Easey, Meadows, Stannard of Laxfield, Badingham , Dunwich ares

[robert g shaw]

hi

i have some family tree info for these families in roughly these areas. however ive come to some dead ends or multiple possibilities. has anyone got any info on these families before the mid 1800's?

[rosie99]

Maybe it would be better if you just posted the queries, under separate topics if they are not related. Often someone not researching the families is able to sort it out 

Rosie

[robert g shaw]

Maybe it would be better if you just posted the queries, under separate topics if they are not related. Often someone not researching the families is able to sort it out 

Rosie

they are related, both the Meadows and Stannards married into the Easey family, my great and great great grandfather married a Stannard ( mary) and Meadows (mary ann) 

[lizdb]

We are willing to help you look for things, but need specific details.

You say you hit your dead ends around mid 1800's.
So - have you got the "problem" people on 1851 census? 1861?  Can you post the details (one family at a time!) here and tell us where you are stuck, and we can start hunting around?

[robert g shaw]

We are willing to help you look for things, but need specific details.

You say you hit your dead ends around mid 1800's.
So - have you got the "problem" people on 1851 census? 1861?  Can you post the details (one family at a time!) here and tell us where you are stuck, and we can start hunting around?

oopsie... should have read mid 1700's.

im 'stuck' on ann easey, who was born in dunwich in 1754 according to the 1851 census (yep she lived to 101 !!) . no idea who her parents were. she had a child, mary ann, in 1790 possibly out of wedlock before marrying william bickers in 1798 in laxfield. she had another daughter , harriot, in 1800 her last.

interestingly, mary ann also had 2 children before marrying, harriot (interestingly) 1811 and my great great grandfather robert in 1815 (both christened together in 1816, laxfield). she went on to marry joseph lockwood.

so as you can see, this is a mess, with apparent children born out of wedlock. i have no idea who roberts father was.

one possibility, that ive been unable to confirm either way, is that ann easey could have been married before william bickers in 1798 (she would be 44). its possible 'ann' married mr easey sometime between 1774 and 1790, 'mr easey' died between 1789 and 1798, probably in the laxfield area, as thats where mary ann was born. william bickers was 24 years younger then ann... so ann could well have been married before.

both women though pay homage to 'harriot' , whom i presume could well have been anns mother.

[rosie99]

Have you seen the parish register entry for Ann's marriage to William Bickers or are you relying on online records/transcripts.

Who does Robert name as his father when he married.

Rosie

[robert g shaw]

Have you seen the parish register entry for Ann's marriage to William Bickers or are you relying on online records/transcripts.

Who does Robert name as his father when he married.

Rosie

online only, i havnt seen the parish register.

good point! i hadnt considered roberts marriage cert and as that was in 1840 it might be listed. but i suspect he was illegitimate so it still might lead nowhere.

[rosie99]

It is possible that even if Robert does name a father when he married it could be fictitious.

Maybe the original register indicates whether Ann Easey was spinster / widowed when she married William.

[robert g shaw]

It is possible that even if Robert does name a father when he married it could be fictitious.

Maybe the original register indicates whether Ann Easey was spinster / widowed when she married William.

there might be bastardy orders. lancashire have them, perhaps if robert (and mary ann) are illegitimate there might be bastardy orders against their real fathers. i dont know, i find suffolk recod office isnt as easy to use as lancashire.