If you're frustrated by some of the aspects of researching your family tree - and want to help out others, the website BillionGraves.com is where you can do just that, from the comfort of your own armchair.
BillionGraves.com is a worldwide graveyard website where some people take photos of graves in a churchyard and they can either transcribe them themselves, or leave them on the site for other people to transcribe. This is a great idea and it is an active website where thousands of graves have already been photographed and transcribed.
I transcribe gravestones for BillionGraves.com when they're either graveyards where my ancestors and their relations might be buried, or where I know the local area - I select these because they're of most interest to me, so I am more motivated to keep checking for new graves to transcribe. But you can pick any graveyard for any reason.
All you do is sign up for an account, login and start transcribing. There's no commitment, you could simply do one/day if you have low enthusiasm levels! Over the coming years this will turn into a great resource. Already there's a new feature whereby if you're transcribing a grave it suggests results from the LDS website at familysearch.org as possible matches for the grave and if you can see that they are the same person you can "connect" the grave directly to the online record with just one click.
Try it and see what you think!
Monday, 30 November 2015
Sunday, 29 November 2015
Researching Old Books
I love researching old books that have a connection to specific people. I've recently picked up a copy of Old English Social Life as told by the Parish Register by TF Thiselton Dyer simply because somebody had written his name inside the cover.
Walter Marshall, April 1899, The Cloisters, Windsor Castle!
Who was this Walter Marshall, I wondered? When and where did he live, when and where did he die? I wanted to see if I could find his story.
As it turned out, Walter Marshall was quite easy to find!
Born in 1859 in Peterborough, (which is now part of Cambridgeshire), Walter Marshall was the son of the Reverend Frederick Anthony Stansfield Marshall and Helen Wilhelmina Stansfield Marshall. He was one of many children.
Walter Marshall married Leonora and they had four children, Kenneth, Phyllis Marshall, Mary Marshall and Campbell Marshall - all of whom were born at Windsor Castle.
Walter Marshall died in Christchurch, Hampshire in 1921. The borders between the counties changed since that date, so Christchurch is currently in Dorset!
The book I've got must have been written in his hand, rather than by somebody who gave him the book, so it's possibly a book he bought for himself. It's full of great stories that can be found scribbled in parish registers by vicars/similar of the parishes. I LOVE reading parish register notes, they can be so amusing, or insightful. e.g. I have one instance where a married woman's given birth to a baby, which would then gain the married woman's surname - and the vicar's made a note that the lady in question had already left her husband and been living with another chap for the last two years. Simply looking at free online birth registers it'd be easy for a genealogist to get the wrong father on the family tree!
Anyway, back to Walter Marshall, once you've found the identity of somebody you can then use a lot of free resources to find out more about their life, I've jotted some findings below:
What's interesting about researching old books is that it's affordable to do as you can buy the book, do your research and then sell the book on, possibly even to somebody related to that person if they wish to own a unique piece of their family history. So it can break even as well as giving you hours of enjoyment, but, from a research perspective, it provides new challenges as you're working in areas and lifestyles outside of your usual family tree, so you're having to find and use new sources of information - it all adds to your skills and knowledge!
Using "paid for" services, such as Findmypast and Ancestry, it's possible to get a lot more detail about somebody's life. You might be able to find them in the parish registers, see who were witnesses at a marriage, or get a baptisms/christening date and location. It adds an entirely new level to what's possible!
Sometimes you might simply investigate the outline of somebody's life, like I have done above - and other times you might get caught up as you discover somebody that piques your interest and you're prepared to go the extra mile! I'm afraid I'm addicted to buying and researching old books.
Just a simple outline then brings further queries - such as where is Kenneth Marshall as he's disappeared between 1891 when he was aged 1 and the 1901 Census when he wasn't with the family. You then need to investigate whether he's away at school, as a boarder, or died. Or maybe it's a mis-transcription - only a closer look would give the answers, this is more easily done with the site subscriptions.
In this instance, as the family appeared to have remained in one place, Windsor, it's possible to take a quick look at what FreeBMD offers as a clue. However, a quick look shows that the family name appears too frequently to help. But, you can find Kenneth Marshall in the 1901 Census, listed as a boarder at College Green, Worcester, where he is at school, aged 11.
