William Brockway 1806 Shaftesbury

[bruteri]

 Need help finding William after his birth & Christining.

Father was Philip, Mother: Mansel

He was christened at St Peters in 1806

Cannot find any record past that point.
Believe he is my GGrandfather who went to the states in 1823

Records are scarce in that period.
Thank you

[Lydart]

Hello and welcome to RootsChat !


Have you searched the Dorset OPC site ?


www.opcdorset.org


... it has masses of records for Shaftesbury ... and is easily searchable !

[excel]

Do you have your tree on another website? If not you will find a little more information there about his wife and children.

[Richard Knott]

This site doesn't list William as a child of Philip and Mansell:
http://www.english-roots.com/_downloads/Brockway%20Family%20History%20pdf.pdf

What evidence do you have that he was?

The St Peters baptismal registers list a William (bap 1806) as son of William and Elizabeth:
http://www.opcdorset.org/ShaftesburyFiles/St.Peter/ShastonStPBaps1775-1812.htm

These may be the William Brockway and Elizabeth Chiveral who married in 1803 (but they may not!).

If your William was baptised in 1806 and left for the USA in 1823, there may not be any other records listing him.

Richard

[bruteri]

 I did not kno which William was mine because I thought this was one that was unaccounted for after birth. sort of put it out there and see where it went.

My first info was that he was born in 1808 in Yorkshire.
That did'nt work either.
Thank you for this info, will pursue it.

[Richard Knott]

My first info was that he was born in 1808 in Yorkshire.

!!

If you tell us what you know for certain about your William, we might be able to point you in the right direction.

Does he appear on any censuses, for instance? Or do you have a marriage certificte for him?

Richard

[bruteri]

 He lived in Hartland Ny in 1860.

Came to the states in 1823.??

He was married to Catharine Snyder

He had five children.

His son Alonzo leon was my Grandfather

Those are the only for sure things i have.

He was listed in the census as born in England

[Richard Knott]

There is a public tree on ancestry that gives several generations of this family, including all the people you have mentioned. I suggest you contact the owner, who lives in Florida, and ask for details, including the evidence (such as the naturalisation papers of 1847) because he does list William's parents as the ones you first mentioned.

If you need more explanation/details, let me know.

Richard

[bruteri]

I am he.

Thats what i meant by putting it out there.

Do not kno if he was the correct William.

He's the only one in that time frame thats unaccouted for.