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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Norfolk => Topic started by: Lensmeister on Wednesday 28 June 17 21:47 BST (UK)
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The Lynn Poll Book from 1826 gives a residence of Joseph Dodman as being Ratcliffe. Joseph was a Ship Chandler by trade.
Is there a place, borough etc. called Ratcliffe in the Lynn or Norfolk area?
When I google search I only find ones in Leicestershire or Nottinghamshire.
Thanks in advance
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1822 Directory for Norfolk, Leicestershire and Rutland
Joseph Dodman, Ship's Chandler, High Street Lynn
1817, J Dodman South Lynn.
These are on ancestry.
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My immediate reaction was Ratcliffe in London.
There are others on the list living in London.
If your Joseph Dodman was married to a Rebecca, they are on the 1841 census living in Newington, London, both shown as not born in County.
Yorkslass
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Hello again,
Had a look at the marriage of Joseph Dodman and Rebecca Watson, and saw they were married by Licence.
Interestingly, Rebecca was a widow when she married Joseph.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kbd/
Yorkslass
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Hi all,
Yes Joseph and Rebecca were MArried in Lynn in 1807.
In 1841 in Newington but by 1851 Joseph had died and Rebecca was living with her granddaughter. Rebecca gave her place of birth as Whitby North Yorkshire and I still can't find her LOL
One of the other poll books shows Joseph as living in Bethnal Green ! So maybe Ratcliffe is in London area.
Had a look at the marriage of Joseph Dodman and Rebecca Watson, and saw they were married by Licence.
Interestingly, Rebecca was a widow when she married Joseph.
Yorkslass
HOW THE HELL DID YOU FIND THAT??? .. Blimey THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH. That's maybe why I cannot find a baptism for a Rebecca Watson !
Now I am on the hunt for her first marriage !
Blimey thank you so much. My Mum has been desperate over the years to find out more about our Rebecca ... This is a MAJOR breakthrough for us :)
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Glad to have helped Lensmeister, and pleased you can tell your mum something new. ;D
I've been searching Norfolk records for years, and sometimes Marriage Bonds do give an extra bit of information, though they're not easy to search - not being indexed.
Yorkslass
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I've been researching since 1990 so I spent hours and hours in the SOG, and PRO over the years. Some of the family I did ell to get to 1480 ... some 1838 and nothing further ...
The Whitby connection is a HUGE thing for Mum and me.
Thanks. I did a search on the IGI for a Watson marrying a Watson and have one possible (Rebecca Harrison marrying Mark Watson 1804 Blakeney, Norfolk, England) so far but the search will continue :)
I'll update if I get a lead ... again THANK you so much
Neil.
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It's good to have "new" leads, I know.
I'm not saying it is, but how about this one?
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKYG-8ZZ
Yorkslass
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It's certainly a Close match.
IF Rebecca is born in 1780 then I'd be pretty much certain it was her.
I'll look for Johns death in Whitby/Kings Lynn.
Then look in Whitby for a Rebecca Brown in Whitby
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I did a search on a Rebecca Brown
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBW4-GF7
I almost fell off the sofa !!!!
I think we have a match. Just need a death/burial of John Watson between 1802 - 1807 to find.
You really can't believe what this means to us ... Thank you
Neil.