Similarly, the death of Leonora Marshall is probably the one registered in the Aldershot Registration District in 1939, aged 80. But this is based purely on the ages matching, the rough location matching - and the records available in FreeBMD. What you do is start with an idea and then use other sources and resources to try to find out more about the person that died on that date. Having said that, a quick look at the UK Wills search site gives "MARSHALL Leonora of Greenfields Crondall Southampton widow died 2 March 1939.". The word "widow" gives one more clue that you've got the right person - personally, for my own 'interest' this would be enough 'evidence' for me. Looking at the newspapers for 1939, Leonora's death was given some column inches, from which it can be seen that Leonora was buried at Crondall. Among the mourners were her son Campbell, a married daughter and an unmarried daughter, as well as some grandchildren and other relatives which tied this burial back to the Hemery family. So it's definitely the correct lady and burial. Also, from the newspapers, in August 1939 a Memorial Cross of beaten silver cross was given to Crondall Church in her memory by her sister, Deaconess Hemery.
Of course, any of the above could be proven/disproven only by careful study and, possibly, access to specific family records.
Mini projects like this can simply sit on your bookcase, mysteries to be solved at a future date! New sources and resources are coming online all the time and it might be tomorrow that the next mystery can be solved!
I bought the book in Christchurch, Dorset, so it'd be an interesting project to map out the whole family tree to see where it might've come from. If I guess that it's from a house clearance of one of Walter's great-grandchildren, then, looking at my own family timelines, it'd be the equivalent of, say, me clearing out my mother's house where she'd kept a book as a memento of her own grandmother!
Additionally, the book contains another little "hidden secret to be uncovered", there's a slip of paper inside the book - maybe it's marking a particular page, or maybe he had the book with him when somebody called to make arrangements and he scribbled down their name and slid it into the book .... it could be the names of a couple he married, or some other event. This piece of paper isn't dated, it simply says:
Hilda Violet
Edward Susan Cornaby
7B Terr Laburn
E&OE.
Walter Marshall, April 1899, The Cloisters, Windsor Castle!
Who was this Walter Marshall, I wondered? When and where did he live, when and where did he die? I wanted to see if I could find his story.
As it turned out, Walter Marshall was quite easy to find!
Born in 1859 in Peterborough, (which is now part of Cambridgeshire), Walter Marshall was the son of the Reverend Frederick Anthony Stansfield Marshall and Helen Wilhelmina Stansfield Marshall. He was one of many children.
Walter Marshall married Leonora and they had four children, Kenneth, Phyllis Marshall, Mary Marshall and Campbell Marshall - all of whom were born at Windsor Castle.
Walter Marshall died in Christchurch, Hampshire in 1921. The borders between the counties changed since that date, so Christchurch is currently in Dorset!
The book I've got must have been written in his hand, rather than by somebody who gave him the book, so it's possibly a book he bought for himself. It's full of great stories that can be found scribbled in parish registers by vicars/similar of the parishes. I LOVE reading parish register notes, they can be so amusing, or insightful. e.g. I have one instance where a married woman's given birth to a baby, which would then gain the married woman's surname - and the vicar's made a note that the lady in question had already left her husband and been living with another chap for the last two years. Simply looking at free online birth registers it'd be easy for a genealogist to get the wrong father on the family tree!
Anyway, back to Walter Marshall, once you've found the identity of somebody you can then use a lot of free resources to find out more about their life, I've jotted some findings below:
- 1859: There is a birth registered in 2nd quarter 1859 in the Peterbro Registration District. This is probably him. This is where you have to be careful with free resources as you can't check further. Sometimes you have to go with the balance of probability unless you've a vested interest in absolutely guaranteeing you've got the right person. I am 99.99% confident this is the correct birth and will leave it at that.
- 1871 Census: Walter was aged 11 and a scholar at a school in Clifton, West Riding, Yorkshire. This is where the paid services give you more as you'd be able to, more easily, work out the name of the school where he was living.
