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Hampshire & IOW Lookup Requests / Winchester, Hampshire - Baptism look up for abt 1812
« on: Sunday 20 September 09 09:40 BST (UK)  »
Hi I am looking for information on a Robert Robey who was (according to the 1851 census) born in Winchester, Hampshire around 1811 or 1812.

I have no idea what his parents were called so if anyone has got access to these records and could have a look I would be most grateful.

There are some entries for members of the Robey family on the IGI but these do not go past 1800.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Jon

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Norfolk / Gooda Family - Yarmouth & Farrier Apprentice Bindings
« on: Saturday 19 September 09 10:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi my ancestor John Gooda was (according to the Surrey 1841 census) born in abt 1801. He was 45 when he died at the start of 1847 which ties in with this date. Now as he died before 1851 I don't have the luxury of a birthplace, only that he was NOT born in Surrey.

The only John Gooda listed for this time period on the IGI is in Yarmouth and so I wonder if this could be him. But the problem is that there are two for 1801 so if it is him I would not be certain which is his.

One is of the date 25 November 1801 as the son as Thomas Gooda and Mary Ellet, while the other is for 27 December 1801 as the son of William and Eleanor Gooda.

Now I know that my John had children called William and Frances Eleanor but no known sons called Thomas, so if this is my John I would assume it would be the second one.

Now my John Gooda was a farrier - a smith who makes and fits horse shoes. What I would like to know is if anyone is aware of any farrier apprencticeship bindings existing for Yarmouth, to see if maybe a John Gooda learned his trade there.

I know this is all a long shot but this line is a bit of a dead end. The name Gooda became Goodey later on and this was my grandmother's maiden name so I would like to see if a bit of digging may get me somewhere.

Thanks,
Jon

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Aberdeenshire / Parish Register BMD Help - Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Strichen, Aberdeen
« on: Sunday 30 August 09 07:55 BST (UK)  »
Dear All,

I wonder if anyone can please help me with some Aberdeenshire digging.

My ancestors Thomas Shand (born Cruden 1821) and Elizabeth Brown (born Peterhead abt 1818-1821) married in July 1844 in Peterhead.

They had several children in the 1840s in Peterhead before moving to Aberdeen around 1850 and then to the London area around 1852. But I have not found any of their children's Scottish baptisms.

Their children I know about who were born in Peterhead were:

- Isabella born 1840 (born before marriage to Elizabeth and curiously listed with the surname Allan on the 1841 census)

-Eliza Shand born abt 1845

-Janet Jessie Shand born abt 1847

-Jane Shand born abt 1849

Their daughter born in Aberdeen was:

Ann Reed Shand (born 1851)

The mother Elizabeth Brown Shand born Peterhead abt 1818-1821 was the daughter of Alexander and Isabella Brown and I know the following from the census:

- Alexander Brown was a shipwright born in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire abt 1787

- Isabella [unknown] was born in 1782-1785 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire.

- They were in Peterhead on the 1841 and 1851 census

- As well as Elizabeth they had two other children in sons Alexander b. abt 1823 and John b. abt 1826

I cannot find Alexander and Isabella's marriage to give Isabella's maiden name, although given her granddaughter Ann born in 1851 had the middle name Reed I wonder if this could be it.

The IGI has three entries for a birth of an Alexander Shand in Fraserburgh. Two appear to be the same entry with the same baptism date of 7 June but have differing years of 1787 and 1788. Then another is for Alexander George Brown, son of Alexander Shand in 1787.

I would assume that as the 1863 UK death certificate of his widow Isabella Brown lists him just as Alexander Brown that he is the 7 June Alexander, but I have no idea which year is correct on the IGI – 1787 or 1788.

Alexander Brown died between 1851 and 1861 but I have not found a death. I suspect he died in the early 1850s before his daughter Elizabeth and her Shand family headed south to London, as his widow Isabella is in London with them on the 1861 census. But without a death for Alexander I am not certain.

If anyone could perhaps help my find out any more about this family I would be very grateful.

Kind regards,
Jon

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