Dorset Families from Portland, Wimborne, Hampreston

[madge]

Looking for anyone who has links with the Fancy Famiy or Pitt family from Wimborne, and anyone with any links with the Fancy Families of Portland and Hampreston
Look forward to any replies

[RootsChat]

Dear Madge,

How is your research going with your Pitt and Fancy family  

How far does your research go back or forward as the case may be  

RootsChat

[Rebecca Steele]

Hi Madge,

I've only just noticed your post and was wondering how you were getting on with you research on your family from Hampreston?

The only reason I ask, is that I visit Hampreston quite regularly and was wondering if there was anything I could help you with.

Please send me a personal message if I can help in any way.

Rebecca

[madge]

Dear Rebecca,

Thank you very much for kind offer. The only problems I am haviing is trying to find Monumental Inscriptions or burials for at least 4 or 5 children. 2 of them being twins, all with the surname FANCY, FANCEY or FANSIE, they all supposedly died before the age of 2 years.
Any help in trying to trace these would be most welcome

Regards
Madge

[Rebecca Steele]

Hi Madge,

Sorry for the delay in replying ...... when I am next in Hampreston, I will pop over to the church yard and have a look and see if I can find any Fancys for you.

Regards,
Rebecca

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Madge,

Do you know the Dorset OPC site yet / already ??

I entered "fancy hampreston" in the search engine with "Find ALL words" and got six entries, including

  - 1 1861 census entry for Hampreston
  - 1 Marriages Hampreston
  - 1 Baptisms Hampreston
  No Burials, unfortunately

  I found another set of baptisms under "fancey hampreston"

  Nothing at all for "fansie hampreston"

Any of your people there ?

Try other combinations in the search box, i. with PITT and Wimborne, etc, but remember to use "Find ALL words" and remember also, that Dorset OPC doesn't do "soundex" searches.

Good luck,
Bob

[Rebecca Steele]

Hi Madge,

I have at last today had the chance to visit Hampreston church yard.

The only Fancy grave I found was for a Richard Fancy 'dearly beloved husband of Ellen Fancy who died Nov 26 1882 aged 42 years'

I have taken a couple of pictures of the grave, if you would like a copy, please PM me with your e-mail address.

[allibaker]

these are the only fancy burials at hampreston showing on the NBI VOL 2-
betty fancy aged 42yrs buried 16th jan 1816
elizabeth fancy aged 13months buried 14th april 1816
james fancy aged 74yrs buried 18th march 1821
paulina fancy no age given buried 23rd may 1816
charles fancy no age given buried 25th march 1831
jane fancy no age given buried 27th jan 1837
john thomas fancy aged 2yrs buried 12th may 1833
mary fancy aged 88yrs buried 13th march 1833
hope this helps?
regards
alli