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These months don't half go quickly, don't they.
So, here we are in June so please carry on with all your ancestral BMDs and other special occasions.
I have only one birthday to mark today and that is of a 1st cousin x 3, Elspet Cruikshank Raitt, who was born in Monymusk on 1st June 1874.
Today my lovely daughter is entering her first 10k race and just to make things more difficult for herself she has opted for one which goes across open fellside as well as tarmac roads. I shall be there, cheering her on and making sure there is a photographic record of the occasion. ;)
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Just bookmarking - I enjoy watching this thread!
Hope your daughter does/did well Jen.
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On this day in 1783, Esther Charlesworth, my great X 3 grandmother was baptised at Holy Trinity, Holmfirth.
She was born at Cliff in Wooldale to JOshua Charlesworth and Martha Thorpe at unknown date
She married in 1802 to Jonas Cook at All Hallows, Almondbury, occupation unknown
They had 7 children of whom 2 died young
Esther died in Holmfirth in 1826 and Jonas died at Upper Bridge in Holmfirth in 1829
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On this day in 1921 my great grandfather Edward Jackson died of Cancer of the Oesophagus
He was aged 61. He had been a mine manager at Bredbury, and previously Breightmet and Pendleton.
While an under manager at Hyde Colliery in 1889 when there was a terrible explosion , killing 23 people. He had to give evidence at the inquest over several days. He found some of the bodies himself
A match was held between Newton Heath and Ardwick in aid of the families (Man U v Man C now) at Bellvue under floodights, and 10,000 attended.
Edward was buried at St Mark's Bredbury.
HIs Widow Ann, 12 years his senior (though she must have fibbed about her age as always too young on censuses when with him) lived until 1940
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Two births today:
My 2xgt. aunt Matilda Burgess born in 1859 in London; daughter of Robert Richard and Elizabeth (nee Gandy). I can fidn her with the family on 1861/1871 census but after that....a possible marriage and early death but I've not bought the certs to confirm.
My gt. uncle, Richard Henry Kingsman, born in 1908 in Kensington; son of John and Annie (nee George). He married Kathleen Mary Haddow in 1937 and died in 1949. He worked for a surgical instrument maker.
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On 1st June 1828 my 4xG grandfather Henry Downs died in Bo'ness. He was a baker and married to Janet Richardson. I'm sure there were more children but the only ones I have so far are Jane (my 3xG grandmother), Robert, Henry and Richardson. My Downs are still a work in progress but I think he was born in Falkirk. While in Bo'ness last year hunting down the grave of my 4xG grandparents, I came across that of his grandson, could only be him as I am sure there wouldn't be many with the first name Walkinshaw. This grave told me that this grandson lost 5 children between 1848 and 1858.
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13th June would have been my departed mum's birthday.
Died in November 2003 following a house fire
Susan
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My grandma, Ann Ferry Challoner was born 1894 in Tudhoe, Co.Durham, daughter of James Challoner & Elizabeth (nee Snowball), she was named after her maternal grandmother Ann Ferry.
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On 1 June
In 1862 my 3 x great grandfather, Joseph Sewell, died in Shoreditch, London, aged 90. He was born in Appleby, Westmorland, into a family of coopers, a trade which he continued after he came to London some time in the late 1700s.
My aunt, Doris Giovannelli Wilson, married Stanley Arthur Whitnell Wilson in 1929, in West Ham. They were not related, so she didn't change her name on marriage.
John Henry Conquest, a second cousin 2x removed, died in 1954, at the Royal Northern Hospital, Islington, London, aged 79.
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On 1 June
John Howard & Elizabeth Pennington my husband’s 4 x g.grandparents married at St Nicholas Church, Liverpool in 1789
Ann Cockett my g.g.aunt was born at Holbeach in 1844. Unfortunately, on the same day Ann Cockett (nee Day) her mother and my 2 x g.grandmother died of a uterine haemorrhage, leaving her husband with 2 boys aged 2 and 3 and the new baby.
John Woodward my 3 x g.grandfather was baptised at St Laurence Church, Frodsham, Cheshire in 1771
Thomas Clark(e) my husband’s 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Mary’s Church, Warwick in 1831. Sometimes his name was spelt with an e on the end and sometimes without.
Richard Broth(w)ell my 7 x g.grandfather was buried at Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire in 1720. Sometimes his name was spelt with a w and sometimes without.
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June 1st
In 1889 my 1st cousin twice removed, Gladys Minnie Cotman was born in Newport Monmouthshire. She was the daughter of Kathleen Ann Watson & Frederick Wells Cotman. She went on to marry William James Perry and have two children
In !851 Kathleen Ann Watson was baptised at the age of 3 months at Holy Trinity Church, Westminster. Daughter of Noah & Mary Ann Watson
In 1754, my 5 x great Aunt Sarah Fuller was baptised at Diss Norfolk. Birthdate unknown. Daughter of Samuel full & Bridget Chapman. Sadly she died in December 1754
In 1926 my uncle (still living, so name with-held) was born in Sheffield Yorkshire
In 1829, my 3xGreat Uncle, William Trant married Isabella Hirst in Basford Nottingham. The couple lived in Leeds where William carried on the family profession as a druggist. They had 13 children, at least 6 of whom died in infancy/childhood
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Just to let you know that my amazing daughter ran 10k, off road, up hill and down dale, in fifty-nine minutes! I am sooooo proud of her. :D
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Well done amazing daughter of Jen! :D
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And well you might be Jen! Well done daughter!
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genjen - Wow that seems very quick to me - well done to your daughter.
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On 2nd June
Agnes Heesom (nee Pemberton) my 2nd cousin once removed was born in Latchford, Warrington in 1896
John Tubbs my 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised at All Saints Church, Holbeach, Linconshire in 1818
Sarah Whittaker my husband’s 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised at Chadkirk Chapel, Romiley, Cheshire in 1805
John Lockwood my 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Nicholas Church, Cumberworth, Yorkshire in 1816
George Lockwood my 2 x g.g.uncle and brother of John above, was baptised at St Nicholas Church, Cumberworth, Yorkshire in 1811
Jane Stanton my 1st cousin 4 times removed was baptised in Heckington, Lincolnshire in 1833
Sarah Cawthorn my 5 x g.g.aunt was baptised at Hacconby, Lincolnshire in 1734
James Nicholson Benson my 1st cousin 3 times removed died at Oakbank, Egton cum Newland, Lancashire in 1878. He was 24 and his cause of death was Phthisis (TB)
William Postlethwaite my 3 x g.g.uncle (and great uncle of James Nicholson Benson above) died in Dalton in Furness in 1805. He was not quite 3 years old.
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2nd June
In 1782,my 4 x Great Uncle William Beverley was Baptised Queen St Independent Chapel, Leeds. The eldest son of John Beverley & Elizabeth Slumbers, he had been born on 18 April 1882 and sadly died on 1 Feb 1783.
In 1888, my 4 x Great Uncle Edward Carter was buried, having died on May 29.
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1923 2nd June My Mother was born.
xin
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Frederick Thomas Ransom, eldest son of my great great grandparents, was born 2nd June 1850 in the Fingal Valley in Tasmania.
He took over the running of the family farm, Killymooon after his father retired to Launceston Tasmania. He'd been living on an adjacent farm Millbrook when first married. The Ransoms were a farming family and seem to have been involved in various properties up and down the valley.
When his first wife died, in 1911 aged 60, he married her sister. (something which happened a few times in my family.
Fred died in 1933
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On this day in 1877 my great great aunt Alice Elizabeth Holmes married Cornelius Dagwell (aka John) in Kings County New York.
Alice had been born in Birmingham in 1851 to William Holmes a brushmaker and Caroline nee Whateley
Like several siblings she emigrated, travelling on the John Foster junior in 1870 Liverpool to New York.
After the marriage Cornelius was know as John, and they had a daughter Ella May Dagwell b 1879.
Alice also looked after her younger brother Samuel who was sent to New York at age 14 after his mother's death.
I cannot find John after 1888 or Alice after 1892. A newspaper article suggest John may have run off with another man's wife. Their daughter turned up in New Hampshire and married there.
Photo is Alice
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June 3rd
In 1733 my 6xGreat Grandmother Elizabeth Fuller (maiden name and birthdate unknown) was buried in Diss Norfolk. Exact death date unknown. She had been married to Thomas fuller and the couple had 4 sons, 3 of whom died in infancy/childhood.
In 1783 my 2nd cousin 5 times removed Emma Nind was baptised in Heckfield, Hampshire.(exact birthdate unknown) Daughter of Phillip Nind & Catherine Trant she died unmarried at the age of 67
In 1967 my 2nd cousin once removed was born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec (Still living)
In 1984 My 2nd cousin married in Cornwall Ontario (still living)
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I'm not sure on what day they actually married but on 2nd June 1784 my 5xG grandparents Peter Ross and Agnes Mason gave up their names for proclamation to be married and gave two shillings and sixpence to the poor box. They married in Colinton, then a small village, now a suburb of Edinburgh. Peter was 24 and had been born just outside Edinburgh and baptized, like all his siblings, in St. Cuthberts, also known as Westkirk. Agnes is a brickwall at the moment. Susanna, their second daughter and third of their six children was my 4xG grandmother.
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I have no family anniversaries today but it is my best friend's birthday. Normally we would celebrate with an evening of drinking Pimms and playing boules but she has tootled off on holiday this year so we'll have to do it some other time. :(
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Not many today, but a deluge of my and my husband's ancestors tomorrow. ::)
On 3rd June
Selina Gibson (nee Benson) my aunt (and my dad’s eldest sister) was born in Glasgow in 1908. Her father was a musician and travelled around with various orchestras, although some time after her birth and before May 1910, the family moved to Manchester where they stayed, although their father kept on travelling and died in Scotland in 1926, leaving a widow and 6 children.
Agnes Mumby (nee Benson) my g.g.aunt was baptised at Ireleth Chapel, Ireleth, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1860. Her husband James William Mumby was my g.g.uncle before they married, as they were sister and brother respectively of my g.grandfather and my g.grandmother
Sarah Charlotte Mumby my 2 x g.g.aunt (and aunt of Agnes Mumby’s husband above) was baptised at St Botolph’s Church, Boston, Lincolnshire in 1824
Margaret Myre my 7 x g.g.aunt was baptised at Whicham, Millom, Cumberland in 1676
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13th June would have been my departed mum's birthday.
Died in November 2003 following a house fire
Susan
How awful, Susan...the fire I mean. It will be my 80th this coming 13th June.
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My great grandfather James Currie Draffan was born on 5th June, 1846 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire and he was baptised on 13th June 1846 (my birthday). It is however his father John Draffan I would like to bring back to life by a little imagination and some help from Rabbie Burns.
"I cheery on did wander:
I thought upon the banks o'Coil,
I thought upon my Nancy,
And I mind't the witching smile
That caught my youthful fancy.
At length I reach'd the bonie glen,
Where early life I sported;
I pass'd the mill and trysting thorn,
Where Nancy aft I courted:"
The Soldier's Return 1793
Having set the scene I ask you all to move forward 48 years to the Spring of 1841. The Trysting Thorn which Burns has so immortalised was still there and as you can see from a Google Satellite map of Coylton, Water of Coyle still flows from south to north crossing the main road very close to the old Weaver's cottages where lived the young 26 year old John Draffan with his Uncle John Tassie.
Now please take a look at this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coylton The first coloured picture down on the left is of the Old Manse built in 1839. Just two years later we find the wee 22 year old lass Agnes Currie employed as a live in Servant to the Minister Alex Duncan and his wife Euphemia. Just how John and Agnes first met we can only wonder. Perhaps it was at the Old Kirk or the one that took its place? They must though have then met at the Trysting Thorn, for Nancy is a nickname for Agnes.
A new Trysting Thorn now grows elsewhere in Coylton, nurtured from precious shoots sent up from the roots of the Old Tree which expired in 1916. The couple married in Coylton in August 1841 and they were blessed at the end of the following year with the birth of their daughter Jane. James Currie Draffan came along in 1846 as already mentioned, but sadness was soon to strike the heart of John, for 'Nancy' passed away just two years later.
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On this day in 1865, my great grandfather cousin (cousin 2 x removed) was baptised at St Andrew's Worcester
At one point lived in Worcester High Street not far from Edward Elgar
THis may have had some influence as she went on to be a music teacher and formed Miss Alex. Griffin's Banjo, Mandoline and Guitar Orchestra
She held regular concerts with her mostly ex pupils.
Died rather early on 7th June 1904
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June 4th -- quite a slew of baptisms today!
