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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Oxfordshire => Topic started by: sparklingcolour on Sunday 28 September 08 16:10 BST (UK)
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I have been researching the Puffett (Puffitt) family of Filkins/Leafield in Oxfordshire on behalf of a friend in South Africa. It's been great fun, being quite an unusual name & I'd love to track down the source of the name sometime. One theory is that it's Huguenot from France (Puffet is a Belgian surname, also variants in Germany & Italy). There is a definite core around Filkins/Broadwell.
Does anyone know any more?
My South African friend's GGrandfather Joseph Puffett emigrated from Leafield in the mid 1800s. Joseph was son of James Puffett (1797) & Dinah Holloway. He emigrated with his sister Ann & her husband. Probably there were others in the party too.
My friend Derek would love to meet anyone interested in this family and perhaps to find out a bit more. Every time he comes to UK (for business, a charity), he looks in the phone book in whatever part of the country he is, and phones any Puffetts. But they have all been uninterested (maybe suspicious I guess), which disappoints him. It seems a shame because he's a really nice guy & really interested in his family name.
Is anyone with Puffett/Puffitt ancestry interested in communicating with him? He is coming to UK in October & plans a trip to see Leafield, now we have tracked that down as being where his ggfather came from. It is only a few miles from Broadwell, where Joseph's Gfather Thomas (c1758) came from. Thomas was son of John Puffett (c1725) of Broadwell.
I'd love to hear from anyone who knows this family or is interested in the origin of the surname.
Thanks :-)
Sparkling colour
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Hi Sparklingcolour,
Welcome to Rootschat :)
Thought id post these marriages incase they help :)
From OFHS Marriage Index ( 1538-1837)
15 Oct 1804 Henry Puffett of Filkins to Sabina Cooke of Filkins at Broadwell
15 Oct 1832 James Puffett (w) of Leafield to Diana Holloway of Leafield at Shipton/Wychwood
26 Dec 1768 John Puffett to Mary Smart at Broadwell
11 Oct 1797 John Puffett to Jane Robison at Broadwell
17 Oct 1808 John Puffett to Jane Smith at Broadwell
1701 William Puffett of Filkins to Mary Hulett at Broadwell
7 Feb 1707 William Puffett of Filkins to ? ? of Burford at Broadwell
29 Jan 1827 James Puffit of Leafield to Anne Busby of Leafield at Shipton/Wychwood
Sue :)
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And here are the female marriages from same cd :)
22 Apr 1792 Ann Puffet to John Crips at Broadwell
10 Jun 1786 Elizabeth Puffet of Filkins to Isaac Woodward at Broadwell
2 Nov 1754 Mary Puffet to William Ilate or Late at Broadwell
6 May 1745 Susannah Puffet (w) to Martin Turner of Burford at Broadwell
3 Nov 1827 Sarah Puffett of Leafield to Samuel Mastin of Swinbrook at Shipton/Wychwood.
Hope these help you and your friend and please wish him the best of luck with his trip ;D
Sue :)
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Dear Sue
Wow, thank you very much! That's really interesting!
I'm still a bit of a novice about things like CDs of marriages.
Is there one for baptisms too?
Thanks ever so much for taking the time to check those & post them for me.
:-)
Sparkling
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hi my name is puffett and i am also trying to trace my family.
so far i am back to my ggg grandfather although i have only been doing this for the last 6 weeks on the internet as i now live in shetland.
the plan is to get as much info as possible to take to swindon at christmas to give to my father and spend time having a look around filkins church yard.
if anyone can help i have a few names.
g/father sidney dob 1903
gg/father william dob 1874/5
ggg/father james dob 1853
gggg/father john dob ???? .
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Hi Shety1,
Welcome to Rootschat :)
Need a little bit more info on your family eg do you know where they were born,
have you got them in the census records. Do you know who they married?
Sue :)
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hi my family as up to now came from originally filkins my g/granfather was william puffett dob 1874 he marrid maria gardner and had about 14 kids.
his father was james dob1855 he marrid a mary ???and had 4 kids william , emily, alice, and louisa.
thats the ones i am sure of at the moment.
a couple of years ago my uncle had a phone call from someone asking questions about his family, like his mothers name etc. but he wasn't sure who was asking so he kept quiet. strange if it was you
gary
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Hi Gary,
The family is no relation to me im afraid, i was hoping to help you find them ;D ;D
Have you got this Gary from 1891?
