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Jeremiah Baldwin

Male 1814 - 1845  (31 years)


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  • Name Jeremiah Baldwin  [1
    Birth 1814  Not in Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Name Jeremiah Balden 
    Residence 1836  Dudley Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Between 1837 and 1839 
    Brass Founder 
    Residence Between 1839 and 1845  Barford Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Between 1840 and 1845  [4
    Musician - Fiddler 
    Occupation 1845  [5
    Lamp Maker 
    Burial 1845  Key Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 27 Jun 1845  Rushall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Cause: Dropsy 
    Notes 
    • I am indebted to Maurice Taylor for the information regarding Jeremiah (Jemmy) Baldwin. Maurice's Grand Mother, Emily Agnes Naylor (1885 - 1975), the great grand daughter of Jeremiah told his Mother that, " he was black, a Mulatto , and a musician probably a violinist ----------- The family from Colne (Lancs) " The photograph Maurice provided of Caroline Baldwin, his daughter, certainly shows some coloured blood. A Mulatto is strictly speaking one of 1/4 coloured blood but at this time could refer to anyone of mixed race
      The reference to Colne turns out to be where Caroline Baldwin ended her days. After her husband Elisha died it appears she went to live there with one of her two daughters who married into the area, Caroline (Proctor) and Emily (Smith). Many thanks to Darran Walton who's keen eye helped solve this conundrum.
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      The evidence of Jeremiah's parentage is convincing although purely circumstantial at present Viz:

      Jeremiah's death was registered by Sarah Chinn and it appears he died at her house.

      In the 1841 Census Birmingham Cheapside, St Martin's Parish at Barford Street
      Jeremiah Baldwin 25 Musician No
      Mary Baldwin 25 No
      *William Baldwin 8 Yes*
      James Baldwin 4 Yes
      Caroline Baldwin 1 Yes
      John Chinn 40 Chainmaker Yes
      Sarah Chinn Not Known No

      *AKA William Henry Walker*

      John Chinn Married Sarah Baldwin, a widow, at St Philip's Birmingham on 19 Dec 1831 and in 1836 witnessed the marriage of Jeremiah to Mary Ann Walker.

      And at St James St Rushall in 1851 Census were :-

      CHINN John HD 53 Chain Maker WAR Birmingham
      CHINN Sarah WI 55 WIL Devizes
      BALDWIN James GS 14 B. Birmingham

      John Chinn was buried St Michaels Rushall 11 3 1855 age 54 address given as Saint James Street, Ryecroft, Walsall; STS

      In the 1861 census at 39 Ann St Rushall Sarah Chinn Widow 65 born Wiltshire Devises
      and James Baldwin Grandson 24 born B'ham

      The marriage certificate of the above James Baldwin quotes " Father Jeremiah, Musician " Witnesses were Caroline Hill nee Baldwin and Elisha Hill her Husband. Her marriage certificate quotes " Father Jem'h Baldwin Fiddler "

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      The Baldwin family seemed to have a interest in Rycroft Walsall before the move there between 1841 and 51, Caroline Jeremiah's sister died there in 1837 although both Jeremiah, his mother and step-father were still in Birmingham.

      Also note the following Burials:-

      Jacob BALDWIN; Wolverhampton Lane; 14 April 1839-10 Months
      Hannah BALDWIN; Wisemore; 30 Sept 1840 - 74 years
      Maria BALDWIN; Wisemore; 7 Sept 1840 - 9 years

      And in the 1841 Census, at Wisemore next door to John Hill, father of Elisha, who subsequently married Jeremiah's daughter, Caroline.

      John Baldwin 76 Ag Lab
      Ann Baldwin 39
      Sarah Baldwin 5
      Sophia Baldwin 10 months
      Elisha Jarvis 14
      All except Sophia were NOT born in county
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    Person ID I305  bolstridge
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

    Father Levi Baldwin,   b. 1782, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1829, Tongue Sreet, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah McGilchrist,   b. Between 1794 and 1795, Devizes, Wiltstshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1863, Ryecroft, Walsall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1808  Saint Mary's Northgate, Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Levi Baldwin = Sarah McGilchrist
    Levi Baldwin = Sarah McGilchrist
    Witness Wm ?????? 
    Witness M??????? ??? 
    Minister John Yeates 
    Notes 
    • Why have I assumed that the Levi Balden and Sarah McGilchrist who baptised a son Levi at Glasgow in 1812 are the Levi and Sarah from Birmingham?