In 1814 my 2xGreat Grandmother Matilda Trant was baptised at St Peters Leeds. Her exact birthdate is unknown. She was the daughter of Thomas Trant & Elizabeth Beverley. At the age of 28 she became the second wife of Dr Thomas Wainwright of Barnsley. The couple had 8 children, two of who died in infancy/childhood plus Thomas's two surviving children from his first marriage. She died in 1883 in Birkdale Lancashire.
Also baptised at the same time was Matilda's elder brother Nicholas Trant. He was 3 yrs old at the time. He followed his father into the medical profession and settled in London with his wife Rachel Pariss. They had 5 children, 4 of whom lived to adulthood. He died at the early age of 41
In 1833 my 3 x Great Aunt Charlotte Watson was baptised at Weedon Bec Northants. She was the 7th child but 2nd daughter of Joseph Watson and his second wife Ann Whiting. She married William Roots of Colchester Essex and had 6 children
In 1854 my 2 x Great Aunt Edith Charlotte Watson was baptised at Holy Trinity Church Marylebone. She was the 2nd daughter of Noah Watson and Mary Ann Clark. She was married twice, firstly to Emery Thomas Humphrey in 1878 with whom she had one son. In 1890 she married a Methodist Minister, James William Haywood and had twin sons and a short-lived daughter. She died in 1842 at the age of 88.
Finally, in 1862 another double baptism of my 1st cousins 3 x removed, Walter & Elliott Andrews at St Saviours, Chelsea. They were the sons of Maria Frances Clark and Alfred Charles Andrews. Walter was 2 yrs old at the time. Elliott died at a year old in 1863.
And now a marriage:
In 1781, my 4 x Great Grandparents John Whiting & Frances Cave married at Braefield-in-the-Green, Northants. John was a wheelwright. They had at least 3 children. They both lived to ripe old ages, John dying in 1843 at the age of 83, and Frances in 1847 at the age of 90.
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On 4 June 1901 my husband's grandparents, Percy James Albert Hitch and Gertrude Elizabeth January, were marred at St James Church, Enfield Highway, Middlesex. Percy was a barrel rifler at the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.
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So many today, my ancestors are below and my husband's will be in the next post.
On 4 June
Selina Benson (my aunt) married William Gibson at St Andrews Parish Church, Blackley, Lancashire in 1938. When I was about 8 or so (late 1940s) he disappeared, I thought he’d gone to prison but I have no proof and think I must just have overheard something, this was in the time when children were seen and not heard, nor told any family secrets. Many years later my brother who was 12 years younger than me told me that my aunt had been divorced all those years ago. What a difference 12 years make, he knew all the family stories that I’d never been told most of them not even particularly interesting.
Martha Ann Brand (my g.g.aunt) married David Lynch at St Matthew’s Parish Church, Ardwick, Manchester in 1884
Ann Middleton my 2 x g.g.aunt married Joseph Donald Gardner at the Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Cartmel, Lancashire in 1860
Clement Tubbs my 4 x g.grandfather was born in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire in 1762. He was the father of my 2 x g.grandfather’s illegitimate father. My 2 x g.grandfather knew who his father was and named him on his marriage certificate.
Clement Tubbs my half 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised at Holbeach, Lincolnshire in 1833. He was a son of my 2 x g.grandfather’s illegitimate father, with his 2nd wife.
Abigail Tubbs my 4 x g.g.aunt was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire in 1760. She was another member of the Tubbs family tree.
Ann Hayes my 3 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Laurence Church, Frodsham, Cheshire in 1782
William Postlethwaite my 3 x g.g.uncle was buried at St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1805. He was aged 21 months.
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Also on 4 June, my husband’s ancestors
James Buckley and Sarah Brierley his 5 x g.grandparents married at St Mary’s Church, Oldham, Lancashire in 1769
Geoffrey Whittaker his eldest half-brother was born in Denton, Lancashire in 1931. I only knew him as an adult when in his 30s he was still living at home with his father and his stepmother (my husband’s mother) who he hated. Eventually he moved out and bought his own home. He used to visit his maternal gran every evening even though she succumbed to Alzheimers and had no idea who he was. He never married and suddenly moved to an Arab country, where he apparently handed over all his wealth to an Arab family. He died in Gibraltar some time in the 1990s we think. No-one in the family knows why, although it was probably his heart as he was known to have heart disease. No-one knows where he is buried, or what happened to any of his belongings. His brother (my husband’s other half brother) only found out when he accidentally bumped into a mutual friend some time later. All very odd. I have my own opinion of what was happening in his life which I’ve never given, although my father voiced the same opinion to me.
Ann Eleanor Spraggett Binns and Susanna Binns my husband’s 2 x g.g.aunts were baptised at St Phillips Church, Birmingham in 1822. They were not twins and they were born during the marriage of my husband’s 3 x g.grandmother’s first marriage, prior to her marrying my husband’s 3 x g.grandfather.
Amelia Anne Clark(e) and her twin brother Alfred James Clark(e) my husband’s 2 x g.g.aunt and uncle were baptised at St Mary’s Church, Warwick in 1839. They are half siblings of the Binns girls above, having the same mother.
Samuel Dyke my husband’s 4 x g.g.uncle was baptised at Hatton, Warwickshire in 1775.
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On this day in 1671 Alice Lees married Jonathan Pickford at St Michael's, Ashton under Lyne
Alice was daughter of John Lees and Alice Bardsley and was apparently heiress of her mother's estate.
Jonathan was born in Macclesfield, and was a gentleman.
They had 6 children
Jonathan died at Macclesfield in 1689, Alice died at Alt Hill (Ashton u L) in 1720
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Born today in Newington, London, a 1st cousin 2R, Jessie Pretoria Burgess; daughter of George and Annie Catherine (nee Bird). Jessie married William Amos Webb in 1923 in Camberwell and died in 1976 in Lewisham. I've no more details but had to include her........not found another Pretoria in my tree. :)
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June 4th
In 1840, my 3 x Great Aunt Antoinette Louisa Clark was born at 2 Charlotte St. Marylebone London. She was the youngest of 9 children of William Clark & (Judith) Maria Levi/Levy and sadly died at the age of 2 months
In 1849, Eleanor Lewis, widow of my 3 x Great Uncle William Bulloch died at Kirkdale, Liverpool. The death notice in the newspaper gives her age as 66, therefore a birthdate of 1818, but her age on the censues has varied widely, giving birthdates of 1821 - 1831.
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On 5 June
Geoffrey Catlow my husband’s 2nd cousin was born in Denton, Lancashire in 1935. His sister and her husband went to New Zealand in 1963, followed by her parents in 1966 and then Geoffrey in 1971. Geoffrey and his parents all died in New Zealand.
Ethel Laura Barnett my 1st cousin once removed was born at 23 Rosemary Lane, Canterbury in 1913
Sarah Gaunt (nee Batty) my 4 x g.grandmother was baptised at St John the Baptist Church, Penistone, Yorkshire in 1737
Dorothy Haworth (nee Mellor) my husband’s 2 x g.grandmother died at 12 Emily Street, Ardwick, Manchester in 1868. The cause of her death was corroding ulcer of rectum 5 years, which sounds extremely painful. I wonder if it was Crohns or other similar condition. I’m assuming bowel cancer would have been recognized as such as her husband died of that 18 years later in 1886. Dorothy was 46 and left 8 children, the youngest aged 6.
Ann Cockett (nee Day) was buried at All Saints Church, Holbeach, Lincolnshire in 1844. I imagine her parents must have bought her gravestone as it is engraved “In memory of Ann daughter of John and Mary Day and wife of Charles Cockett who died June 1 1844 aged 28. Right at the bottom of the gravestone and so worn away that it is not visible on the photograph we took, is the name of Ann’s baby daughter who died in January 1845.
Arthur Whittaker & Minnie Dawson my husband’s parents married at St Aidan’s Church, Manchester in 1936. Arthur Whittaker was a widower with 2 young sons aged 5 and 4. He was 30 and Minnie was 34 and a spinster. I’m not sure why she chose to marry a man with 2 children unless she thought he was her only hope. A couple of years after they married, she had a son who she absolutely adored and doted on, followed, much to her dismay, by my husband 5 years later. It was not a happy marriage.
John Frederick William Alden my great uncle married Eleanor (known as Lena) Harriet Burns at St John Newington Church, Hull, in 1897. John is not on the 1901 census, although it’s possible he was at sea. He drowned at sea in 1906. His wife was on the 1901 census with a 2 year old son. It’s possible that she had at least one more child before her husband’s death. Lena was not on the 1911 census either although there is a John Alden aged 11 in Newlands Orphanage with a younger brother Charles aged 5. Lena re-married in Hull in 1913 to a widower with 3 children. Hopefully, if the two boys who were in the orphanage were her 2 sons, she took them with her when she married. I wonder how she was able to leave the 2 boys at Newlands (if they were her sons) when they weren’t actually orphans.
John Wilkinson and Anne Bell my 8 x g.grandparents married at Holme Cultram, Cumberland in 1673
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On 5 June
Geoffrey Catlow my husband’s 2nd cousin was born in Denton, Lancashire in 1935.
I have Catlows = some were from Denton, but originated from Ashton under Lyne, back to Jonathan Catlow, curate and schoolmaster of Ashton under Lyne, it seems though that he came from Colne
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Elizabeth Simpson married Thomas Broadley 5 Jun 1786 at the parish church in Great Harwood, Lancashire. Since they were Catholic, they had probably already had a Catholic marriage at Dunkenhalgh Chapel. She was his third wife and they had seven children baptized at Dunkenhalgh. He was a calico printer. I have never found when she died. There are other Simpsons at the Chapel but I don't know if or how they were related to Elizabeth. cb
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On 5 June
In 1876 my husband's grandmother, Gertrude Elizabeth January, mentioned yesterday, was born at Hauxton, Cambridgeshire. She was the daughter of John January and Emma Bangle.
Joseph Peppercorn, my 1st cousin 2 x removed, married his first wife, Jane Hassall, in 1892 at St James the Apostle Church, Islington, London.
Louisa Florence Conquest, my 1st cousin 1 x removed, married Oliver George Mew in 1921 at Southwark, London.
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On this day in 1879, George Jackson my great great grandfather died aged only 48 at Carlton near Barnsley. He died from Bright's disease, which is a kidney problem with protein in the blood - does not exactly equate to one modern condition.
George was born in 1831 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, son of a coal miner Edward Jackson, who later became a provision dealer. In 1841 he was living at an Aunt's family house in Derbyshire (Aunt though was absent.
He married Sally Booth in 1850 at St Mary's Stockport and in 1851 they were living in Marple. He was already working in the coal mines at this stage.
In 1861 he had moved across to Dodworth near Barnsley in Yorkshire and was coal viewer - I suspect he was undermanager at this stage. Sally and the family soon joined him and together they had 9 children though the first 4 died young. Sally died in 1872 of an obstructed bowel, and George remarried an Ann, I have no idea who she was, born in Cheshire he may have married in either county. Then George got an exciting new job and they moved to Carlton also near Barnsley. George commenced the management of construction of a new mine on Lord Wharncliffe's land , known as Wharncliffe Woodmoor mine. It was also known as Carlton main, and operated until the 1960s.
It may not have been the best time to start a new mine as coal prices dropped, but with George's sudden death, in 1881 just the youngest girl was left at home with Ann, her stepmother.
George was buried with Sally at the Church in Dodworth,
Pictures - George, his grave and all that is left of the mine, a memorial to a later disaster
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That's a nice set of photo's to illustrate your entry stonechat.
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On 6 June
Ethelinda Cockett (nee Wheeldon ) my aunt known as Auntie Linda was born in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, in 1909 and was married to my mother’s brother. In later years she lived in Blackpool and I remember visiting her with my boyfriend (now husband) when I was about 20. She decided I looked “peaky” and promptly gave me some Tonic Wine. I didn’t realise it was alcoholic – and quite strong at that 15% and as I’d never drunk any alcohol before, I certainly wasn’t “peaky” after that. ::) ::)
Joseph Pemberton my 3 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Oswald’s Church, Lower Peover, Cheshire in 1784
Lettice (Letitia) Stanton my 1st cousin 5 ties removed was baptised at St Nicholas Church, Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire in 1810. Oddly, Lettice and her sister Leonora and brother Edwin Hammond Stanton appear to have been baptised twice once in Skirbeck, (Edwin originally baptised in New Sleaford and the second time on 19 September 1813 in Sempringham when a younger brother was baptised
John Baxter my 5 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Andrew’s Church, Heckington, Lincolnshire in 1750
Ann Sharp my 1st cousin 4 times removed was baptised at St Botolph’s Church, Boston, Lincolnshire in 1837
Hannah Middleton my 3 x g.g.aunt was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Millom, Cumberland in 1820
William Brand my 2 x g.g.uncle was buried at St Denys Parish Church, Sleaford, Lincolnshire in 1824. He was the 2nd son to be called William, the first William was buried aged 2 days, this 2nd William was 10 when he was buried, and the 3rd William born in 1825 became my 2 x g.grandfather.
