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Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 8 Send Message	Rebecca	Report	12 Jul 2015 08:41
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 8 Send Message	Can anyone help me find Josiah Dean's (born 1785 died 1874) parents? He was born according to the census info in Woodhead, Burslem, Endon Staffordshire. He married Nancy Sant in 1812 in Leek and died in 1874, buried Norton Le Moors. I am unable to locate any birth certificate details and therefore cannot find his mother or father. Any info or advice would be most gratefully received :-) thanks x
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	12 Jul 2015 08:43
	Well you won't find birth certs before 1837 when official registration started The best you can hope for is a baptism Have you looked on Family Search site for him :-)
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	12 Jul 2015 08:50
	???? Joshua Deans England Births and Christenings Name: Joshua Deans Gender: Male Birth Date: 21 Apr 1785 Birthplace: Womborn, Stafford, England Father's Name: John Deans Mother's Name: Mary Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03903-9 , System Origin: England-EASy , GS Film number: 1517739 , Reference ID: item 4
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 8 Send Message	Rebecca	Report	12 Jul 2015 09:56
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 8 Send Message	Hi thanks for your info. In the line I am researching there are a few ancestors with the name Josiah and Joshua and at some point they seem to swap names. Eg. Josiah becomes Joshua on a census, but the details such as place of birth and date are correct for that person. Is this a common occurrence? As I see the info you have provided has his year of birth as spot on, but his name has changed from Josiah to Joshua which is something I keep seeing on this ancestry line. I hope this makes sense again info or advice from yourself is much appreciated x
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	12 Jul 2015 11:21
	Name: Josiah Dean County: Staffordshire Event Type: Census Event Date: 1861 Sub-District: 1 Norton Parish: Norton In The Moors Registration District: Leek Age: 75 Gender: Male Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Burslem, Staffordshire Schedule Type: Household
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 2,881 Send Message	HeyJudeB4Beatles	Report	12 Jul 2015 11:23
	Do you have the marriage "certificate"? It's on FMP. If you don't let me know and I will PM it if you haven't Jude
	Researching: Cording/Llewellyn/Hyde/Homer/Pattie/Irvine/Hunt/Mead
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 8,837 Send Message	malyon	Report	12 Jul 2015 12:22
	other children for mary and john John Deans England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 christening: 6 February 1780 WOMBOURN, STAFFORD, ENGLAND father: John Deans mother: Mary Dennis Deans England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 birth: 20 September 1784 Womborn, Stafford, England residence: 1784 Wombourn, Stafford, England father: John Deans mother mary Joshua Deans England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 birth: 21 April 1785 Womborn, Stafford, England residence: 1785 Wombourn, Stafford, England father: John Deans mother: Mary Mary Deans England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 christening: 12 August 1781 Womborn, Stafford, England residence: Wombourn, Stafford, England father: John Deans mother mary
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 8,837 Send Message	malyon	Report	12 Jul 2015 12:25
	John Deans mentioned in the record of John Deans and Mary Clark Name: John Deans Spouse's Name: Mary Clark Event Date: 27 Oct 1777 Event Place: Wombourn, Stafford, England
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 8,837 Send Message	malyon	Report	12 Jul 2015 12:29
	John Deans England Births and Christenings Name: John Deans Gender: Male Christening Date: 04 Jul 1843 Christening Place: WOMBOURN,STAFFORD,ENGLAND Father's Name: Joseph Deans Mother's Name: Mary
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 2,881 Send Message	HeyJudeB4Beatles	Report	12 Jul 2015 12:34
	Wombourne is nearly fifty miles from Endon - I would say unlikely to be the same family? They married in Leek St Edward which is about 5 miles from Endon - one of the witnesses was John Dean (the other Francis Hilleard) Jude
	Researching: Cording/Llewellyn/Hyde/Homer/Pattie/Irvine/Hunt/Mead
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 2,262 Send Message	Gritty	Report	12 Jul 2015 12:52
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 2,262 Send Message	Josiah is listed in the poll books for Pirehill North- Parish of Norton in the Moors in 1832- there also a Richard Dean listed- wondered if this could be a brother, or father to Josiah, as I see he also has a son Richard listed in the 1841 census. 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Heakley, Norton in the Moors, Leek, Staffordshire, England Josiah Dean Male 50 1791 Staffordshire, England Nanncy Dean Female 50 1791 Staffordshire, England Sarah Dean Female 25 1816 Staffordshire, England Richard Dean Male 20 1821 Staffordshire, England Josiah Dean Male 20 1821 Staffordshire, England Joseph Dean Male 15 1826 Staffordshire, England Eliza Dean Female 15 1826 Staffordshire, England Mary Dean Female 10 1831 Staffordshire, England Ann Hanley Female 15 1826 Staffordshire, England Enoch Procter Male 15 1826 Staffordshire, England ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893 Pirehill North- Parish of Norton in the Moors 1832 Richard Dean Occupier of Farm- Norton Hall Josiah Dean Occupier of Farm- Heakley Hall --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Staffordshire Advertiser - Saturday 02 August 1856 On the 17th ult. at Norton-in-the-Moors, after a long and lingering illness borne with Christian fortitude, Josiah, 3rd son of Josiah Dean, Heakley Hall, aged 36.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	12 Jul 2015 14:53
	County Staffordshire Place Wombourne Church St. Benedict Biscop RegisterNumber MarriageDate 04 Dec 1796 GroomForename John GroomSurname DEAN BrideForename Sarah BrideSurname GILES WitnessOneForename George WitnessOneSurname DEANS WitnessTwoForename Elizabeth WitnessTwoSurname EVANS Notes Surname of first witness not certain Burial County Staffordshire Place Wombourne Church St. Benedict Biscop RegisterNumber BurialDate 14 Apr 1822 Forename Sarah Surname DEAN Age 62 Abode Wombourne (if relating, from below link) http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl Chris :)
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 2,881 Send Message	HeyJudeB4Beatles	Report	12 Jul 2015 15:02
	I still think Wombourne is a red herring... Burslem is 4.5 miles from Endon... Endon is 5.2 miles from Leek and 2.6 miles from Norton-in-the-moors Wombourne is 50+ miles from all of them Jude
	Researching: Cording/Llewellyn/Hyde/Homer/Pattie/Irvine/Hunt/Mead
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 8 Send Message	Rebecca	Report	12 Jul 2015 15:15
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 8 Send Message	I think your probably right about Wombourn it is a long way from Staffordshire, Endon. However, there appears to be a lot of Dean's in Endon, Norton in the Moors area. I had already got the marriage certificate and was wondering if John Dean, one of the witnesses could be his father, does anyone know if this could be possible. Who were witnesses back then? Much appreciating your time and info x
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 2,881 Send Message	HeyJudeB4Beatles	Report	12 Jul 2015 15:26
	It could be anything; father, brother? Unfortunately it's not an uncommon name :-( Jude
	Researching: Cording/Llewellyn/Hyde/Homer/Pattie/Irvine/Hunt/Mead
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	12 Jul 2015 16:05
	http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1258152 (your other info. on above) Below could perhaps be Wombourne one?... 1871 (Find My Past) William Deans Head (Widr) Male 74 1797 Staffordshire, England Ag Labourer Joseph Deans Boarder (Unm) Male Staffordshire, England Ag. Labourer Street Windmill Bank Parish Wombourn County Staffordshire Registration district Wolverhampton Archive reference RG10 Piece number 2929 Folio 18 Page 29 Chris :)

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