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The Common Room / letter from James Stephen at Downing Street in 1834
« on: Friday 20 October 23 01:53 BST (UK)  »
I have a copy of a letter from James Stephen at Downing Street in 1834 regarding the VINCE family who were emigrating on the ship Sarah.

No reference is provided.

I have tried TNA using "James Stephen" "Downing Street" 1834, but only got a few letters regarding convicts.

This family were free settlers.

Does anyone know what series or category it would be in TNA?

Thanks :)

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On 10 Feb 1813 William SPRIGGS and Elizabeth SMITH were married in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.

Does anyone live near the record office, or already have an image of that marriage?

I am interested to know if the record gives an indication of William's occupation.

The fellow I already have was in the 4th Dragoon Guards.
I know his wife's name was Elizabeth.
I know they had at least one child born in 1820.

Thanks for your help.

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It seems that FindMyPast only has newspapers for Surrey from 1855 onwards.

Considering he had broken into Addington Place or Hall, owned by the TRECOTHICK family you'd think that would have been reported.

Does anyone have access to Surrey newspapers for that decade?

Alternatively, does anyone have access to an index for the Lent assizes in Surrey? Not sure what year.

He was had up at the Old Bailey in January 1797 for skipping out on his earlier sentence. Thus the seven years were not yet complete.

So the previous trial was at Lent any time from 1790 on, I'd say.

I live in Australia, so can't wander in to the TNA.

Any help gratefully appreciated.

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The Common Room / Brookland near Cranleigh, Surrey
« on: Friday 21 May 21 02:39 BST (UK)  »
I have a couple who have their children christened in Cranleigh, but the record always says "of Brookland". This is during the 1770s.

Was there an estate or property near Cranleigh with that name? Is there a locality that has the unofficial name of Brookland?

I know Great Bookham is vaguely nearby, but it distinctly says "Brookland".

Any ideas?

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The Common Room / 6 Edw. VI, D.K.R. 9 App ii
« on: Monday 05 October 20 04:37 BST (UK)  »
I have a reference that says "6 Edw. VI, D.K.R. 9 App ii".

D.K.R. means Deputy Keeper's Annual Reports.
6th year of reign of Edward VI was 1553.

My question is, does anyone know where DKR records are kept?

I have looked in TNA, either for DKR or "6 Edw VI".
They might be buried somewhere in the PRO records.

Unfortunately DKR also stands for "Dark Knight Rises" and other such modern usages, so Google isn't much help.

Does anyone have further information?

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The Common Room / Wills, codicils, sentences
« on: Saturday 03 October 20 04:55 BST (UK)  »
I am finding some (posh) people for whom there is not just the probate of their main will, but also of a codicil (probated separately) and something called a "sentence".

All of these are filed as separate entries under PROB11 in the National Archives.

What on earth is a "sentence" in this context?

For example:
PROB 11/155/607 Will of Georg Lord Carew Baron of Clopton
PROB 11/155/733 Sentence of George Lord Carew Baron of Clopton or Earl of Totnes

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Herefordshire Lookup Requests / Whitchurch LUDBEY-ROSSER 1670s
« on: Friday 18 September 20 22:53 BST (UK)  »
I have recently found evidence that Theophilus LUDBEY of London, carpenter, and Eleanor daughter of William ROSSER of Whitchurch yeoman were married in the early 1670s.

Theophilus' first wife was buried in Nov 1670. The first known child of Theophilus and Eleanor was christened in March 1674 at Southwark.

I have not been able to find a marriage record, even searching with just first names, or just surnames.

Having recently discovered that Eleanor was an heiress from Whitchurch, I'm thinking that perhaps they married there — only those indexes are not available online, and I live in Melbourne, Australia.

Apparently the indexes are available at the Herefordshire record office (free lookup?).

Would someone be prepared to do a search to see what records they can find for a marriage for this couple?

Note that LUDBEY can be spelled or misspelled in a variety of ways.

Greatly appreciated :)

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The Lighter Side / "the Lizard" or Lizard Farm in Norfolk
« on: Tuesday 30 June 20 04:21 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone know why some places in Norfolk have the word Lizard or Lizards attached?

There is a locality called "the Lizards" in Foulsham.

I did find a reference that said "These are probably the lands mentioned in General Skippon's will by the name of Beck-lizard, etc., and bequeathed to his daughter" (History and Antiquities of Foulsham: In Norfolk by Thomas Quarles)

However that doesn't explain why the property is called that in the first place.

Bylaugh has or had "Lizard Common".
Swanton Morley had a property named "The Lizard".
Wymondam has a road named The Lizard, where there was once a property named Lizard House. Was the house named after the road? or the road after the house?

I realise that a promontory might be called the Lizard because it derives from some ancient word that seemed pertinent at the time.

However these are inland villages.

Is this just another example of the vagaries of English place names?

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Norfolk / Leominster near Fincham ?
« on: Wednesday 29 January 20 10:33 GMT (UK)  »
One of the people on my tree was buried at Fincham, and so far as I can tell spent her entire life in Norfolk.

The burial record says her abode was Leominster. (see Harriet FLOOD died 1896 in FamilySearch)

It is written quite clearly. However I cannot find any place name resembling Leominster near Fincham.

Her husband had been proprietor of the Crown in Fincham for many years, but predeceased her by more than a decade.

Is there a nursing home named Leominster in or near Fincham?

Does anyone have some local knowledge? (I live in Melbourne, Australia)

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