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I have Catlows = some were from Denton, but originated from Ashton under Lyne, back to Jonathan Catlow, curate and schoolmaster of Ashton under Lyne, it seems though that he came from Colne
My husband seems to be connected to some other Catlows, including a Walter Catlow born about 1850 who married his 2 x g.g.aunt Jane Lees. I've not researched Walter and I don't think he's connected to the other Catlow mentioned yesterday.
Lizzie
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I was going to leave this till later but might not be in, so better chuck them up now.
On 6 June 1884 Hugh Wright was born at Redford, Muiravonside, the first of four children of my great grandmother Elizabeth by her first husband Robert Wright. He would be followed by Elizabeth, John and Robina before Robert died just six years later from pneumonia. Elizabeth remarried several years later, producing one child from this marriage. This child, a daughter would grow up with a different surname to that of her four half siblings. In between these marriages was born, illigitimately, my grandfather, who would have his mother's maiden name as a surname. I know all about Robert Wright's line, thanks to a great grandson of his brother John. I have tracked, thanks to help from MonicaL, the family of her second husband from a large farm estate in Ireland, as far as the USA and goldfields of Australia. However, my grandfather's paternal lineage, I am afraid will remain a mystery that leaves a gaping hole in my research. No father is mentioned on his birth, marriage or death certificates and until I revealed all, not even my mother knew he was illigitimate. Only a seance it appears will reveal the truth.
On 6 June 1910, Jane Heeps Lawson was born in Crosscroes, Muiravonside, the second of three children born to my GG grandmother Hannah and her second husband John Lawson. This John is proving hard to track but it looks like his parents were from Cumberland. Only last week, with some great sleuthing from Gadget, I discovered that he committed suicide when his daughter Jane was just 21.
On 6 June 1840 my great great grandfather Peter Wardlaw was baptized in Whitburn. He had been born on 29 April, the eldest of four children of George Wardlaw and Agnes Torrance. If he had been born just three days earlier he would have shared the birthday of both his grandfather and myself, his great great grandson.
On 6 June 1890, my great grandparents George Wardlaw and Agnes Tweedie married in Armadale. The witnesses were the bride's sister Elizabeth and her maternal uncle William. I think he may have been standing in for her father who was deceased at the time of this marriage. George was the eldest child of the above Peter and his wife Janet Brown and was born just four months after their marriage, meaning his mother was already well pregnant or this was a record breaking short pregnancy. Agnes was the daughter of John Tweedie and Rachel Brown (no relation to the above Janet) and like all but one of her siblings was born in Bathgate. The only exception being her eldest sister Elizabeth, who was born in Fife.
George and Agnes would have a long marriage and produce five daughter's, one of whom was my grandmother and one son. This one son, Peter died young following injuries received in a mining accident and is buried with his parents. Their eldest child Rachel also died young and her daughters were brought up by George and Agnes in the village (in my avatar) and on the very street where years later I would be born.
Photos are of Hugh Wright and his younger brother John and the grave of my great grandparents and Peter Wardlaw their only son.
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George Broadley was born 6 jun 1865 in Habergham Eaves and was buried 2 jan 1866, 7 months old in Burnley Cemetery, of Healey Wood. His parents were James Broadley, carter and Ann Turner. James was actually baptized as a Catholic, but his children were brought up Anglican. There were eight children but at least 3, including George, died in a few months between Sept 1865 and Jan 1866.
Grace Broadley was born 6 jun 1868 in Clayton le Moors. Her father Peter was a fireman in the mine at Altham and was one of the few to escape the Moorfields Pit disaster of 1883. Grace's parents, Peter and Grace, had 6 children. Three died as infants and one aged 10. The only other child who survived, George Edward (Teddy) Broadley, had a career as a cricketer. He was a fast bowler.He is mentioned in local papers and in 1899 Norden Cricket Club, Norden, Rochdale, engaged him as a professional. The club won their first championship in The Middletons and District League. In later life, George Edward ran a pub in Manchester.
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I've been away again so I missed yesterday's people. I'll just mention that on June 5th, 1925, my great uncle Joseph Milne Raitt, married Nettie Wills in Aberdeen. They had one daughter, Pat. A couple of years ago, I made contact with her and had hoped that we would meet one day. Sadly, that didn't happen as she became ill with cancer and died last year. But I have met one of her sons and his family. It turns out that Pat and her husband lived for some time in a village very close to where I am now so her son was in the area, visiting the his birthplace. ( the same village from which my daughter ran her 10k last week).
Today, June 6th
1717, Dorothea Lonsdale, 1st cousin x 5, born in Spennithorne
1786, Lydia Favell, 5 x great aunt was baptised in Spennithorne
1821, Maria Grose, 1st cousin x 5, was born in Portsea.
1824, Margaret Smith, 2 x great grandmother, was baptised in Nairn, daughter of William Smith and Margaret Forsyth.
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June 6th
Although i have this event down as a birth, I suspect it is actually a baptism:
In 1667, my 7 x Great Grandmother Sarah Drake was born in Aylesbeare, Devon. She was the eldest daughter of George & Mary Drake. She married John Walrond and they had nine children.
In 1775, my 2nd Cousin 5 times removed Emma Trant Spry was baptised in West Lavington Wiltshire. She was the daughter of James Hume Spry & Emma Trant
In 1790, my 4 x Great Uncle Thomas Jenkins Whitney was baptised at Kington Herefordshire. He was the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Whitney
In 1811, my 4 x Great Aunt Ann Carter was christened at Aylesbeare Devon. She was the youngest child of Thomas Carter & Elizabeth Coplestone and married Frederick Walker
In 1860, Phoebe Smith, wife of my 4 x Great Uncle Samuel Levi was buried at Diss, Norfolk. She was 79 yrs old.
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My Dad would have been 101 today. He died at 11.00am on 11th November so it's easy to remember his anniversary. He served his apprenticship as a Hairdresser therefore gaining the nickname "Sweeney" although he had another from his time in the army WW2, where he was in the artillery and also picked up "Gunner".
The family are not so sure it was from the army and always assumed it was from his passion of always putting of til tommorrow what could be done today...IE Gunna.
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On this day in 1770, Nancy Bowker my 3 x great grandmother was baptised at St Michael's Ashton Under Lyne (She may have been born at Haughton)
She was daughter of George Bowker a cordwainer and Mary Shepley from Glossop
Nancy Married James Cock in 1789 at St Mary's Stockport - he was mostly decribed as a weaver
They had 11 children
James died in 1838 at Denton. He clearly wrote a will, there is a death duty record and an act book entry but the will is elusive
Nancy died in 1852 in Denton, they were both buried there at St Lawrence's
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Two births today:
My gt. uncle Francis Barham born in Bunhill Row, London in 1871; son of George William and Elizabeth Mary Ann (nee Burgess).He was baptised a month later at St. Thomas Charterhouse but died 3 months later.
A 1st cousin 3R, John Robert Pain, born in 1860 in Woolwich; son of John Hutcheson and Mary Ann (nee Allen). He was baptised a month later at St. Mary Magdalene, Woolwich. John married Amelia Christine Millard in 1895; two children were born but, like his father, I can find no confirmed sighting of him after that. The family that lives up to their name. ::)
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On 7 June
Harold Catlow my husband’s 1st cousin once removed married Annie Clark in Ashton under Lyne in 1931
Henry Gordon Brand my 1st cousin twice removed married Mary Jane Kay at St James Church, Moss side, Manchester in 1913
Minnie Whittaker (nee Dawson) my mother in law was born at 67 Baslow Street, Beswick, Manchester in 1901
Elizabeth Jane Taylor (nee Hobson) my g.aunt (my maternal gran’s eldest sister) was born in Manchester in 1874. My mother used to refer to her as Aunt Lizzie.
John Pake Tubbs my 3 x g.g.uncle was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire in 1787
Joseph Skelton my 5 x g.g.uncle was baptised at Holme Cultram, Cumberland in 1747
Agnes Mumby (nee Benson) my g.g.aunt died at 1 Louisa Place, English Street, Hull, Yorkshire in 1881, she was aged 21. The cause of her death was softening of the brain of 2 months’ duration. I have no idea what that is, but I do know that just over 2 months earlier she had given birth to her second child.
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4th June 1818 my gt gt grandmother, Eva Margaretha Vollmond was born in Kocherstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Born 7th June 1901, Carl A Holcomb, husband of sister-in-law of 1st cousin once removed in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Born 7th June 1917 Lorraine J Randall, wife of James R Machholz (2nd cousin once removed) in Iowa, Des Moines, USA
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it's mine does that count? ;D
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Of course it does. Happy Birthday to you! :D
7th June 1731, my 6 x great-grandparents, Ralph Littlefair and Elizabeth Etherington were married in Cockfield, Co. Durham.
1855 - my 4 x great aunt Isabella Alexander - nee Hay) died in Cruden. I hesitate to rejoice at her death but Scottish records were so informative for deaths that year. I have all the names of her children as well as her parents and her husband from the certificate. Shame it didn't last.
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On 8th June 1751 my 5xG grandparents John Wardlaw and Barbara Smith gave up their names for proclamation to be married. They lived in the parish of Kirknewton and East Calder. John was a weaver at Leithead which now seems to be little more than a collection of farm buildings. Barbara was from Newlands, a few fields away and which still exists. Like many of the infuriating Kirknewton records of the time, mother's are rarely mentioned, even on baptisms. I know John's father was another John and grandfather very likely a George and Barbara's was Rodger Smith of whom I know nothing apart from he was my 6xG grandfather. I share a birthday with their youngest child, my 4xG grandfather.
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John Lee my great great grandfather was buried today in Tintwistle, Cheshire in 1878, after dying in Hadfield, Derbyshire.
He was born in 1810 in Upper Bridge Upperthong (Homlfirth) to George Lee, a shoemaker and Ann Whitehead. He became a shoemaker himself though seemed to prefer the grander description of
Cordwainer.
In 1833 he married Mary Cook at Holmfirth. He and Mary had 6 daughters though the second died at 15.
In 1850 Mary died in childbirth, it is clear this child did not live either
In 1851 They are all at home in Upperthong.
By 1861 they all moved to Glossop, Derbyshire, apart from his oldest daughter who stayed behind to marry. In Derbyshire he has a new wife Ann, who I have not been able to track down. The 1861 census gives her occupation as sick in bed! Ann died not long after
All John's daughter married off, and he died at 68 as above
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1718, Jean Laurenson, 7 x great aunt, was baptised in Logie Buchan.
In 1781. my 5 x great grandparents, James Martin and Margaret Jaffray, were married in Belhelvie. On the same day, their daughter and my 4 x great grandmother, Margaret Martin, was baptised in Belhelvie. An economical use of church and minister! ;D
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On 8 June
Herbert Hanley my 1st cousin twice removed married Annie Brown McEwen at Calton Parish Church, Glasgow in 1946
Elizabeth Collett my 2nd cousin twice removed was born in Cawnpore, India in 1861
Hilda Dawson my husband’s aunt was born at 67 Baslow Street, Beswick, Manchester in 1905
Edward Stanton my 1st cousin 5 times removed was baptised at All Saints Church, Holbeach, Lincolnshire in 1819
Joseph Baildon my 6 x g.grandfather was buried at All Hallows Church, Almondbury, Yorkshire in 1728. He was 67 and the parish record shows he was a Clothier.
And last but not least Mary Benson (nee Cockett) my mother was cremated at Gloucester Cremtorium in 2007. She was almost 96 when she died, so would have been 102 this year if she’d lived.
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Does anyone mind if I do tomorrow's now. It's going to be a busy weekend and this could be the only chance I'll get.
Let's get the lesser ones out of the way first:
Baptised 1765, in Portsmouth, Joseph Lush, a 6 x great uncle.
Married 1815, in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, 4 x great grandparents, John Birnie and Barbara Birnie ( why is Barbara so hard to type?)
And now the big one. I know lots of you know this story but bear with me, it's too special not to tell again.
I went to bed on the night of June 8th with no plans or expectations for the following day. At approximately 1.45 am on 9th, we were woken by my daughter's partner, phoning to say that they were in Lancaster Royal Infirmary and that although not due until 18th September, their baby was about to be born. There was nothing the doctors could do to stop it happening. Fearing the worst, we got dressed and tore hell for leather down the motorway, arriving at about 2.30am. I was allowed to see my daughter, who was very distressed and obviously well advanced in labour. She hadn't even started going to ante-natal classes and had no idea about breathing control or anything else so I did what I could to help but to be honest, she was beyond taking it on board.
