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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Derbyshire => Topic started by: Woggle on Wednesday 19 October 11 19:49 BST (UK)
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My G.Grandad Charles William Townsend b. 1848 moved from Hempnall in Norfolk to Sawley and married Mary Beers. Her fatherWilliam Beers and Charles Townsend eventually ran coal barges from Sawley Warf. I have done extensive research on the Beers family. Many descendants remained in the Sawley and Long Eaton area and some moved away. I wonder if any of the ones who may still be living in the district have photographs of any Beers relatives or of the canal barges? I have my fingers crossed. BEERS relatives could be STOPPARD,DODD, KILBOURNE etc,etc.
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Hi Woggle,
Not that it is of much help, but I have a William Beers/Bears from Sawley B.1835 who marries a Martha Pursglove in my tree he is a Furnace man. They all end up at Ironville.
Sadly as yet can't tell you anything more. But happy to share.... in the future.
Best wishes,
Copperbeech5
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Thanks, Copperbeech5. It took me ages to sort out the Beer/s family of Sawley and Long Eaton in the first place but your new fellow has thrown me and I am now involved with checking all my Beer/s data. I seem to have two of them born in 1835 and 1839; probably cousins. I think it is always good to check data from time to time because it is so easy to make mistakes in this game. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Cheers.
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Hi Woggle,
Good to hear from you, and keep in touch, it sounds like we might well share folk!
I am working on other stuff at the moment, so my head isn't quite in the right place, but I too will look out what I have!
Best wishes,
Copperbeech5
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Hello Woggle
It doesn't seem like there are too many of us researching in Sawley, my interest is SMEDLEY
I've looked over my notes and the only BEER I have found is George BEER, witness for the defence for my 3GGrandfather Thomas SMEDLEY charged at the Derby Quarter Sessions on 2 Mar 1832 with selling beer after 10 o'clock on a Saturday (pm I presume).
Didn't help, GGGGranddad was fined 50 shillings with 13/6 costs.
Regards
Darryl
Sydney Australia
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Sarco, thanks for your reply. I certainly didn't expect one from Australia. What an interesting story you have. Now I havn't got a George Beers born so early yet on my tree so I have popped him into the pending tray. I do have a few SMEDLEY characters on the fringe of my tree for example:- JANE SMEDLEY b. 1858 who married JOHN FAIRBROTHER b 1852 in Sawley and who married 25 Dec. 1879 at All Saints Church, Derby. Any use?
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Yes, Jane is in my tree. She is the niece of my GGGrandmother Mary SMEDLEY nee SMEDLEY. Jane's father was James b. 9 Aug 1829 at Sawley m. Elizabeth HOULGATE 23 Jan 1854 at Breaston. After the death of Janes's mother Elizabeth, he m. Naomi MOORE at St Michael's Derby 27 Aug 1879.
Jane died Q2 1937 Shardlow R.D. (I think).
My GGrandfather John Thomas SMEDLEY b 1866 Sawley emigrated to NSW in 1889.
Regards, Darryl
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Hi Woggle,
Don't know if it helps you but I've got a distant cousin Mary Fearn b1874 Tutbury, Staffs who married a William Beers, a lacemaker b1875 in Long Eaton, at Tutbury in 1902. Their children appear to have been baptised at Tutbury.
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I did a quick look up on the Long Eaton and Sawley Archive, I found this:
William Beers Coal Merchants Canal Wharf, Sawley Lane (Tamworth Road)
This was from around 1900 - 1918.
There may be more information on the website if you look through for a while!
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Derbyshire has a load of Parish Records and websites for towns. I recommend a look at all of the relevant ones to your family.
Nottinghamshire is in close proximity to Long Eaton and Sawley, so looking on websites for towns such as Beeston and Hucknall may be beneficial also.
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Hi
Thank you for the information re the parish registers - useful to know!
best wishes,
Copperbeech5
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http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl - Parish records (if you can't find any, type in the name of desired church and then 'interments', occassionally you will find a list, failing that email the cemetery or call and they normally search six records for free then an additional £35.00 per hour)
http://www.findagrave.com - good for searching for burials
http://www.freebmd.org.uk - take Shardlow births into account as the parish of Sawley was in the union of Shardlow.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Sawley/Burials1813-1830.html - list of Sawley Church (All Saints) burials, no 'Beers' but you may find some relations
http://ukga.org/Registers/derbyshire.html - more marriages
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Ref a previous post of mine in this thread, I have another BEER link to my family. My 4GGrandfather John TRACE was a tailor and the town cryer in Sawley in the late 18th early 19th century. From the Sawley Parish Overseers Accounts 8 Dec 1776, John TRACE was paid 3 shillings "for making a Cot and Wasket for R.Bear". A bit later, 23 Oct 1779, he was paid 6d "for mending Bores (sic) Close"
Hope this helps with a little bit of info on your ancestors.
Darryl
Sydney Australia
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I live in Long Eaton and work in Sawley so I'm happy to help!
I also have access to full census records, transcripts and images so if you'd like any from 1841 - 1911 please let me know!
The church in Sawley is called All Saints Church, I think that's what you may have meant in a previous comment you put up. It's sometimes written as 'All Saints Church, Sawley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire'.
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I am a Kilbourne and yes we are linked to the Beers family. I still live in Sawley, Long Eaton, Derbys!
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Hi JudyKilbourne1,
Welcome to Rootschat!!
Thank you for your message, good to know we have another person in the clan!
Kind regards
Copperbeech5
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Hi I already know Sarco who is my 5th cousin from Oz researching Smedley name, speak soon Judy
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Hi I already know Sarco who is my 5th cousin from Oz researching Smedley name, speak soon Judy
Hi Judy, good to see you here on Rootschat, its a good site and lots of helpful people
Cheers,
cuz Darryl
Sydney Australia
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Hi
I have just started researching my family tree and find it all quite confusing! My maiden name was Beers, so was Mary who married Charles Townsend the daughter of William and Jane? I found her in the 1861 census but nit after that.