COLCHESTER MARRIAGE - PAGE 1784

[Clincher]

I had a look at the Chelmsford Union workhouse records and, sadly, any detailed records for 1838-1841 are not in Essex RO.
 I did look in the ledger ( ref: G/Ch Z5) and  Guardians' minutes ( ref:G/Ch M3) and the closest I got was a payment of £4/6/7 made to one Charles TURNER on Sep 29 1841 for 6 coffins for paupers dying in the Union House.
The minutes sometimes contained notes to the effect that person X was required to pay to support of inmate parent Y or illegitimate child Z etc but saw no PAGE references in the available time.

I've still got to send you some PAGE data - I'll do that later

[Clincher]

Irene, thanks for your message.
This is the data I've gathered. I made notes of it on a 'just in case it was useful' basis rather than believing it would be much use to you.
Colchester Saint Leonards
Essex Record Office ref: T/R 124/2
Transcript of burials made by R H Browne of Stapleford Abbots who died in 1919 age 74
search for PAGEs buried after 1750:
Mary 11 May 1750
John snr 7 Oct 1750
Henry 21 Mar 1752/3
Mary 4 Dec 1759
Thomas 22 Feb 1764
Will 4 June 1765
Mary 20 Sep 1766
Thomas 12 Aprl 1767
Amy 6 July 1770
Hannah 16 Sep 1773
Philip 11 Oct 1775
Henry 30 Apr 1780
Mary 23 Mar 1795
Bridget 11 Aug 1795
Thomas 4 Feb 1796
Judith 4 Feb 1796
Henry 10 Mar 1796
Mary 1 Nov 1796
Willm 4 Aug 1797
Rhoda 15 Nov 1797
John (child) 14 Oct 1799
Henry 3 Nov 1799
Willm 7 Nov 1800
John 4 Dec 1800
Judith 4 Dec 1800
James 28 July 1803
Rhoda (?) Aug 1803
Philip 6 Mar 1805
Eliza 2 Sep 1806
Thos    Nov 1807
Ann  11 May 1809
Willm   Dec 1809
Willm   3 Apr 1810
Rhoda   7 Sep 1810

This transcript ceased in 1812

I'm no expert on names or social history but especially for that period Philip (twice), Judith (twice) is, even individually, let alone in a combination summat I cannot remember coming across before in quite a lot of peering at Essex registers. If Bridget can be twisted out of Brigitte and Simon is said the right way...is there a French connection. There were lots of Huguenots in Colchester.
I cannot find a single baptism of a Judith, Bridget or Philip of any or the right period in Essex. So why did they come to Saint Leonard's to be buried? and from where?

[Clincher]

I suppose all that is a bit fanciful but whilst doing a search for someone else in Thorpe le Soken(just down the road from Colchester) I discovered a French/Huguenot church in Thorpe. The IGI baptisms for it cover only period 1683-1775 but according to Essex RO they continue until 1796 so I'll check them out

[Clincher]

Hallo Irene, I've done all kinds of things which sadly led to nothing. I searched baptism records of relevant times for Thorpe le Soken, Kirby le Soken and Wivenhoe*.
I've even read the Essex Standard for the weeks following death of Mary PAGE (and Simon) in case there were clues there but nix

* If I am reading the list properly these parishes do not show (or do not show for the relevant years) in the list of Essex places included in IGI. I wonder how many other 'holes' there are in the coverage?
At least for time being ( I have to search my London stuff now) I haved to call quits but I'll keep an eye open

[Irene Lilian Hunt]

As always Clincher, thank you so much for the time and effort you have put in on my behalf.  It is truly appreciated.

I think the Page's should be put to bed for a while and I have just reactivated my interest in one of my paternal ancestors due to a stroke of luck and rereading old notebooks from ten years ago!! 

Thus my husband's Pages, Smith's et al will have to have a break!

Let me know if I can do anything for you here in Australia.

Best regards, Irene