Hi Sandra, I started to check for Gervase WRENCH which proved to be a bit tricky, but I think I may have found a link for the wife of James WRENCH (Mary BEVINGTON) - You mentioned that James was listed as a baker etc on various census. I think the clue is in the 1861 UK Census (Ancestry.com Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1934; Folio: 86; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542890) I noticed the name of BEBBINGTON and then did a google search for BEVINGTON and the following came up in the archives of RootsWeb - http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BEVINGTON/2006-01/1137011363. (Are you the Sandra in this archived email ??) 1861 UK Census details Name: John Beck (head of household) Occupation: potter Age: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Hannah Gender: Male Where born: Hanley, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Shelton Ecclesiastical parish: Shelton Town: Hanley County/Island: Staffordshire Registration district: Stoke Upon Trent Sub registration district: Shelton Household Members: Name Age John Beck, (Head) 49, Potter Hannah Beck, (wife) 48, (? ms Bebbington / Bevington) Josiah Bebbington, (brother in law) 50, Occupation: Potter (Bebbington / Bevington) James Wrench, (brother in law) 55, Occupation: Baker Mary Wrench, (sister in law), 55 (sister of Josiah and Hannah) I also found further information on the following web site regarding the BEVINGTONS and other potters http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/indexb.htm I hope this is helpful and not a 'red herring'. Kind regards, Diane Sydney NSW Australia -----Original Message----- Subject: [ENG-MAN] Gervase and James Wrench My question is does anyone know if he was of the same family as James Wrench of Manchester. Also described as baker/shopkeeper etc. on census and directory. What I really am trying to find is the father of James wife Mary Bevington born Stoke area 1806. I have tried every approach I can think of and am now clutching at straws !!! Regards Sandra
Many thanks for your reply Diane, You are right I am the same Sandra !! I have been researching the Bevington groups off and on for many years but have come to a halt regarding the same people as mentioned in the rootsweb archiver. The Ann refered to was the mother of James Wrenches wife. My interest is who was the father. Some of the registers in Stoke were destroyed in the Chartist riots and there are no other records to cover this period. So as you see 'clutching at straws'.................... Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shorland3" <shorland3@optusnet.com.au> To: <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com>; <ENG-MANCHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Gervase and James Wrench > Hi Sandra, > > I started to check for Gervase WRENCH which proved to be a bit tricky, but > I > think I may have found a link for the wife of James WRENCH (Mary > BEVINGTON) > - You mentioned that James was listed as a baker etc on various census. I > think the clue is in the 1861 UK Census (Ancestry.com Source Citation: > Class: RG9; Piece: 1934; Folio: 86; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542890) > > I noticed the name of BEBBINGTON and then did a google search for > BEVINGTON > and the following came up in the archives of RootsWeb - > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BEVINGTON/2006-01/1137011363. > (Are you the Sandra in this archived email ??) > > 1861 UK Census details > Name: John Beck (head of household) Occupation: potter > Age: 49 > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812 > Relation: Head > Spouse's Name: Hannah > Gender: Male > Where born: Hanley, Staffordshire, England > Civil Parish: Shelton > Ecclesiastical parish: Shelton > Town: Hanley > County/Island: Staffordshire > Registration district: Stoke Upon Trent > Sub registration district: Shelton > Household Members: > Name Age > John Beck, (Head) 49, Potter > Hannah Beck, (wife) 48, (? ms Bebbington / Bevington) > Josiah Bebbington, (brother in law) 50, Occupation: Potter (Bebbington / > Bevington) > James Wrench, (brother in law) 55, Occupation: Baker > Mary Wrench, (sister in law), 55 (sister of Josiah and Hannah) > > I also found further information on the following web site regarding the > BEVINGTONS and other potters > http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/indexb.htm > > I hope this is helpful and not a 'red herring'. > > Kind regards, > Diane > Sydney NSW > Australia > > -----Original Message----- > > Subject: [ENG-MAN] Gervase and James Wrench > > My question is does anyone know if he was of the same family as James > Wrench > of Manchester. Also described as baker/shopkeeper etc. on census and > directory. > > What I really am trying to find is the father of James wife Mary Bevington > born Stoke area 1806. I have tried every approach I can think of and am > now > clutching at straws !!! > Regards > Sandra > > > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MANCHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > No virus found in this incoming message > Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (4.0.0.26 - 10.077.007). > http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/ No virus found in this outgoing message Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (4.0.0.26 - 10.077.007). http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/