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George Gwyther was the son of Elizabeth Jenkins and an unknown Gwyther. He entered into business as a nurseryman with his maternal uncle Thomas Jenkins (born c1760 probably in the Begelly area of Pembrokeshire) and they traded as Jenkins & Gwyther from New Road, Marylebone and also had a nursery in Regent's Park. George married Henrietta Anne Leslie twice, firstly on 4 October 1806 at Deptford St Nicholas and again on 4 April 1807 at St Marylebone. Henrietta Anne was the oldest daughter and heir in her own right of the 13th Earl of Rothes and she became Countess of Rothes in 1817 at which time George Gwyther adopted the Leslie surname and Arms by Royal Warrant. Quite an elevation from nurseryman to consort of a Countess!

George witnessed the marriages of Margaret Gwyther to James Aris (28 Feb 1815 at St Marylebone) and Martha Gwyther to Thomas Dunnell (27 Nov 1815 at St George's Hanover Square). Martha Gwyther is my 3 x Gt Grandmother and I am trying to confirm the baptism details of George, Margaret & Martha in or around 1780 and again probably in Pembrokeshire. I know that their mother Elizabeth was widowed before 1829 and remarried to a John Lewis, this is independently confirmed in the Wills of Thomas Jenkins and George Leslie (formerly Gwyther).

I would be glad to hear from anyone who knows anything about this family and would be happy to exchange information.

Could someone please do a lookup for me.

Trying to find the marriage of John Mann Stonham to Constant (or Constance) surname unknown but possibly Cloke. John Stonham was baptised 3 March 1802 at All Saints, Hastings and was a fisherman. Constant was born between 1800 and 1810.

Any help much appreciated.

Paul

Could someone please do a lookup for me? I am trying to find the marriage of James Hunt (born Little Milton c1809) to Harriet <Unknown> (born Brookhampton c 1808). I know that their first child Harriet was born at Holcomb (presumably Great Holcomb near Ewelme) in c1836 so it looks like there might be 3 candidate parishes, Little Milton, Stadhampton and Ewelme and the timeframe would be somewhere around 1835 +/- 5 years.

Many thanks,

Paul

With Nutkin's news earlier I thought I might also chip in - not wishing to steal your moment Nutkin but:

For some time now I have had a "theory" that the Easey's, Dunnells and Garretts from Dunwich & Leiston in Suffolk were all inter-related. My 2 * gt grandfather James Easey married a Martha Dunnell. His father, also James, married a Rebecca Dunnell and there was an earlier marriage of an Elizabeth Dunnell (Dunwell) to a James Easey. With me so far?

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was Britain's first woman doctor and also Britain's first woman mayor. Her sister, Millicent, was a prominent figure in the Women's Sufferage movement. Their mother was Louise Dunnell who married Newson Garrett and she was reputedly from Dunwich.

Browsing through the wills on PRO Douments on-line the other day I spotted one for a John Dunnell of Wingfield, Suffolk. The place was the same as the parish in which the marriage of James Easey to Elizabeth Dunnell had taken place. So nothing ventured and £3.50 later I had a copy of the will.

Well, to shorten things a little I have now tied up the relationships and James Easey married one of John Dunnell's daughters, Elizabeth, by whom he had my 2* gt grandfather James and a daughter, Elizabeth. After Elizabeth Dunnell's death he married her sister Rebecca and had a further son John.

One of John Dunnell's other children Thomas Dunnell was the father of Martha Dunnell (so James married his cousin). Another of John Dunnell's children was John who had a daughter Louise. It was she who married Newson Garret and had Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson and Mellicient Fawcett nee Dunnell.

So one theory, one will and a lot of searching later I established that my 2 * gt grandfather married his cousin and now also have Britain's first woman doctor as my 2nd cousin 3 times removed. What a day!

Paul