I am descended from Edwin Freeth, a pearl button maker from Birmingham b. 1811ish (according to census) and his second wife, Mary Knight (his first wife being Emma Haseler). I have just recieved the marriage certificate and his father is listed as Job Freeth, a brass founder. There is no sign of this Job Freeth in the census.

Having looked at the IGI it seems there are several options regarding who this Job Freeth may be, but have narrowed it down to two:
- Job Freeth born in 1767 in Harborne, Staffs, to a Job Freeth and Nancy (Smallwood); I think he had been married previously to Hannah and died in 1810
- Job Freeth chr in 1767 at Saint Philips, B'ham, and who was the son of John and Elizabeth Freeth.

I may have found the marriage of Edwin's parents: There is Job Freeth who married at Saint Philips in 1799 to Priscilla Cashmore, but no Edwin is listed amongst their children. There is also a Job Freeth who married a Mary Mann in 1793 in Wednesbury, Stafford and who did have a son called Edwin John who was christened in 1809 in St Phillips in Birmingham and who thus looks to be my guy. None the less, I am still no wiser as to who this Job Freeth might be - Harborne or St Phillips.

I think my query boils down to this: does anyone have any evidence that a Job Freeth christened in 1767 in Harborne married a Mary Mann or someone else, or if he a brassfounder or not.

Needless to say, if anyone can help with any ideas I would be exceedingly grateful. I can provide an email address if replies off the board are prefered.

Chrissie