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Topic: Anyone heard of Gheacham, Berkshire (now possibly in Oxfordshire) (Read 728 times)
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Cadoret
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I have a possible sighting for one of my gggggg-grandfathers - William Bedwell - but the familysearch.org record has him born in Gheacham, Berkshire. If it is him, this would be near Buckland, Berkshire, which is now in Oxfordshire.
I've looked on all the search engines with no results at all... has anyone ever heard of this place, or have any candidates for a mis-spelling?
thanks in advance, Graeme
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Burrell, Whitechapel/Stepney
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Armstrong, Yetholm/Heiton/Castleton
Riddle/Riddell/Riddel/Broomfield/McLeod/Fairbairn/Winnarsford/Whitherspels/Winnerspoons/Turnbull/Henderson/Anderson
Hall, Castleton; Tait, Eckford; Scott, Roberton; Hardie, Kelso
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McGaw, Kirkmaiden/Kirkinner; Maxwell/Boyd, Kirkmaiden; McKeand, Kirkinner
Flynn/Stewart/McWhirter/Kimmin
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PrueM
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G'day Graeme 
I notice it's a submitted record that has the place as "Gheacham" - goodness knows where they got it from or what it actually is supposed to be 
I can't find anything in Genuki, or old maps, or Google, that looks remotely like "Gheacham" in Berkshire or surrounds. There is a "Cheacham" but it's in Norfolk.
Prue
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behindthefrogs
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Assuming that it was written in old law script the most likely first letter replacing the G and h is a B.
Proceding from there my guess is Barkham.
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Living in Berkshire. Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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On second thoughts i agree with vicwinann Thatcham
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Living in Berkshire. Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Cadoret
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Many thanks for the suggestions, guess I'll have to try some lateral thinking!
Unless I can get hold of a birth record - had the same problem with another one from 'Noolurch, Kent', which turned out to be Woolwich, when I saw the census copy!
Graeme
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Burrell, Whitechapel/Stepney
Sargent/Sargeant, Stepney/Mile End/Lexden (Essex); Press, Bethnal Green; Lombard
SUFFOLK
Flynn/Stewart/Metcalf, Bury St Edmunds
ROXBURGH
Armstrong, Yetholm/Heiton/Castleton
Riddle/Riddell/Riddel/Broomfield/McLeod/Fairbairn/Winnarsford/Whitherspels/Winnerspoons/Turnbull/Henderson/Anderson
Hall, Castleton; Tait, Eckford; Scott, Roberton; Hardie, Kelso
WIGTOWN
McGaw, Kirkmaiden/Kirkinner; Maxwell/Boyd, Kirkmaiden; McKeand, Kirkinner
Flynn/Stewart/McWhirter/Kimmin
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tazzie
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Hi ... Graeme....
just thought I would throw these in......
Marcham.....or....Greenham(nearer Newbury).
Tazzie
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Cadoret
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Thanks, I already had thought of Greenham, but couldn't see how 'ee' could be read as 'ea', apart from that it'sa a likely candidate... same goes for Marcham - misreading G for any letter without curved components like C or B seems unlikely...
To be honest, it looks like anything other than seeing an original document would be guesswork; I suppose I was hoping someone had come across the name before.
Thanks again for the suggestions.
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LONDON
Burrell, Whitechapel/Stepney
Sargent/Sargeant, Stepney/Mile End/Lexden (Essex); Press, Bethnal Green; Lombard
SUFFOLK
Flynn/Stewart/Metcalf, Bury St Edmunds
ROXBURGH
Armstrong, Yetholm/Heiton/Castleton
Riddle/Riddell/Riddel/Broomfield/McLeod/Fairbairn/Winnarsford/Whitherspels/Winnerspoons/Turnbull/Henderson/Anderson
Hall, Castleton; Tait, Eckford; Scott, Roberton; Hardie, Kelso
WIGTOWN
McGaw, Kirkmaiden/Kirkinner; Maxwell/Boyd, Kirkmaiden; McKeand, Kirkinner
Flynn/Stewart/McWhirter/Kimmin
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tazzie
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As the entry is member submitted it could even be total guess work.
I have written it in old english and ink and Greenham is a better match but a fair distance away.
How about the other William Bedwell entry for 1710?
It gives the village of Mersey Hampton in Gloucestershire about 14 miles as the crow flies. Ok nothing like Gheacham but we have proved that already.