      The baptism at Glasgow was in the name Balden the same as the first civil registration entry in Birmingham indicating the same pronunciation. Levi was said to be born in North America, there are many Balden surnames in the IGI there and relatively few in the British Isles for this period.

      We know from register entries that Levi was at least part black and was a musician. The two witnesses of the baptism of Levi junior were :-
      (1) Henry McGilchrist: Assumed to be Sarah's father, of black origins born in Jamaica and a Musician. See notes Henry McGilchrist.
      (2) John MacDonald: John's discharge at Glasgow on 24th September 1810 reveal he was " born New York, America - of black complexion "

      John MacDonald enlisted on 2nd May 1808 and served in the 2nd Battalion 71st Regiment of Light Infantry.
    Documents
    Levi Baldwin = Sarah McGilchrist
    Levi Baldwin = Sarah McGilchrist
    Family ID F1512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Walker,   b. 29 Mar 1813, Stafford Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1875, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 7 Nov 1836  Saint Matthew's, Walsall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Witness John X Chinn 
    Witness Parish Clerk 
    Notes 
    • Jeremiah and Mary Ann had at least one child before marriage. Susanna Baldwin was buried at St. Mary's Whitall St. on the 14 Aug 1836 " Age 13 Months dau Jeremiah and Mary Dudley Street "
    Children 
    +1. William Henry Baldwin,   b. 28 Oct 1832, Brewery Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1877, West Derby, : Registration District, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [natural]
     2. Susanna Baldwin,   b. Jul 1835   d. Aug 1836, Dudley Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [natural]
    +3. James Baldwin,   b. 23 Jun 1837, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1916, Walsall, : Registration District, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [natural]
    +4. Caroline Baldwin,   b. 12 Oct 1839, Barford Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1927, Fountain Street, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     5. Mary Ann Baldwin,   b. 1842, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Elizabeth Baldwin,   b. 13 Feb 1845, Barford Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Family ID F2280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1814 - Not in Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William Henry Baldwin - 28 Oct 1832 - Brewery Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1836 - Dudley Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Nov 1836 - Saint Matthew's, Walsall, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - James Baldwin - 23 Jun 1837 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1839 and 1845 - Barford Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Caroline Baldwin - 12 Oct 1839 - Barford Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Ann Baldwin - 1842 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1845 - Key Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Baldwin - 13 Feb 1845 - Barford Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Dropsy - 27 Jun 1845 - Rushall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S318] Church Record, Marriage Certificate Hill Elisha - Caroline Baldwin, (Name: Copy of Marriage Register Entry St Peter's Walsall;), Caroline Baldwin dau Jem'y Baldwin.

    2. [S624] See Death, (Name: From Death or Burial entry;), Age 31.

    3. [S2] Public Records Office, 1841 Census, (Name: Origins Network / Ancestry.co.uk; Location: Web Resource;), Barford St. Birmingham.
      Not Born in County age 25 (25-29)

    4. [S284] Local Registrar, Marriage Certificate Baldwin James - Summerfield Mary, (Name: Certified Copy LRO;), 1861 6B 938 West Bromwick.
      James X Baldwin 23 Bach Lock-smith son Jeremiah Musician

    5. Details: Details: Footnote: NB Lamp Maker on Death Cert, Fiddler on Daughter Caroline's Marriage Cert . Footnote: NB Lamp Maker on Death Cert, Fiddler on Daughter Caroline's Marriage Cert . Footnote: NB Lamp Maker on Death Cert, Fiddler on Daughter Caroline's Marriage Cert .

    6. [S709] Warwickshire, Birmingham Burials, 1836-2010, (Name: http://bmsgh-shop.org.uk/BIRM-Cemeteries;), 1845 Birmingham Key Hill Cemetery.
      Register number 3927

    7. [S155] Local Registrar, Death Certificate Baldwin Jeremiah, (Name: Certified Copy LRO;), 27 June 1845.
      in the Parish of Rushall Jeremiah Baldwin, male, 31 years

    8. [S694] Parish Registers KNT, Saint Mary Northgate, 25 April 1808 By Banns botp.
      Leve X Baldwin = Sarah X McGilchrist

      Witnesses Unreadable See Scan
      Levi Baldwin = Sarah McGilchrist
      Levi Baldwin = Sarah McGilchrist


    9. [S519] Parish Registers STS, Walsall, St Matthew Marriages, (Name: Film of Original Registers;), 7 Nov 1836 by Banns botp.
      Jeremiah Baldwin Bach = Mary Ann X Walker Spin