At about 3.15, we were sitting in a waiting area when there was a mad rush of doctors and nurses, plainly heading for an emergency. In my bewildered state, I thought it was for someone else. But how wrong could I be. At 3.33am my tiny, grandson was born, weighing 1lb 14ozs ( 850 grams), so unready for this world that his skin was not fully formed and his eyes were still sealed, like a new born kitten. My first sight of him was as he was wheeled in an incubator to the neo-natal intensive care unit and all I could see was his head, so very small - about the size of a mandarin orange.
There was no sleep for any of us that night and later that day, the baby, who didn't have a name at that time, and his parents were transferred to Burnley Neo-Natal Intensive Care Hospital where they spent the next two months, with every day bringing fresh challenges and concerns but with the very best of care and equipment. At around ten weeks, he was transferred back to Lancaster and on his one hundred day birthday, he came home - the day before he should have been born!
Actually, typing this has brought back the most devastating emotions and I can hardly see the keyboard now. But look, here we are, about to celebrate his first birthday with all the family around us. And just to do some real nana-boasting - here he is, still tiny and more like the eight and a half month old which he should be, than a baby of twelve months but healthy, happy and perfect.......
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Gorgeous picture. :D Happy Birthday for tomorrow little man!
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Oh, isn't he lovely! Your story brought tears to my eyes, so no wonder it did for you. Wonderful that he came through it, your daughter too. Hope you all enjoy his birthday :D
Ann
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On this day in 1835 my great great aunt Mary Ann Conquest was born at Lancaster Place, Vincent Square, London. She was the third daughter of my 2x great grandparents James Conquest (a carpenter) and Susan Crisp. I have her with her parents in Camberwell, London, in 1841, but then she disappears. There are sightings of possible candidates, but I cannot confirm any of them.
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On 9th June 1886 my 3xG grandmother Bridget Lee died in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Her usual residence at the time was Ashley Buildings, which were tenements on High Street, part of the Royal Mile. Her husband my 3xG grandfather Daniel Clifford had died aged only 37 twenty three years earlier. Bridget was of the Roman Catholic faith as was her husband and was born in Ireland to parents John Lee and Annie Smith. Bridget's daughter Mary Anne was my great great grandmother.
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On this day in 1706 Mary Conington and John Arnesby married at St Peter's Oundle. They were 6 X great grand parents. She was daughter of John and Ann of Thorpe Achurch, and he was of Benefield. They had only one child that I know of. Mary died 1749 in Benefield, and John died there in 1762
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On this day Jane Hall and James Leah, my great x 3 grandparents married at Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire. Jane (aka Jenney} was daughter of Joseph Hall and Mary (aka Molly or Malley) of Rowarth Derbyshire. James was illegitimate son of Mary Leah of Hyde/Werneth area
Also not quite such a direct ancestor but both parties related to me and their decendants share a number of ancestors with me
Sally Pierce Dolby and George Boyce married today in 1840 at St James Westminster. She was first cousin 4 x removed, as was he (in a different but related branch)
I looked at them first when tracing Sarah Pierce Boyce - Sally was someone different though.
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Congratulations to young Arthur and all his family. The story brought tears to my eyes again ..... but isn't he lovely now !!
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Born today in London in 1857 a 1st cousin 3R, Rebecca Gandy; daughter of James and Rebecca (nee Barton). Rebecca was baptised the following month at St. Thomas Charterhouse and married Henry Ferguson in 1876 at St Bartholomew, Moor Lane. They had five children and Rebecca died in Hackney in 1920; Henry having died some years earlier.
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the only birth I see under those parents names is:
Athaliah Susan Conquest
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 22 August 1830 SAINT GILES,CAMBERWELL,LONDON,ENGLAND
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On 9 June
Martha Bayldon my 4 x g.g.aunt was baptised at All Hallows Church, Almondbury, Yorkshire in 1735
John Lank my 4 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Medardus and St Gildardus Church, Little Bytham, Lincolnshire in 1745
Alfred Stanton my 2nd cousin 4 times removed was baptised at St Mary & St Nicholas Parish Church, Spalding in 1837. I know he died in Sept quarter of 1837 but I can’t find a burial on Lincstothepast and for such a distant ancestor I’m not buying his death certificate to find out the actual date of death to work out burial date.
Francis Collett my 5 x g.g.uncle was buried at Eye, Suffolk in 1716
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On 9th June 1893, my great grandmother, Margaretha Brück Pfisterer, died of Pneumonia.
She was attended by her brother-in-law, William Fletcher.
Her second husband, Robert Charles Wallis, left a year before, accompanied by their two sons and after Margaretha's death, her two daughters left to join their father and brothers.
Her younger brothers, who called themselves "Briggs" were already in the States and "Fred Briggs" as he now called himself, founded a popular Meat Market in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa.
Her first born, Karl Friedrich Pfisterer, called himself Charles Frederick Fisher in the States and settled in Flint River, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa. He arrived around 1884.
My grandfather, Margaretha's second born son travelled from Mexborough, Yorkshire, to join his cousins, the Heinzmanns, in Northwich, where he stayed and married Jessie Whitlow.
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Thanks Vicky - yes Athalia(h) Susan was the eldest daughter of James and Susan Conquest. Their next three daughters, Eleanor (Ellen), born 10 May 1833, Mary Ann, mentioned above, and Elizabeth, born 12 July 1838, were all baptised at Vincent Square St Mary on 12 August 1838.
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On 9 June 1911 my 2nd cousin 1x removed, John Frederick Leopold Kelly (stage name Jack Leopold), married Ivy Ellaline Fenton (stage name Ellaline Thorne) at Wandsworth, London. Jack had minor parts in various West End plays, and I have been fortunate enough to find video clips of some of them. His wife seems to have mainly appeared in pantomime at provincial theatres.
I would love to know why so many of this theatrical family adopted the name Leopold, but so far this information has eluded me!
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On this day in 1756 George Morrison, my 6 x great grandfather died.
The first I know of him was his marriage to Elizabeth Johnson in 1711 at Winkfield, Berks
Both George and Elizabeth described as servant to Earl Ranelagh
They would be working at Cranbourne Lodge in Windsor Great Park, of which only Cranbourne Tower remains
They had three children , 1 died young.
Elizabeth died in 1751
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I've quite a few today.
On 10 June
Elizabeth Eliza Mumby my 2 x g.g.aunt married Isaac Salter in Hobart, Tasmania in 1850. They had both been transported from England. Isaac Salter was transported for desertion. He was court martialled at Wellington Barracks on the 8th March 1836. Isaac left England aboard the `Lady Nugent`` on the 12th. November 1836. He served 8 years as a convict in Tasmania. He received his Free Certificate on 28 January 1844 and permission to marry was granted on the 21 May 1850. Elizabeth received a sentence of 7 years and transportation to Van Diemen’s Land for two cases of theft of rather large quantities of food and clothes from two previous employers She left aboard the ship Tory on 30 April 1848, which held 170 female convicts. Although Elizabeth had one daughter born 1838, it’s possible that she had another child who was the subject of a Bastardy Order in 1847. She travelled to Tasmania without any children, but had 10 more following her marriage to Isaac.
William Howard my husband’s 3 x g.g.uncle was born in Liverpool in 1798
Ann Elizabeth Whittaker my husband’s g.aunt was baptised at St Lawrence Church, Denton, Lancashire in 1886
Hannah Lockwood (nee Brown) my 4 x g.grandmother was baptised at St Nicholas Church, Cumberworth, Yorkshire in 1753
James Mumby my 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Botolph’s Church, Boston, Lincolnshire in 1812
Ann Chorley my 3 x g.g.aunt was baptised at Gosforth, Cumberland in 1810
Ada Hobson Cockett my aunt died in Blackpool in 1993. She was 97 and the cause of her death was Old Age. She ran away with a married man and although they never married or had children they were together until his death in 1955. She and her partner used Ada’s middle name as their surname. Her life choice obviously didn’t go down well with her mother or siblings, but I stayed with them often as a child and was very fond of them both. Not having children of their own they gave me the best of everything, and actually asked my mother if they could adopt me. Naturally my mother said No. ::)
John Seth Cockett my uncle and baby brother of Ada Hobson Cockett above died at 20 Ash Street, Harpurhey, Manchester in 1910. He was 3 weeks old and his cause of death was given as Congenital Debility and convulsions.
George William Wright my g.grandfather died at 395 Hessle Road, Hull in 1935. His age was given as 77, giving a year of birth of either 1858 or 1857 if his birthday was later in the year than his date of death. Of course, it’s possible that his son who was the informant didn’t know his true age. As he and my g.grandmother didn’t marry, I have no way of knowing his age and possible name of father. As I can’t find him on any census prior to 1891, I have no idea if the details given on 1891 and subsequent census that he was born in Bethnal Green, are correct. Having a common name doesn’t help me as there are too many of a similar name and age in the Bethnal Green area at the time.
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June 10
In 1730 my 5 x Great Grandmother Caroline Locke was baptised at Aylesbury, Devon
In 1823 my 1st cousin 4 times removed John Beverley was baptised at Thorpe Bunsall Yorkshire
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Fred Broadley was born 10 jun 1892 in Accrington. He became a roller coverer and suffered a dreadful industrial accident. I still haven't been able to find much about it and my main source of information is from the WWI pension records. Three of his brothers died in WWI (Their great-nephew stood on the Fourth Plinth to represent them) and, although Fred had only one eye, with damage to the other, he was drafted into a labour battalion. While he was away, his first and, I think, only child, died of pneumonia.
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June 11
In 1759 my 5x Great Uncle John Carter was baptised at Aylesbeare, Devon He was the first child of John Carter & Caroline Locke
In 1775 my 2nd cousin 5 times removed Eliza Serjeantson was baptised at Wakefield, Yorkshire. She was the only daughter of William Serjeantson of Hnalith & Jane Rookes Leeds
In 1846, my 2xGreat aunt Ann Bulloch was buried in Rhuddlan Flintshire. She was less than a year old. Despite the family having lived in Liverpool for nearly 10 years at this time she was taken back to her mother's home of Rhuddlan for burial in the family grave along with some previous infant deaths.
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Only distant ancestors today.
On 11 June
Ellen Gowing my 2nd cousin twice removed was baptised at Ilketshall St Andrew, Suffolk in 1871
John Woodward my 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Laurence Church, Frodsham, Cheshire in 1810
and his brother
George Woodward my 2 x g.g.uncle was also baptised at St Laurence Church, Frodsham, Cheshire, 5 years later in 1815
Margarett Milnes my 8 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Dewsbury, Yorkshire in 1615
Harry Pemberton my 1st cousin twice removed died in Eccles, Lancashire in 1916. He was 15 years old.
Thomas Phillips Boyers my 1st cousin 4 times removed died in Skirkbeck Quarter, Lincolnshire in 1852. The family then had another child in March 1853 who they also named Thomas Phillips Boyers. The 2nd Thomas lived to the age of 48, when he died of heart failure due to heart disease produced by chronic alcoholism.
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On 11th June 1893 my great great grandfather's elder brother William McKeown arrived in Quebec, though some sources say it was the day before. He had sailed from Liverpool on the SS Mongolian. The Mongolian was a Scottish built ship, launched in Glasgow three years previously and built for the Allan Line based in Liverpool. She was 4,838 tons, 400 ft long and with a berth of 45 ft. and was torpedoed by the submarine UC 70 off Filey Bay on 21st July 1918 with a loss of 35 lives.
Wlliam made his way to Pennsylvania and wasted no time in marrying a local girl, Mary Amanda Chapman, the daughter of George and Phoebe Chapman, almost as soon as he arrived. Their first child Anna was born the following year. Two of his children, John and Matilda would be named after his parents, my 3xG grandparents.
William settled in Knox Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania and died in 1944. He is buried in the Messiah Baptist Cemetery in Kylertown, Pennsylvania.
His brother, Robert, my GG grandfather would follow him the year after and despite a bit of coming and going between the USA and Scotland, also emigrated and died, also in the 1940's in Indiana.
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On the 11th June 1970 Jan Pieter van de Waal was buried in Liverpool. He came to England in WWII and served in the Prinses Irene Brigade. After the war he finished his degree in architecture in Liverpool and worked for F.X. Velarde, a well-known Catholic architect, until the latter's death. He left a wife and six children.
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June 11th 1667, Edward Jackson and Margrett Waller were married in Brough under Stainmore, Westmorland. My 8 x great grandparents and that is about the end of my discoveries so far on those two lines. I know that Margrett was the daughter of Robart ( sic) Waller and that she was born in February 1637 but that is absolutely all. Of Edward Jackson's family - I know nothing!
In 1813, my 3 x great grandparents, William Smith and Margaret Forsyth were married in Nairn. I know that Margaret's mother was called Jane but have no surname for her. William is one of my worst brickwalls! Many people have tried to help me with him and his family but nothing ever quite ties up the loose ends.
