LEAMAN Family Widecombe

[bckdrifter]

Looking for any Leaman connections to Widecombe on the moor dating back to 1500's
Have currently got Willaim Leaman (1544) who is married to Hellen Crosse
Can anyone help any further back.   Have heard that Widecombe church records start approximately 1535 but hoping someone knows something I dont......

[Redroger]

According to Phillimore's Index of Parish Registers the deposited original registers for Widecombe start in 1560. If you have obtained earlier information on the surname from the IGI then it is probably dubious if it is marked as "Submitted" This means submitted by a member of the LDS church and the information is probably shown as "around 1544". If a contact is shown for the submitter then it may be worthwhile enquiring as sometimes they may have a source for the information, family bible or papers etc. and it may therefore be genuine. Good luck

[bckdrifter]

Hi many thanks for the information.  I do know that some of the Information submitted by LDS can be a bit mileading with regards to dates as i have come across it on a number of time especially when you have the copy of a certificate to prove the correct date

I will endeavour to contact the nation maybe someone out there will have some information that we can exchange.  This is what all this is about exchanging fact and figures after all.  If not then my search has come to an end and my next task will be investigating individuals further. 

Thanks again for the information and good luck with your progress

[screachwhear]

Hi There

I have a Thomas Leyman who had 3 children in Widecombe-in-the-Moor:
Joan bap 31 Oct 1708 (my 7G Grandmother)
Thomas bap 20 Mar 1708/9
John bap 4 Apr 1714.

Just wondering If you have a family connection to them.

[Mowsehowse]

Looking for any Leaman connections to Widecombe on the moor dating back to 1500's
Have currently got Willaim Leaman (1544) who is married to Hellen Crosse

So you know all about the Elizabeth Leyman of Widecombe who married Matthew Rowse, 24 Oct 1754, and had 10 chhildren baptised between 1755 and 1775 ??
If you can provide any marriage or burial details of Grace, their second child, baptised 22 Aug 1756, I would be very grateful.

[Mamspice]

Hi, so I've just discovered William Hext and Joan Leaman/Leyman (not sure which spelling) were my  6x great grandparents. It's funny because I used to go Widecombe with my parents

[Mamspice]

I'm not sure if you saw my reply, maybe I should have quoted you  It's been a looooong time since I've used a forum

Looking for any Leaman connections to Widecombe on the moor dating back to 1500's
Have currently got Willaim Leaman (1544) who is married to Hellen Crosse

So you know all about the Elizabeth Leyman of Widecombe who married Matthew Rowse, 24 Oct 1754, and had 10 chhildren baptised between 1755 and 1775 ??
If you can provide any marriage or burial details of Grace, their second child, baptised 22 Aug 1756, I would be very grateful.

[trish1120]

Welcome to Rootschat Mamspice.

Dont worry you posted your reply perfectly.

The original poster has not been on Rootschat since 2011 so you may not get a reply.

Trish