James HANDSCOMBE b 1776

[beagle60]

Hello David
thanks for the suggestion about Flamstead.  It is certainly the closest I have come across.  Adse is an odd name, possibly mistranscribed?

The 1804 marriage is the wrong name.

James Handscomb was christened 23 Dec 1798 Langford
Father = William
Mother = Sarah

Have not yet visited any of the Record Offices so am a bit new at checking stuff other than using certificates I've obtained.  Am considering visiting a Family History Center and looking at original stuff where I'm struggling.  i believe you can request stuff to be sent to a Centre by arrangement which would be good as I am researching family in London, Wales and Hertfordshire.

[bedfordshire boy]

Most people do look ups because they enjoy doing them,
not because they have any connections to the family being researched.

Speaking personally I tend to get more involved if it's a parish that I'm conversant with, Langford being a case in point.

I know nothing about Sheep Lane so leave it to those with local knowledge, like Tazzie.

His age in 1851 points to a birth c1776 as you said in your first post, and as there's no baptism on the IGI in Beds at around that time, you're struggling for any clues you can find. So my post of 12.13 yesterday remains pertinent - you need to check the parish registers for both marriages to see if there is anything which might help

Regards

David

Messages have crossed in cyberspace so I'll add a bit more in light of your post a moment ago. A FHC is your best bet. You can order microfilms of many different parishes but you can normally only do this in person, not by post or phone.

[tazzie]

   Hi Beagle....

 I must appologise for not getting the Heath & Reach details...mum & dad away so have not got to Leighton and I am off to Pembrokeshire for a holiday next week. I will be able to do when I get back. Will post details then..

                  Tazzie

[beagle60]

Hi Tazzie, no problem.

have a good holiday.  My father lives in Pembrokeshire - it's a lovely county. Hope the sunshine lasts.

Beagle

[tazzie]

   Hi Beagle.....


  Well I have now checked all the places close to Sheep Lane in Bedfordshire.
 I will list what I have for each village ..but alas no James!

  Potsgrove...Bap Aug 1 1779 Jn s Wm & Mary HANSCOMB
                            May 12 1782 Wm s Wm & Mary HANDSCOMB

             William married Mary Ireland of Woburn Oct 1777
                   Mary wife of William buried Ap 22 1785

                    Bap Apr 23 1786 Jos s Jn & Sar Hanscomb
                           Dec 21 1787 Thos s Jn & Sarah Handscomb

 An Earlier marriage...1715 ap 17 Jos Hanscomb of Heath to
                                                     Ann Lawfoot of Potsgrove.

 There is a marriage in 1798 in Leighton that is on IGI for....

 Sam Handscomb to Ann Dell the register says Sam is of Woburn.
 When Ann & Joseph both die the are listed as ..of Heath..

 The villages checked are ...Potsgrove
                                           Battlesden
                                           Hockcliffe
                                           Woburn
                                          Heath & Reach
                        & Leighton Buzzard.

  I will have a look at the nearby Bucks Villages ie Soulbury Grt Brickhill & Little Brickhill...there maybe a clue still to find.

                  Tazzie

[tazzie]

   Hi again Beagle....

 Just re-reading my notes about the Hanscomb's and I have missed one bit...
 I double checked the spallings of the name in the index and there was also the following entry....

  Han(d)scomb  ...also see Morris...

 Now I admit I forgot to check it further so will do...however if James b @1776 is John's son Mary John's wife was Mary Ireland ..I will check the dates fully on that.

 On 1851 Bucks census there are births listed as Little Brickhill...I have a book about Great Brickhill and it's families and none are mentioned there.

 There is a chapel in Sheep Lane...it's now a house but I am not sure when it was built. It was a Wesleyan chapel and they used to be part of the Leighton Buzzard circuit( "speakers on the ciruit included my 3x great grandfather and two of hubbies rellies as well). So I will also see if I can get the records from there if they go back that far.

  I will check out Bucks possibles in the week.

              Tazzie

[tazzie]

   Hi....

 Checked out Great Brickhill PR s today....

  only 3 baptisms  Elizabeth 1744 d John & Mary
                             Mary        1779 d John & Catherine
                             William     1771 s James & Ann.
 The one marriage links us back to Potsgrove again...

     John Hanscomb of Potsgrove to Catherine Bonnick otp
          witnessed by Wm Hanscomb
                                Matthew Etheridge         1779.

           Will check the others later.

                   Tazzie

[bedfordshire boy]

Any progress at all in checking out those two marriages, particularly the earlier one, which if you're lucky might give his parish of residence at the time of the marriage (which is not necessarily the same as his parish of birth)?

Even if Tazzie finds a suitable looking baptism you've still got to link it somehow to the James in St Albans

Regards


David

[tazzie]

   In light of no other details I have found this one ....

 Little Brickhill  1782  James Handscomb s/o John Handscomb & Sarah.....

 They could be the John & Sarah who are in Potsgrove to Baptis Jos. in 1786.

  Again just a possible.

 Has a post been added for details of the marriage?

                     Tazzie