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Thomas and Virtue's marriage:

Thomas Stephens

Marriages:
Spouse: Virtue Webster Family
Marriage: 20 JUN 1803 St Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucester, England

thanks every one, brilliant

Virtue's siblings: (3 Thomas's, 2 must have died.)

STEPHENS, Thomas Christening
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 1 Jan 1809 Recorded in: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Collection: Temple
Father: Thomas STEPHENS
Mother: Virtue
Source: FHL Film 1596178 Dates: 1807 - 1819

STEVENS, Thomas Christening
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 22 Dec 1816 Recorded in: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Collection: Temple
Father: Thomas STEVENS
Mother: Virtue
Source: FHL Film 1596178 Dates: 1813 - 1902

STEPHENS, Thomas Christening
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 26 Jul 1818 Recorded in: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Collection: Temple
Father: Thomas STEPHENS
Mother: Virtue
Source: FHL Film 1596178 Dates: 1813 - 1902

my great grandfather thomas b 1848 m susan rebecca chidsey
she died then he married a norah roberts when she died he married agness stant
he must of been very popular lol

Thomas William Tennear and wife Norah in the 1911 census:-

TENNEAR, Thomas William Husband Married M 62 1849 Dock Labourer Unloading Cargo Bristol
TENNEAR, Norah Wife Married 18 years F 56 1855 Bristol
RILEY, Norah Relative F 4 1907 Bristol

Address:
60 Whitehouse St Bedmnster Bristol

On the image it says no children born to the marriage, but in the middle of the page is written " + adopted daughter ", although she isn't entered on the census page.

Kath. x

STEPHENS, Virtue Christening
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 14 Apr 1811 Recorded in: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Collection: Temple
Father: Thomas STEPHENS
Mother: Virtue
Source: FHL Film 1596178 Dates: 1807 - 1819

So, Virtue died and William remarried:

Deaths Dec 1859 (>99%)
Tennear Virtue Bristol 6a 6

sorry to take long time ,trying to work it all out.
GGGgrandparents
john tennear b 1785 elizabeth ?
GGgranparents
william tennear b 1810 virtue stevens b1810
Ggranparents
thomas tennear 1848 susan chidsey 1848
granparents
thomas tennear b 1881 julia croker 1884

thomas 1848 married 3 times.norah roberts.. agnes stant, marriage certs i have all married bristol my home town

William Tennear
Pedigree
Male
Family

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Marriages:
Spouse: Mary Leant
Family
Marriage:
29 NOV 1829 St John Baptist'S, Bristol, Gloucester, England

1841 census
Temple, Bristol, Gloucester
Thomas Stephens, 55, hair dresser
Virtue, 55
Virtue, 30
George Morgan, 15, apprentice
All NOT born in county.

I was just laughing at that description myself Potty!! I'm sure it should be errand boy, but of course he may have been an "errant" errand boy, LOL

Kath. x

Yes, Kathleen, looks as if the" Errant" boy must be from a previous marriage! Love his occupation! Doesn't errant mean something like naughty! Must look it up!

I wonder if William had been married before as the eldest child on the 1851 census was born quite a while before the marriage of William and Virtue.

Kath. x

IGI record for the marriage gives William's father as John; Virtue's father as Thomas; marriage 6th Jan 1848, St Mary's church, Bristol.

Struggling to find them in 1851.

Edit: Well, done Kathleen!

This looks like Virtue in the 1851 census but William isn't at home:-

TENNEARE, Virtue Head Married F 41 1810 Laundress
Bristol
TENNEARE, Henry Son Unmarried M 14 1837 Errant Boy
Bristol
TENNEARE, Thomas Son M 2 1849
Bristol

Address:
104, Temple Street, Temple, Bristol

RG number: HO107
Piece: 1947
Folio: 259
Page: 20

Living in the same house but as a separate household is a Virtue Stephens who is 72 and a widow (possibly Virtue's mother).

Kath. x

There are these 2 children of William & Virtue:

TENNEAR, Thomas William Christening
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1848
Christening Date: 17 Dec 1848 Recorded in: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Collection: Temple
Father: William TENNEAR
Mother: Vertue
Source: FHL Film 1597124 Dates: 1813 - 1902

TENNEAR, Sophia Matilda Christening
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1851
Christening Date: 17 Aug 1851 Recorded in: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Collection: Temple
Father: William TENNEAR
Mother: Virtue
Source: FHL Film 1597124 Dates: 1813 - 1902

Possible marriage:

Marriages Mar 1848 (>99%)
Stephens Virtue Bristol 11 140
STEPHENS Vittue Bristol 11 140
TENNEAR William Bristol 11 140

Margaret, have you looked for them on any census? Any idea when the family moved from France?

Can you post all the details you have and perhaps we can get you started: names, dates and places of birth, information from marriage and birth certs, if you have any.

im trying to find out about my surname Tennear,apparently its a french name,I have my great g grandparents ( william tennear ,virtue stevens) family bible and some names are spelt tennear and also tennier. got no idea where in france though.and not sure how or where to start, if anyone knows please