RG12 / 1177 / 92 / 14
James Puffett head age 38 b Filkins, occ gen lab
Mary wife age 38 b Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Alice dau age 12 b Filkins
Louisa age 10 b Filkins
Eliza dau age 9 b Filkins
Charles son age 6 b Filkins
Albert son age 3 b Filkins
Benjamin son age 2 b Filkins
Kate dau age 1 month b Filkins
Address Roudes Lane, Broadwell, Filkins
Maybe this will help Sparklingcolour as well :)
Hope this helps :)
Sue
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And this looks like James with his parents in 1861 :)
RG09 / 728 / 143 / 6
John Puffett head age 44 b Filkins, occ gardener
Mary wife age 42 b Sherborne, Yorkshire
Thomas son, unmarried age 28 b Filkins, occ gardener
John son age 12 b Filkins, occ ag lab
William son age 9 b Filkins, occ ag lab
James son age 7 b Filkins
Elizabeth dau age 4 b Filkins
Address Grocer shop, Langford, Faringdon
Sue
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thanks for the info that has moved me on to the next stage
thanks gary
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Hi Gary (& Sue)
It is great to see someone else researching the same family. Are we allowed to swop email addresses on here?
I expect there will be a link at some stage between my Puffetts and yours Gary, because they both go back to Filkins.
Probably the link would be in the 1700s somewhere.
Grace
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Hi
My name is Puffett and I have traced my ancestor to the Filkins area
Thomas Puffett b 1821 m Ann Puffett b 1827
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Goerge Puffett b 1854 m Ann Puffett b 1855
Goerge Puffett had 13 children and the tree gets to large to type up on here.
I recently went to a christening in South Cerney in Gloucestershire and there were about 20 puffetts there and many still live in and around the area.
I would be interested in shared any information on the puffetts, my email address is (*)
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Enclosed is a picture of George Puffett who was born in filkins 1854 yet another farm labourer and his wife Ann.
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Hi Andy
Great to hear from you. I love the photo!
I haven't had time to do much genealogy in recent months, but I'd be very interested in the family tree you have. I'll email you.
The moderator has sent me a personal message on here to say your email address has been removed, but she has told me what it is.
Sparkling
PS If you don't hear from me, check your Spam folder.
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Hi Gary
I finally worked out how to repy to your email. I have my tree in ged format that I can email to you so you can see if you have any matches. My email is (puffett at sky dot com) I hope this wont be blocked.
If you drop me an email I can forward it to you.
Andy
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Hi Sparkling Colour
I am descended from the Puffett's of Filkins via my mother Flora Puffitt and have quite a bit of info on them + the families from Glos, & Warks. which I am happy to share with you or anyone else who would like it.
These are the children of James & Dinah Holloway that are listed in the Leafield P.R's.
St. John the Baptist.
Name Bapt.
Puffit John 01 Sep.1833
Puffit Joseph 17 Jan. 1836
Puffit Ann 23 Dec. 1838
Puffit James 18 Aug. 1841
Puffit Eliza 24 Dec. 1843
Puffit Sarah 17 May 1846
Puffett Jane 21 Dec 1851
Hope this helps
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[Hi Gary, My dads father is Albert Edward Puffett (1910) who is the son of William Puffett and Maria Gardner. Who was your father, was it William (1901) Sidney (1904), James 1909), or Victor Alexander (Alberts Twin 1910). I have just started researching and would love to hear what you know because you may be my 2nd cousins.
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hi just found your message but as you will see i have a different user name now as i forgot my password , william and maria was my great grandparents. my grandfather was sidney my father is reg and i am as you know garry and about to turn 51. i have gone back to the 1700s so far tracing the family tree and as you will or have found by now it all started in filkins. my dad is still going strong and living in swindon i am a bit further up now living in shetland. maria puffett is buried in whitworth road cemetry but there is no marker so i could never find the exact spot. hope you get this message soon garry
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My mother's maiden name was Puffett and I have traced our Puffett family tree back to Filkins and Broadwell.
John and Mary Puffett had 8 children.
Henry (b.1780) married Sabina Cook they had 3 children
John (b.1809) married Dinah they had 3 surviving children
William (b.1834) married Jane Leaver (Laver) I think they had 10 children
Mary Anne Puffett daughter of William and Jane had an illegitimate child Alfred Thomas Puffett who was my grandfather.
