Gt Yarmouth Birth or Baptism info please - Robert Thompson Service

[S4llyC]

Hello All,

I've traced back my family to Robert Thompson Service, born in Gt Yarmouth in abt 1800-1801. He married Mary Rayner Chapman in March 1823, and lived in Yarmouth until his death in 1878. I'd be very grateful for any information on Robert's birth or baptism - many thanks,

Sally

[The Yokel]

Hi Sally

Haven't found Roberts Baptism, but found this one for Malcolm in Norwich St Stephen which may be of interest (if you don't already have it).

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ekk/

yokel

[S4llyC]

Thanks, yokel - I had a note of the baptism, but not the actual document, so that's great - I've added it to my tree. Malcolm was Robert's son.

Still hoping to go back a bit further on Robert Thompson Service, though, if anyone knows anything more - thanks.

[Duodecem]

No baptism so far, but I wonder if this marriage from FreeReg http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl  may be of his parents?


County   Norfolk
Place   Great Yarmouth
Church   St Nicholas
RegisterNumber   668
MarriageDate   03 Dec 1798
GroomForename   David
GroomSurname   SERVICE   
GroomCondition   Bachelor
BrideForename   Mary
BrideSurname   WARD
BrideCondition   Spinster
WitnessOneForename   Edward
WitnessOneSurname   DUNELL
WitnessTwoForename   Frances
WitnessTwoSurname   HOLLAND

FileNumber   14120

[The Yokel]

Transcribed as Jervice could it be Service?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ekr/

may be a bit early for your Robert

Edit @20.50: looks like Jervice on the AT's

The only other Service I can find, apart from Jans above, is a John Service who was a witness at the marriage of John Grumett in 1802

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01eks/

yokel

[The Yokel]

this looks interesting

http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqServer=NCC3CL01&dsqIni=dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27david%20service%27%29

sorry couldn't shrink link

If they are related
http://www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/view/NCC098516

yokel

[S4llyC]

Hi again Yokel,

Wow, thanks so much for all that information! This all looks very interesting, so I'm going to enjoy digging a bit deeper on all this.

Sally

[The Yokel]

Hi Sally

That would explain why the name Service suddenly turned up in Gt Yarmouth, hope you can find more evidence to link David to Robert.

The Caledonian herd-boy can be downloaded from Google Books at http://www.rootschat.com/links/01el5/  in the preface he mentions a wife and family but unfortunately doesn't name them.

there is also this book "The wild harp’s murmurs" at  http://www.rootschat.com/links/01el6/

yokel

[trish1120]

BURIALS;
St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth
SERVICE;
MALCOLM, 02 Oct 1827, Infant
DAVID, 17 March 1828 age 52**
MARGT HAWKES, 21 Oct 1828 age 81
ALEXANDER JAMES, 6 May 1832 age 78
MARY, 31 Jan 1856 age 81**
ROBERT THOMPSON, 18 Sept 1878 age 76
MARY RAYNER, 31 Aug 1882 age 82
(FreeREG)

1851 Census has a Mary SERVICE age 76, born c 1775 Bungay , Suffolk living in Great Yarmouth.
She is a Widow, Laundress in Receipt of Parish Relief.
She is living with Valentine and Hannah BOND as Mother in Law
HO107/1806/772/23
1841 she is under Mary Serniel 1776 born Norfolk, living with the Bonds.

Valentine/Hannah were Witnesses to the Marriage of Mary Ann SERVICE to William CARR,3 Jan 1833 St Nicholas.
He was of Selby, Yorkshire
(FreeREG)

Valentine/Hannah name a Son John WARD Bond 1832 St Nicholas
(FreeREG)
They Married 2 April 1830, Gorleston With Southtown, Suffolk as Valentine WARD/Hannah SERVICE
(Familysearch.Org)

So Hannah must be a Daughter of David Service/Mary Ward
1851 she is born c 1811 Great Yarmouth

If David Service was Scottish the Children may have had Church of Scotland Baptisms

Trish