Good luck
Tazzie
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Liscoe -all Green/Simpson/Underwood-Beds Walker/Foulkes/Fookes/Fooks/Hedges/Lamborne-Bucks. Stanton/Pattrick/Cooper/Fitzjohn/Holland/Spalding-London Rewallin/Underwood -Devon Casbolt-London/Cambridge Favell/Favel - Lincs-Beds This information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Cadoret
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Thanks Tazzie - guess I missed that as it was in Gloucestershire - one day someone will come up with an interactive map that shows the parish & registration boundary changes! (btw I've done 2 Google 1877 boundary overlays for the east end of London if anyone needs 'em.)
Overall, Greenham seems the most likely, but Mersey Hampton seems much more likely, so that's the one I'll put in the tree until I (eventually) work my way back through the tree with documentary proof - have got as far back as an 1812 marriage OPR record on my mum's side (Armstrong), but no past my dad(!) on his side... so much easier to research Scottish records!
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LONDON
Burrell, Whitechapel/Stepney
Sargent/Sargeant, Stepney/Mile End/Lexden (Essex); Press, Bethnal Green; Lombard
SUFFOLK
Flynn/Stewart/Metcalf, Bury St Edmunds
ROXBURGH
Armstrong, Yetholm/Heiton/Castleton
Riddle/Riddell/Riddel/Broomfield/McLeod/Fairbairn/Winnarsford/Whitherspels/Winnerspoons/Turnbull/Henderson/Anderson
Hall, Castleton; Tait, Eckford; Scott, Roberton; Hardie, Kelso
WIGTOWN
McGaw, Kirkmaiden/Kirkinner; Maxwell/Boyd, Kirkmaiden; McKeand, Kirkinner
Flynn/Stewart/McWhirter/Kimmin
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How about Compton Beauchamp (pronounced Beacham)? Was in Berkshire, now in Oxfordshire, about 8 miles west of Wantage.
KN
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Cadoret
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Thanks for the suggestion KN, I also spotted that, just before I abandoned my search... perhaps a bit too convoluted to get to Geacham from Compton Beauchamp?
Guess I was hoping someone might have some local knowledge about a nickname or extinct, so unless something like that turns up, this goes on the back burner :-)
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LONDON
Burrell, Whitechapel/Stepney
Sargent/Sargeant, Stepney/Mile End/Lexden (Essex); Press, Bethnal Green; Lombard
SUFFOLK
Flynn/Stewart/Metcalf, Bury St Edmunds
ROXBURGH
Armstrong, Yetholm/Heiton/Castleton
Riddle/Riddell/Riddel/Broomfield/McLeod/Fairbairn/Winnarsford/Whitherspels/Winnerspoons/Turnbull/Henderson/Anderson
Hall, Castleton; Tait, Eckford; Scott, Roberton; Hardie, Kelso
WIGTOWN
McGaw, Kirkmaiden/Kirkinner; Maxwell/Boyd, Kirkmaiden; McKeand, Kirkinner
Flynn/Stewart/McWhirter/Kimmin
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Thanks for the suggestion KN, I also spotted that, just before I abandoned my search... perhaps a bit too convoluted to get to Geacham from Compton Beauchamp?
Guess I was hoping someone might have some local knowledge about a nickname or extinct, so unless something like that turns up, this goes on the back burner :-)
As I said in my original comment it is very easy to read a capital B written in its most flowing form as Gh. I wouldn't rejcet the idea of it being Beacham being written phonetically.
David
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Living in Berkshire. Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Cadoret
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DOH! Must be having a dense day - can now quite easily see that the place might be known locally as Beachamp, pronounced and written as Beacham, and then mis-read as Gheacham.
Looks like I've now got 2 candidates again until if and when I can get some original documentsation.
Thanks as ever for everyone's help. :-)
PS can anyone poiint me in the right direction for calligraphy/ old English/old writing sites? I have a couple of documents I'm still trying to decipher.
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LONDON
Burrell, Whitechapel/Stepney
Sargent/Sargeant, Stepney/Mile End/Lexden (Essex); Press, Bethnal Green; Lombard
SUFFOLK
Flynn/Stewart/Metcalf, Bury St Edmunds
ROXBURGH
Armstrong, Yetholm/Heiton/Castleton
Riddle/Riddell/Riddel/Broomfield/McLeod/Fairbairn/Winnarsford/Whitherspels/Winnerspoons/Turnbull/Henderson/Anderson
Hall, Castleton; Tait, Eckford; Scott, Roberton; Hardie, Kelso
WIGTOWN
McGaw, Kirkmaiden/Kirkinner; Maxwell/Boyd, Kirkmaiden; McKeand, Kirkinner
Flynn/Stewart/McWhirter/Kimmin
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