YARWOOD - Stamford / Lincoln

[Toni]

Seeking info regarding YARWOODs in either Stamford and/or Lincoln.

Husband's great-gran was Ann YARWOOD born 1842.  Date comes from her headstone, as well as census reports (1881/91/01) and one marriage.  Father:  John YARWOOD.  Mother:  unkn

On all census reports Ann gives Lincoln, Lincolnshire as birthplace, but the only Ann YARWOOD with a father John and born in 1842 we can find is an Ann in Stamford.  Quite some distance between the two places.  Quite possibly shortly after birth or as a young child, she went to Lincoln to live, so considered herself as being from there.

By 13th May 1861 Ann was married to David HEATER and gave birth on that date to Benjamin David HEATER, at No. 4 Viaduct Tr.  Brighton Sussex.   David died in 1865.  Ann had two daughters, Emily 1866 and Annie 1868.  David obviously is not the father!

Ann then married John KENNELLY age 59, in 1870 in Brighton.  Two sons born:  John 1871 and Joseph 1874.  Shortly thereafter, Ann was widowed again. 

In 1883 Ann again married to Edward ROWLAND in Brighton.  No known children born.  In 1901, they are living in Fulham (London) with sons John and Joseph KENNELLY living nearby in Fulham and Kensington.

Ann ROWLAND [nee YARWOOD, formally HEATER & KENNELLY) died in 1910 and was buried in Woodvale Cem. Brighton Sussex.  Later joined by grandson Harold David Percivil HEATER 1901-1911, her son Benjamin David HEATER  d.1945 and daughter-in-law Fanny Rebecca PAYNE c1863-1946.

Any help in gleaning more info regarding the YARWOOD  (& HEATER) surname, would be most welcomed. 

Warmest regards,
Toni ... Ontario Canada.

[Geoff E]

The only Yarwoods indexed in Lincs in 1841 seem to be a single female, and the family of Thomas and Mary, both in the Sleaford district.

In 1851, Thomas and Mary have moved to Tinwell. 

A family have appeared in Easton 2094/415

John (wid) Shepherd, Northants Whittering
Susan 14 Schol, Easton
Thomas 11 Schol, Easton
William 6 Schol, Easton
Ann 9 Schol, Easton
Harriet 4 Schol, Easton
Joseph 1 Easton

Given the age of the youngest child, this may be a useful death (from FreeBMD) but Easton is only a couple of miles from Stamford and is not on Lincs 1841 census.

Deaths Jun 1850
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YARWOOD  Jane     Peterboro  15 238

[Toni]

Many thanks Geoff. 

The family at Easton appears to fit.  Ann is the right age and with the father named John.   As our Ann always put Lincoln/Lincolnshire down as her birthplace, we've been assuming she lived in the county for most of her pre-adult life.   With only the two families in Lincs, I guess it's a safe bet the one at Easton is our Ann's.  Would you think the Ann YARWOOD born in 1842 Stamford seems kind of right too? 

How on earth she ended up in Sussex, we may never know!  Maybe one of our HEATERs somehow ended up in Lincs.  Then we're back to, 'why/how'?

Again, thank you so very much for your help.

Warmest regards,
Toni.

[Colin Y]

Hi Toni

As my friend Geoff has already helped you i thought, since you are so far away from the scene and I am so close (I live less than 10 miles from Stamford) I ought to explain a little about the location and what I have learned of the Yarwood's historically in this area.

My original knowledge was that some of the Cheshire family relocated in the 18th C to Grantham probably with the canal building that they were involved with.

Then I saw several at St Martins Without - thats outside - in other words - the boundary of Stamford an important town in coaching days.

Stamford is located in the extreme south west corner of Lincolnshire Right on the boundary with Rutland, the Soke of Peterborough, Northamptonshire and in addition leicestershire.

Easton is Easton on the Hill just beyond St Martins without to the west.

More Yarwoods popped up in Castor and Ailswort th in the 189th C, thats south of Stamford and on the way to peterborough where several of them appear in The 1881 and 1891 and even in the 1901. I haven't found any direct descendants of the family here - I came from the Birmingham Branch which is another story, but in my work on the London Yarwoods I did find one  family group who were relocated there working on the railways. A further move to Sussex might then seem normal? In addition there was a Yarwood family who moved about running Grocery shops and ending up in London with a Coffee house, a Policemen who moved from Suffolk to Nottingham shire - so we were a mobile lot even in those days.

