BURFOOT marriage; possibly Cowden

[Vixen60]

I wonder if anyone can help with this one.   

From the igi, Christopher Burfoot and Ann had a son John Burfoot baptised in Cowden in 1809.  He was the eldest child baptised in Cowden.

I am trying to find out the maiden name of Ann.  I have no other information about her as she had died by the time of the 1841 census. 

The Burfoots also had connections with Edenbridge, Withyham and Hever.

The surname is occasionally written as Burford.

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I would also love to hear from anyone else researching this family.

Barbara

[spongebob]

Hi Barbara,

I'm guessing you will need the information for the marriage from the Cowden PR - I think that the information may be on Boyd's marriage index which is on Origins.net - there is 1 Christopher Burfoot record which comes up on the free search on the site.

http://www.origins.net/

You could also try the Centre for Kentish Studies...

http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/centre-for-kentish-studies.htm

Unfortunately Cowden hasn't been picked up on the Kent OPC yet...

http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Cowden.html

Good luck!

[spongebob]

Interestingly IGI comes up with a marriage for a Christopher Burfoot in Worth, Sussex which is not a great distance from Cowden - but unfortunately not to an Ann;

CHRISTOPHER BURFOOT
Male

Marriages:
Spouse:  JANE GIBB
Marriage:  26 NOV 1809   Worth, Sussex, England

Do you know Christophers mother's name - as this one's was Elizabeth;

Christopher Burfoot    Compact Disc #47     Pin #169535 Pedigree
 Sex:  M 

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Event(s)
 Birth:   1780
 
  , Kent, England 
 Death:   abt Feb 1850
 
  Sevenoaks, Kent, England 
 Burial:   1850
 
  , Kent, England 

~~~~~~~~
 
Parents
 Father:  Christopher Burfoot     Disc #47     Pin #169533   
 Mother:  Elizabeth      Disc #47     Pin #169534 

~~~~~~~~
 
Marriage(s)
 Spouse:  Jane Gibb     Disc #47     Pin #169536 
 Marriage:  26 Nov 1809 
  Worth, Sussex, England

 

[forester]

Hello Barbara,

I've just had a look at the IGI it came up with:

Christopher Burfoot son of Christopher Burfoot and Jane
Baptised Cowden 16 Feb 1812

The only other one was probably Christopher Senior, baptised at Cowden 11 May 1787, s/o William Burfoot and Mary

Both are extracted entries

Phil

[forester]

Barbara,

If you are looking for Burfoots baptised in Cowden, there are about 50 of them on the IGI.
Just enter Burfoot as the surname and the following Batch Numbers:

C130992
C130993
C130994

Phil

[Vixen60]

Good morning
Thank you all for your assistance.
 I have seen the Cowden records and there are two Christophers having children at this time. 
John's mother is definitely Ann.  My Christopher was the son of William Burfoot and Mary Huggit born in 1787.
The Christopher who married Jane Gibb is the son of Christopher Burfoot and Elizabeth Latter, born in 1780.

I have all the Burfoot wills for this area from documents online, but nothing seems to shed any light.  I think I am going to have to make another trip to Kent, and see if there were any marriage settlements etc. as they were quite comfortably off yeomen farmers.

I have been to Cowden and visited the churchyard, but unfortunately I have lost my notes.  I seem to remember a grave for Ann but no mention of a maiden name.
Barbara

[spongebob]

I work about 10 minutes from there if you want me to visit the churchyard Barbara - if you can give me the name of the church.

[Vixen60]

Hi Spongebob
That would be extremely kind of you.
 It is only a small village and it is the parish church which I understand is St Mary Magdalene.  The Burfoot graves are, as I remember, not far from the gate and grouped reasonably close together on the left of the path, but my memory may be playing tricks on me.

Barbara

[spongebob]

Will get out there in one lunch break next week if that's okay, it's always nice to get out in the fresh air for an hour!