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On 11 June 1893 Herbert Peppercorn, my 2nd cousin 1 x removed, was baptised at Islington St Mary.
He was the son of Augustus Peppercorn and Sarah White, who were artificial florists. Herbert and his siblings assisted in the business as they grew up. It must have been successful as the family occupied two adjoining houses in Highgate (now I believe a French restaurant!).
Herbert died on 9 June 1966 in Dorset, leaving nearly £5000 in his will - about £72,000 today!
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Hi Gengen,
I don't suppose there's a connection, but my 4 x great grandparents were Joseph Sewell and Esther Jackson, and they married in November 1770 in Brough under Stainmore, Westmorland. Esther's father was William Jackson. Of course, Jackson is a common name, but thought it was worth mentioning because of the location of both marriages.
Ann
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Computer died this morning (using an old laptop) so all on hold at present
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On 12 June
John Cocket and Mary Hawkins my 5 x g.grandparents married at St Mary’s Parish Church, Weston, Spalding, Lincolnshire, in 1748
Robert Smith and Bridgett Myre my 7 x g.grandparents were married at St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, in 1703. They had 8 children, my 6 x g.grandmother being the first one. Robert died in 1743 but I can’t find a death for Bridgett.
Robert Robinson Gilchrist my 1st cousin 4 times removed was born in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1834
Cyril Purchon my 2nd cousin once removed died in France in 1917. He was in the 8th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment and his grave is in the Duisans British Cemetery, Etruin, reference IV, J23. Most graves in this cemetery relate to the Battle of Arras in 1917.
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June 12
In 1686 my 9xGreat Uncle John Carter was buried at Clyst St George, Devon
In 1831 my 2xGreat Grandmother Mary Ann Clark was baptised at All Souls, Marylebone. She was the 6th of 9 children of William Clark and Judith Maria Levi who ran a tobacconists shop. She married Noah Watson and had 7 children. She died in 1903 at the age of 72
In 1911 my 1st Cousin 3 times removed Lawrence Beverly Trant married Emily Grace Langley at Holy Trinity Church, Chelsea. He was 64 yrs old at the time, and his bride was 54. He was the third son of Nicholas Trant & Rachel Pariss and spent most of his adult life in Buenos Aires, Argentina along with his younger brother
and finally:
In 1976 my younger brother got married in Christchurch, Brunswick, Manchester
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Oooops
I missed one in my earlier post :(
In 2007 my great-nephew was born, grandson to my brother that i mentioned above!
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I do have a few ancestors' anniversaries today but I am going to reserve this post to just the one. The phone rang this afternoon - my sister telling me that my uncle died this morning at the age of seventy-eight. He was the second youngest of my mum's five siblings. All of the others died some time ago so this is the end of a generation in my family. Tonight I am feeling very sad.
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Sorry to read of your sad news Jen.
Two birthdays today:
My 2xgt. uncle, John Viney, born in 1841 in Monkton Combe, Somsrset; son of Henry and Eliza (nee Elliott). He was baptised the following month at Prior Park. John, like many of his family, became a stone mason. He moved to London, as did his brother William (my 2xgt.grandfather). I can find him on a census with wife Eliza and 3 daughters but not yet found a marriage. Eliza died and John married Annie Biggs in 1892. John died in 1910.
My grandmother,Mary Joanna Kingsman, born in 1901 in Kensington; daughter of John and Annie (nee George). Mary was the 4th child out of a family of 10 and during WW1 worked in a munitions factory. She married John Frederick Bernard Howard in 1921; two children were born but their son died aged 7 months. Mary worked as an office cleaner for most of her life and died in 1983 in Poole, Dorset.
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June 13
Only one event today:
in 1783 my 4xGeat Aunt Jane Wainwright was buried at Tankersley, Yorkshire aged 19. She was the 4th child and eldest daughter of Thomas Wainwright and Ann Taylor
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Only a couple today.
On 13 June
Thomas Postlethwaite my 4 x g.grandfather was born at Lowfield House, Pennington in Furness in 1762 and baptised on 13 June at Pennington in Furness, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire.
John Seth Cockett my uncle was buried at Phillips Park Cemetery, Blackley, Manchester in 1910, aged just over 3 weeks of age.
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Hi Gengen,
I don't suppose there's a connection, but my 4 x great grandparents were Joseph Sewell and Esther Jackson, and they married in November 1770 in Brough under Stainmore, Westmorland. Esther's father was William Jackson. Of course, Jackson is a common name, but thought it was worth mentioning because of the location of both marriages.
Ann
I think it is more than likely that there is a connection. I shall have a look through my tree and see if I can work anything out but it's more likely that I'd have to make a trip down to the Westmorland archives which, although it is only a ten minute walk away, I rarely have chance to do! Maybe this is the excuse I need. :)
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No-one in my tree has any anniversaries until later this month.
Hi Gengen,
I don't suppose there's a connection, but my 4 x great grandparents were Joseph Sewell and Esther Jackson, and they married in November 1770 in Brough under Stainmore, Westmorland. Esther's father was William Jackson. Of course, Jackson is a common name, but thought it was worth mentioning because of the location of both marriages.
Ann
I think it is more than likely that there is a connection. I shall have a look through my tree and see if I can work anything out but it's more likely that I'd have to make a trip down to the Westmorland archives which, although it is only a ten minute walk away, I rarely have chance to do! Maybe this is the excuse I need. :)
I hope you can find something interesting for us both! I have quite a lot of information about the male line of Sewells, most of whom were coopers in Appleby, but I know very little about their wives.
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On this day
13th June 1658
My 9th Great Grandparents John Impey and Ann Squire were married at Baldock in Hertfordshire.
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Seems a strange day, perhaps they did the deed during a tea break, but on Tuesday 13th June 1854 my great great grandparents, James Stein and Elizabeth Pate married in Linlithgow after proclamations on Sunday's the 4th and 11th. They were married by the Rev. Dr. Andrew Bell, who the next year was the Moderator for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 1855.
Their names are still at this time written as Steen and Peat but by the time of their deaths years later in Stirling would have become Stein and Pate, the Pate name making it as far as my aunt Elizabeth (it was her middle name).
James was 25 and a shoemaker, the eldest child of James Steen, a tanner and Jane Downs. There were six sisters between him and his only brother, Henry.
Elizabeth was 4 days short of her 23rd birthday and was the daughter of John Peat, a shoemaker and Isabella Scott.
All of them, like many in Linlithgow lived on High Street. At the time James and Elizabeth were children the houses here were described as old and decayed yet substantial. Their daughter Elizabeth, my great grandmother would be born on the same street.
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I still don't have a computer with FTM running, but will have a go from what I can find
Richard Bond,my 4 x great grandfather, died on this day in 1821
The Manchester Guardian of 30th June 1821 carried the following: -
On the 14th inst in consequence of a fall from his horse the preceding night, on his return home, Richard Bond, Esq. of Denton, hat-manufacturer. He was esteemed by all for his genuine honesty and benevolent heart; in his death society has to deplore the loss of a valuable member, and his family and friends will ever mourn the absence of an affectionate father and protector.
He was born in unknown place , sometime around 1758 , probably near Manchester to John Bond and Ellen Nee Swinlehurst originally of Tatham in the north of Lancs.
He was living at Denton in Lancs when he married Mary Lowe at Manchester Cathedral in 1782.
He had a hat factory roughly where Bond Street is now in Denton. (Named after him?)
At one point also the hat business was Bond Peacock and Bromley at Crown Point (now a shopping centre)
He and Mary had 12 children, of whom 6 died very young and on at only 30.
Mary lived on until 1835.
Both RIchard andMary were buried at St Lawrence's Denton
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On 11th June 1948, my parents married.
They are still both living at home together in their 90's
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On 12th June 1912, my great great aunt Caroline Emma Edward nee Holmes emigrated aboard the Royal George from Bristol, bound for Montreal. On arrival a week later she described herself as a widow.She settled in Winnipeg
She was born in 1858 in Birmingham
She married George William Edwards in Claines Worcestershire in 1876.
Emma and George had 5 children. George seemed to be away a lot and may have run off. His death is not clear
She clearly had a difficult decision when her daughter Emma and Her sons Edwin (who I met) and George William, all already married emigrated to Canada.
However she went and eventually died in 1937 in Winnipeg and was buried at Old Kildonan
Cemetery
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Two today, it's my in-laws 61st wedding anniversary and in 1851 my great grandma's brother, William Crosby Snowball, was born in Washington, Co.Durham.
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On 14 June
Richard Isaac and Sarah Everit my 5 x g.grandparents married at St Peter and St Paul Church, Osbournby, Lincolnshire in 1743
Thomas Hobson and Ann Gaunt my 3 x g.grandparents married by licence at St John the Baptist Church, Penistone, Yorkshire in 1797. They married on her 17th birthday, she was born on 14 June 1780 in Denby, Yorkshire. Despite marrying so young, she wasn’t pregnant at the time of her marriage, but she made up for it by having 12 children, including Charles below.
Charles Hobson the son of Thomas and Ann above was born on Ann’s birthday in Cumberworth, Yorkshire in 1823. He was their last child, most of whom lived to adulthood.
Kenneth Lynch my 2nd cousin once removed was born in Hulme, Manchester in 1925
Mary Jane Brand my 1st cousin 3 times removed was baptised at St Peter & Paul, Union Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, in 1857
Sara Bagshaw (nee Lindley) my 6 x g.grandmother was baptised at St John the Baptist Church, Penistone, Yorkshire in 1679
Albert Alan Henshall my 3rd cousin died in Alsager, Cheshire in 1982
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June 14
In 1733 my 5xGreat Uncle Joshua Tin(s)dale was born in Leeds, the eldest child of Robert Tin(s)dale and Ann Waugh
In 1761 my 5xGreat Uncle John Watson was baptised at Welton Northants. He was the 4th son of George Watson and Ann Moor
In 1796 there was a double baptism of my 3xGreat Grandmother Penelope Ann Carter and her 3 yr old brother Thomas Carter at Aylesbeare, Devon. They were the children of Thomas Carter & Elizabeth Coplestone. Penelope went on to marry Francis Drake Waldron Wheaton. The couple had 6 children and she died in 1882, aged 85.
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I missed yesterday, which was the anniversary of my aunty Alice's death in 1993. She was the older half-sister of my uncle who died a couple of days ago.
Today:
1840 - my 3 x great grandparents, Joseph Milne and Jean Birnie were married in Rathen, Aberdeenshire. By the census of 1841, Jean was living with her parents-in-law, John and Christian Milne, with an eight month old baby (another Joseph) but she was listed as Jean Birnie, not Milne. This caused me some confusion, I can tell you! Although I have never been able to find the record, it would seem that her husband had died within months of their marriage and that she reverted to her maiden name. She re-married some years later. This is yet another of those occasions when I have wished that registration in Scotland had started at the same time as in England. I shall probably never know what happened to Joseph. ???
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Hi gengen, I presume you've checked the Joseph Milne died Aberdeen 27 November 1841. I know it's 5 months after the census but SP say that it wasn't uncommon on the 1841 census for a married woman to be recorded under her maiden name.
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On this day in 1671 Alice Lees married Jonathan Pickford at Ashton under Lyne Lancs
Alice was an heiress and daughter of John Lees and Alice nee Bardsley
JOnathan was son of James Pickford and Grace Morewood.
They had 6 children and JOnathan died in 1689, Alice in 1729
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Two great aunts with birthdays:
Annie Edith Kingsman, born in Kensington in 1899, daughter of John and Annie (nee George). Annie was baptised the following month at St. Clement, Notting Hill, which is where she married Charles Horace Hill in 1920. A sister of Charles had married Annie's brother John at the same church 3 years earlier. Charles and Annie had one son and Annie died in1979.
Lilian Ottley Pain, born in Plumstead in 1886; daughter of James Ottley and Amelia Sophia (nee Rainer). Every census shows Lilian living with her grandmother, aunts and uncles. Lilian married late in life in 1943 in Dorset to a widower, Percy Henry Bath. Percy died in 1953 and Lilian in 1973 in Somerset.
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This is one of my busier days.
In 1708, Mary Dickenson was baptised in Brough under Stainmore.
1753 - Elizabeth Favell, 6 x great aunt, was baptised in Spennithorne.
1823 - Elizabeth Bushby, 1st cousin x 5, was baptised in Spennithorne.
1844 - Robert Raitt, 3 x great uncle, was baptised in Old Machar
1928 - My dad's younger sister, my aunty June, was born in Aberdeen
1947 - My cousin Eileen was born.
And, most importantly.....
At 1.30pm on this day in 1975, my lovely daughter was born in Leeds. It was hot and sunny all summer. Ooops - got to go - here is the birthday girl, come for coffee and cake.....
