BIGG family. Sheppey <1840s

[tess1957]

I think we had a Lidia\Lydia Wincles from that area who married a bigg??

[bearkat]

Yep, I seem to remember that name.

[tess1957]

Lidia Wincles Claringbould born 1796 - dau of William Claringbould.  Married William Bigg of Eastchurch in 1816
Children
William 1817
Ann Elizabeth 1818
Edward 1819
Henry 1821
Sarah Anne 1822

[PrueM]

Yep, that's the ones    (Hi Tess!    )

Lydia's parents were William Claringbould and Judith Wincles.

I've had a look at the 1841 census for Dymchurch and there are three or four WINCLES families living there.  No Claringboulds, though.

[bearkat]

It's a long time since I've looked at this family so can't remember what you have??

Have you seen the Tithe award schedules?

http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Maps/DYM/02.htm

William WINKLES living in 1 of 3 cottages & gardens.

[PrueM]

Hi bearkat 

I had not seen the Tithe award schedules before, so thank you for that link 

I normally do trawl the usual sites every now and then for my families, but haven't done anything on the Wincles/Bigg/Claringbold line for a long time...I really should though, if only because I love their names! (especially the Wincles!)

[sheena58]

Hi Prue,
I know this was an old thread but wonder if you ever got any further with the origins of the Berringer name? One of my families is Barrenger (and every variant spelling you could imagine...) They travelled about quite a bit in Kent but I know some of them came from Sheppy. (I haven't yet managed to search those records as they're not on line but it is on my 'to do list' to visit the Kent record offices at some point in the not too distant future.)
I know that there were several 'illegitimate' children born to Barrenger women so I can't see why the men should be any different. I think we have been totally sold on the idea that there were not many children born out of wedlock because there was such a stigma attached to it but if you look throught the baptism registers you will see that it was not that unusual. How charitably this was viewed varies a lot and I have seen things that vary from the usual 'illegitimate' or 'base born' right through to the 'bastard born after [mother] laid down with [father]'! As a lone parent myself I often have to think 'there but for the grace...' and all that.

[PrueM]

Hi Sheena 

No, I never did trace the Berenger connection - I'm pretty certain it must refer to the father of Caroline's daughter but who he was I have no idea.   

By the time Caroline junior was born, her mother was living either in West Ham or the Stepney area, so I'm guessing it's most likely that the father was from around there too.  Could have been from Sheppey I suppose...

Prue 

[honeybun]

Hi everyone, joined this discussion a bit late but here goes.

The Bigg family I have some information on is that of William and Mary.  William was born in Eastchurch around 1806 and in 1841 he was a gardener living with his wife and three children in Nightingale Vale, Plumstead.  His son, James Thomas (born Plumstead 1840) is the one I am interested in as he was my great grandfather.  I do have quite a lot of information but am missing some relating to the children of James Thomas and Julia O'Keefe (paternal great grandparents).  They were Mary, Amos, Martha (my grandmother) and Julia.  Interestingly in the 1911 Census my great grandmother Julia says she had 11 children, 8 of whom died but I am having trouble tracking them down.  Anything would be helpful! 

Thanks - Honeybun