PROCTOR of LINCOLN & NEWARK, NOTTS

[tanginitoo]

My Mother-in-law was RUTH ALEXANDRA PROCTOR, born Lincoln in 1907. She was the daughter of

JOSEPH HENRY MORLEY PROCTOR & SARAH ANN ELIZA PARKE both of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, UK

Other children of this couple were:

GEORGE LONGMATE PROCTOR born Lincoln 1903

DAVID PROCTOR born Lincoln 1911 (emigrated to London, Ontario Canada - date unknown)

MAUDE PROCTOR born about 1913

Joseph Henry Morley Proctor (above) was the son of

ALFRED PROCTOR, who was born in 1851 in Lincoln, and married HARRIETT LONGMATE at the Free Methodist Chapel in Lincoln in 1874. They had one other known son......

WALTER LONGMATE PROCTOR born Lincoln in 1877

Parents of Alfred Proctor were JOSEPH PROCTOR born 1812 in Newark, Nottinghamshire & MARY MORLEY born 1811 also in Newark. They are known to have had one other child....

MARY J. PROCTOR born in Lincoln in 1847

If any of this family are familiar to you, please contact me and I will happily share all known information.

Diana in Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia

[dennford]

Hi there
      I have a couple of lonely Proctors On my tree. However There is a slim chance that you may be able to help as my Proctors are from the border of Yorks and Notts.
         Unfortunately all I have is George Proctor-Platts1843-Whitwell married to Fanny Rotherforth in 1869 at Harthill. Georges Mother was Christiana(presumably Proctor). I know it is a long straw but at least there is a small chance that you may be able to see some connection.
                                                          Denn

[tanginitoo]

Hi Denn,

Thankyou for writing.  Sadly I do not recognise any of the names (or places) you mentioned from your tree, so I am afraid I cannot help you at this time.  If anything should come up in the future I will happily let you know, but in the meantime, happy hunting and good luck, Diana

[gbuttery]

Just wondered if my PROCTORs are of any relation. Anything ring a bell?

I have Sarah Ann PROCTOR b. 1840, South Cave, Yorks. She married Samuel MAUD and lived in Hull.

Her mother and father were William and Jane PROCTOR. I'm not sure of birth details, but have father down as b. 1803 in Howden and mother b. 1804 in either South Cave or Louth, Lincs

It was the  Louth link I thought might be relevent

Gill

[Geoff E]

Perhaps the 1851 census will add a few more names

2105/414
16 Melville St, Lincoln (St Swithins parish)
Joseph PROCTOR 39 Coach maker and shop keeper, Notts Newark
Mary 40 Yorkshire Patrington
Emma M M 17 At home, Newark
John W 14 Scholar, Lincoln
Robert 10 Scholar, Lincoln
Elizabeth 7 Scholar, Lincoln
George 6 Scholar, Lincoln
Mary J 4 Scholar, Lincoln
Joseph B 2 At home, Lincoln
Jane BLOW (vis) 23 Lincs Revesby

Baptisms (children of Joseph and Mary PROCTOR in Lincoln)
William George 13 Jan 1835 St Martin
John WIlliam 10 March 1836 St Mark
George 8 Nov 1844 St Benedict
Mary Julia 15 Nov 1846 St Benedict

I have no interest in this family (other than a willingness to assist with your inquiry).

[tanginitoo]

Greetings to both Gill and Geoff who have both written to me today.

Sorry Gill, but the names you mention are not familiar to me.  To my knowledge my Proctors only lived in Lincoln (the City) after moving there from Newark in Nottinghamshire.

To Geoff:

Many many thanks for your help Geoff.  I have actually, just a couple of hours ago, re-subbed to Ancestry, so that I could look up all my ancestors on the 1851, so you have saved me a job, and I much appreciate your help.

To both of you, Happy hunting, Diana in Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia (32c and very sultry today - yuk!)

[dennford]

Pretty much the same answer as Dianna,
         However we are in the same area so there is a distinct possibility of something turning up.
          I always hope and keep a weather eye on these posts.
                                                    Denn - in rainy old Perth

[dennford]

Just as an added interest,
               While researching the Proctors of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire I came across this page
http://www.geocities.com/seraphim_angel_2002/PriscillaBiggadyke.html
                I wonder if this nice chap was a relative of any of us.
                                         Denn

[tanginitoo]

Hi Denn, Well, I read the whole website with great interest, but am pleased to report that I don't appear to have ever had anyone named Thomas Proctor in 'my' lot, 'specially as he was reputed to be such an 'uncooth' (sic) person!    It would be interesting to see if we could find out where he was born, and into which family. 

I don't believe I have anyone from that part of Lincolnshire, but funnily enough, the name of the neighbour who gave evidence....Mary Ann Clarke, is the same as someone in my lot.......mine too young to be the widow in the story.  She married a Parke, and a Parke married a Proctor.

Very interesting.  Thanks for bringing the story to my attention.  Diana