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On 15 June
Charles Dawson and Alice Crompton my husband’s 2 x g.grandparents married at St Mary the Virgin Church, Prestwich, Lancashire in 1842
John Broth(w)ell my 5 x g.g.uncle was baptised in Lincolnshire in 1735
Jane Middleton my 3 x g.g.aunt died at Seascale, Cumberland in 1889 aged 71, she had never married or had any children. It was a large grave as also in the grave were her parents, 4 more of their daughters (3 who died in childhood and one who died aged 71, the same as Jane) plus another married daughter and her husband. Jane was the last of the ones to be buried in this grave, only a month after her brother in law.
Dameron Mann (nee Collett) was buried at Westerfield, Suffolk in 1627 aged 46. Just a month before she was married her father died, and when his Will was proved in June 1600, Dameron Collett was one of only three of her father's eight children to benefit from his estate. Even at the age of just less than twenty years, and despite having one older brother, Anthony, alive at that time, it was Dameron who was made the executor of her father's Will, which was very odd given the era.
Anne (Anna) Collett (nee Wood formerly Tharlow) the 1st wife of my 3 x g.grandfather was buried at Fressingfield, Suffolk in 1786 less than 2 years after their marriage. The 2nd wife of my 3 x g.grandfather was my 3 x g.grandmother.
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June 15
In 1849 my 3 x Great Grandfather James Whitney died at Bedminster, Bristol aged 58. Although he was described as "Gentleman" on death, his earlier life forms one of my biggest brick walls! I am fairly sure that he is the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Whitney, pauper, of Almely Herefordshire. I think he married Avis Wilson in London in 1814 and had a short-lived daughter Maria in Rickmansworth Hertfordshire in 1815. But when & where Avis died and when & where he remarried to Eliza (maiden name unknown) is still a mystery. James & Eliza had one son, Edwyn.
In 1885, my 3x Great Uncle Thomas Watson of Heyford Wharf, Northants died. He was the eldest son of Joseph & Ann Watson of the Globe Hotel Weedon Bec. He was married to Elizabeth Stockley Goodman and had two sons.
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On this day in 1764 at All Saint's Glossop, George Bowker of Manchester parish married Mary Shepley of this parish.
I know little of them except they had 5 children in Denton, Haughton and Ashton under Lyne
they were my 4 x greatgrandparent
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The birthday of a 1st cousin 1R, Elizabeth Nina Hosler in 1885 in Holborn, London; daughter of William and Elizabeth Mary Ann (nee Barham). The first child of 14. Elizabeth was a cardboard box maker and married Thomas Frederick Thackray at St Luke, Old Street in 1905. They had 6 children. Elizabeth died in Shoreditch in 1958 just a few months after Thomas; they were both cremated at Manor Park Crematorium, Newham.
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On 16 June
Susanna Eliza Mann (nee Collett) my g.g.aunt was born in Halesworth in 1846
Alice Stanton my 9 x g.g.aunt was born in Morton by Bourne, Lincolnshire in 1612
Robert Harry Hobson my 2nd cousin twice removed was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1858
Mary Hobson my 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St John the Evangelist Church, Denby, Yorkshire in 1806
Susan Collett my 4 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Wilby, Suffolk in 1736
Margaret Haworth (nee Maitland, formerly Ings) my husband’s 2 x g.grandfather’s 2nd wife was baptised at Church of Christ, Hulme, Manchester in 1821
Fanny Hobson (nee Smith) my 3 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Kirkburton, Huddersfield in 1783
George Spraggett my husband’s 3 x g.g.uncle was baptised in Leamington Hastings, Warwickshire in 1803
Mary Stanton died in Rippingale, Lincolnshire in 1746. She was 4 years old. Exactly 2 months later another baby girl was born who was given the name Mary.
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On 16 June 1864 my 2 x great great uncle John Conquest died in Kempston, Bedfordshire. He was a builder, employing two men according to the 1861 census. My great grandfather William Conquest was one of the executors of his will.
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June 16
In 1780 my 2nd cousin 5xremoved Catherine Nind was baptised at Caversham Oxford. She was the daughter of Phillip Nind & Catherine Trant
In 1843 my 3xGreat Aunt Eleanor Clark was buried at All Souls Marylebone aged 6 yrs. She was the 8th child of William Clark and Judith Maria Levi
In 1624, my 9xGreat Grandfather Richard Copleston married Gertrude Sherman at Ottery St Mary, Devon. The couple had 4 children.
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1747, William Jaffray and Jean Laurenson were married in Belhelvie - 6 x great grandparents.
1752, Elizabeth Crossland was baptised in Spennithorne. Another 6 x great grandmother.
1771, Samuel Bland was baptised in Cockfield - 5 x great uncle.
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A 1st cousin 1R, George Richard Kingsman, son of John Richard and Lily Beatrice (nee Hill) died today in 1940 on HMS Lancastria; he was aged 20. He is buried in Ste Marie Communal Cemetery, St. Nazaire.
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Hi nanny jan, I've just read up on that sinking. More lives lost than the Titanic and Lusitania put together, yet nowhere near as well known. Probably due to government cover up at the time I suppose.
Two baptisms today.
On 17th June 1798 William Ross was baptized in Colinton. He had been born on the 1st June in Craiglockhart, where all his siblings were born. William was the youngest child of my 5xG grandparents Peter Ross and Agnes Mason. His sister Susanna was my 4xG grandmother.
On 17th June 1832 my great great grandmother Elizabeth Peat (Pate) was baptized in Linlithgow, having been born on the 14th. She was the youngest daughter of my 3xG grandparents John Peat and Isabella Scott.
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17 June
In 1817 my 1st cousin 4times removed Ann Wheaton was baptised at Honiton on Otter, Devon. She was the daughter of George Wheaton and Caroline Carter
In 1636 my 10xGreat Aunt Elizabeth Sargianntson was buried, aged less than 6 months. She was the youngest daughter of Robert Sargianntson of Kirby Malham & Hanlith
In 1849, my 2nd cousin 3times removed John Turner Beverley was buried at Great Harwood Lancs aged 3 yrs. He was the eldest son of John Beverley and Isabella Turner
In 1765 my 5xGreat Aunt Elizabeth Fuller married Joseph MacMahon at Diss Norfolk. She was the eldest of the 12 children of Samuel fuller & Bridget Chapman
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On 17 June
Mary Hannah Cockett (nee Hobson) my maternal gran was born in Manchester in 1877. As I knew her date of birth I've never actually bought her birth certificate to see exactly where she was born.
Elsie Cockett my aunt and first child of my gran Mary Hannah was born at 25 Croft Street, Newton, Manchester in 1896 on my gran’s 19th birthday and exactly 3 months after her marriage.
Charles Hugh Dawson my husband’s g.uncle was born in Hulme, Manchester in 1870
Mary Millington (nee Brand) my 2nd cousin once removed died in Manchester in 1996
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On 18th June 1892 my grandmother, Beatrice beryl Booth was born in Horsham, Victoria, where her father was a probation officer. She was the youngest of 7 children.
She grew up with out her father who died when she was just three - some say of shame because he'd lost all in the great bank crash of that time - He was a governor of the bank at a time when governors were responsible for the bank's debts- (so I've been told) He lost his engineering business (designing and making harrows)
She was a good cook and jam, pickles and chutney maker and I'd like to think I am keeping up the tradition.
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On 18th June 1866, my 3xG grandfather James Steen married for the second time in Linlithgow. James was still a tanner at the time and his bride Margaret White is described as a spinster. Whether this was true, I don't know, she was certainly liberal with her age. It doesn't appear to have been a happy match as by the next census they are living apart. Strangely, his youngest son Henry appears as a witness, when I don't think he was happy with the marriage. He took himself off and joined the army, serving for 20 years and dying on the Isle of Wight.
This was to me however a very fortuitous marriage as the certificate is the only document that tells me who his parents were, Janet Auld and another James Steen, a miller.
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On 18 June
Agnes Benson (nee Postlethwaite) my 3 x g.grandmother was baptised at St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1792
Thomas Postlethwaite my 3 x g.g.uncle and brother of Agnes above was baptised at St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1797
Elizabeth Postlethwaite (nee Postlethwaite) my 5 x g.grandmother and grandmother of Agnes and Thomas above, was baptised at St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1732. Elizabeth married a man with the same surname as her maiden name, but I’ve not been able to find any other connection between them despite their parents only living just over a mile from each other. Maybe that’s something I’ll have to spend some time researching in the future.
Mary Ann Leighton (Nee Mumby) my 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Botolph’s Church, Boston, Lincolnshire in 1810
Jane Bell my 4 x g.g.aunt was baptised at Baston, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire in 1758
And last but not least my husband and I have been married 51 years today – and they said it wouldn’t last. ;D
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On 18 June 2009 my second cousin George Samuel Conquest died in Leicester, aged 91. He was the eldest son of George Samuel Conquest and Ada Maud Garlick, and was married to Jean Olive Dalby.
Unfortunately, like several cousins I have found during my family history research, we didn't know of each other's existence, which I find rather sad.
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June 18
In 1769 my 5xGreat Aunt Caroline Carter was baptised at Ottery St Mary, Devon, She was the youngest daughter of John Carter & Caroline Locke
In 1811 my 4xGreat Aunt Eve Watson was buried at Whilton Northants, aged 22. She was the youngest child of Thomas Watson and Mary Andrews
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450 years ago, on 18th June 1563, my 11 x great grandmother, Euphemia Dundas, was hauled before the town council in Edinburgh. The charge was that
....Ewfame Dundas, in presens of ane multitude, had spoken diuers injurious and sclandarous wordis ... in speciall of Jhonne Knox, minister, sayand ... that he had bene ane common harlot all his dayis
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On this day in 1639 at Bradfield in YOrkshire, Grace Morewood,daughter of John Morewood of the Oaks, gent, married James Pickford of Maccledsfield. They had 11 children, James was later an Alderman
James died in 1666,and Grace died in 1687
They were 8 X great grandparents
Also John's father James Pickford was baptised today in 1587 at Macclesfield (as James Pyckeforthe), parents names not given but apparently James Pickford and Margaret Hollynshed
Also my Aunt Lille died today in 2000 in Moe, Australia
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On 19 June 1867 a distant cousin, Willie J Conquest was born in Michigan, USA. I cannot give a more precise relationship because I don't know exactly who his parents were! He died age six in 1873 and his gravestone says he is the son of J and M Conquest........but these were the initials of several Conquest couples in Michigan, so he remains a mystery.
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I have several today:
1757, my 6 x great aunt, Agnes Jaffray, was born in Belhelvie, daughter of William Jaffray and Jean Laurenson.
1813, my 3 x great grandfather, Benjamin Howe, was born in Tollesbury, Essex, son of Samuel Howe and Sarah Noakes. He married Thirza French in Brightlingsea in 1836 and they had four children. Benjamin was drowned in a shipping accident just outside Harwich Harbour, in 1869.
1831, 1st cousin x 5, Jane Bushby, was baptised in Spennithorne.
1841, My 3 x great uncle, George Raitt, was born in Old Machar.
1852, a 2nd cousin x 3, Isabella Begg, was born in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire.
1868, 3 x great uncle and aunt, Alexander Raitt and Isabella Hardie, were married in Old Machar.
1905, 1st cousin x3, George Frederick Cant, died in Geraldtown, Western Australia.
And finally - my niece was born in Paisley on this day in 1974, so I wish her a very happy 39th birthday. :) :)
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On 19 June
Thomas Hobson my 5 x g.grandfather married Sarah Walker a widow at St Peter’s Church, Huddersfield, Yorkshire in 1757. He married my 5 x g.grandmother in 1729 and they had 12 children, the last in 1751. I can’t find a death/burial for my 5 x g.grandmother, so whether she just left the family or actually died prior to the above marriage I have no idea. In 1757, my 5 x g.grandparents still had 6 children under 16, the youngest who was my 4 x g.grandfather being aged 6. Surely their mother wouldn’t just have walked out on them, although I suppose it’s possible she left taking the children with her.
Alice Hobson (nee Pemberton) my g.grandmother was born in Kingsley, Cheshire in 1843
Herbert Pemberton my 2nd cousin once removed was born in Warrington, Cheshire in 1910
Elizabeth Hartley (nee Baxter) my 5 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Andrew’s Church, Heckington, Lincolnshire in 1747
George Hardy my husband’s 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Lawrence Church, Denton, Lancashire in 1831
John George Mumby my g.g.uncle died at 79 English Street, Myton, Hull, Yorkshire in 1890. The cause of death was Phthisis Pulmonalis for 7 months.
