Baldwin family
As a child, I loved my occasional visits to Stourport in the 1970s/80s, especially sitting in the terraced gardens outside the Tontine Hotel on a Sunday afternoon, watching the boats on the river. At the time, I had no idea that I had any ancestors called BALDWIN, nor that they had any connection with the town, let alone the hotel itself!
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John BALDWIN was born c.1812 in Lower Mitton (Stourport), Worcestershire, and was the son of Thomas and Sarah Baldwin. He wasn’t baptised until the age of 6 (the baptism took place as Stourport Wesleyan Methodist Church). I haven’t been able to find out much about Thomas and Sarah, other than Thomas was born around 1779 and died in Stourport in 1849. Sarah, whose maiden name is unknown, died on 8th July 1839, aged 60. They are known to have had six children, born between 1803-1819 – the five youngest all being baptised at Stourport Wesleyan Methodist Church.