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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Cherry confusion
« on: Sunday 16 July 23 11:03 BST (UK)  »
Hi again, Colin.
The Thomas Cherry of Feetham who died in 1722 was a smelter and left a will.  He names a son Thomas and daughters Ann, Hannah, and Tamer and two sons in law (who married daughters Margaret and Elizabeth).
I only know that the Thomas Cherry who died in Feb 1724/5 was of Feetham.  As he is not described as a son of anybody, I assume he was an adult.
Also relevant, I think, are the deaths of Thomas, son of Thomas Cherry, who was buried in July 1733 of Low Row, and I assume his father Thomas Cherry of Low Row in April 1747.
The missing years in the Grinton registers (most of 1690 - 1696) is most frustrating!

Judith

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Cherry confusion
« on: Friday 14 July 23 17:45 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your interest and reply, Colin.

There are lots of Thomas Cherrys to grapple with: Thomas (s/o Edward) ch 9 April 1676; Thomas (s/o Thomas) ch 9 May 1680; Thomas s/o George (born c 1690); Thomas s/o James (born c 1695) all at Feetham or Melbecks.

I think the family of Thomas s/o Edward is Ann (1714), Ellin (1715/6 - 1723), Mary (1720), James (1722 or 1723), Robert (1726), Thomas (1728), Edward (1731 Kearton), George (1734 Kearton).  I have this Thomas marrying Hannah Raw in 1713.

I think the family of Thomas s/o George is Deborah (1720), James (1722 or 1723 or 1731), George (1725), Alice (1728), Thomas (1735).  I have this Thomas marrying Ann Simpson in 1719.

Which leaves me with Thomas born 1717 who will be the son of either Thomas s/o Thomas, or Thomas s/o James. [He may have brothers James (1722, 1723 or 1731) and/or Robert (1726) and possibly sisters Ann and/or Ellin].  I want the father of this Thomas to be the Thomas buried in 1756 with a wife Ann, but I cannot find a marriage for them.

If only there were family bibles or wills to help sort them out ...

Judith

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Cherry confusion
« on: Friday 14 July 23 15:54 BST (UK)  »
I have found a burial of a Thomas Cherry in the right timeframe, but I had allocated it elsewhere, and it would mean that Thomas and Ann (nee Simpson) surely had lived apart.

Thomas Cherry, householder of East Stonsdale buried 9 June 1771 at Muker St Mary.

Do you think that he is the husband of Ann Simpson?
Judith


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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Cherry confusion
« on: Friday 14 July 23 12:58 BST (UK)  »
I am trying very hard to sort out the Thomas Cherrys of Feetham in Swaledale and I am struggling.

One Thomas Cherry acquired the tenancy of Call Garth in Feetham in 1720.  He was buried on 2 January 1756 at Grinton and it is recorded in the manorial records that Thomas the older surrendered his tenancy to Thomas the younger.  His admon shows that his widow, Ann, was his administrator and a signatory was Thomas Cherry yeoman of Feetham, who I assume is his son.  I can find no later reference to Call Garth in the Healaugh manorial records.  I think his widow was buried as Ann Cherry of Low Row in February 1764.

Ann Simpson acquired the tenancy of West Close and West Bank at Feetham in 1693.  She married a Thomas Cherry at Grinton on 23 June 1719.  At her burial at Grinton 4 July 1771 she was described as widow of Thomas, and of Feetham.  The manorial records show that her tenancy was divided between her 3 sons James, George (through his daughter Mary) and Thomas following her death. 

I do not think the two Thomases are the same person. I doubt very much that Ann (nee Simpson) would be described as widow of Thomas if he had died 16 years earlier.  However, I cannot find a marriage of a second Thomas and Ann before 1717 (which is when the most likely Thomas s/o Thomas was baptised) or a burial of another Thomas between 1756 and 1771.  The marriage of Thomas and Hannah Raw in 1713 is not the missing marriage.  I believe Hannah's son Thomas was born in 1728 and the family had moved to Kearton soon afterwards and remained in that area.

Is anybody able to help me unravel this knotty problem?  All suggestions welcome!