I became interested in the family history because of the unusual name and because the Puffetts didn't look like their neighbours, Mary Anne Puffett (b.1865) was small, had sallow skin, very dark hair which even in old age did not go grey and the same was true for her son Alfred Puffett. I would love to know if this gene for hair and colouring comes from the Puffett side of the family or if it came in via a female line. As a child I was told that some Puffetts had gone to Africa - so am I connected to the South African Puffetts?
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Hi Lizzy
We share the same ancestor John Puffett and Mary nee Smart of Filkins via your Henry's brother Daniel.
I have got 12 children for John & Mary nee Smart and 8 children for Henry & Sabina nee Cook.
Puffet Robert 10 May 1769 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet William 02 Apr.1771 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet John 13 Oct.1772 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Thos. 26 Jan.1775 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Susannah 25 May 1777 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Henry 13 Feb.1780 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffitt James 20 Oct.1782 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffett Jacob 10 Oct.1784 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Ann 13 Feb.1786 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Susan 07 Oct.1787 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Christabella 22 Aug.1790 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Daniel 05 Nov.1792 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary of Filkins
Puffet Thomas 03 Nov.1805 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina
Puffet Jane 04 Jan.1807 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina
Puffett John 14 May 1809 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina of Filkins
Puffet Daniel 05 Jul.1812 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina
Puffet Mercy 26 Jun.1814 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina Labourer of Filkins
Puffet Susannah 26 Jun.1814 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina Labourer of Filkins
Puffet James 14 Sep.1817 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina Labourer of Filkins
Puffet Thomas 10 May 1818 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina Labourer of Filkins
I have accumulated a lot of info on this family so anything you need to know just yell.
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Hi. My husbands dad was Albert Edward Puffett born 1910. Obviously related to yourself somehow. Don't know anything much about the family. My husband was from Alberts second marriage.
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[Hi Gary, My dads father is Albert Edward Puffett (1910) who is the son of William Puffett and Maria Gardner. Who was your father, was it William (1901) Sidney (1904), James 1909), or Victor Alexander (Alberts Twin 1910). I have just started researching and would love to hear what you know because you may be my 2nd cousins.
This is my father so I must be related to you.
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hi just found your message but as you will see i have a different user name now as i forgot my password , william and maria was my great grandparents. my grandfather was sidney my father is reg and i am as you know garry and about to turn 51. i have gone back to the 1700s so far tracing the family tree and as you will or have found by now it all started in filkins. my dad is still going strong and living in swindon i am a bit further up now living in shetland. maria puffett is buried in whitworth road cemetry but there is no marker so i could never find the exact spot. hope you get this message soon garry
Sidney was my uncle and William and Maria my grandparents. We must be related.
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I am delighted to find there is still some Puffett blood around. I grew up being told that the Puffett line was dying out. There were no surviving boys in my mother's generation and I have never met a Puffett. I haven't spent much time recently on my ancestry but I hope to find some photos and put on this site. Thank you Auntie Wyn.
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Hi that is interesting my father knows little about his dad Albert Edward Puffett. He thought that maybe he had gone overseas for he left hi wife. Is your husband in england? Also did you know that Albert was a twin. Albert had 6 kids with his first wife Gladys. There are only two left alive, my father Chris and his sister Thelma. Do you have any photos of Albert? No one has any from my end. Look forward to hearing from you
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Hi that is interesting my father knows little about his dad Albert Edward Puffett. He thought that maybe he had gone overseas for he left hi wife. Is your husband in england? Also did you know that Albert was a twin. Albert had 6 kids with his first wife Gladys. There are only two left alive, my father Chris and his sister Thelma. Do you have any photos of Albert? No one has any from my end. Look forward to hearing from you :)
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hi puffett3
my grandad was sidney puffett
my dad is reginald puffett and still lives in swindon.
i will try and get him to join roots as he remembers lots about the puffett family and i am sure he will know of you. two years ago we went to the cematery were maria was buried but there was no head stone so we just said hello and left.
lizzieguy
just to let you know the puffett family name is still going strong as i have a son and also a great grandson
my brother also has a son
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So that makes your dad my cousin. I am from Albert's second marriage. Cherie80's dad is also Albert's son but from his first marriage. I would be interested to hear what you dad remembers about the family history.
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Hi Puffett3 yes I am shetlandnow father my father was Sidney ,Albert's brother let. Me know if I can help best regards,Reg.
