BAALHAM Family of Polstead Suffolk?

[janet two]

Hi
i have a small connection with had Baalham family. My 2x great Grandfather Robert Lockwood was a lime burner and lived in Needham market suffolk. His son William was my greatgrandfather and so the Lockwood name is my main research. However there was also a daughter Charlotte and she married John Baalham in 1871. I can give you more info on that family if it is any interest to you.
regards Janet

[Bamba]

I have not come across Charlotte Lockwood in my research.  I would be interested to know more about this marriage.

The closest John Baalham I have in my tree was born in 1760 in Polstead but that would not fit with the marriage date and his wife in any case was Susan Watson.

Thanks for your interest

Bamba

[janet two]

there is not a great deal I can tell you except Charlotte was the eldest child of Robert Lockwood and Mary Ann Pilbrough. She was born in Needham market suffolk 6th Feb 1848. She married John Baalham in 1871. In 1881 census they lived in Creeting Green with five young children. 1891 they lived in Stow Road Old Newton with still 4 children still at home. 1901 Charlotte had become a widow and was a house keeper for Maria Haywood also a widow.
John Baalham was born 1846 son of William Baalham and Margaret. John was an ag lab and born in creeting st james.
John and Charlotte had Walter 1872
William John 1873
Henry Alfred 1876
Anna 1879
Ernest 1881 and Emily 1885. John died 1898.
regards Janet

[Subaru]

My gr grandmother's sister married Frederick Balaam who was born in Sapiston, Suffolk abt 1857.  They moved to Methwold, where he was an innkeeper (the Swan Inn) from 1891 to 1929.

There are quite a few people researching the Balaams on Genes Reunited.

Rosemary

[Bamba]

Thanks for your replies

I think they must be a totaly different branch as most of our Baalhams were born in Polstead Suffolk - I will look how close that is to Needham Market.  Actually Needham is our surname so that is very interesting too.

To Subaru - I have not yet found any connection with Balaams to Baalham but will keep an open mind about that as it might ome to light later.

Regards

Bamba

[EnglishButtercup]

Hi,
  I have a website dedicated to the name - may help you quite a bit. It is the process of being updated but the info is still worth looking at.

Baalham Resourcce Centre
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~baalham/

Best Regards
Melanie

[sandiep]

Hi Melaine

great news updates coming I love your site
sandie

[Aussielost]

Hi Janet,

You don't happen to know anything about James Baalham b.1804 Polstead (Parents John Baalham b. 1760 & Susan Watson) that was married to Sarah Carter in Polstead in Nov 1828. Sarah Carter was my gx2 Aunt. Desperately looking for living family connections. Robert Carter (my gx2 grandfather) was Sarahs brother, he was transported to NSW Australia in 1825.

Regards,

Kerry

Aussielostin the UK

[janet two]

hello Aussielost
sorry no I do not have a James Baalam in my history. The closest I can get is John Baalam born 1846
He married Charlotte Lockwood the sister of Robert Lockwood 2x great grandfather