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June 19
In 1825 my 1st cousin 4 times removed Joyse Beverley was baptised at Thorpe Bunsall, Yorkshire. She was the only daughter of Baron Beverley & Faith Ives. She died 18 months later in January 1827.
In 1849 my 3xGreat Grandfather James Whitney was buried at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. He had died 4 days earlier.
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On this day in 1813 Matthew Wyman died in Oundle
For some time he was a mystery to me. He married Susannah Arnsby in 1762 in Oundle. He was of Harringworth and the family seemed good but no baptism. I then discovered that Robert Wyman of Harringworth married Anne Brown of Thorpe Achurch in Thorpe Achurch and had all but their last child at Thorpe Achurch, then obviously moved to Harringworth.
Matthew and Susannah had 4 children. Matthew was a wheelwright and in the Oundle militia, and a tenant of Miss Johnson.
Susannah lived on until 1824
Also on this day in 1858 my Great Grandmother Clara Maria Clarke was baptised in Oundle
She was daughter of Staffurth Clarke, a watchmaker and Sophia Wyman.
She married Frederick Douglas, a baker of Egham and son of a watchmaker,in St Mary's Lambeth.
They had 7 children at the bakery in Egham. Frederick died early in 1901, so Clara ran the bakery with her children until her death in 1933
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And today, 20th June, is my brother's birthday - Happy birthday Bro!! ;D
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On this day in 1980, just as dawn was breaking, my last child was born.............a daughter......much fussed over by her 3 big brothers. :D
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On 20 June 1871 my great uncle, Thomas James Conquest, died from bronchitis, aged 3. He was the first child of William Conquest and Louisa Crowsley.
Also on this day, 49 years ago, my husband and I were married.
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On 20 June
John Lank and Elizabeth Redmile my 5 x g.grandparents married at St Medardus and St Gildardus Church, Little Bytham, Lincolnshire in 1744
John Pake and Elizabeth Lake my 7 x g.grandparents married at St Mary the Great Church, Cambridge in 1695
Martha Ann Lynch (nee Brand ) my g.g.aunt was born in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire in 1863
Frank Pemberton and Marion Pemberton twins, my 2nd cousins once removed were born in Warrington in 1908
William Hobson my 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised at All Hallows Church, Almondbury, Yorkshire in 1802
Martha Hobson my 2 x g.g.aunt, and sister of William above, was baptised at St John the Evangelist Church, Denby, Yorkshire in 1819
Lillian Hannah Renicar (nee Dawson) my husband’s g.aunt was baptised at Manchester Cathedral in 1875
Phillip Dameron my 13 x g.grandfather died at Westerfield Manor, Ipswich, Suffolk in 1521. I’ve got a copy of his will, which is only 19 lines long, but I can’t read it. I can make out that he made it on the last day of April in the year of something I can’t read. I can just about make out that his wife (my 13 x g.grandmother) was called Elizabeth. It is in old English script, so I need to scan it and then enlarge it to make it a bit easier to read.
Samuel Pemberton my 3 x g.grandfather was buried at St Oswald’s Church, Lower Peover, Cheshire in 1829. Interestingly some trees on Ancestry have him re-marrying in 1834 - clever huh ::) FindMyPast have the man who married in 1834 as aged 30, my 3 x g.grandfather was 43 when he died, his wife had died in 1820 aged only 31 leaving 3 children aged 11, 8 and 4.
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Also on this day, 49 years ago, my husband and I were married.
Wow, congratulations! :D
Today in 1703, my 8 x great aunt, Jane Lonsdale, was born in Spennithorne.
And my lovely brother-in-law was born on June 20th 1945, so am sending birthday hugs to him.
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June 20
In 1790 my 4xGreat Uncle Samuel Levi was baptised at Diss, Norfolk. He was the third son of Moses Levi & Frances Fuller. He married Phoebe Sallows nee Smith in 1828, but they did not have any children. He died in 1862, aged 72 although the burial register says age 77
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Hello everyone,
I have nothing to report for the next few days but I do have a request.
Please can somebody take on the task of creating a new thread for On This Day In July? I shall be away from home and can't guarantee internet access at the end of June so would be very grateful if someone could create the thread and put the link on to the end of this one. I have asked one or two regular contributors but luck would have it that we have all chosen the same time to be on holiday! :)
Many thanks
Jen
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On 21 June 1953 my husband's grandmother, Gertrude Elizabeth Hitch (nee January) died in Edmonton, Middlesex, aged 77. June was a significant month for her - she was born on the 5th and married on the 4th - strange how things happen sometimes.
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Hooray, I have a volunteer to do the next thread. Thanks to nanny jan. :D
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June 21
In 1894 my Great Aunt Marion Eileen Josephine Whitney was born in Shanghai China, the youngest child of Frederick Williams Whitney and Josephine Watson. The family returned to England after the death of her father two years later. She married Maurice Leonard Applin and died in 1974 at the age of 79.
In 1941 my 1st cousin once removed Margaret "Peggy" White married Eric John Ketteringham in Wolverhampton
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21 June
My parents married at St Ann’s Church, Manchester in 1939. They were married for just under 64 years when my father died.
John Francke and Isabell Chamberlaine my 10 x g.grandparents married in Morton by Bourne, Lincolnshire in 1578
Elizabeth Stredder Gilchrist my 1st cousin 4 times removed was baptised at St Botolph’s Church, Boston, Lincolnshire in 1824
Betsey Stanton another 1st cousin 4 times removed was baptised at St Andrew’s Church, Heckington, Lincolnshire in 1835
John Pake my 4 x g.g.uncle was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire in 1769
Bernard Blos Singline my 2nd cousin twice removed died in Launceston, Tasmania, in 1964
William Postlethwaite my 6 x g.grandfather was buried St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1771
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John Bradley married Mary Sharples 21 jun 1823 at Church Kirk, Lancs. He belonged to the branch of Broadleys descended from Jonas Broadley (1698-1770) who changed their names to Bradley but John seems to have had more trouble than most in doing so. On the 1841 census he appears as Broadley and when he was buried his name was written as Broadley, with the o then crossed out. He was a calico printer, as so many were at that time. Several of his children died young and I have so far found only one daughter having children.
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On 21st June 1746 Rev Jonathan Catlow died in Ashton under Lyne, my 5 x great grandfather
Born in September 1704 to Samuel Catlow and Sarah Moon as a quaker in Colne in Lancashire, he had an adult baptism in Colne in 1721
In 1724 he was appointed the Schoolmaster of Ashton Under Lyne, which required that he be ordained. He was ordained, also become curate of Ashton, and in 1727 married Grace Smith nee Pickford (of the Macclesfield Pickford family) They had 7 children.
Jonathan secured the lease of Ashton Old Hall and the school was based there.
After Jonathans death Grace married a third time to Thomas Kirkbride who was probably also a priest
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Only 3 today.
22 June
Elizabeth (Betty) Whittaker (nee Moors) my husband’s 2 x g.grandmother was baptised at Marple, Cheshire in 1811
Thomas Benson my 3 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Cuthbert’s Church, Aldingham, Lancashire in 1790
John Stanton my 3 x g.grandfather died in Back Lane, Newton, Cheshire in 1845 oops 1841 aged 44. The cause of his death was pulmonary consumption. The family, consisting of his wife and 8 children moved to Cheshire from Lincolnshire sometime prior to 1841, presumably to find work on the railways, his occupation at the time of his death was Railway Agent. Following his death, the family moved back home to Lincolnshire where his wife lived until her death aged 90.
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June 22
In 1689 my 7xGreat Uncle John Walrond was baptised at Clyst Honiton, Devon. He died a couple of months later, in August 1689. He was the first of 9 children of John Walrond & Sarah Drake.
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On 21st June 1941 my great great grandfather Robert McEwan died in Bicknell, Indiana, where he was buried 3 days later beside his second wife. He was born Robert McKeown on 10th August 1865 in Coalisland, County Tyrone. Some census records in Scotland and the USA have his birth as Scotland but his obituary proved what I had long suspected was his birth.
I'm not sure how I feel about Robert, he cleared off leaving my GG grandmother Hannah with 4 children and one on the way. Then again I am fairly sure that this 5th child wasn't Robert's, so I really have no idea who was to blame for the marriage break up. I tend to come down on Hannah's side as she reared the children. I do know that on his second marriage certificate, he falsely declared himself a widower.
Below is a piece about him from an American newspaper. Some bits are misleading or plain wrong. For instance it mentions the 'English engaged (as in battle), just them was it ???. Also the reatreat from Mona should read Mons and the Mrs. McEwan mentioned was not the mother of either of the boys mentioned, their mother was my GG gran Hannah, who having reared them and watched them march off I would think, had far more reason to grieve.
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On 22nd June 1883 my grandfather John Thomas Richardson was born in Hartlepool, his parents were William John Richardson and Theresa Hetherington.
He married Henrietta Briggs on 1st January 1914 @ Stockton on Tees and died of pneumonia aged just 31 years on 15th January 1915 the day after his only child (my mother) was born. Sadly Henrietta died 3 days later also of pneumonia aged just 27 years so my mother was an orphan.
Trying to find out about my grandparents got me interested in family history and has given me a lot of pleasure (and a little frustration) over the recent years. So thanks granddad and happy birthday.
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Ellen Broadley was born 22 jun 1838 in Clayton le Moors. She was the only girl in the family, with five brothers. Her father, John Broadley was a colour mixer in the textile industry who married a girl from Ireland, Emily Thompson. His aim was to establish his sons in manufacturing in Rochdale and the eldest, another John, "the chemist", did well and became manager of a printworks. Ellen became a schoolmistress and died in 1866.
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Only 3 today.
On 23 June
Joseph Lockwood my 4 x g.grandfather was baptised at St Nicholas Church, Cumberworth, Yorkshire in 1756
Robert Collett my 3rd cousin 4 times removed was baptised in Suffolk in 1806
Ethel May Hobson (nee Owen) was buried in Philips Park Cemetery, Blackley, Manchester in 1934
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June 23
In 1705 my 6xGreat Grandfather Gabriel Trant was buried at Lowther,Westmorland. Very little is known about Gabriel -- he seems to appear out of nowhere to marry Mary Withers in Beetham, Westmorland in 1698. He was appointed Rector & Schoolmaster at Lowther. In the 7 years of their marriage, Gabriel & Mary had five sons, at least two of whom followed their father into the Church
In 1747 my 4xGreat Grandfather John Beverley was born in Leeds. He was the fourth son of William & Elizabeth Beverley and the only one of their 9 children to survive childhood
In 1767 my 5xGreat Uncle Joseph Watson was baptised at Welton, Northants. He was the youngest of the 8 children of George Watson & Ann Moor
In 1791 my 5xGreat Uncle Edward Carter married Elizabeth Seaman at Ottery St Mary, Devon
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On 23 June 1895 my husband's first cousin 1 x removed, Rose January, was baptised in Tottenham, Middlesex. She was the daughter of William January and Emma Evelyn Williams.
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On 23rd June 1795 my 3xG grandmother Hannah Hainsworth was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Her family were living at Hunslet Moor which at that time I presume actually was a moor and not a district. She was baptized at St. Peter's a few days later. The name Hannah has passed down through the generations as far as my niece today.
On 23rd June 1844 my 4xG grandmother Agnes Wallace died at 59 Broughton Street, Edinburgh. She had been living there with her son Alexander and family following the death of her husband Peter the year before. At the time of his death, they had been married for 52 years, their son George was my 3xG grandfather. The name Agnes, perhaps the most common female name in my ancestry has passed down as far as my cousin, where it has apparently hit the buffers.
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On this day in 1683, Amey Austen and John Palmer married in Oundle Northants
They definitely had one child John Palmer. John died in 1720 or 1730< I believe the latter, if so he was a gent.
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On 24 June
Daniell Franke my 9 x g.g.uncle was baptised at Morton by Bourne, Lincolnshire in 1604
Alice Dawson my husband’s 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Mary the Virgin Church, Prestwich, Lancashire in 1825
William Brand my 2 x g.grandfather was baptised at St Denys, New Sleaford, Lincolnshire in 1825
Elizabeth Martha Brand my g.g.aunt (and daughter of William Brand above) died at 43 Broadwell, Christchurch, South Southwark, Surrey in 1852. She was 18 months old and the cause of her death was pneumonia 3 weeks/diarrhoea 10 days.
Sir Robert de Felton my 18th g.grandfather, who was created a Lord in 1312, died at The Battle of Bannockburn, Stirlingshire in 1314
John Postlethwaite my 4 x g.g.uncle was buried at The Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Urswick, Lancashire in 1864
Bridget Goad (nee Postlethwaite) my 5 x g.g.aunt (and aunt of John Postlethwaite above) was buried at St Cuthbert’s Church, Aldingham, Lancashire in 1803
Jane Chapman my 5 x g.g.aunt was buried at St Mary’s Church, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire in 1734. I can’t find a birth/baptism for her but as her parents didn’t marry until 1722 and my 5 x g.grandfather was their first child born in February 1722/23, presumably she was younger than him, so at most she would have been about 11 when she died.