- 1881 Census: Walter was aged 21 and is listed as a visitor to the household of a Mr & Mrs Young at Blackheath Park,Charlton next Woolwich, London, England. His occupation was described as Medical Student (Ak).
- 1888: Married. Walter Marshall married Leonora Hemery in the Brentford Registration District in the 3rd quarter of 1888, which can be found on FreeBMD. Leonora was the daughter of John and Anna and was from Arundel, Sussex.
- 1889: Birth of son Kenneth, registered in Brentford Registration District, 3rd quarter 1889. FreeBMD
- 1891 Census: Walter was aged 31 and was the Head of the household and living at Upper Cloisters, New Windsor, Berkshire, England with wife Leonora Marshall, aged 32, and their one year old child Kenneth Marshall, who had been born at Bedford Park, Middlesex. Walter's occupation was listed as "Clerk In Holy Orders Minor Canon St Georges Windsor". They had three servants also living in the house.
- 1893: Birth of daughter Phyllis at Windsor Castle. Registered in 1st quarter, 1893. FreeBMD.
- 1895: Birth of daughter Mary at Windsor Castle. Registered in 4th quarter 1895. FreeBMD.
- 1898: Birth of son Campbell at Windsor Castle. Registered in 3rd quarter 1898. FreeBMD.
- 1901 Census: William, aged 41, was living with his wife Leonora Marshall, aged 43, in Ewhurst, Sussex. He is a Clergyman with the Church of England. They have with them daughters Phyllis, 8, Mary, 5 and son Campbell Marshall aged 2. All three children were born at Windsor Castle. They have one servant also living with them.
- 1911 Census: William and Leonora are living in Brighton, Sussex. The 1911 Census is harder to find/read for free than the others, but with some tenacity it's possible to pluck the relevant household members, although it is also possible to miss some! Your success depends on the individuals and location involved.
- 1921: Walter Marshall died in 1921 in Christchurch, which is now in Dorset, England. Using the online probate and wills search, you can see "MARSHALL the reverend Walter of the Vicarage Christchurch Hampshire clerk died 6 March 1921. Probate to Leonora Marshall widow. Effects £1032 18s 11d"
- 1939: Wife Leonora died in Southampton
What's interesting about researching old books is that it's affordable to do as you can buy the book, do your research and then sell the book on, possibly even to somebody related to that person if they wish to own a unique piece of their family history. So it can break even as well as giving you hours of enjoyment, but, from a research perspective, it provides new challenges as you're working in areas and lifestyles outside of your usual family tree, so you're having to find and use new sources of information - it all adds to your skills and knowledge!
Using "paid for" services, such as Findmypast and Ancestry, it's possible to get a lot more detail about somebody's life. You might be able to find them in the parish registers, see who were witnesses at a marriage, or get a baptisms/christening date and location. It adds an entirely new level to what's possible!
Sometimes you might simply investigate the outline of somebody's life, like I have done above - and other times you might get caught up as you discover somebody that piques your interest and you're prepared to go the extra mile! I'm afraid I'm addicted to buying and researching old books.
Just a simple outline then brings further queries - such as where is Kenneth Marshall as he's disappeared between 1891 when he was aged 1 and the 1901 Census when he wasn't with the family. You then need to investigate whether he's away at school, as a boarder, or died. Or maybe it's a mis-transcription - only a closer look would give the answers, this is more easily done with the site subscriptions.
In this instance, as the family appeared to have remained in one place, Windsor, it's possible to take a quick look at what FreeBMD offers as a clue. However, a quick look shows that the family name appears too frequently to help. But, you can find Kenneth Marshall in the 1901 Census, listed as a boarder at College Green, Worcester, where he is at school, aged 11.
