This is a record of a random find that might help somebody who is also after the Finding family. The Cambridgeshire archives have a record of "William Finding, wife Phobe and two children" being sent away from Cambridge under a Removal Order. A removal order is where a family cannot support themselves and so need to return to their home village, the village where they have Settlement rights.
While any spelling is possible, I'd not be surprised if Phobe was more usually spelt Phoebe Finding.
It was on 28 November 1839 that the Cambridgeshire Poor Union had a Removal Order for this family from the parish of St Benedict in Cambridge back to St Ives, Huntingdonshire. Their children are not named, nor ages given.
I'm sure they're in some way related to "my Finding family", but I've no idea how (yet!). While my ancestor had a brother called William Finding, born in Upton in October 1806, he was buried a few days later, so this William is not in my tree.
The parish of St Benedict, Cambridge, has the oldest church in Cambridgeshire and the oldest building in Cambridge - St Bene'ts in Benet Street, Cambridge, CB2 3PT. The earliest parts of the church date back to 1020, so before the Norman Conquest of 1066.
The Cambridgeshire archives reference number for this removal order is G/C/AS28/6. The transcribed title of the document in the Cambridgeshire CALM database is: "William Finding, wife Phobe and two children from Saint Benedict to Saint Ives, Hunts". It is categorised under: KGC Cambridge Board of Guardians (Poor Law Union). Administrative Records. Settlement and removal of paupers. Settlements and removals, St Benedict
