Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Topics - paulawilder1

Pages: [1]
1
Shropshire Lookup Requests / look up request for Sarah (née Francis?) and Samuel Cowdell, Saint Chad
« on: Thursday 14 August 08 00:02 BST (UK)  »
I'm looking for information regarding my ancestor Sarah (née Francis?) b,. around 1809 in Alberbury, who married Samuel Cowdell (b. 1810 Shrewsbury)  (although one census record says Marston, Montgomeryshire).  Their children and grandchildren (and great-grandchildren all the way down to today) often have the middle name Francis, so I think that Sarah's  maiden name could have been Francis.

I'd like to know what Sarah's maiden name was, and who both of their parents were. Samuel was a "Journeyman Painter" (or Printer?) and Sarah was a "laundress". 

Only two children are reported on the censuses (censii?) -- John Francis Cowdell, b. 1834,  Margaret Cowdell b 1838, so the marriage of Samuel and Sarah Cowdell was  probably on or before 1834.

2
Flintshire / Higginsons of Hopes Place, Bretton, Hawarden
« on: Sunday 03 August 08 10:57 BST (UK)  »
I'd like birth or baptism information  for Elizabeth Higginson, born abt 1843 in Hopes Place, as well as for Ann "Higginson" b. 1777 in Eccleston, and Hannah "Higginson" (born Hopes Place 1799)

I've traced my Higginson ancestors back to Hopes Place -- my great great great great aunt (not sure how many greats) Elizabeth Higginson was born about 1843 to Mary Higginson (b. 1819 in "Boughton" -- could be Broughton? or "Great Boughton")  and Richard Higginson (b. 1819) ("Railway Engine Driver") from "Cheshire".  The record says their eldest daughter, Elizabeth  ("dressmaker") was born in abt 1843 in Hopes Place, Flintshire, Wales, while her brother Samuel was born in 1845 in Christleton (not far away). 

I found the Wales 1841 Census places a "20" year old Richard Higginson ("farm labourer")  in Hopes Place, with a "60" year-old Ann Higginson  ("farmer") (b. 1777), along with a 14 year old John Jones ("farm laborer" so the farm seems to belong to Ann Higginson) (but is she  mother of Richard, or  a grandmother? And who is John Jones?).

  Ten years later -- Ann Higginson, now "74" is still in Hopes Place, listed as "visitor" and "mother-in-law"  and the rest of the inhabitants are Jones's. The head of the family is listed as Samuel Jones, and his wife, Elizabeth (a different Elizabeth) is presumably Ann Higginson's daughter.  John Jones (now 24) shows up at head of the farm right next door, "Copse farm" or "Cofre farm", it says he was born in Dodleston.

There is also a Hannah Higginson, married to a (different) Richard Higginson showing up on the 1871 census in Bretton Village, very close to Hopes Place, whose birth entry says she was born at Hopes Place (about 1799).

I'd love to know who Hannah Higginson's parents were as well, it might clear up the relationships up.


Pages: [1]