Parish Records for Thurning, Northamptonshire.

[DavidJP]

Hi all,

I am helping my godmother with her family history & have found a single baptism for an ancestor in Thurning, but would appreciate any further details of this baptism or any others to the parents & a marriage if possible.

Ann Pears to parents Luke & Ann Pears on 1st December 1813 at Thurning, Northants.

We know from Ann's marriage to Thomas Abbney in Cardington, Bedfordshire in 1840 that her father Luke was a blacksmith.

This baptism is literally the only one for Luke & Ann that shows up on familysearch. No marriage can be found at all.

Many thanks in advance.

Kind regards

David

[Pennie]

Hi David ...

I can confirm that there's no sign of Luke and Ann's marriage on the Northamptonshire Marriage Index (1700-1837).  I checked PEARS(E), PEERS and PIERCE.

Checking the location of Thurning on a map, I would say that the parish is quite close to the county boundary with Cambridgeshire - perhaps that is where you should continue your search?

Pennie

[trish1120]

MARY Peers, Baptised 08 Feb 1829, All Saints, Hamerton, Huntingdonshire
Parents LUKE/JANE
Fathers Occp Blacksmith**
Abode Thurning
(Source FreeREG)
(Cant find her on Census)

Another possible Child;
1841 Census has a Luke Pears born c 1816 Hunts, living in Thurning
1851 he is in Bedfordshire, as Luke Piers born c 1816, Murning, Huntingdonshire (sic)
1861 he is John L Peers c 1817 Thurning, Huntingdonshire (now Married)
Marriage Reg;
June 1853
BYWATERS, Mary Ann, Biggleswade, 3b 596   
Luke PEERS on same page
(maybe someone can look this up?)

EDIT he is their Child;
Name:    Luke PEERS
Gender:    Male
Baptism Date:    20 Oct 1816
Baptism Place:    Thurning, Northampton, England
Father:    Luke Peers
Mother:    Jane Peers

FreeBMD has a Luke PEERS, Death Reg, March 1843, Oundle, 15 228
(cant find him in 1841 either)

Luke PEARS, Christened 15 October 1786, Great Gidding, Huntingdon, England
Parents MICHAEL/ANN
(Familysearch.Org)

Name: Michael PEERS
Gender:    Male
Baptism Date:    11 Jan 1818
Baptism Place:    Thurning, Northampton, England
Father:    Luke Peers
Mother:    Jane Peers
(Can be found on Census with Wife Sarah nee BALL, marriage reg June 1841 Oundle)

Trish

EDIT so Anns Christening may have incorrect Mothers name? Should be Jane instead of Ann?

[trish1120]

Here we go, living in Oundle Reg District;
Luke PEERS, age 50 (1791 age rounded), living in Polebrook, Northamptonshire, Occp Blacksnith, NOT born in County

[trish1120]

Name: Will'M PEERS
Gender:    Male
Baptism Date:    29 Jul 1821
Baptism Place:    Thurning, Northampton, England
Father:    Luke Peers
Mother:    Jane Peers
William Married a Sarah, possible either GEE or SHORT, Dec 1848, Oundle, 15 709

So we have;
LUKE 1816
MICHAEL 1818
WILLIAM 1821
To me it is likely Ann 1813 is their Daughter also, and Mothers name is wrong on Christening, unless Luke was married twice.
His Parents I would say are MICHAEL/ANN, given that he names 2nd Son Michael and a Daughter Ann.

[DavidJP]

Hi Pennie & trish1120,

Many thanks for your replies, very much appreciated indeed.

Pennie, many thanks for checking for the marriage, much appreciated, Yep, Thurning is also close to the Huntingdonshire border as well, so I shall check both counties!

Trish1120, Wow! What can I say! Fantastic, many many thanks indeed! I had spotted Luke Pears/Peers on the 1841 & was aware of the possibility of Michael being a brother as well, but hadn't been able to prove it. I wasn't aware of William tho! Many thanks indeed for other baptism & Census info. Need to go digest all this now!

My thanks to you both again.

Kind regards

David

[DavidJP]

Hi again,

Right, it seems that I am going to have concentrate on the Great Gidding area as Michael & Ann Pears (parents of Luke) had 10 children between 1771 & 1790. They were all baptised in Great Gidding under the surname variations of Pearce/Pearse/Pears & Peers, I also checked under Piers & Pierce as well!

So any marriage for Michael & Ann would I imagine be somewhere around c1770. I haven't found one as yet, but I shall keep looking.

I am now aware that Thurning & Great Gidding are only about 3 to 5 miles apart, also until 1880 Thurning had been a part of Huntingdonshire.

My thanks for all the help once again, it is very much appreciated indeed.

Kind regards

David

[mgeneas]

The Northamptonshire marriage index has this marriage

Michael   PEERS / PEARS   of Stilton   Ann   JACKSON   otp   1768   26-Jan at   Polebrook                           

[mgeneas]

There is this baptism to consider in the 1701-1750 baptism index

Michael PEERS s Michael, deceased & Elisabeth 1744 08-Jul Oundle