Hi Everyone.
I’m descended from Joseph Menere/Menarey through his son, William, and his grand-daughter, Marion Frances McDonald (nee Menere).
Going further back than 1809 is a problem because I’ve encountered two Joseph Meneres - both born in 1770 in France but one (Joseph Francoise Manere Fils) buried in France and the other (Joseph Menere/Menarey) who is buried in Marylebone. After a great deal of research, I’ve discovered that it is Joseph Menarey who was my ancestor. Basic details:
Joseph Menere/Menarey:
1770: Born in France (Source: familysearch).
1792: Married Ellen Titterington on 17 December. (Source: Ancestry tree).
1809: Married to Sarah Prickett on 14 April 1809 in St. George’s C of E Hanover Square, Westminster, Middlesex, London by Banns. Joseph’s name is recorded as Menarey, which I believe is an Irish Huguenot surname. (Source: Bishops’ Transcripts).
1847: Buried on 3 June 1847 at All Souls Cemetery, Marylebone England. (Source: Death certificate obtained from GRO).
My late mother often used to talk about an ancestor whom she named Joseph Menere who had apparently had to flee France during the Revolution – supposedly because he was Jewish. I think that this is plausible because the belief that he fled France has also been mentioned in one of the Ancestry sites I’ve seen, although nothing is mentioned about whether or not he was Jewish. There might well have been other issues that convinced him to leave France.
I have searched the Marylebone Bishops’ Transcripts, and I’ve also looked at the Dordogne, Church and Civil Registration, 1540 – 1896; the Archives departementales de la Dordogne; the Archives Departemenales du Périgord; and the Identity Cards, 1792 – 1795 on Family Search. My problem is separating Joseph Menarey from Joseph Francoise Manere Fils. Both were born in 1770, but Joseph Francoise Manere Fils died in France in the 1850s. It’s really difficult to find the correct information.
If there is anyone who can give me some guidance on finding the correct ancestor I’ve really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Peter