's notes they had 5 children: Richard b 1780 Hannah b 1784 Mary b 1787 John b 1789 William b1792 It is possible they may have had more children as there is a gap of 4 years between Richard and Hannah, 3 years between Hannah and Mary and 3 years between John and William. Could investigate further.

Christened:
Cannot find a record transcript for this event om Find My Past. But the Parish record CD for Longworth has the date

John married Ann (Barrett) about 1778 in Berkshire, England. Ann was buried on 30 Nov 1802 in Appleton, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

No record found anywhere of Ann's birth or surname. or her marriage date to John.

Parish records must be incomplete or damaged.

Sheila May 2018

Notes:

Married:
Cannot find any marriage reference in CD's or online.
we know some of the records of St. Nicholas Parish Church, Fyfield were destroyed in a fire, so this may be the reason
and also for not knowing Ann's surname before marriage