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Hi there

I'm wondering if anyone can suggest where I might find records of a marriage in Oderin (around 1811, of a Charles PITTARD (he was born 1783 in England). He married a Mary or Mary Ann and they had two daughters in Oderin - Mary in 1812 and Martha in 1814 before all heading to England.

My ancestor, another of their daughters was named Elizabeth Smith PITTARD which did make me wonder if her mothers maiden name might be SMITH.

Any pointers would be most appreciated as its not a region I'm at all familiar with researching.

Thanks,
Kat

Hi there

I am trying to track the COATES family of Barton-le-Street back from my 5 x great grandparents - who were John COATES and Hannah FREER.

I believe Hannah was born around 1755 to William FREER and Ann TAYLOR (and had several siblings - Mary 1749, Ann 1751, Elizabeth 1753 and William 1759), but haven't been able to find a christening to verify that, and I seen from other's trees, that John COATES was born 1752 to a John COATES and Grace ? (and had a sister Jane born 1748), but again, haven't been able to verify any of that.

I am trying to confirm both John and Hannah's parents, and siblings, along with any of the lineage further back.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance,
Kat

Hi there

I have been trying to trace my 3 x great grandfather John BENNETT. He was born 1831 in Dudley, Staffordshire and was convicted of burglary in 1847, sentenced to transportation and sent out on the ship Adelaide to Aust in 1849. From his subsequent marriage in 1857 in Victoria, to a Lucy DUKE, I have his parents as Eli and Frances BENNETT.

At present, the family I am interested in in the 1841 census, is a Frances BENNETT born abt 1796, living with her children Isaac (1820), Eli (1826), Joseph (1828), John (1831) and William (1834). The eldest three boys are all coalminers, and there is no father / husband present.

I have also been able to find christening records for the children Isaac and Eli, as well as what would appear to be other siblings Edward, Jane and Joseph (not the one above, this one was born and died 1822). All of these christenings were in Sedgely, Staff and list the parents as Joseph and Frances.

While this doesn't match with John BENNETT 1831's parents being an Eli and Frances, the Frances is the only one I could find that might be a possibility - and of course I was very much intrigued by a son being named Eli, and furthermore a son being named Isaac, as John BENNETT had one child after marrying Lucy DUKE, a John Isaac BENNETT born 1858 in Victoria, so feel it is worth further investigation.

However this is where I have got stuck, firstly I haven't been able to find christenings for our possible John born 1831 or his old brother Joseph born about 1828, or younger brother William born about 1832 - 1834 (it varies with later census records), and secondly, I haven't been able to find any record of a marriage of a Joseph BENNETT to a Frances ?. The first christening that would appear to be theirs, is 1819, so between that and Frances being born about 1796, believe the marriage would be between 1814 and 1819 at most.

Any help or suggestions, would be greatly appreciated?

Kat

Hi

I'm searching for any information on Charles Charlton Corner.
I have that he was born about 1745 in Nunnington, Yorkshire, and was buried 8 Oct 1830 also in Nunnington.
I have two marriages of a Charles Charlton Corner, one in 1771 to a Mary Cowper, and one in 1795 to a Ann Boyes. I am not sure if this is the same Charles Charlton Corner marrying two woman or two different Charles. The first wife, Mary, died in 1793 so it is possible the marriage to Ann Boyes was a second marriage.

I have a number of children from both marriages (including my direct line), who I am working on tracking at the moment. I am particularly keen to track Charles Charlton Corner's parents and haven't had any luck finding records of a baptism / christening.

Thanks,
Kat

Hi

I'm trying to trace the Meyrick family in Presteigne primarily from about 1760 to 1850. My great great great grandfather, Peter Puget Meyrick (not sure if there is a connection to Peter Puget who was in the area) was born in Presteigne about 1806 (although was married and lived his adult life in London), and Ive just been able to confirm his father was a Thomas Meyrick (butcher), whom I believe was born about 1760. I believe he had a brother Edward Stanton Meyrick (bn 1803 in Presteigne, but living very close to him in London), and several possible siblings in Presteigne:
Thomas bn abt 1811 - also a butcher & married Ann ?
William bn abt 1796 - also a butcher & married an Isabella Stephens
John bn ? - butcher, unmarried
Eliza - married a Thomas Jones who died not long after.

Plus a host of other Meyricks (Sarah who married a William Jones, Elizabeth who married a Thomas Lewis, Ann who married a John Powell).

What I'm most intrigued about is finding the birth details of Thomas Meyrick (approx 1760)... his marriage, and confirming his children (or indeed if all these Meyrick children were his.. or perhaps children of his siblings).


I'm very new to this, and am currently trawling the census records, free bmd and search ancestry but am coming up blank!

Thanks,
Kat