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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: 1575 Will
« on: Monday 06 January 20 18:46 GMT (UK) »
At 18 years, written as xviiith.
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Buckinghamshire / Re: Parents of William Pursell b1795 Woughton on the Green
« on: Sunday 05 January 20 17:50 GMT (UK) »
There's a John Pirsell, of Woughton, labourer, there in 1798.
Page 319:
http://www.bucksrecsoc.org.uk/BRS-VOLUMES/brs-vol-22.pdf
Page 319:
http://www.bucksrecsoc.org.uk/BRS-VOLUMES/brs-vol-22.pdf
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: 1570 Will
« on: Saturday 04 January 20 18:56 GMT (UK) »
I make supervisors hereof my especial good friends Nicholas Harolde of Bagworthe Parke, esquire, Thomas Wotton (?), Edward Cotton, gent, my wife's brethren, & Geoffrey Hene or Heve (?). I give to every of them vi s viii d. Witnesses hereof Sampson Wolbaston, Richard Dilkes, gent, Richard Gere, Thomas Piwale & Geoffrey Hene or Heve & with Mr Ashebye, clerk, the writer.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Early records
« on: Saturday 04 January 20 13:46 GMT (UK) »
You could also try the National Archives:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/advanced-search
If you search for Hammond Wendling you will find some Chancery cases with Thomas Hammond and his wife Mary, and Body Hammond.
Also the Norfolk Record Office
http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/DServe/public/searches/nroadvanced.htm
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/advanced-search
If you search for Hammond Wendling you will find some Chancery cases with Thomas Hammond and his wife Mary, and Body Hammond.
Also the Norfolk Record Office
http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/DServe/public/searches/nroadvanced.htm
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Which great great grandparents?MEADs (died 1905) or YOUNGs (died 1908 and 1911)
« on: Saturday 04 January 20 07:52 GMT (UK) »
There's a site with a lot of information for Wing, but it's down now for maintenance.
http://wing-ops.org.uk/
But there are archived copies in the Way-back Machine:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190102184554/http://wing-ops.org.uk/
There are some notes that explain the gaps in the late 17th century:
Baptisms: 5 Jul 1546 to 7 Sept 1749
“carelessly recorded” from 1685 to 1688
1646 to 1663 not entered until 1663
entries missing or defective in 1558 to 1560 & 1645
Marriages: missing entries from 8 Oct 1684 to 2 May 1695
1646 to 1663 not entered until 1663
entries missing or defective in 1558 to 1560 & 1645
For the future, I could have a look at manorial court rolls the
next time I go to Aylesbury. Possibly sometime this year.
Wing Court Rolls
1619-1724
D/BASM 83/1-3
Wing Court Rolls
1735-1772
D/BASM 83/4-5
http://wing-ops.org.uk/
But there are archived copies in the Way-back Machine:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190102184554/http://wing-ops.org.uk/
There are some notes that explain the gaps in the late 17th century:
Baptisms: 5 Jul 1546 to 7 Sept 1749
“carelessly recorded” from 1685 to 1688
1646 to 1663 not entered until 1663
entries missing or defective in 1558 to 1560 & 1645
Marriages: missing entries from 8 Oct 1684 to 2 May 1695
1646 to 1663 not entered until 1663
entries missing or defective in 1558 to 1560 & 1645
For the future, I could have a look at manorial court rolls the
next time I go to Aylesbury. Possibly sometime this year.
Wing Court Rolls
1619-1724
D/BASM 83/1-3
Wing Court Rolls
1735-1772
D/BASM 83/4-5
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Transcription of Last Will & Testament or advice on how to make it more readable
« on: Saturday 04 January 20 05:54 GMT (UK) »Can't quite make out the name of the place
It's Margaret Rothing in the county of Essex.
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Which great great grandparents?MEADs (died 1905) or YOUNGs (died 1908 and 1911)
« on: Friday 03 January 20 06:46 GMT (UK) »
I don't know how to get back before Thomas Mead and Rebecca. There were people named Mead in Wing back to 1500, as well as in nearby parishes such as Stewkley and Soulbury. But there is a gap in the christening records:
1632 William Meade son of John and Margaret
1633 Thomas Meade son of John and Margaret
1636 Benatt Mead son of John and Margaret
1638 Elizabeth Mead daughter of John and Margaret
1640 Susanna Meade daughter of John and Margaret
1673 Anne Mead daughter of Thomas and Dorothy
And then nothing until 1719. There were, however, people named Mead living in Wing then, as shown in these entries from wills:
May 13 1690 William MEAD of Wing. Beneficiary of Mary BEAKE (DA /WE 42/03)
Dec 26 1715 John MEADE of Crofton, Wing. Cousin & beneficiary of Sarah PEELE (DA/WE 54/118)
Sep 26 1715 Thomas MEADE of Crofton, Wing. Cousin of Sarah PEELE (DA/WE 54/118)
Oct 22 1728 Richard MEAD of Burcott, Wing. Son in law & beneficiary of Samuel HOLT (DA/WF 80/38)
Sep 17 1733 William MEAD of Ascott, Wing. Tenant of Elizabeth REDMAN (DA/WF 82/172)
May 30 1739 Joseph MEAD of Cotslow, Wing. Witness of John ANSTEE (DA/WF 82/195)
(These are from a database made by a man named Shrimpton.)
