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Hi
I am looking in to members of the Shurmer family who lived in Bibury in the 1600 and 1700's
I have evidence of the following generations
Richard Shurmer (1618-1691)
John Shurmer (1641-1728)
John Shurmer (1670-1757)
The family then appeared to move to Withington, Gloucs where I have the following
John Shurmer (b,1702)
Solomon Shurmer (b,1742)
John Shurmer (1766-1839)
The family then crossed the border in to wiltshire, where they settled for several generations in Latton, near Cricklade.
I am a direct descendant of these Shurmer lines.
Can anyone provide from Bibury and Withington Parish records any information on these Shurmers please?
Thank you in advance
Colin
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Hi Colin,
I don’t have access to Parish records yet however I am a direct descendant of the Shumer’s in Latton, Cricklade.
John Shurmer (1766-1839) was my great great grandfather
If you’re looking for specific Parish records I won’t be able to help at the moment but that’s not to say I don’t have information that could be of some use to you.
To be honest there could be information that you have that I don’t.
Here to help if you need it.
Thanks,
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Withington St Michael parish registers have been transcribed on www.freereg.org.uk from the early 1600s
Shirl
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Hello Colin
I pick up and put down family research, picked it up again as off to Gloucester for four days in July, for the first time, to do photographic social history of my Shurmers, their schools, homes and workplaces (or workhouses and jails !)
I am descended from John Shurmer B. 1500? in Purton, John Shurmer B 1526 Purton married Margaret Gleed: John Shurmer B 1586 Purton married Denise Telling and then Joan Stinchcombe, Richard B 1618, Bap in 1619 but died in 1691 in Bilbury married a Margaret: then John B 1641 Bilbury married a Catherine. There was then William, Richard and Joseph all in Bilbury, then the venue changes to Notgrove with John B 1772 who married Dinah Clark, Thomas married Priscilla Ivin, John Ivin married Sarah Court, Edwin married Ann Stevens, then my Grandad married Emma Jane Empson, my dad Jack Empson married Mary Bridget McConville and then there was me !!
Hope that helps you a little
Regards
Pat Littlewood
That may help you
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Pat
Thank you very much for the additional Shurmer information,
My earliest Shurmer with documented evidence is Solomon Shurmer b 1742 Withington, Gloucs
Having a very quick look at your list and my tree, it may be that Solomon was also a descendant of your
John B 1641 Bilbury married a Catherine
I will delve further over in time to find any documentart evidence of the connection.
in the mean time
thanks you again
bets wishes
Colin
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Nice to hear from you Colin - keep on searching!
Pat
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From the Gloucestershire Marriage Index Cd pre 1800
Solomon SHERMER of Withington - married at Cowley, to Jane TURNER 14 December 1764
(info given in a previous thread)
Gloucestershire Burial Index 1813 onwards
Withington
Sarah SHURMER - 11 December 1842 aged 72
Thomas SHURMER - 5 September 1847 aged 70
Gloucestershire Baptism Index 1813 onwards
Withington
George SHURMER - 3 March 1816 - parents Thomas (Servant) & Sarah
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Have you the searched the National Archives - Google A2A
There is information on SHURMER (from various websites can be spelt SHERMOR/SHERMORE/SHEERMER etc) including the following
Held at Wiltshire Records Office Wiltshire Deeds Purton
June-Dec 1683
Lists of people who frequented meetings at the house of Margaret SHURMER. These are a list of people coming from Purton, Rodbourne, Cricklade & Minety.
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I am also descended from these Bibury shurmers originally from purton and then withington Bibury and Cowley before onto powis before ending up in the west midlands I have now started a new line in Devon. Our name changed to shermer in 19th century I am related to all the one's you have both mentioned
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Hi there, I am also a direct descendant of the shurmer line
John Shurmer 1702
John Shurmer 1748 - 1824
Elijah Shurmer 1791-1868
William Shurmer 1826- 1908
Harriet Shurmer 1857- 1948
Harriet is my 2nd great grandmother and the above are my greats continued. I have only followed the shurmer line all the way back to the 1500's so far. I am wondering if any one has a shurmer ancestry Facebook page or any pictures to share of any of our shurmers. I know photography is limited to a time frame. But does anyone also know where our shurmers are buried??
I have tried multiple find a grave websites for Cheltenham, Leckhampton, Cowley, Gloucestershire in general.. and have found barely any linking shurmers. I would love to have some pictures of grave stones or monuments. I am all week or 2 now searching cemetary databases for shurmers with no luck.... I am atm. Following my shurmer line and would love to see some past pictures, monuments or grave stones..
I searched the known addresses of our shurmers and alot of them are no longer there anymore. England has changed so much since the 1800's there are roads now passing through where my relatives once had a home
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Hi I am direct descendant of the shurmers the furthest I can go back is to John Shermer fackenham Norfolk before he moved to purton I have all the names mentioned all my line Richard ,John and a William all in and around bibury withington and Cowley before one ended up in Hereford and then west Bromwich where all my family are now. I moved to Devon 10 years ago my grandkids born down here my grandson Elijah Shermer named after an ancestor planning to visit bibury and surrounding area this year to find out more don't know why my great great grandad changed to Shermer from shurmers a bit of a mystery that one