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June 24
In 1632, my 9xGreat Aunt Jane Sergeantson was baptised at Kirby Malham, Yorkshire. She was the daughter of William Sergeantson & Anne Ferne
In 1701 my 6xGreat Grandfather Richard Wheatton was baptised at Woodbury, Devon. He was the only son of Richard Wheaton & Deborah Snow
In 1701, my 7xGreat Uncle George Drake was baptised at Woodbury, Devon. He was the eldest son of George Drake & Joan Pyle but sadly died six months later.
In 1836, my 3xGreat Grandfather John Wainwright died at Thurnscoe, Yorkshire aged 74. He was buried two days later in the family plot at Tankersley. He was the third son of Thomas Wainwright & Ann Taylor. He married Mary Tate and had three children.
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On 24 June
In 1859 my 2nd cousin 2 x removed, Alice B. Conquest, was born in Genesee County, Michigan. She was the daughter of James and Mary Conquest. When I first found this American connection, several trees and other sources had James AND Mary as children of Josiah Conquest. I didn't believe this, despite the fact that James had apparently been brought up by Josiah and his wife. When I sent for the marriage certificate (they married on 21 June 1852 at St George Hanover Square, London - one I missed on Friday!) it showed that James' father was Josiah's brother Thomas, so James and Mary were in fact cousins. I'm so glad I sorted that out!
In 1935 my aunt Doris Giovannelli Wilson died giving birth to her second son Christopher in Southampton. Unfortunately my father lost contact with Doris' widower, and it wasn't until I started researching that I was able to find them. Sadly, it was too late, because both Christopher and his older brother Ian had died by then. I have at least learned about Ian's family, through his widow, who bravely replied to the letter I sent addressed to Ian.
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On 25 June
Richard Everitt and Elizabeth Green my 6 x g.grandparents were married at St Peter & St Paul, Osbournby, Lincolnshire in 1702
Elizabeth Lockwood (nee Hinchliff) my 3 x g.grandmother was baptised at All Hallows Church, Kirkburton, Yorkshire in 1786
John Dawson my husband’s 3 x g.grandfather died at Old Hall, Pilkington Lancashire in 1868. The cause of his death was given as Senectus which is just old age. He was 77 at the time.
John Lockwood my 3 x g.grandfather [and husband of Elizabeth Lockwood (nee Hinchliff) above] was buried at St Nicholas Church, Cumberworth, Yorkshire in 1837. He was publican at Joiners' Arms, Denby Dale.
And last but not least my granddaughter Molly Jane was born in 2008. She had a party for her friends on Saturday, but we and other adult relations are going over later today for birthday cake.
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James Broadley was born 25 jun 1826 at Ringstonehalgh, Clayton le Moors. He and his brothers were intended to be block printers, like their father, William, but the parlous state of the cotton industry meant that most of them either changed their job or travelled a long way to seek work. James and his brother William couldn't complete their apprenticeships because Farnsworth and Farnsworth, who employed them, went bust in 1853. James had married in 1846 and he and his wife moved to Edgeworth to find work. Some of their children died young. It appears that James and Alice split up. Alice went to Fall River, Massachusetts with two of her surviving children on 27 jun 1870 (thanks to Rootschatters for that information) but returned before 1881. Son William had brought back an American wife but they seem to have had an on off relationship, too. James ended his days lodging with two ladies called Hargreaves in Clayton le Moors.
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June 25
In 1729 my 6xGreat Aunt Frances Sergeantson died aged 15. She was buried in the High Quire of Wakefield Cathedral. She was the eldest daughter of Robert Sergeantson & Mary Smith of Hanlith, Yorkshire.
In 1744 my 6xGreat Grandfather George Walrond was buried at Clyst Honiton, Devon aged 51. He was the son of John Walrond & Sarah Drake and married his cousin, also Sarah Drake. George & Sarah had two daughters.
In 1844 my 3xGreat Grandfather William Clark died at Marylebone, London, aged about 52. In early adulthood he had been a servant and butler but later ran a Tobacconists shop. He was married to Judith Maria Levy and they had nine children, 4 of whom died in childhood.
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On 25th June 1826 my 2nd great grand aunt Mary Smith was baptized in St. Peter's, Leeds. Unlike my Scottish and Irish Smiths, I have made some progress with the Yorkshire bunch. Mainly due to the fact that they tended to stay in the same area, use the same church and names and keep a family occupation going through the generations.
On 25th June 1941 my great great grandfather Robert McEwan was buried in Bicknell, Indiana, beside his second wife. Here he is, 5th from the left by his bass drum.
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On this day in 1627, Alice Hammond and Richard Joyce married at Godalming
Alice was daughter of John and Alice, and Richard was a card maker (perhaps a card for carding wool?)
They had 7 children, Alice died in 1675, and Richard in 1681
They were my 8 x great granparents
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On 26 June
Henry Postlethwaite my 4 x g.g.uncle (and uncle of Sarah above) was born in Pennington in Furness, Lancashire in 1767
Elizabeth Day my 3 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Peter and St Paul Church, Osbournby, Lincolnshire in 1785
Sarah Ann Stanton my 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Mary’s Church, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire in 1836
Minnie Whittaker (nee Dawson) my mother in law was baptised at Christ Church, Bradford, Manchester in 1901
Arthur Whittaker my father in law and husband of Minnie above died in 1963. His was aged 57 and his cause of death was congestive heart failure and coronary thrombosis. Mind you he didn’t live the healthiest of lives, smoking at least 60 cigarettes a day and drinking 8 (yes eight) bottles of Guinness each evening.
Sarah Postlethwaite my 3 x g.g.aunt married Thomas Pickthall at St Mary’s Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1819.
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June 26
In 1701 my 7xGreat Aunt Elizabeth Walrond was baptised at Clyst Honiton, Devon. She was the daughter of John Walrond & Sarah Drake and died at the age of 11 yrs.
In 1738, my 5xGreat Uncle Robert Tin(s)dale was born in Leeds, son of Robert Tin(s)dale & Ann Waugh. Sadly he died at the age of 2 yrs.
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On 26th June 1865 my great grandmother Elizabeth Stein was born in High Street, Linlithgow. She was the youngest daughter of James Stein, a shoemaker and Elizabeth Pate, a shoemaker's daughter. Elizabeth played a big part in my early interest in genealogy. There are two things I would like to ask Elizabeth.
1. Who is my grandfather's father.
2. Where on earth are you buried, because nobody seems to know.
On 26th June 1852 Christina Tweedie, my 1st cousin 4 x removed left these shores for ever. Having travelled from Scotland to Liverpool with her husband, George Rae, an agricultural labourer from Linlithgow, and their children Mary 4, Thomas 2 and David 6 months, they boarded the Medina and began their journey to Australia. The Medina was the 16th ship to leave England for Australia that year and carried 410 government emigrants bound for South Australia. Conditions on board must have been bad as twelve children under the age of two died in the space of five days and five on one single day. The cause seems to have been dysentry. George and Christina's youngest child David was one of these casualties and like the other children was buried at sea. The journey took 105 days and the ship arrived in Port Adelaide on 9th October. Christina died in Redhill, South Australia in 1902.
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On 27 June
George Hobson my 1st cousin 3 times removed married Sarah Armitage at West Clayton, Yorkshire in 1863
John Chapman and Frances Bell my 5 x g grandparents married at St Mary’s Church, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire in 1759. It was her 2nd marriage, she had one child with her first husband who died a couple of years after they married. They had one child. John Chapman was 37 at the time of the marriage but it was his first marriage. Despite that they went on to have another 8 children, the last one born a few months before her father died.
Charles Lees and Mary Sale my husband’s 3 x g.grandparents married at Manchester Cathedral in 1822
Philip Martin Benson my lovely brother was born in Bowdon, Cheshire in 1953. Unfortunately he died, aged 38, from a malignant astrocytoma (a brain tumour).
Agnes Benson my 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1817
Ann Elizabeth Benson (nee Jolly) the wife of my 2 x g.g.uncle died at 53 Marsh Road, Linthorpe, Middlesborough in 1885. She had left her husband, Joseph, and two sons and moved to Middlesborough where she had set up home with another man. She took her daughter with her. Her death certificate shows that the man, who she was living with, a Walter Clarke, registered her death under his name and stated he was a widower. However on 12 August 1885, a Statutory Declaration was made by Walter Clarke and Agnes Emma Benson (Ann and Joseph's daughter) stating that her correct name was Annie Elizabeth Benson and that her widowed husband was Joseph Benson.
Robert Middleton my 3 x g.g.uncle died at Millom, Cumberland in 1878
John Stanton my 3 x g.grandfather was buried at St Mary’s Church, Newton in Mottram, Hyde, Cheshire in 1841
Sarah Chorley my 2 x g.g.aunt was buried at Egremont, Cumberland in 1833. She was 5 years old and one of the illegitimate children my 3 x g.grandmother had before she married my 3 x g.grandfather. I do know who her father was, as he was named in a bastardy bond. My 3 x g.grandmother got around a bit as her 3 illegitimate children were by 3 different fathers. ::)
I'll be away for a couple or so weeks, so no more from me until I get back. If I miss any interesting ancestors then I'll post their details later.
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June 27
In 1700, my 5xGreat Grandfather Thomas Trant was baptised at Lowther, Westmorland. He was the second of five sons of Gabriel Trant & Mary Withers. He followed his father into the Church and was appointed Vicar of Hemsworth, Yorkshire before marrying the widowed Alice (Sergeantson) Archdale with whom he had 8 children
In 1820, my 5xGreat Uncle George Watson was buried at Welton Northants. He was 67 yrs old. He was the son of George Watson and Ann Moor and had been been married to Mary Barker, with whom he had 8 children.
In 1812 my 4xGreat Uncle George Wheaton married Caroline Carter. This couple were one of 3 brothers & sisters who married brothers and sisters -- George, Eliza & Francis Drake Waldron Wheaton married Caroline, Thomas & Penelope Ann Carter
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On this day in 1789 Nancy Bowker of Haughton and James Cock of Ashton under Lyne married at St Mary's Stockport. Nancy was daughter of George Bowker and Mary Shepley. James was a weaver
They had 11 children
James died in 1838 in Denton , he left a will, but although it appears in the act book and death duty records, the will is not to be seen. Nancy died in 1852
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On 28 June 1829 my 2 x great grandparents, James Conquest and Susan Crisp were married at Camberwell St Giles, Surrey. James was a carpenter, like his father and grandfather before him. He and Susan had 10 children and their sons who survived to adulthood also became carpenters.
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Born today in 1846 in Burghfield, Berkshire, a 1st cousin 4R, Mary Ware; daughter of James and Hannah (nee Allwright). Mary was baptised in October 1846 at St Mary the Virgin, Burghfield. Mary died in May 1847 and was buried at the same church on 9th May 1847.
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Two today from the same line:
3xgt. uncle George Pain born in Woolwich in 1821; son of John and Elizabeth (still looking for her maiden name). George was baptised the next month at St. Mary Magdalene, Woolwich. He died on 28th December 1822 and was buried at the same church on 3rd January 1823.
My gt. aunt Ada Amelia Sophia Pain, born in 1890 in Plumstead; daughter of James Ottley and Amelia Sophia (nee Rainer). Ada married Francis James Tipp in 1910 in Holborn; the family having moved north of the Thames between 1901 and 1911 census. Four sons were born and Ada died in Poplar in 1967, 5 years after Francis.
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Can I put me 80 yrs ago.
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Happy Birthday syljun! :D
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Thanks nanny jan. :)
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And from me too Syljun! congratulations!!
Wiggy
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And many happy returns from me syljun :)
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Happy birthday from me too, syljun!
Ann
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Getting in early with link to the new month....ready for Australia and New Zealand.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,652306.new.html#new
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On 9 June 1803 my 2 x great grandfather, William Baker, was born in Bray, Berkshire. He was the son of William Baker and Lydia Downham.
Tried to add some missed dates to the data base mentioned by Berlin Bob, but misunderstood how to do it and have just added to various months on this thread! Silly me ;D. But I think I see how to do it now!
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Hello Lizzie,
I think I am related to "John Frederick William Alden" how can I get in contact with you?
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Hi Colin and welcome to RootsChat....when you have made three posts you can send her a personal message...you do this by clicking on the text icon beneath her avatar on the left of the page.
Carol
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Hi Colin, welcome to Rootschat from me too :)
Just post a message on this thread saying hi and thanks to Carol and you will have made enough posts to use the personal message system to contact Lizzie.
Good Luck