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Lenham Parish Register Lookup - HARRISSON
« on: Friday 19 February 10 11:40 GMT (UK) »
Hello All,

I am looking for my ancestors that I believe came from Lenham in Kent.

I am searching for an Anne Harrisson who married John Lancefield on 3 Dec 1782 in Lenham, Kent. John is from Thanet and I have his baptismal record, but to date I have been unable to find Anne. Anne had 6 children in Faversham where her husband did business, but when she died in 1798 in Faversham from a burst blood vessel, she was buried in Lenham (according to a newspaper report). I am hoping this means that she is from Lenham  ;)

Is anyone able to check the parish registers for her burial in 1798 in Lenham? Or her baptism, which I believe would be about 21 years before her marriage, so in the early 1760's? I have no other information on her family.

Thanks for your help guys :)

Jenny
Clark, Sommerlad, Bowden, Barrett, Griffey, Sayers, Bridge, Walters, Pollard, Capel, Dibble, James, Lingard, Mensforth, Watts, Rutherford, Stainton, Chatterton, Tubbs, Thompson, Fulton, Booth, Sellwood, Edwards, Pitcher, Creech, Johns, Phillips, Roberts, Keast, Tregonning, Mason, Lancefield, Ibberson, Green, Case, Cook, Dunham, Porter, Pope, Hall, Welsh, Hellefield, Warburton, Fletcher, Foster, Stiles, Tait, Nicoll, Sutherland, McIntyre, Cole, Neal, Ladlow, Bellamy, Castleton, Barker, Yuill

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Re: Lenham Parish Register Lookup - HARRISSON
« Reply #1 on: Friday 19 February 10 14:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi Jenny

I've had a look at Lenham Baptisms, but nothing for Anne.
All the HARRISSON children were baptised in the 1800s.
There's only one earlier, in 1774, John son of Thos. & Mary.

It's the same for HARRISON, 1800s onwards, apart from two in the 1500s, & one in 1775 - Mary Withers dau of Thos. & Mary. One in 1779 - Mary dau of Rob't & Mary.

Burial, Lenham
1798 4th April
Anne LANCEFIELD age 41
(That's the only LANCEFIELD burial)

At least you now know when she was born :)


Betty
KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Spain - Walmer
Also
Schloss - Poland, Nottingham, Massachusetts & New Zealand.
Cohen - Birmingham

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Re: Lenham Parish Register Lookup - HARRISSON
« Reply #2 on: Friday 19 February 10 14:45 GMT (UK) »
Do you have/need the full details of the marriage, i.e witnesses?


Betty
KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Spain - Walmer
Also
Schloss - Poland, Nottingham, Massachusetts & New Zealand.
Cohen - Birmingham

"Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov."

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Re: Lenham Parish Register Lookup - HARRISSON
« Reply #3 on: Friday 19 February 10 22:52 GMT (UK) »
Hi Betty,

Thanks so much for the burial information  :)

How frustrating that she doesn't show up in the baptismal records though. Is there only one church in Lenham? Or are there dissenting churches too?

I have found quite a few Harrisson & Harrison marriages in Lenham so there must have been some of them about you would think....

1761   26 November   HARRISSON Ann   Thomas Greenhill   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1770   28 February   HARRISSON Robert   Deborah Pleydell   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1773   22 October   HARRISSON Thomas   Mary Withers           Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1778   31 October   HARRISSON Robert   Mary Mercer           Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1782   03 December   HARRISSON Ann   John Lancefield   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1787   25 June           HARRISSON Mary   John Winder           Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1795   19 December   HARRISSON Elizabeth John Cruttenden   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1796   16 February   HARRISSON Mary WithersJames Powell   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1810   02 August   HARRISON Frances   John Crispe Winder   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1820   11 January   HARRISSON George   Julia Anne Browning   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1825   19 February   HARRISSON Susanna   Thomas Parks   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1839   09 March           HARRISSON Robert   Mary Ann Barman   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1843   13 April           HARRISSON Francis Ann   Henry Coppins   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1848   11 November   HARRISSON John   Harriet Elizabeth Hughes   Lenham   Hollingbourne   
1850   16 July           HARRISSON Margaret   William Barrand Lenham   Hollingbourne

I would say that the baptisms you found are for Thomas Harrisson and Mary Withers' children who married in 1773, and Robert Harrisson and Mary Mercer who married in 1778. So what about all the other couples??

I would love a copy of the witnesses etc for the wedding for Anne and John Lancefield as I only have the entry from the mid-kent marriage index above. Thanks so much!

The plot thickens!!