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Hi cherie80 i am albert edwards son from his second wife my name is victor alexander named after my dads twin brother who died shortly before i was born my dad died in 1977 i have been to filkins we have a lot of family there . I have done a lot of research on our family name and history with help of friends . So that makes me your dads half brother would love to hear from you
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My wife Joy Puffett has very little knowledge of her family. She has a mother that was an orphan (Marjorie JONES) and her father was Arthur John Vernon Puffett born 1926 in Shrewsbury England. She belives her grandfathers name is Arthur Puffett and he died shortly after WW2. Her dad is still alive and lives in Canada with us but talkes very little about his past. We know he goes by John or Jack and he was in the local Shrewsbury Paper for sailing a ship called the Inspire to New York Via Australia after WW2.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Hi Whalen-Puffett
Welcome to RootsChat
Does your father-in-law know/remember his grandfathers name? There is a Puffett family on the 1881-1911 census returns for Shropshire but without the name I can't make a definite connection.
If I can make the connection with this family then your wife and I may share an ancestor way back in the 1700s in Filkins/Broadwell Oxfordshire.
Lyn
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Hi Lizzy
We share the same ancestor John Puffett and Mary nee Smart of Filkins via your Henry's brother Daniel.
I have got 12 children for John & Mary nee Smart and 8 children for Henry & Sabina nee Cook.
Puffet Robert 10 May 1769 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet William 02 Apr.1771 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet John 13 Oct.1772 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Thos. 26 Jan.1775 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Susannah 25 May 1777 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Henry 13 Feb.1780 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffitt James 20 Oct.1782 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffett Jacob 10 Oct.1784 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Ann 13 Feb.1786 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Susan 07 Oct.1787 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Christabella 22 Aug.1790 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary
Puffet Daniel 05 Nov.1792 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell John & Mary of Filkins
Puffet Thomas 03 Nov.1805 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina
Puffet Jane 04 Jan.1807 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina
Puffett John 14 May 1809 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina of Filkins
Puffet Daniel 05 Jul.1812 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina
Puffet Mercy 26 Jun.1814 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina Labourer of Filkins
Puffet Susannah 26 Jun.1814 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina Labourer of Filkins
Puffet James 14 Sep.1817 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina Labourer of Filkins
Puffet Thomas 10 May 1818 Sts. Peter & Paul Broadwell Henry & Sabina Labourer of Filkins
I have accumulated a lot of info on this family so anything you need to know just yell.
Can I butt in here and say thank you to Auntie Wyn for what looks to be helpful information. Pretty sure these are my ancestors and would love some more info if at all possible. This is my first post here so apologies for jumping right in.
The details I have seem to show a branch of the Puffetts (my branch) ending up in Newport Wales - does that tie in with anyone else's family trees?
Tim
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Hi Tim
I have just got a new p.c. and at the moment it just has the bare bones on it. It's been a long time since I played with my Maternal line so I need to get up to speed again. From memory (which is not my best asset) I think that there is a link so I will get hubby to put everything I need to answer your question on the p.c. and I will get back to you asap.
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Thanks for that Auntie Wyn (we had one of those in the family!) - look forward to any info you can find.
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Hi Tim
Thanks to sterling work by my hubby I now have the files I need on my p.c. What I could do with are a name or two, Puffett's would be good lol, from you to start the ball rolling. :)
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OK, excellent here goes: John Puffett May 1809 - Filkins, married Dinah George but I have no idea of dates of death for them both. He's my 3rd great grandfather. Similarly, his parents were, I think Henry Puffett 1780 - ?? and Sabina Cook, again dates needed. One of John Puffetts sons, William G 1837-1914 was born in Filkins but moved to Newport, South Wales - I can't find much about the move. There was then quite a family that grew in and around Newport, I think remaining to this day as I'm sure my father was in contact and had visited on some occasions - sadly he's now dead so I can't ask. He'd have loved all this too!
Any help you might be able to offer is much appreciated.
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Hi Tim
William:
I have a Baptismal date of 23.2.1834 Broadwell.
Am I right in thinking that he married Jane Leaver Q2 1856 Newport M. R.D.? If my thinking is correct then he must have moved to Wales somewhere between March 1851(when he is still in Filkins) and his marriage.
John Puffett 1809 Parents Henry & Sabina:
I think that after the death of Dinah (buried 31.12.1843 Broadwell aged 34) he went on to marry Jane Pargeter Q2 1864 Brackley R.D. and settled in Farthinghoe North Hants. He was buried 13.6.1878 All Saints Church Farthinghoe.
Jane then married Richard Hirons Q3 1869 Brackley R.D. I don't have their death dates.