I hope this may help. Anything odd you find, especially about the Birmingham and London Yarwood's - I have links at Rochester NY just across the lake border from Canada and on Vancouver Island. - feel free.

Colin Y

[Toni]

   Cheers Colin.  Funny you should mention the canal building, as I had thought along those lines as well, but in reverse.  I follow the Cheshire/Lancs boards, as I have family from those areas too.  The YARWOODs are my husband's side.

I've wondered if John YARWOOD didn't go over to Ches to work or was perhaps even a canal/bargeman.  The reason I wondered is due to several surnames [PERCIVAL, KENNERLY/KENNERLEY & ROWLAND] in Cheshire which show up in connection with Ann YARWOOD.  Her son Benj. HEATER and his wife Fanny PAYNE named their first born son Harold David Percival.   Ann's second husband was a John KENNELLY;  3rd an Edward ROWLAND.  With my own research I've found KENNELLY sometimes has an 'R' in it.   Lots of YARWOODs in Cheshire also and many of them are Ann & John.  Plus the YARWOODs are in short supply in Lincs.

It sometimes amazes me just how far some of my ancestors trekked from home, particularly some in the NE of Scotland.  They moved all over the place within Banffshire/Aberdeenshire, with a few going off down toward Edinburgh and/or over to Glasgow.  I know many couldn't afford to take a train and quite a few pre-date the railway system.  I would imagine it might have been a little easier for their contemparies in England, though I'm sure most were not very well off either. 

We have Ann's first husband David and what I'm almost certain were his 3 older brothers relocating to Brighton, from Chichester/just north of there.   My 2 x g-gf from N. Devon going off to Shetland and his brother to Gillingham/Chatham.  The latter obviously couldn't find work (shipwright) in Devonport [Devon at any rate] so off to Kent he went.  I often wonder if they ever saw one another again/kept in touch via letters?   So as you say, YARWOODs making their way eventually to London, it was a short jaunt down to Brighton .. only about 50-55 miles.  Fanny PAYNE was from Bermondsey.  So lots of examples. 

If the folk Geoff found are our's, then it lookes like Northants will be on the 'menu' along with all the others!! 

Sorry regarding any in the USA.  Approx 98% of my family rearch is British.   Have only found one instance of any of hubby's leaving the UK and they went to Australia in 1925-6.  Some of mine in the latter 1800s+ to Can, Australia and one to the USA. 

Again, many thanks for your interesting and helpful message. 

Toni ~ Ontario

[Colin Y]

You are most welcome.

Historically Canals started in Cheshire in the late 17th Century and the Yarwoods came up to Cheshire from mid wales anglicising there name as they went.

I had a great friend from Sheffield called Edward Kennerley who died a few years back. Like me he was a surveyor, his dad was a Doctor but the family were in the steel industry, I think.

Any help you need on the Yarwoods dont heistate to contact me. Ill happily send you anything that might help, as long as its not material covered by promises of non publication to others. This is an incraesing and vital trend with personality theft via the www.

Ask away, off line pref, at cwise.genes@ntlworld.com

Colin.

[Colin Y]

Toni

I believe I have found your Ann born 1842, father John.

They were , I think, resident in Easton on The Hill which is just outside Stamford in Lincolnshire but is actually in Northants and very close to the Rutland/Leicestershire border. Its also less than 6 miles from Ailsworth (misspelled Wilsworth in at least one census, also in Nhants. In turn thats 3 miles from peterborough. There are Ys in all these places!

John was born 1799 in Kettering and was a shepherd.

If youd like to check, search for Ann Yarwood on Genes Reunited and you will find a Susan there who lists her and her dad and her brothers and sisters.

I am working on the distinct possibility that they were also related to a George Yarwood, a bootmaker, who went to Leeds and whose son Joseph has descendants who have been referred to me, in the USA!

Keep in touch on or offline and Ill be happy to hear of your progress. Ill tell Susan to look here too!

Colin
cwise.genes at ntlworld.com

[Colin Y]

Toni

You mentioned 'Kettering' as the birth place for John Y in 1799.

I see from Geoffs note to you it says "Whittering".

Local Knowledge is a wonderful thing!

Wittering is the adjoining parisgh to Easton, south of Easton and between Easton and Ailsworth.

Email me off line and Ill scan a copy of the OS Map for you.

Colin
cwise.genes at ntlworld.com