Family Legend William Barrow

[duckweed]

My husbands family have always maintained that they were linked to William Barrow an able seaman on the Victory at the battle of trafalgar.  Actually they said head gunner but I found out he was only and able seaman.  The family tree they gave wasn't quite right but when I researched there was a Charlotte Barrow born 1823 in Offham Maistone who married a Thomas Startup in 1842 in Maidstone. One of their sons married an Ann Hill and had a child called Victor after the said connection, another son Francis married a Wickens who married my husbands grandfather.  But I can't establish any link between Charlotte and the said William.  As far as I can tell Charlotte's father was Thomas Barrow born Offham in 1791 and that is as far as I've got. 

[spongebob]

Are you sure it's Offham and not Otham? Both close to Maidstone but different places. The only reason I ask is there is a lot of Barrows connected with Otham in the censuses but none with Offham so far.

[duckweed]

Sorry I did put the wrong village.  You are right. 

[unibrat82]

Hi there

I have found that I too am a relative of William Barrow of HMS Victory!

Andy Thompson

[duckweed]

I've worked out our link now but if you are also a Thompson you must be related to us.

[duckweed]

William Barrow from HMS Victory born Lewisham 1778 Wife unknown daughter Harriet Barrow ,Oving Chichester, married John Hill 1816 Petworth Sussex, daughter Ann Hill 1844, Petworth Sussex, Ann Hill married Francis Morris Startup 1853 Barming Kent, son Francis Cecil Hill Startup, married Alice Wickens, had daughter Alice Muriel A Startup (known as Muriel)married Herbert Leslie Thompson (known as Bert) Does this ring bells with you?

[unibrat82]

yes Herbert Leslie Thompson is my great grandfather!

[duckweed]

He was my husband's grandfather so we are definitely related

[unibrat82]

What's your husband's name?