BURCHELL, 1841/1851 Please.

[LeeHall]

Thanks Debbie, that's very interesting. In William's will he leaves 2 Inns to his widow. I learned he was a constable from a poster ( forbidding ball games!) and also have in my notes that he was a grocer. The phrase 'jack of all trades' springs to mind

Thanks again
Lee

[DebbieG]

Hi Lee

You are very welcome, an early entrepreneur by the sounds of it.  Do you know where he was born?  there are no earlier Burchells in Eynsham

Debbie

[LeeHall]

I haven't got a clue where he was born. This is my mother's family and I've only come across it in the last couple of days after years of looking.
I believe the couple might have been married in Oxford itself in 1815 but I haven't tracked anything down yet - quite a lot of churches to choose from 

[DebbieG]

Ohhh I might be able to help there

From St Peter Le Bailey Oxford marriage 1815 Feb 28th
William Burchell OTP to Elizabeth Coates otp
witnessed S Hussey & M ?? (sorry can't read it)

However there are no Burchell baptisms in the registers

DEbbie

[LeeHall]

That's great - thank you . OTP means then as now i guess that they'd lived there since the banns were posted, rather than that they were born there  I'll find 'em tho. You've been a wonderful help, thank you. This is great for my mother who knows absolutely nothing of her fathers family at all.

lee

[DebbieG]

Yes lived there just for the time required before the wedding - William may have been in Oxford doing an appreticeship as a hatter?  as that was his first known occupation

Debbie

[Ecneps]

Hi Lee,

sorry for the delay:

1851 HO107/1731 fol.169 p.7
Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire
BURCHELL
William head mar 33 Schoolmaster  Oxford Ensham
Hannah wife    "   33 Schoolmistress    "     Witney
Elizabeth dau       10 Scholar                "    Stanton Harcourt
Emma        "           8    "                        "             "
Maria Hannah dau 3    "                        "             "
Charlott Hickson servant 12 House servant        "

Barbara

[Ecneps]

and Edwin:

1851 HO107/1961 fol.160 p.12
Asylum Road, Wotton St. Mary, Gloucestershire
BURCHELL
Edwin   head mar 30 Policeman on the Great Western Railway  Oxon Evesham
Mary Ann wife mar 32           Somerset Chene?
Mary         dau       10 Scholar     "      Bath
Willm. E    son         6      "     Gloucester Willsbridge
E. James     "           4      "          "         Stroud
Harriett S  dau        2                  "         Wotton
John E       son      3months

Barbara

[LeeHall]

Thanks for these Barbara - that adds some extra children and some info about occupations.

Does anyone have any ideas about what I should do next to find out about where WILLIAM BURCHELL b. abt 1786 came from? If it doesn't give any clues on the PRs for his wedding I'm at a bit of a loss...

Regards,
Lee