William BALDWIN (General)

by jimashton , Tuesday, November 08, 2011, 12:56 (4842 days ago) @ unknown

Dan

Which lines of ancestor you follow is up to you, there is no "standard". In this case it is especially confusing as William Marfell & Winifred Baldwin were not actually married. Winifred then had a child Frederick George Baldwin 1862 baptised 7 Feb 1864 with Reuben Meredith 1844/1924 who she also did not marry. She went on to marry Richard Sadler born 1843 in 1866. When Winifred died in 1867, Richard Sadler went on to marry Jane Baldwin 29 Nov 1868 Cinderford - here you might get confused, the fathers of Winifred & Jane Baldwin were William Baldwin & mother Hannah - Winifred's parents William Baldwin 1798/1861 mother Hannah Smart 1800/1872, Jane's parents William Baldwin 1779/1863 & mother Hannah Bailey 1789/1863. Jane was a widow at marriage, her previous spouse John Shaw 1844, they married 20 Oct 1845 Sellack, Herefordshire 4 children.

I have a copy of the marriage entry for Joseph Winifred Baldwin 1864/1916 & Mary Jane Clayton 30 Sep 1866/3 Jun 1949 Melbourne they married 13 Sep 1890 at Melbourne. William Marfell is shown as the father, but this is not a guarantee that he was, I have a number of marriage certificates where an illegitimate person shows a father that is not actually the father. In one instance on a birth certificate - a Marfell -I have a copy of the original birth certificate without a father and copy of a forged one, used to enter the USA showing a father that was actually his grandfather. If you email me using the envelope icon link, I can send you a copy of Joseph Winifred Baldwin's marriage certificate.

If you are interested in the William Marfell line, he was born 23 Aug 1835 Drybrook baptised 27 Dec 1835 Drybrook, died 6 Dec 1899 buried 16 Dec 1899 Drybrook.
He was not married to Winifred Baldwin. He did marry Widow Elizabeth Davies nee Hartland 29 Jul 1869, she had previously been married to Philip Davies born 1811 at Lea Church 3 Jan 1830. She seems to change her age at nearly every census.

William Marfell was the son of Aaron Marfell 1811/1873 & Sarah Constance 1808/1879 - 11 children. Aaron Marfell son of John Marfell 1769/1840 & Sarah Constance Bevan 1777/1814 2 children. John Marfell 1769 son of John Marfell 1731/1799 & Lucy Meek 1743/1823 12 children. John Marfell 1731 son of Jonathon Marfell 1707/1782 & Susan Bennett 1707/1782. I can go back many more generations but will stop here.

I used the records office a great deal in the early days of my research, but I think now you can find nearly as much information using the internet, especially this wonderful site.

Jim Ashton