Ah, from your first post it sounded like you had no information on James WEST as you didn't mention birthplace or year and was unsure when he died If the marriage you mention is the correct one, the following is the family in 1851 & 1861 but I can't find them after that In 1851 39 Upper Park Street Islington James WEST 32 Medieval? Decorator born Clerkenwell Middlesex Ann M WEST 32 St Lukes MDX Margaret A WEST 7 Islington MDX Frank WEST 4 Islington MDX Helen H PICKFORD wifes sister 17 St Lukes MDX Ann PICKERN servant 24 house servant Huntingdon In 1861 at Prospero? Cottage as above less Margaret A plus Sarah Elizabet WEST 9 Islington MDX Mary Harriet WEST 7 Islington MDX Edward WEST 5 Islington MDX Benjamin James WEST 3 Islington MDX Sarah BYRED? serv 19 Bucks Longwick James occupation in 1861 is Writer Printer Illuminator (which would lend weight to a Medieval Decorator in 1851 being correct) Nearest I can find for a baptism is JAMES WEST Christening:1818 Poultry Chapel Camomile Street-Independent, London, London, England Father: RICHARD WEST Family Mother: MARTHA C097671 1702 - 1753 0825328 (RG4 4207) Film 6904065 Film C097671 1781 - 1837 0825328 (RG4 4207) Film 6904065 Film But apart from that no sign of James WEST artist/writer/illuminator in Bedfordshire Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > exactly what I am trying to find out. He was supposedly born in 1818 and > his > father's name was Richard. He married a Margaret Pickford in 1842 in > Middlesex. I would like to know more about Richard and further back, but > don't seem to be having any luck. Apparently he was an ironmonger

Thank you for that. More pieces to the jigsaw always help to get a more complete picture. I wonder where they went? Frank and Edward I know went to New Zealand, but I have no idea of when, or what happened to the rest of the family. On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 12:37 AM, Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> wrote: > Ah, from your first post it sounded like you had no information on James > WEST as you didn't mention birthplace or year and was unsure when he died > > If the marriage you mention is the correct one, the following is the family > in 1851 & 1861 but I can't find them after that > > In 1851 > 39 Upper Park Street Islington > James WEST 32 Medieval? Decorator born Clerkenwell Middlesex > Ann M WEST 32 St Lukes MDX > Margaret A WEST 7 Islington MDX > Frank WEST 4 Islington MDX > Helen H PICKFORD wifes sister 17 St Lukes MDX > Ann PICKERN servant 24 house servant Huntingdon > > In 1861 at Prospero? Cottage > as above less Margaret A plus > Sarah Elizabet WEST 9 Islington MDX > Mary Harriet WEST 7 Islington MDX > Edward WEST 5 Islington MDX > Benjamin James WEST 3 Islington MDX > Sarah BYRED? serv 19 Bucks Longwick > James occupation in 1861 is Writer Printer Illuminator (which would lend > weight to a Medieval Decorator in 1851 being correct) > > Nearest I can find for a baptism is > > JAMES WEST > Christening:1818 Poultry Chapel Camomile Street-Independent, London, > London, > England > Father: RICHARD WEST Family > Mother: MARTHA > C097671 1702 - 1753 0825328 (RG4 4207) Film 6904065 Film > C097671 1781 - 1837 0825328 (RG4 4207) Film 6904065 Film > > But apart from that no sign of James WEST artist/writer/illuminator in > Bedfordshire > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > exactly what I am trying to find out. He was supposedly born in 1818 and > > his > > father's name was Richard. He married a Margaret Pickford in 1842 in > > Middlesex. I would like to know more about Richard and further back, but > > don't seem to be having any luck. Apparently he was an ironmonger > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html<http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Ehughw/bedf.html> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >