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Trying to find out information about my GGG grandfather John Powell born in Banbury in 1799... Already have information that he had 3 children with Letitia whos surname i dont know but cant find out when they got married or who John's parents were. Many thanks Debbie

Hello Debbie, were any of those children born after 1837 when civil registration started? Providing their births were registered their birth certificates should show Letitia's maiden name.

Name: John Powell
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 14 Apr 1799
Christening Place: BANBURY,OXFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Wm. Powell
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02639-4
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 95208

Name: John Powell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Banbury, Oxfordshire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Banbury
Sub-District: 4 Banbury
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Marys
Parish: Neithrop
Residence County: Oxfordshire

Name: George Powell
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 05 Jun 1822
Christening Place: BANBURY,OXFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Powell
Mother's Name: Letitia
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02639-3
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 95208, 95209, 95210

Hello MarieCeleste, No they were all born before that date Jane 1818, Samuel 1820 and George 1822

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Name: Jane Powel
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 06 Jul 1818
Christening Place: BLOXHAM,OXFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Powel
Mother's Name: Letitia
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02423-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 95217

Name: Samuel Powel
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 22 May 1820
Christening Place: BLOXHAM,OXFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Powel
Mother's Name: Letitia
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02423-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 95217

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Name: John Powell
Event Type: Death
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year: 1866
Registration District: Banbury
County: Oxfordshire
Event Place: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Age (available after 1866): 68
Birth Year (Estimated): 1798
Volume: 3A
Page: 400
Line Number: 318

Is this him ?

1841 - Babury

Sarah Powell 60
John Powell 40 - Gardener - Oxfordshire
Elizath Powell 20



1851

John Powell 52 = Gardener - Babury
Eliza Curtis 33 = lodger
William Curtis 9
Thomas Curtis 4
John Parker 45



1861

John Powell 62
Thomas Curtis 15 - Nephew

John's brother

Name: George Powell
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 10 Jan 1808
Christening Place: BANBURY,OXFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: William Powell
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02639-4
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 95208

his sister

Name: Rebecca Powell
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 16 Jan 1803
Christening Place: BANBURY,OXFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Willm. Powell
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02639-4
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 95208

Name: George Powell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Banbury, Oxfordshire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Banbury
Sub-District: Banbury
Parish: Neithrop
County: Oxfordshire
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George Powell M 63 Banbury, Oxfordshire
Fredk Powell M 24 Banbury, Oxfordshire
Thorn Powell M 21 Banbury, Oxfordshire
Benjamin Powell M 18 Banbury, Oxfordshire

Thank you Ann, i wondered if his mother was called sarah because i found John on the 1841 living with Sarah Powell aged 60.

Looks like this could be him Ann, on the 1841 census Elizabeth Powell also lives there, have no record of John having a child called Elizabeth but maybe it could be his brother Georges child and then on the 1851 census theres a Eliza Curtis maybe this is the same person?

just realized cant be Georges daughter because he would only be 13 when she was born, maybe Johns sister or Rebeccas daughter

Marriage at St Mary's Church Bloxham

14 April 1818 after banns

John Powell (X) of Neithrop Banbury to Letitia Heath otp
Witnesses Charles Heath & Fanny Powell

I also have a christening, again in Bloxham, which I assume is Leititia


14 January 1795 Letitia Heath daughter of Samuel & Jane.

Thats fanastic Beejay many thanks xx