Mary Hand

[Lizzy Drippin]

I wondered if anyone could help? Two ancestors of mine called John Bisby and Mary Hand, they were born around the 1690's. I have a marriage for them at Bolton on Dearne Yorkshire, in 1725. Also what I believe are their burial records at Barnbrough. Mary in 1782 and John 1780. I can find no baptism records for either. There are loads of Bisby's at Mexbrough, but no John at that time.
I have based their ages on the burial records and if correct Mary would have been about 31 when she married, so possibly Hand is not her name, if she married before John.
Hand is a strange name and I have looked at other records and found none.
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks Lizzy.

[Calverley Lad]

Lizzie: Have you had a look at Genuki lately?
Got friends transcribing the Mexborough registers from 1560's, worth a look.
(Messaging the team you will get feedback on any issues that may crop up).
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Mexborough/index.html
They may be have records not freely available elsewear.
 Regards Brian

[Lizzy Drippin]

Hi Brian thank you for that, it looks like the baptisms I'm looking for are missing anyway.
However, I found a couple of marriages at Mexborough  that I didn't know about. There doesn't seem to be any Hands at all.
Thanks again Lizzy.

[shirl100]

Have you thought of Bolton on Dearne for John's baptism there are a few possibles in the 1690's

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Transcriptions/WRY/BoltonBaptisms1674-1699.html

Shirl

[Lizzy Drippin]

Hi Shirl, I hadn't looked at Bolton on Dearne and that's where he and Mary married and their first two sons William and Thomas were baptised.
I can't thank you enough. Lizzy.

[Redroger]

Hand is a strange name and I have looked at other records and found none.

The surname Hand is still extant in the Doncaster area. Personally I find all the "body part" surnames a little weird, the weirdest I have seen is that of a butcher in Scarborough "Lung"

[sharonwesley1]

Hi
John and Mary were my 7x Great Grandparents and l too have searching
and there is a John Bisby baptised 23 Feb 1699, father Richard
but its in the Baptism  records for Bolton Upon Dearne the place they were married
l actually live close to Barnburgh (Barnborough) in Mexborough & Bolton Upon Dearne is also very near, when l have the time l do intend to look through the records for Barnburgh

[Lizzy Drippin]

Hi there, we are obviously very distant cousins. If you do get the chance to look at the parish records, I would be interested in if there was any clue to Mary Hand. If the burial records have Mary's age right, she would have been 31 when she married, quite late in those days and I wondered if she was a widow, which would explain lack of baptism record.
I thought John Bisby's parent's could be Richard Bisby and Margaret Briggs, but I'm really not sure.
Lizzy.

[Jordan Parker]

Hello
I am also related to John Bisby (Born 1699) and Mary Hand (Born 1700) they had Richard, Joseph, Robert, Benjamin, William, Mary and Edward. This is on my Great Nanna's side.