Geography Lesson / Question

[chrisolus]

Look up Kimpton on my website
SOUTHERNLIFE(UK) at
http://southernlife.org.uk/kimpton.htm it gives the history and some photos of the village
Chris

[bearkat]

Many thanks for the link.

Good to see the site back online again.

[yn9man]

Hi Chris -

Thanks for the link to your website.

Great pics and history lesson. Kimpton appears to be a quaint little village. 

yn9man

[Valda]

The only Arthur Cole born within 5 years of a circa birth/baptism date in Hampshire is

20th March 1829 Havant
Arthur son of Thomas & Maria

His birthplace on the 1851 census is 'Havent'.

Only 3 Maria baptisms in Kimpton within 5 years of circa 1824 - 2
(1 is an Anna) Maria Browns and 1 Maria Spinels.
In Havant - Maria's birthplace on the 1861 census there were 5 Maria baptisms - 1 Maria Lee, 2 Maria Hoar/es, 1 Ann Maria Godden and 1 Harriet Maria Carter.

Havant and Kimpton are about 36 miles apart.

However if Arthur and Maria's marriage is the 1847 one in St George Southwark then Maria was Maria Spearwood on marriage? What information about their fathers do Arthur and Maria give on their marriage?

1841 census HO107 389/8 folio 31 page 25
West Street Havant  Hampshire 
Thomas Cole 40  Hampshire   Ag lab
Thomas Cole 15  Hampshire
Arthur Cole 13 Hampshire

I can't see anyone with the surname Spearwood on the 1841 or 1851 censuses.

Regards

Valda

[Tuscany]

Just came across this post by chance.

Kimpton is a small village about 5 minutes down the road from me.  If you can give me gg mothers maiden name or her parents names I'll take a trip to the churchyard and have a look round.

Tuscany

[yn9man]

Valda -

Just sent you a PM with a brief explanation.

That is the correct Arthur Cole son of Thomas and Maria.

Tuscany -

Thanks for your offer.

My gg grandmothers maiden name was Shearwood.

yn9man

[Valda]

Marriages Sep 1847
Cole  Arthur    St. George S.  4 464   
Spearwood  Maria     St Geo Southk  4 464

1841 census HO107 383/7 folio 8 page 9
Kimpton  Hampshire   
John Sherwood 43 Hampshire Ag lab
Sarah Sherwood 44  Hampshire
Jane Sherwood 16  Hampshire
John Sherwood 13  Hampshire
Harriot Sherwood 10  Hampshire
Thomas Sherwood 7  Hampshire
George Sherwood 3  Hampshire

Kimpton baptisms all children of John and Sarah

12th December 1824
Jane

4th November 1827
John

26th September 1830
Harriett

16th March 1834
Thomas

Birth registration

Births Mar 1838 
SHERWOOD  George    Andover  7 41

George's birth certificate would give his mother's maiden name.

Mormon church member submitted record to the IGI so needs to be treated with care - a possible marriage for John and Sarah

JOHN SHEARWOOD 
SARAH HABBERFIELD   
Marriage:  10 JUL 1821   South Tidworth, Hampshire

Baptism for Maria

18th November 1821 Shipton Bellinger Hampshire
Maria Sheerwood - parents John and Sarah

South Tidworth, Shipton Bellinger and Kimpton are all adjacent parishes.

1851 census HO107 1672 folio 96
Middle Wallop, Nether Wallop  Hampshire   
John Sherwood 53 Shipton, Hampshire, Head  Married Ag lab for Walter Pothecary? not resident 300 acres 14 labourers
Sarah Sherwood 54  Tidworth, Hampshire,  Wife Married
Jane Sherwood  26 Kimpton, Hampshire,  Daughter 
George Sherwood 13 Kimpton, Hampshire,  Son  Ag lab
plus 1 lodger

Regards

Valda

[Valda]

1861 census RG9 714 folio 106
Kimpton  Hampshire
John Sherwood 63 Shipton, Hampshire, Head  Married  Farm Bailiff
Sarah Sherwood  64  Tidworth, Hampshire, Wife Married

Deaths Jun 1870   
Sherwood  Sarah  73  Andover  2c 142

Regards

Valda

[yn9man]

Hi Valda -

Many thanks for all your responses to my posts. I will take some time now to digest the information. I may have been (it appears that I was indeed) looking at all the wrong places for all the wrong reasons.

The information I provided in my posts about the Cole and Shearwood families had come from my g grandmothers records so I will need to re evaluate those now too.

Interesting to note the maiden name Spearwood, Shearwood, Sherwood.  I wonder if the name on the Cole/Spearwood marriage cert is / was wrong. 

Just a thought ... If John and Sarah Sherwood were her parents then why isn't she listed in the 1841 census? More questions to ponder ... 

Thanks again,

yn9man