As an addendum to my post of a few moments ago the Nightingale link seems to be getting more complex yet more likely to be leading somewhere.
One of my contacts, Dennis Flavell found a number of interesting NIGHTINGALE connectionsand has given permission to post them, as follows:
John NIGHTINGALE = Mary Ellen HALL 1875 Duffield.
Sarah NIGHTINGALE = Isaac JACKSON (one of D Flavells surnames) 1829 Crich
William NIGHTINGALE = Mary LOWE (one of D Flavells DBY names) 1696 Crich.
Ann DAKIN = Simon HALL 1745 Sudbury.
Anna DAKIN = Thomas HALL 1700 Hope.
Anna NIGHTINGALE = Joseph WESTWOOD (D Flavells) 1807 Duffield.
Most interestingly Mary NIGHTINGALE = Charles DAYKIN, 17 Feb.1834 at
Alfreton. With this marriage in mind I found the bapt.of Eliza DAKIN dau. of Charles and Mary for 10 July 1835 at Alfreton, a birth previous to the birth of Cornelius DAYKIN (also the child of Charles and Mary dated 1835 but at Birchwood)
Florence Nightingale SHORE b. of Offley Bohun SHORE and Anna Maria ---,at Holy Trinity, Clifton, DBY, in 1866. This Clifton is near Ashbourne. This birth/bapt. to me shows a NIGHTINGALE / SHORE connection.
Jane SHORE = William DAKIN at Matlock about 1709/10. I think this is too far back in time to be a possibility, but!
Ann SHOREA (sic) = Thomas DAKIN at St.Alkonds,Derby in 1834 (could be a SHORE).
Then a strong candidate is the following :
Thomas SHORE = Hannah PLATTS in 1808 at St.Peter, Derby.
Sarah SHORE of Thomas + Hannah b.1815 All Saints, Derby.
William SHORE of Thomas + Hannah b. 1820 All Saints, Derby.
Elizbeth SHORE of Thomas + Ann b 1822 All Sants,Derby.
John SHORE of Hannah SHORE (Could father Thomas have died by then?) b. 1826 at Heage, DBY ( 4 miles SW of Alfreton).
As I am very much a beginner at this game if anyone has knowledge of any of the above families please let’s follow the leads
Denn