shergold

[maryderry]

looking for shergold in alderbury wilts.

                                               mary.

[bekahsgran]

Hi
have you any dates or names that might give us a clue where to start?
Anne

[cheryle.f]

 Hi Mary, I think it too would be a question as to which family you were looking for as there were many Shergold families in the villages surrounding Downton and also in the town itself as far as my memory serves me. When i went to Downton looking for gravestones there were  stones in St Lawrences Churchyard with the surname of Shergold and i have come to the conclusion that they were a very large local family, and didnt seem to venture to far from these places, similar to my own family of Mussellwhite, of whom there are many families still living in Downton Today.

                 regards cheryle.f

[maryderry]

thanks for the reply. i am looking to trace the roots of harry shergold born  c1863 he married fanny virtue batten c1884.they lived in redlynch wilts.


                                    many thanks
                                      mary.

[bekahsgran]

Hi Mary
1871 Census
RG10 Piece 1949 Folio 26 Page 13
Redlynch, Downton, Wilts
SHERGOLD
James Head Marr 47 Broom Maker
Louisa Wife Marr 50
Mark Son Unm 18 Broom Maker
Frank Son 13 Broom Maker
HARRY Son 7 Scholar
All born Redlynch, Wilts

Anne

[bekahsgran]

Hi Mary
1871 census
RG10 Piece 1949 Folio 49 Page 19
Downton, Wilts
BATTEN (transcribed as Bathen, but I checked and it is BATTEN)
Francis Head Marr 48 Painter
Fanny Wife Marr 40
James Son Unm 17 Painter
Jesse Son 14
FANNY Daur 8
Francis Son 3
All born Downton, Wilts

1881 Census
RG 11 Piece 2067 Folio 48 Page 22
BATTEN (transcribed as BATTER)
Morgans Vale, Downton, Wilts
Francis Head Marr 58 Master Painter
Fanny Wife Marr 50
Jesse Son Unm 24 Harness Maker
Blanche Daur Unm 19 Dressmaker
FANNY Daur Unm 18 Dressmaker
Francis Son 13
Thomas Son 9
All born Downton, Wilts

Also found on the BMD indexes a marriage for
FRANCIS BATTEN and a FANNY FORDER in September Quarter 1852 in Alderbury District, Wilts
Reference is
Volume 5a Page 281

Anne

[bekahsgran]

Hi Mary
Looked on the 1851 and found Fanny's father FRANCIS at home with his parents, quite lucky really don't often find a 27 year old man with his parents
HO107 Piece 1846 Folio 222 Page 27
Morgans Vale, Downton, Wilts
BATTEN
James Head Marr 56 Painter, Plumber and Glazer b Hale, Hampshire
Sarah Wife Marr 56 b Downton, Wilts
FRANCIS Son Unm 27 Painter, Plumber and Glazer b Downton, Wilts

Anne

[bekahsgran]

Hi
One more. If the marriage I sent earlier is the correct one, here is the 1851 census for FANNY FORDER, lucky again she's at home with her parents
HO107 Piece 1846 Folio 197 Page 35
Redlinch, Downton, Wilts
FORDER
John Head marr 42 Ag Lab
Jane Wife Marr 41
FANNY Daur Unm 20
Harriet Daur Unm 15
All born Downton, Wilts

Hope it all ties in with what you already have
Anne

[maryderry]

hello ann,thanks so much for taking the time to find all that info. for me. as they say here in ireland, your a grand wee girl (no matter what age you are) the info all seems to be spot on.

                          many blessings to you & yours
                                  mary.