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Title: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: billybarnowl on Thursday 04 July 19 13:16 BST (UK)

Hi there

I have searched the online records without success.

I am trying to trace Elias Rowe born in Jersey c1735.
He married Eliza also born in Jersey c1738.

Is there anyone who can do a lookup of records for me?

Many thanks in advance
Billy Barnowl

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 04 July 19 13:20 BST (UK)

Which "online records" would those be?

Which particular record did you base the names, birthplace, and birth years from?

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: billybarnowl on Thursday 04 July 19 13:37 BST (UK)

Hi Pauline

I've looked at a number of different online records including the usual familysearch, ancestry, Genes Reunited etc.

Regards
Billy

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: billybarnowl on Thursday 04 July 19 13:40 BST (UK)

Hi Pauline

Sorry to answer your 2nd question Elias - being both very relaxed about name and date and place of birth?

Regards
Billy

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 04 July 19 13:41 BST (UK)

Start with a fact.
Like did they produce a child?
Name?
When?
Where?

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: billybarnowl on Thursday 04 July 19 13:45 BST (UK)

Hi

In this instance that is not going to help me - because they have their children in Newfoundland.

Regards
Billy

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: billybarnowl on Thursday 04 July 19 13:50 BST (UK)

So my facts are:-

Elias died 1810 in Barbados
Eliza died 1815 in Newfoundland

both were in Newfoundland in 1794 as they are mentioned in the census.

As he was a wealthy merchant both his and her deaths are mentioned in local Newfoundland records/newspapers - which state in separate articles from Jersey.

Also, years of birth calculated from published records/newspapers.

Hope this helps
Chrissie

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 04 July 19 14:05 BST (UK)

There's no evidence of the surname that early.
Earliest I can see is two 1740's burials, a soldier and a soldier's wife.
There are baptisms with the Row/Roe/Rowe surname beginning 1761, but I see no marriage(s) prior

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: billybarnowl on Thursday 04 July 19 14:19 BST (UK)

Hi Pauline

From my look into the online records, there were lots of "French" names around 1735.

Is there anything like a French version of Elias Rowe - Elie Ray/Roul (sorry I am now just guessing)?

or any chance you could send me a list from 1730 - 1740 to look through?

Many thanks
Chrissie

Billy Barnowl

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 04 July 19 15:34 BST (UK)

There's nothing like it.
 I cannot send you any database/ list.
Pauline

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: Douce on Friday 05 July 19 12:36 BST (UK)

Have you tried Jerripedia - it has church BMD records for all of Jersey (apart from a few missing ones) from the late 1500s.

Andrew

Title: Re: Jersey Lookup request
Post by: billybarnowl on Tuesday 20 August 19 11:55 BST (UK)

Hi Pauline

We exchanged messages back in July - I have found a little more out about my family history.
The family surname as I know it is Rowe - although looking through historic records there are lots of variations including Rose/Rosze and Re/Rue/Ray/Roy (all with or without le/la/de in front of them).

Is there any chance you could look for a marriage of Elizabeth Selous to Hugh or Hughes from 1750 to 1765 for me, please?

Between 1761 and 1764 they had 3 children christened in either St Brelade or St Peter.

If you find one could you also look for an Elizabeth (No idea of surname) to Elie or Elias from 1745 to 1765 for me as well, please?

Many thanks in advance
Chrissie