Thurleigh Parish Records

[bedfordshire boy]

David + the William Sabey, sheppherd class 4 one hand unfit in Bolnhurst on 1803 muster list

I think he was the 1752 William, son of Joseph and Elizabeth. In fact I'm sure he was!

[johnP-bedford]

Colmworth marriage of 14/11/1785 of William Saby & Sarah Coles of Keysoe, has witnesses William Brown & Soloman Safford.

[johnP-bedford]

Bolnhurst marriage :  Joseph Sabey widower, to Eliz Lovell widow on 4 Dec 1770, any idea who Elizabeth previous husband was?

Best guess it was Robert, but I cannot find his burial or the marriage.
Bolnhurst buials show on 29 Oct 1762 John son of Robert & Elizabeth Lovell and on 18 Mar 1769 Sarah daughter of Elizabeth Lovell, widow....... but cannot find any baptism for the children.   

[bedfordshire boy]

Possibly indicating that the Lovells might have been non-conformist???

Why is it that so many Sabey or Sabey connected marriages can't be found? Can't put them all down to deficient registers

As an aside, I have 29 Beds/Hunts William Sabeys in my database

Have you finished work John, or are you going in tomorrow?

[johnP-bedford]

Morning David.... my last working day is tomorrow, then I'll be singing 'Big Yellow Taxi' .....

.... "you don't know what you've got till it's gone"....

[bedfordshire boy]

"working" day may be stretching it a bit. The last day for which you'll be paid to go into the office, perhaps! Make the most of it.

[bedfordshire boy]

Edward Sabey and Mary had a son Francis baptised 1785 in Roxton. I wondered if Edward could be Francis brother. Edward Sabey may have married Mary Fisher 11 May 1778 at Godmanchester, Huntingdon,

Francis was baptised in Eaton Socon, not Roxton.

An Edward Sabey "of Eaton Socon" most certainly did marry Mary Fisher at Godmanchester on 11 May 1778 (per a combination of the IGI and Hunts Marriage Index) so I think it's reasonable to assume that they were the parents of the children baptised in Eaton Socon, including Francis. Whether or not this is the Edward baptised in Roxton in 1751 remains to be proved. I can't find his burial.

Richard and Rebecca Sabey baptised two children in Eaton Socon, in 1746 and 1760 (Goodman). There's an enormous gap in which Edward could have been born. A Richard Sabey aged 62 was buried in Eaton Socon in 1819 - was he another unbaptised son of Richard and Rebecca? Richard senior was another son of Joseph and Katherine of Colmworth

[Hemmum]

Was Richards wife ?Rebecca Fox d of Will. and Eliz.bap 14 Jun 1719 at Wilden Beds

Did Richard remarry Ann Butler 20 Jul 1767 at at Eaton Socon Beds? I do not have a burial for Rebecca but then possibly did Ann nee Butler remarry as Ann Sabey to James North 13 Jul 1777 at Eaton Socon Beds?
Which could possibly give you an approximate death period for Richard.

I am not sure If this helps me with Francis but it is possible time wise for him to be their cild (he was born cira 1760-63) and his youngest daughter was named Rececca although no child Richard or Edward.

[Hemmum]

Witnesses to Sabey marriages. Hoping to ring a bell or two!

Campion Cornish was a witness to the marriage of Elizabeth Sabey to Thomas Byeway in 1801 at Bolnhurst and Joseph Sabey in 1814 at Colmworth. Wonderful name and hopefully not too many around! Who was he and was he related to the Sabey’s? Surprisingly I found very little.

Campion Cornish was a tenant in Bolhurst in 1798 of John Caldecot.
Campion may have married in 1791 to Ann Robinson in 1791 at Bletsoe and had a son George Cornish in 1793 at Bletsoe who later lived at New School Farm, Colmworth with his son Joseph 1820 born Earls Barton Northants

A Campion Cornish was buried 30 Jun 1828 aged 73 (born 1755) at Colmworth and an Ann Cornish was buried 21 Apr 1847 aged 83 (born 1764) at Colmworth possibly his wife nee Robinson.

Their was also a possible burial of daughter or grandaughter of Campion;
Sarah Cornish buried 10 Aug 1818 aged 6 weeks buried in Colnworth. I cannot find baptisms for George or Sarah Cornish perhaps again NC family?


Elizabeth Ashwell was witness to Francis Sabey and Charlotte White marriage in 1790 at Bolhurst

John Ashwell witness to Eliz Sabey and Thos Byeway marriage 1801 at Bolnhurst (plus Campion Cornish)

I found nothing for Elizaabeth Ashwell

John Ashwell was a tenant in 1798 to Jacob Turner Esq at Bolnhurst
John Ashwell and wife Susan had daughters baptised Bolnhurst Mary in 1787 Ann in 1789
The only marriage I found was to Susan Clayton on 1 Dec 1782 at Sandy Beds which unsure about.

Samuel White was the other witness to the marriage of Francis Sabey to Charlotte White and he was probably Charlottes brother born 1770.
I found no baptism in the Bolnhurst for ‘White’ and no marriage for Samuel White in Bolnhurst but there were three other White marriages;

Hephzibah White married John Pratt in 1797 at Bolnhurst (also on Pallots). In 1841 she was b 1776 Bedford she died 1850 Beds

Elizabeth White married Thomas Pestill in 1817 at Bolnhurst. No Pestill baptisms found perhaps she was Charlottes widowed mother or perhaps niece of Charlotte also NC?

Charlotte White married John Whitme in 1819 at Bolnhurst. No baptism found for Charlotte but I did wonder if she may have been a niece of Charlotte White who married Francis?