Jenny
Clark, Sommerlad, Bowden, Barrett, Griffey, Sayers, Bridge, Walters, Pollard, Capel, Dibble, James, Lingard, Mensforth, Watts, Rutherford, Stainton, Chatterton, Tubbs, Thompson, Fulton, Booth, Sellwood, Edwards, Pitcher, Creech, Johns, Phillips, Roberts, Keast, Tregonning, Mason, Lancefield, Ibberson, Green, Case, Cook, Dunham, Porter, Pope, Hall, Welsh, Hellefield, Warburton, Fletcher, Foster, Stiles, Tait, Nicoll, Sutherland, McIntyre, Cole, Neal, Ladlow, Bellamy, Castleton, Barker, Yuill


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Re: Lenham Parish Register Lookup - HARRISSON
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 20 February 10 04:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi Betty,

I wonder if I can ask a favour, do you have access to the parish registers for the neighbouring parish Charing? I have found numerous references to Harrisson's of Lenham (most gentlemen) and the families seem to come from nearby Charing. I wonder if my Anne was born and baptised there??

I also found some interesting memorial inscriptions online for Charing, Kent for Harrisson's and wondered if you had access to the corresponding burials? Particularly the following:

148. Thomas HARRISSON late of this parish, 30th October 1763 aged 54. Left issue by Ann his wife five sons and two daughters: Thomas, John, George, Winder, Ann, Jane and Mary who all survived him.

As it mentions a daughter named Ann :)

There are three other families that had daughter's named Ann but the burials mention the respective Ann's as still living past when my Ann died in 1798.

Thanks so much for your help!! I am hoping this is starting to sort itself out  ;)

Jenny
Clark, Sommerlad, Bowden, Barrett, Griffey, Sayers, Bridge, Walters, Pollard, Capel, Dibble, James, Lingard, Mensforth, Watts, Rutherford, Stainton, Chatterton, Tubbs, Thompson, Fulton, Booth, Sellwood, Edwards, Pitcher, Creech, Johns, Phillips, Roberts, Keast, Tregonning, Mason, Lancefield, Ibberson, Green, Case, Cook, Dunham, Porter, Pope, Hall, Welsh, Hellefield, Warburton, Fletcher, Foster, Stiles, Tait, Nicoll, Sutherland, McIntyre, Cole, Neal, Ladlow, Bellamy, Castleton, Barker, Yuill

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Re: Lenham Parish Register Lookup - HARRISSON
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 20 February 10 13:04 GMT (UK) »

Hi,
Charing
Anne Harrison, d/Thomas & Anne, 4/8/1756

Would you like siblings?

Lis
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Re: Lenham Parish Register Lookup - HARRISSON
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 20 February 10 13:21 GMT (UK) »
Charing Burials

Thomas Harrison 4/11/1763
also Ann Harrison 19/9/1780

Cannot find a marriage for these two in Charing

Lis
Bailey, Stickells,  Marshall,  Hope, Morris, Wratten, Hope,  Knowler, Lonkhurst,  Gower,  Ratcliffe, Newport,  Boulden,  Stokes,  Beverley, Law, Lushington,  Parham,  Thorpe,  Piddleden,  Swaffer, Wide, Wood,  Austen, Eastes,  Hulke,  Banes, Hadley, Denne, Mullet, Dove, Mackney,all in Kent

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Re: Lenham Parish Register Lookup - HARRISSON
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 20 February 10 13:28 GMT (UK) »
Lenham Marriage
1782 3rd December By Licence
John LANCEFIELD  of Wapping St Jn Mdx
Anne HARRISSON  otp
Witnesses: Mary HARRISSON, Thos HARRISSON


Betty
KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Spain - Walmer
Also
Schloss - Poland, Nottingham, Massachusetts & New Zealand.
Cohen - Birmingham

"Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov."

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Re: Lenham Parish Register Lookup - HARRISSON
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 21 February 10 03:51 GMT (UK) »
Hi Betty,

Thanks so much for the marriage details! There are a few more Harrisson's there for me to piece together!  ;D

Hi Lis,

Thanks so much for the Charing baptism and burial details, I would absolutely love to see Ann's siblings if they are in the parish records :)

It is looking more and more like this is my Harrisson family, I have found wills for Winder Harrisson and Thomas Harrisson who are described as gentlemen of Lenham, so it looks as though they went between the two parishes....excellent! I might order the wills and have more of a read now  ;)

So exciting!

Jenny
Clark, Sommerlad, Bowden, Barrett, Griffey, Sayers, Bridge, Walters, Pollard, Capel, Dibble, James, Lingard, Mensforth, Watts, Rutherford, Stainton, Chatterton, Tubbs, Thompson, Fulton, Booth, Sellwood, Edwards, Pitcher, Creech, Johns, Phillips, Roberts, Keast, Tregonning, Mason, Lancefield, Ibberson, Green, Case, Cook, Dunham, Porter, Pope, Hall, Welsh, Hellefield, Warburton, Fletcher, Foster, Stiles, Tait, Nicoll, Sutherland, McIntyre, Cole, Neal, Ladlow, Bellamy, Castleton, Barker, Yuill