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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Yorkshire (North Riding) => England => Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests => Topic started by: origins on Tuesday 25 January 11 11:19 GMT (UK)
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This lady is a mystery, says born abt 1814 Yarm. If anybody has access to that particular parish I wonder if they would be so kind as to look this up for me. Unfortunately she died in abt 1853, so have no other census to compare birth place.
Many thanks
Val
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what exactly are you looking for?
i have had a look on ancestry and their is a tree there that has her on it married to francis swales is this the same lady?
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Yes that is her married to Francis Swales. There are a few Trees with her, but nobody seems to know who her parents were. I am looking for her baptism, names of parents and any other information, occupation of father.
Thanks Val
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just for your info i live in yarm, if i get chance i will go for a wander to the church and see if i can find anythingout for you.
al i know at the moment is that in yarm there is a little yard callled stephenson yard and also there is some connection with the robert louis stephenson of the rocket fame, in the town.
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Thank you so much that is very kind of you. I do doubt that my Stephensons have anything to do with Robert Louis though.
Many thanks Val
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if you say she died about 1853 have you not got her death certificate? that may hold some detail to help you
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HI,
No I don't have her death certificate. Have so many other certificates to get, it's a bit expensive.
Thanks Val
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yes i know how you feel, depends on how important this lady is to your enquiries i guess
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Hello, I realise this is an old thread, but thought it might be worth a stab. I have recently started researching my family history through the Stokesley Grainge family. It appears that I descend from Elizabeth Stephenson and Francis Swales through thier daughter Christiana (Swales) Grainge. I have Elizabeth as born in Yarm 1813, and Francis as born in Aycliffe 1814. Does anyone have any further information on Elizabeth, Francis or Christiana? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.
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Freereg has two entries for Francis Swales, both baptised at St Andrews, Aycliffe.
Francis Swales bap 15 May 1814. Father: Francis. Mother: Chritian. Fathers occupation: Potter.
Francis Swales bap 18 Jan 1815. Father: John. Mother: Mary. Fathers occupation, Potter.
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There is a marriage on Ancestry
Francis Swails and Elizabeth Stephenson
20 May 1833 at St Thomas's Church, Stockton on Tees, Co. Durham
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That's great, thanks for your help.
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There seems to be a lot of Elizabeths, Francis and Christianas in both the Swales and Stephenson families. Unpicking it all is going to be interesting.
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Hi Stevie, Elizabeth Stephenson 1814 Yarm was my 3rd great aunt. She was the daughter of Edward Stephenson and and Mary Gill. She was baptised at Hutton Rudby in 1814. She married Francis Swales in 1833 at Stockton. Francis was born 1814 Aycliffe the son of Francis Swales 1783 and Christiana Stephenson 1777 Whitby. There is some contention who Christiana was, however I believe this is her.
Hoe this helps with your Tree. Val
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That's great Val. Thanks for your help. During my research on ancestry.com I have found prison records for a Francis Swales. In 1858 he is imprisoned in York for aiding a Margaret Stephenson to commit bigamy. Have you any knowledge of this and could it be Elizabeth Stephensons Francis? Also in 1848 a 33 year old Francis Swales, a sedgefield potter, is sentenced to 2 months in Durham gaol for an assault. Worse still, a Francis Swales appears in York in 1851 charged with bestiality. There are no further details attached to these records and I'm hoping 1851s Francis is unrelated.
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That's great Val. Thanks for your help. During my research on ancestry.com I have found prison records for a Francis Swales. In 1858 he is imprisoned in York for aiding a Margaret Stephenson to commit bigamy.
This Francis was 25. Margaret 18, and she is the one who committed bigamy by marrying Francis! According to newspaper
The Leeds Intelligencer and Yorkshire General Advertiser.
06 March 1858
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Thanks for the tip. I will look at the Leeds Intelligencer for further info. Much appreciated.