Hello Rebecca
I saw in another Topic that you often go to Hampreston ?
I have been trying for many years to make headway on the Byron family of Hampreston. This brickwall has been the thorn in my side, but not the only one.
Edmund Byron and his wife Mary, were bith born in Hampreston.
Edmund 1760
Mary 1766
Richard 1784
George 1785
Amelia 1786
Thomas 1787
Charles 1789
James 1790
For reasons unknown, they up and went to live in Poole. James became my Gt/Gt/GFather. No other Byron's to be found anywhere else in Dorset at that time. I had to abandon hope of ever finding out where this family came from and indeed, where they went. They just vanished - all those male members and I have not been able to get a trace of them, apart from Thomas, who was a blacksmith in Poole, during the 1841 Census. James sister Amelia married what could have been a Belgian or Frenchman. His name was Clerick, which could have been a bad spelling of Clerk, but they too vanished.
Last week, by sheer accident, I found the burial record of Edmund. He died in Poole, but was buried in Hampreston- presumably with his wife. He was buried on 27 June 1831 at age 80. I think that was wrong as previous record show he must have been 71.
I have search high and low, but I don't know where they came from and where they went. No one else is seeking this family either. The parents must have lived in Hampreston - where are Edmund's siblings ?
My hope is, that if you have time you would do me the tremendous favour of looking in the churchyard for me. I believe that I have exhausted any available paperwork.
Hope you can help.
Roz
