Barsley or something similar?

[jillruss]

I've been trying to trace an 18th century Lincolnshire family in my family tree - Barsley.

It seems to be a very rare name. I checked on Genes Reunited and there are only about 50 or so in Lincolnshire - none in the area I'm looking: around Boothby Graffoe/Navenby/Digby.

I've even checked out the Surname Interests here on Rootschat but I'm the only one researching Barsley!!   

So, can anyone help me? Perhaps with any other possible variations of Barsley? I've tried Barley/Baseley with no luck.

My immediate search is for:

 Marriage of Thomas Barsley and Mary ? in about 1750-8.

I think Thomas was from Boothby Graffoe and it's possible that Mary ? was from nearby Digby - but, I'm not sure.

Any help gratefully received! 

Jill

[Geoff E]

There are no Navenby or Digby marriages in the IGI.

Check what is available here -

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountryEngland.htm#PageTitle

[Ruskie]

There are a couple of Barsleys (perhaps related?) on freereg, but not your Thomas and Mary I'm afraid.

[jillruss]

No, that's the problem, Geoff - this part of Lincs isn't very well covered by the IGI.

Ruskie, I hadn't realised that FreeReg had got some Lincs entries on - I think it'll be the first of 'my' counties to be included, so will have to investigate further. The Barsleys they have - I've already got!!   

Oh well, I'll have to keep looking.

Thanks again,.
Jil

[Norm Weston]

I just checked index of Marriages Lafford Deanery 1754 -1812 and although some Barsley marriages not your Thos & Mary. I then checked the Lafford Marriage Index 1700-1753 fiche and found a Thos Barsley married Elizabeth Blow 8th May 1751 in Leasingham. Was your Mary also named Elizabeth?

[Geoff E]

I had forgotten that I had Graffoe Deanery marriages     

This has Navenby and Boothby Graffoe (but not Digby)

At Boothby, all I can offer is

10 June 1731 Richard BRUMBY to Hannah BARSLEY

1778 William BLACKBURNE to Mary BARSLEY

None at Navenby.

No Thomas BARSLEY anywhere.

[jillruss]

Thanks for looking Geoff and Dinor.

The 1778 marriage of William Blackburn to Mary Barsley in Boothby is mine. It's this Mary Barsley who I'm trying to track down and think may have been baptised in Digby in 1758, daughter of Thomas & Mary Barsley.

I'd come across the 1751 marriage of Thomas Barsley and Elizabeth Blow in Leasingham before and discounted it. Perhaps I was a bit hasty! I'll have to consult the map to see how close Leasingham is to Boothby Graffoe etc. I suppose it's possible that it's another parish clerk boo boo and should actually read 'Mary Blow'!!

I did manage to find another child baptised to Thomas and Mary Barsley in Digby - Ann in 1756 - so it's possible the Leasingham couple moved to Digby.

I suppose the sensible thing to do is to try and find any children baptised to Thomas and Elizabeth Barsley in or around Leasingham. That would help to establish that they were a separate couple altogether!

Have you got baptisms as well as marriages, Geoff? Pretty please! 

Jill

[Geoff E]

Have you got baptisms as well as marriages, Geoff? Pretty please! 

You can grovel all you like - I'm afraid I don't have them.

BIVRI disks have no BARSLEY baptisms (child of Thomas) in Lincs ... any parish ... any date ... any wife etc.

[jillruss]

Not to worry - I enjoy a nice grovel!!   

Thanks anyway,
Jill