If you need help with Henry and his siblings/ancestors I do have some info.
P.S. Filkins did not have its own parish church (St. Peters) until the mid 19th century. The first Puffett baptism there was in 1864. Before then Filkins was in the parish of Sts. Peter and Paul Broadwell where most, though not all, Baptisms, Marriages and burials took place. A few Puffett Bapts & Burials took place in Broughton Poggs.
The spelling of Broadwell appears to be a Victorian one as prior to then there was no a in it and it was pronounced Braddle. My Filkins born family still call it that.
Hope this helps
Lyn
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There seems to be quite a few, apparently different, Puffett families hailing from Filkins - I struggle to understand who's who in it all!
We seem to agree on the William / Jane marriage in Q2 1856 in Newport.
I can't find much in the way of census info about William before 1871 so I'm thinking it might be down to a variation on the spelling of Puffett (I've managed all my life by saying "two 'effs, two tees"!!)
Thanks for the Dinah death date - that might open some new info up.
Is there any grave info / photos available on-line - can't say I've ever found any?
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Hi Tim
William is in Filkins up to 1851 but he is definitely not there by 1861.
As to surname spelling changes. Both my maternal and paternal grandmothers registered their children with the wrong spelling. I assume that either they were unaware of the correct spelling or that the registrars spelt it the way my grandmothers pronounced it.
On to the number of different Puffett families in Filkins - They would all appear to be descended from the same couple. More later if you wish.
Lyn
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Yes please! - you've not got a public tree on Ancestry have you?
Tim
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John Puffett 1809 Parents Henry & Sabina:
I think that after the death of Dinah (buried 31.12.1843 Broadwell aged 34) he went on to marry Jane Pargeter Q2 1864 Brackley R.D. and settled in Farthinghoe North Hants. He was buried 13.6.1878 All Saints Church Farthinghoe.
Lyn,
This seems to be backed up by 1871 census which shows John Puffitt (worryingly b abt 1817 though) living with Jane Pargeter (b1831) in Farthinghoe along with George Pargeter (b1861), Thomas Puffit (b1865), Emma Puffit (b1867), James Puffit (b 1869), Edwin Puffit (b 1871) and Alice Pargeter (b 1792)
Do you reckon that works out?
Tim
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Hi
If you can help
My grandfather was Herbert puffitt of Eastleach, I have tracked is line back to Filkins and as far back to Henry and Sabina puffett. Surname spelling changed,
I want make sure I am so far correct. And would love any information on this time line and would like to go back more.
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There are quite a lot of Puffet/Puffetts !!
Marriage-15 October 1804 at Broadwell
Henry PUFFETT Filkins
Sabina COOKE Filkins
Wit=Thomas Cross/Daniel Purbrick
Baptisms {at Broadwell}
13 Feb 1780-Henry PUFFET s John & Sabina
08 June 1777-Sabina COOK d Thomas & Ann
Kim
Edit at 2.47 pm
ooops
Henry was the s of John and Mary {wrote Mary but typed Sabina :-[}
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Hi Bazjon
I can help take you back 2 generations, then it gets a bit murky. Your Henry was the brother of my ancestor Daniel.
Their parents were John Puffett and Mary nee Smart. I have a copy of the original parish register christening entry for your Henry.
Your Henry was Christened 13.2.1780
John was Christened 3.1.1746 (Julien Calendar) St. Peter & St. Paul Broadwell Oxon.
He was buried 20.4.1800 (Gregorian Calendar) St. Peter & St. Paul Broadwell Oxon.
He Married Mary Smart 26.12 1768 (Gregorian Calendar) St. Peter & St. Paul Broadwell Oxon. Both of Filkins. I have found 10 children for them.
Mary was buried 3.1.1826 (Gregorian Calendar) St. Peter & St. Paul Broadwell Oxon.
I have no other information on Mary as there isn't a christening for her in the Broadwell parish registers.
Filkins did not have its own church until 1857 so until then all Filkins inhabitants ceremonies were performed at Broadwell with a few exceptions performed at St. Peters, Broughton Poggs
Up until the Victorian times the spelling of Broadwell was Bradwell and pronounced Braddle which is still how my Filkins rellies pronounce it.
I have info for Henry's siblings and his grandparents.
Hope this helps
Lyn
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I have found my wife's Grandfather is Arthur J Puffet born 1879 and died 1957 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales. He was married to Elizabeth A Jackson. Looking for any assistance