Any of these might be the father of Thomas Mead the husband of Rebecca, but I don't have enough evidence.
1632 William Meade son of John and Margaret
1633 Thomas Meade son of John and Margaret
1636 Benatt Mead son of John and Margaret
1638 Elizabeth Mead daughter of John and Margaret
1640 Susanna Meade daughter of John and Margaret
1673 Anne Mead daughter of Thomas and Dorothy
And then nothing until 1719. There were, however, people named Mead living in Wing then, as shown in these entries from wills:
May 13 1690 William MEAD of Wing. Beneficiary of Mary BEAKE (DA /WE 42/03)
Dec 26 1715 John MEADE of Crofton, Wing. Cousin & beneficiary of Sarah PEELE (DA/WE 54/118)
Sep 26 1715 Thomas MEADE of Crofton, Wing. Cousin of Sarah PEELE (DA/WE 54/118)
Oct 22 1728 Richard MEAD of Burcott, Wing. Son in law & beneficiary of Samuel HOLT (DA/WF 80/38)
Sep 17 1733 William MEAD of Ascott, Wing. Tenant of Elizabeth REDMAN (DA/WF 82/172)
May 30 1739 Joseph MEAD of Cotslow, Wing. Witness of John ANSTEE (DA/WF 82/195)
(These are from a database made by a man named Shrimpton.)
Any of these might be the father of Thomas Mead the husband of Rebecca, but I don't have enough evidence.
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Which great great grandparents?MEADs (died 1905) or YOUNGs (died 1908 and 1911)
« on: Friday 03 January 20 04:55 GMT (UK) »
First I searched the batch numbers for Wing (M014631, P014631) in Family Search. These are the relevant results, in family groups:
1719 (Unnamed Mead) son of Thomas Mead
1721 Richard Mead son of Thomas Mead
1723 Thomas Mead son of Thomas Mead and Rebecca
1725 William Mead son of Thomas Mead and Rebecca
1746 William Mead son of Richard Mead and Dorcas
1749 William Mead son of William Mead and Elizabeth
1751 Elizabeth Mead daughter of William and Elizabeth
1752 Mary Mead daughter of William and Elizabeth
1753 Rebecca Mead daughter of William and Elizabeth
1755 John Mead son of William and Elizabeth
1760 Ann Mead daughter of William and Elizabeth
1778 William Mead & Ann Chantrill
1778 William Mead son of William and Ann
1780 Elizabeth Mead daughter of William and Ann
1782 Mary Mead daughter of William and Ann
1786 William Mead & Ann Sanders
1787 Elizabeth daughter of William and Ann
1788 John Mead son of William Mead and Ann
1790 Thomas Mead son of William and Ann
1792 William Mead son of William and Ann
1794 Francis Mead son of William and Ann
1796 Joseph Mead son of William and Ann
So that's your Joseph, born on 1796. In the 1841 census his age is 40, but this would be a range of 40-45 years. There are two William Meads (and both married Ann!), one the son of William and Elizabeth and the other the son of Richard and Dorcas. (Or possible one William Mead married twice). I don't know which is the right one here, but they both must be the children of Thomas and Rebecca.
To be continued...
1719 (Unnamed Mead) son of Thomas Mead
1721 Richard Mead son of Thomas Mead
1723 Thomas Mead son of Thomas Mead and Rebecca
1725 William Mead son of Thomas Mead and Rebecca
1746 William Mead son of Richard Mead and Dorcas
1749 William Mead son of William Mead and Elizabeth
1751 Elizabeth Mead daughter of William and Elizabeth
1752 Mary Mead daughter of William and Elizabeth
1753 Rebecca Mead daughter of William and Elizabeth
1755 John Mead son of William and Elizabeth
1760 Ann Mead daughter of William and Elizabeth
1778 William Mead & Ann Chantrill
1778 William Mead son of William and Ann
1780 Elizabeth Mead daughter of William and Ann
1782 Mary Mead daughter of William and Ann
1786 William Mead & Ann Sanders
1787 Elizabeth daughter of William and Ann
1788 John Mead son of William Mead and Ann
1790 Thomas Mead son of William and Ann
1792 William Mead son of William and Ann
1794 Francis Mead son of William and Ann
1796 Joseph Mead son of William and Ann
So that's your Joseph, born on 1796. In the 1841 census his age is 40, but this would be a range of 40-45 years. There are two William Meads (and both married Ann!), one the son of William and Elizabeth and the other the son of Richard and Dorcas. (Or possible one William Mead married twice). I don't know which is the right one here, but they both must be the children of Thomas and Rebecca.
To be continued...
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Son of ??
« on: Thursday 02 January 20 13:03 GMT (UK) »
Looks like son of Mr Mountney