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troods
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anybody heard of the name Shipwash
« on: Thursday 23 September 04 21:42 UTC (UK) »
Hello everyone

I have a Caroline Shipwash in my family who married a Thomas Hall on the 22 May 1820 at Hothfield in Kent. This is a most unusual name and I have hit a bit of a stumbling block in relation to this family.
I was hoping that someone may have come across this unusual name in their travels.
They had a son James Shipwash born approx 1822 who is my direct ancestor who came to Australia approx 1862.
I am grasping at straws now so I hope someone can give me some ideas.
Apparently Thomas Hall was a soilitor and James came out to Australia with the Bank Of England.

Many thanks
Troods
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Williams- Devon to Vic Oz;
Holmes - Donnegal to Vic Oz; Hall Westmoreland/Kent to Vic Oz;
Shipwash - Kent;
Edwards - Lambeth;
Nolan - Ireland;
Grady - Kerry to WA Oz;
Matson - Nova Scotia to SA Oz
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Re: anybody heard of the name Shipwash
« Reply #1 on: Friday 24 September 04 15:20 UTC (UK) »
There are a small number of Shipwash in Kent in 1881. The Sheepwash family are more numerous, so it may be a variant of that. www.familysearch.org / www.familyhistoryonline.net

Q: Why would they be using Caroline's maiden name for a son born after their marriage?, surely the child should have been named James Hall, not James Shipwash.

I think that Hothfield should come under the Ashford registration district for BDM, is there any sign of more Shipwash in the area post 1837? (Did James marry before leaving the UK? )

Pauline
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Re: anybody heard of the name Shipwash
« Reply #2 on: Friday 24 September 04 15:41 UTC (UK) »
Does troods not mean the son was called James Shipwash HALL, using the mother's maiden name as a middle name, as was quite common?

There are 22 entries for Shipwash in kent on FreeBMD, most of them in W. AShford, so from what Pauline says, this could well include Hothfield, and so might be linked.
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WEST, PROCTOR - Fillongley, Warwickshire
CLARK(E) - Aston, Warks & Leicestershire
BETTERIDGE & THORNTON - Oxfordshire
FISHER -  Bromsgrove, Worcs,
SLAUGHTER - Evesham, Worc s & Birmingham
troods
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Re: anybody heard of the name Shipwash
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 25 September 04 22:52 UTC (UK) »
Thanks alot Pauline and EmPers for your replies. Sorry I should have written that my James was James Shipwash Hall. My apologies.
I had a look at  www.familysearch.org / www.familyhistoryonline.net and  found some Shipwash people who were from Kent,  there must be some connection there I just have not found it yet.
I also found the entries on Free BMD and I am having a closer look at them.
I really have to find James's immigration record to Australia however living in WA means I can't get to visit the VIC Public Records Office. it seems most of my ancestors first went to Vic before crossing over to WA.
Once again thanks for your help
Troods Smiley
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Williams- Devon to Vic Oz;
Holmes - Donnegal to Vic Oz; Hall Westmoreland/Kent to Vic Oz;
Shipwash - Kent;
Edwards - Lambeth;
Nolan - Ireland;
Grady - Kerry to WA Oz;
Matson - Nova Scotia to SA Oz
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Re: anybody heard of the name Shipwash
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 03 October 09 06:58 UTC (UK) »
I am also a direct decendant of James Shipwash Hall and have a photo of him

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