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Bamba
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Has anyone done any research - or know anything about - the Baalhams of Polstead Suffolk?
I have a Maria Baalham in my husband's tree who was a Gt Gt Grandmother and who was born in Polstead. There were a small number of people by this name all settled in Polstead and looking at a road map I found that this appears to be a small village? not too far from Harwich and wondered if the name could be Dutch - or even Belgian.
There appears to be no trace of Baalhams on the LDS website before 1759 and I wondered if there was any particular reason why such a group should move to England at that time or whether it could be hardship in general.
I would be grateful to hear anything about this family if anyone else has done research.
Thanks
Bamba
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suffolk*sue
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Catherine Sandys, I WILL find out where you went.
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Looking through Boyds marriage index, the name Balaam and variants, goes back to the 1500 and 1600s. The marriages listed there are predominantly in Suffolk.
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Bamba
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Thank you to both respondents - I will look at the suggested websites. It is great to get such a quick response to a name that has been puzzling me for some time.
Thanks
Bamba
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Bamba
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I have tried to get into the Boyds Marriages and have done the registration to Origins but cannot get an further - it is a really difficult website to use - do you have any tips for using the website?
Thanks
Bamba
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suffolk*sue
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Catherine Sandys, I WILL find out where you went.
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British Origins is a pay per view site. They do 72hours, monthly or yearly. So you would need to take out one of these subscriptions, to view the info they hold.
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suffolkmawther
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When I was working in school in Bury St Edmunds there were a number of students from Balaam/Baalham/Baalam families - as far as I know it is an old Suffolk name, found all over West Suffolk - just spelled in more ways than one, usually pronounced as 'Baylem'.
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Every time I find an ancestor, I have to find two more !
SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham
DERBY - Bridges and Frost (originally from Framlingham/Parham Suffolk)
NOTTINGHAM - Lambert and Selby
BERKSHIRE/then Hammersmith/Barnes LND - Fulker
LONDON/MDX - Murray, Clancy, Broker, Hoskins, Marsden, Wilson, Sale
Gt-Grandfather Michael Wilson was born in Cork, lived in Fulham London - arrived Boston USA 1889 alone - what happened next?
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Bamba
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I have paid for a 72 hour sub just to see how I get on with it - but I cannot get in as I need a membership number for Origins - so I keep going round in circles as it says I am registered but I cannot get to a search site only my details!
I have sent a message to see what that brings up.
Thanks anyway to both repliers.
Bamba
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suffolk*sue
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Catherine Sandys, I WILL find out where you went.
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I have never had any problems. When on the log in page, you usually just put in your email address and your chosen password.
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suffolkmawther
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There are five researchers listed as looking for this name on the Suffolk Surnames List web site 
www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk
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Every time I find an ancestor, I have to find two more !
SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham
DERBY - Bridges and Frost (originally from Framlingham/Parham Suffolk)
NOTTINGHAM - Lambert and Selby
BERKSHIRE/then Hammersmith/Barnes LND - Fulker
LONDON/MDX - Murray, Clancy, Broker, Hoskins, Marsden, Wilson, Sale
Gt-Grandfather Michael Wilson was born in Cork, lived in Fulham London - arrived Boston USA 1889 alone - what happened next?
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Bamba
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Thanks suffolksue - I have just tried again various of the websites offered but I get no log in page mostly they show information or a family of Ennever etc.! My sub expires tomorrow anyway and I have not had a reply as yet. Thanks for trying to help though it was much appreciated.
Thanks also to suffolkmawther I will try that one and see if I get anywhere.
Regards
Bamba
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suffolk*sue
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Hi Bamba
I am completely mystified as to why you can't log in. On the main page, you see login on the left hand side. When clicking on this, you put in the email address that you registered with and your password.
This should take you to your page, which will show your personal details. From here you can do your searches.
Anyway you sould be entitled to a refund,if you haven't been able to use your sub, for whatever reason.
I find it a very user friendly site.
Just out if interest, are you trying to access through Internet Explorer or some other browser. I do have trouble with the site if I try to access through Mozilla Firefox.
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Bamba
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I Googled it to get to Boyds Marriage Index - I have not tried any other way.
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red wine
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POLSTEAD IS HALF MILE FROM STOKE BY NAYLAND SUFFOLK AND NO WHERE HERE HARWICH. ALL MY FAMILY ROOTS COME FROM POLSTEAD AND I HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THE PLACE. I AM TIED IN WITH THE BAALHAMS AND HAVE A FAIR BIT OF INFORMATION, BUT I AM LOOKING AT THIS AT WORK SO HAVE NO INFO. WITH ME. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL AT HOME petkath@nltworld.com I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE ANY INFO.
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suffolkmawther
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Welcome to Rootschat Red Wine (hope it's a full delicious plum-y Merlot 
Came through bits of Polstead on my way home yesterday, the bits that are nearest to Boxford - Polstead is one of those Suffolk villages which is very scattered.
Have you and Bamba checked out the church of St Mary, very famous around these parts for its unusual roof. I was there a little while ago taking photographs of a memorial in the churchyard for a researcher in Aus.
www.suffolkchurches.co.uk
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in south west Suffolk
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Every time I find an ancestor, I have to find two more !
SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham
DERBY - Bridges and Frost (originally from Framlingham/Parham Suffolk)
NOTTINGHAM - Lambert and Selby
BERKSHIRE/then Hammersmith/Barnes LND - Fulker
LONDON/MDX - Murray, Clancy, Broker, Hoskins, Marsden, Wilson, Sale
Gt-Grandfather Michael Wilson was born in Cork, lived in Fulham London - arrived Boston USA 1889 alone - what happened next?
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