RootsChat.Com

Hi Scanger,

I had known her father was John Smith born 1787 in Upminster, Essex.  Up until yesterday that was all I had known.  Then I found various websites with one stating about the boarding house at 37 Betts Street, but nothing about him being a seaman.  If you have information about that, I would be interested, including any other children he may have had.  If you have discovered this of course.  I have at some time in the past, found reference to a son also named John born in 1821, but not further information there.  I've also not been able to find a marriage between him and his wife Rebecca.

I have however found this website: http://www.readhistory.co.uk/family-trees/chapman-smith/direct.htm#I74
Which states his father's name and his two wives and their children and also more about the family of John Smith's mother.

Though not everything I learned yesterday is on there.  I also have a website you might be interested in.  www.therobinsfamily.tribalpages.com

Thank you for getting in touch.

Kind regards,

Natterjack

Hi again
I only know that Thomas Yates had 6 children with his previous wife.  Ann's previous husband I thought was named Richard (not sure why, will have to dig through my records) also a Hatter & Ann was a hat trimmer.  The only children I have for Ann is Rebecca b 1846  & Charles b 1850.  Thank you for the other links I will have a look at them.  I'm sorry but don't know anything about John's time as a seaman.

Thanks - I have learnt something already - plus looking at the batches on IGI - not sure why I haven't used it before.  It looks like Fleet Street was a hotbed of Yates' for about 60 years.  Also within close vicinity to other Yates' I have confirmed as relatives of mine.  I don't want to jump to conclusions but I would guess that there's a very good chance that they are all related.  It's not a very common name in London as far as I can see.

Thanks - I think for the moment I want to concentrate on my London/Middlesex/Bedford families - all pre 1837. I used to have a sub with ancestry.co.uk and could prob. crank that one up again.  Just wondered if there any specific sites that had leanings towards parish records which had popped up in the last few years.

I have also just joined the forum but my Yates' all seem to come from the London area - I've got stuck at my gggg grandfather Thomas b.1818 Shoreditch.  Are there any other Yates from London - I can't help thinking there must be a northern link at some point as that seems to be where most of the Yates' come from.

Also - (I have the brains of a rocking horse today) - James was married twice, firstly to Jane Warren who died c1872 & married Hannah Jeffery b. Croydon in 1878