Judith

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Lincolnshire / Re: Grundys
« on: Friday 16 September 22 14:47 BST (UK)  »
I too am trying to find an elusive Grundy - but I don't think he is related to your families.

My Grundy interest is Joseph Grundy who was born about 1743.  He married Mary Dunn of Wrawby on 27 October 1766 by licence. JG farmer bachelor of Owston aged 23 and MD spinster of Wrawby aged 19.  They had, I believe 8 children and when Joseph died he was a widower of Long Sutton.  He was buried 14 July 1785 at Holbeach.  His 4 youngest children (Joseph, Lydia, Stephen and John) were minors and he appointed guardians for them.

I can trace Mary's family back several generations, but I have had no success with Joseph.  Can anyone help? :)

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Doncaster bell foundry
« on: Sunday 01 March 20 14:06 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Jess5athome for your prompt reply.

I have found several references to bells attributed to William Oldfield of Doncaster, but I have found nothing at all about the foundry, which I think is surprising.

Hugh Oldfield married Alice Oldfield, d/o George I Oldfield of the Nottingham bell foundry (run by Oldfields (Henrys and Georges) from 1539) and there is much more known about them, their bells and that foundry.  I think it is likely that the two Oldfield families are related but haven't managed to prove that yet.  :)

Judith

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Doncaster bell foundry
« on: Sunday 01 March 20 12:10 GMT (UK)  »
I am descended from Hugh Oldfield who moved from Doncaster to become a bell founder at Nottingham.  He was, I believe, son of William Oldfield bellfounder of Doncaster (Hugh s/o William ch 7 October 1740 Doncaster St George).

The bell founders database shows William I Oldfield active in Doncaster from 1607 until 1652 (William was buried 16 July 1652 Doncaster St George), succeeded by William II Oldfield from 1652 until 1666, and then by Hugh Oldfield.

I have looked at the Doncaster parish registers and William I appears to have named 3 sons William, none of whom survived childhood (1617-1617; 1617-1620; 1621-1621).  A man identified as William Oldfield Junior married at Doncaster in 1624, so presumably he was born about 1600 and not William I's son.

In an attempt to learn more about this family I have tried to widen my search.  Unfortunately no wills of either William Oldfield seem to have been made or have survived and I have been unable to find any references at all to the bell foundry in the Doncaster archives catalogue.  Can anyone help me please?  :)

Thank you.
Judith

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Nottinghamshire Resources & Offers / Re: Offer: Notts Hearth Tax 1664 : 1674
« on: Thursday 24 January 19 17:45 GMT (UK)  »
Alexander
Thank you so much for the Noone and Oldfield entries.  The ones I have most interest in are William Noone and George Oldfield (Oldfolde) - some others may be relatives, so will have to investigate these.  I am curious that there are no Nottingham entries for 1764, as the Oldfields were well established bellfounders in Nottingham.

Do you know what a Disnary is?
Judith

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Lincolnshire Lookup Requests / BROXHOLME parish - Bishops Transcripts
« on: Sunday 23 December 18 14:21 GMT (UK)  »
I wonder if anyone can help me please.  :)

The Broxholme parish registers for 1749 (as seen on line) are not readable, and I wondered whether Bishops Transcripts exist.  I should really appreciate knowing what the entries for that year are and also the last entry for 1748 (March 10 1748/9?) and the last word of the first entry for 1750 (buried or baptised?).

I am looking for entries of William Brown Hitchin(g) and his parents - who could be Joseph and Martha (Martha wife of Joseph Hitching of Branby  is I think buried on 18 May 1750 - though this has been transcribed as a baptism) or William and Ann.  An Ann Hitching widow married a Robert Tomlin on 7 August 1752 at Broxholme.  I am hoping therefore there could be a burial of William and/or a baptism of William Brown among the entries I cannot read. 

Anne Brown of Scampton married William Hitching of Swinethorp on 16 December 1745 and Martha Brown married Joseph Hitchings on 2 May 1747 both at Scampton.  I think William and Joseph may be brothers, sons of William and Elizabeth Hitching, and baptised at Wellingore in 1710/1 and 1713 respectively.  Joseph widower of Newark was buried at South Scarle on 11 December 1787.

Thank you very much.

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