Thelvey or Shelvey - Sandwich

[greentrad]

Hi Susan,

That will be a great help.

Thank you very much,

 

[Zacktyr]

Hi,

I've now checked my Sandwich transcripts and I'm sad to say that there is no Shelvy or Thelvy family at Sandwich (any of the 3 parishes) beyond the early 1730s.  So, no luck on your Mary circa 1798. 

There was an army family named McTurley circa 1792-1796 and an Elvery family circa 1802-1805 but no Shelvy, Thelvy or other variants.

At least you now know where she wasn't baptised!

Good luck with your hunt.

Sincerely,
Susan

[greentrad]

Hi Susan,

Thank you very much for checking.

 

[AJ100]

Hello Greentrad,
Saw you request for Shelvey/Thelvey some time ago but did nothing as I don't have the records of Sandwich.
Susan has been kind enough to eliminate Sandwich so I had a look at Deal. The name is mopre likely to be Shelvey, I think as it's a local name. Sadly, no Shelvey's matching the name and date in Deal, Walmer, Sholden or Northborne.
I did come across a Shelley. Spelling was atrocious in those days and people very often got written down with different names - it all depended what the Curate heard.
There was a whole family of Shelley's in Deal with a Mary baptised on 23/12/1798 to David & Lydia.

That's as near as I can get to being any help

Regards

AJ

[greentrad]

AJ,

Thanks very much for trying for me - I'll see if I can come up with something a bit closer. I hope that I'll find her in the end.

Cheers,
 

[redtonyt]

Hello,

I know it is now some time since your last posting but I was wondering if you had moved on as I have a transcscription of the St Lawrence marriage and it says that Mary Shelvy was a widow!    It was also noted that John Gurr was a Widower.

Not sure if this helps, but if correct may at least give you a different brick wall to knock down.

Regards,
Tony