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The Common Room / Merchant Navy - Vessel "Fortitude" 1861-1863
« on: Thursday 05 April 18 18:56 BST (UK)  »
My ancestor Ambrose Honey, then age 17, joined the Merchant Navy on 30 Sep 1861.  He was indentured for a term of 4 years on the vessel "Fortitude" in the port of Rochester.  By December, 1863 he was in New Hampshire, United States where he joined the Union Army under a different name.

How can I get information on the travels of the Vessel Fortitude (ship number 2666) during this period?  Where did the ship go between September 1861 and December 1963?  I assume that is the ship that brought him to the United States and would like to know any U.S. or Canadian ports visited and dates.  Would ship records show when and where he left the ship? 

Any information will be greatly appreciated.  Daryl

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Berkshire / Re: Winifred HARRIS of Lambourn - ancestors
« on: Wednesday 13 November 13 03:04 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Philip. 

It has been a while since I was on this board but tonight I happened to see your reference to Honey in Lambourn.  It appears that you descend from Abia Homey and Charles Bowsher. Abia was the sister of my Great Grandfather John Hone Junior. 

Their parents were Martha Stepptoe and John Honey Senior.  John Senior was a gamekeeper. 

As you noted, Martha was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Steptoe.  I have had no luck tracing the Steptoe family.

John Honey Senior was son of Robert Honey and Elizabeth Pariss.  The Parriss family under various spellings is in Lambourn parish records going back to 1637 but I have not figured out the exact linage.  I have a lot of notes on the Honey family including speculation on the family line going back to the 1500s.  Contact me if you want to compare notes.

Daryl Polley             

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Armed Forces / Re: Soldier ca 1841?
« on: Monday 18 June 07 01:26 BST (UK)  »
Thanks everyone.  That soldier sure looks like a match so he may not be as close a relative as I thought.  I still think he and most people named Honey in that general area of England are probably all relatives at some level. 

The John Honey born to Robert and Sarah Honey in 1778 is presumably my Great-Great grandfather but that is not proven.  I assume that is also the John Honey that died in 1860.  I ordered his death certificate at the same time as the certificate for Robert Honey but have not yet received John's record. 

I need to work with the websites you provided but they look interesting.  I am right now looking at Hugh Wallis's web site and finding it very helpful.

Thanks again.  Daryl

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Armed Forces / Soldier ca 1841?
« on: Sunday 17 June 07 03:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi Everyone.  I hope you can give an American cousin a little assistance.   ;)

I ordered the 1841 death certificate of Robert Honey hoping to find a very old man living in Lambourn, Berkshire and prove him to be my direct ancestor.  Instead I found Robert Honey listed as a soldier age 24 that died on the 7th of February 1841 at the Lambourn, Berkshire workhouse.  The record is hard to read but seems to say he died of phlebitis.  The name and location makes me think he is probably a previously unknown relative. 

Now I have questions and hope somebody here can point me toward some answers. 

How can I find military records for Robert Honey?  Would the military records give a birth location and / or family info?

Why would a soldier be found in the workhouse?  Does this mean that he was considered to be disabled?  Would there be a record of when and how be ended up in the workhouse?  Does his being in the Lambourn workhouse prove that he probably came from that area? 

Any help on any of the above questions will be greatly appreciated.

Daryl





 

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Berkshire / Re: The HONEYS of Sunningwell
« on: Monday 26 March 07 04:10 BST (UK)  »
Hi Folks,

I don't have anything to add other then to say thanks for sharing and please post anything further you may find on the Honey family.  I exchanged what information I had about my Honey family of Lambourn, Berkshire with Colin a while back but I think he already had most of it.  Clearly my group ties into the Sunningwell branch of the family but you are miles ahead of me in research and I will need to retire in about a decade before I can do further detailed research on the family.  My Ambrose Honey left Lambourn and came to the United States about 1861.   

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Wiltshire Lookup Requests / Re: Wanborough Baptisms / Burials for Mace
« on: Tuesday 25 October 05 01:24 BST (UK)  »
Believe me when I say I am thrilled with the fast responses and the information provided.   ;D  I have access to the 1861 through 1901 British census records online but I had very little information otherwise on the Mace family.  I greatly appreciate your help. 

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Wiltshire Lookup Requests / Re: Wanborough Baptisms / Burials for Mace
« on: Monday 24 October 05 00:11 BST (UK)  »
Thanks very much to both of you for your kindness.   :D 

Anything you have on the siblings will be greatly appreciated.    I was a little surprised to learn that Elizabeth was the first Mace to be baptized in Wanborough.  Any indication of where the family was before that?  Any indication regarding if Soloman Mace was still alive when Sarah died in 1836? 

Daryl - In the USA looking for British relatives and ancestors.

 


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Wiltshire Lookup Requests / Wanborough Baptisms / Burials for Mace
« on: Sunday 23 October 05 09:10 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for any available information on the Mace family of Wanborough. 

Eliza Mace was born in Wanborough about 1812 and apparently gave birth to a son Alfred in Wanborogh about August 1830.  Eliza married John Honey in Lambourn Berkshire in December 1830 and they became the parents of my Ancestor Ambrose Honey.

I would like to confirm the parents of Eliza Mace and would appreciate any other information that can be provided on Eliza Mace's family and ancestors.

Thanks.  Daryl.

 
 

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Berkshire Completed Look ups / Re: Lambourn 1841 Census - HONEY
« on: Thursday 10 March 05 02:45 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks again Newbie.  The more I think about it the more I am inclined to think John was not a widow despite the census record.  Eventually I will order both death certificates and see if I can confirm they were husband and wife.  I know Charlotte's Christening record shows her the Daughter of John and Martha so I feel fairly confident I am on the correct path.   

Daryl

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