Similarly, the death of Leonora Marshall is probably the one registered in the Aldershot Registration District in 1939, aged 80. But this is based purely on the ages matching, the rough location matching - and the records available in FreeBMD. What you do is start with an idea and then use other sources and resources to try to find out more about the person that died on that date. Having said that, a quick look at the UK Wills search site gives "MARSHALL Leonora of Greenfields Crondall Southampton widow died 2 March 1939.". The word "widow" gives one more clue that you've got the right person - personally, for my own 'interest' this would be enough 'evidence' for me. Looking at the newspapers for 1939, Leonora's death was given some column inches, from which it can be seen that Leonora was buried at Crondall. Among the mourners were her son Campbell, a married daughter and an unmarried daughter, as well as some grandchildren and other relatives which tied this burial back to the Hemery family. So it's definitely the correct lady and burial. Also, from the newspapers, in August 1939 a Memorial Cross of beaten silver cross was given to Crondall Church in her memory by her sister, Deaconess Hemery.
Of course, any of the above could be proven/disproven only by careful study and, possibly, access to specific family records.
Mini projects like this can simply sit on your bookcase, mysteries to be solved at a future date! New sources and resources are coming online all the time and it might be tomorrow that the next mystery can be solved!
I bought the book in Christchurch, Dorset, so it'd be an interesting project to map out the whole family tree to see where it might've come from. If I guess that it's from a house clearance of one of Walter's great-grandchildren, then, looking at my own family timelines, it'd be the equivalent of, say, me clearing out my mother's house where she'd kept a book as a memento of her own grandmother!
Additionally, the book contains another little "hidden secret to be uncovered", there's a slip of paper inside the book - maybe it's marking a particular page, or maybe he had the book with him when somebody called to make arrangements and he scribbled down their name and slid it into the book .... it could be the names of a couple he married, or some other event. This piece of paper isn't dated, it simply says:
Hilda Violet
Edward Susan Cornaby
7B Terr Laburn
E&OE.
Saturday, 28 November 2015
Do You Want to Transcribe Records from Parish Records?
As you know, not all parish registers have been transcribed - and, every organisation has transcribed their own. When you view a transcription of a parish register it is done by an individual or an organisation and then is available by a variety of methods. It might've been a member of a Family History Society, who then publish the records for sale on CDs, or it might've been a volunteer for FreeREG. The LDS volunteers also transcribe parish registers.
The thing with transcribing is that you transcribe exactly what you see - and the thing is that different people will see different things!
I was looking at the parish registers for a parish yesterday and I could see what looked like the name "Moose". But I "knew" heuristically that it was actually Moore. Reading/understanding old hand-writing is a bit of a skill, brought about from practice. But, it's also about knowledge. If I'd not know the name Moore existed I'd have never seen the correct Moore there, I'd have transcribed it as Moose - and descendants of Mr & Mrs Moore might never have found their ancestor's records as the search results wouldn't show Moose as an option in case they'd selected for "sounds like/similar to", which, for a lot of records, would've given them too many results.
So, it's not as straight forward as you think!
But, there are lots of opportunities to transcribe parish registers. I'm registered with a few of them.
FreeREG are always looking for transcribers - unfortunately, when I contacted them, they wanted people who already had the parish registers to submit their transcriptions to them as their access to the originals had been withdrawn. They do have some parish registers where they provide you with the originals and you transcribe those, but not in my area. I don't like to transcribe away from areas I know as I feel that I don't have the local knowledge of names/place names to be able to do a good job of it. They certainly have a need for transcribers in Lincolnshire, Kent, Essex and Sussex at the time of writing. My interest was in a part of Cambridgeshire/Huntingdonshire though.
LDS, who run the FamilySearch.org website, also make records available for transcription. For me, I've not yet seen a parish I'd like to transcribe. But one day I will!
If you are interested in volunteering for transcription work, then check out FreeREG and the LDS first, as those routes are the simplest. But there are others out there looking for volunteers if you take the time to search for them.
The thing with transcribing is that you transcribe exactly what you see - and the thing is that different people will see different things!
I was looking at the parish registers for a parish yesterday and I could see what looked like the name "Moose". But I "knew" heuristically that it was actually Moore. Reading/understanding old hand-writing is a bit of a skill, brought about from practice. But, it's also about knowledge. If I'd not know the name Moore existed I'd have never seen the correct Moore there, I'd have transcribed it as Moose - and descendants of Mr & Mrs Moore might never have found their ancestor's records as the search results wouldn't show Moose as an option in case they'd selected for "sounds like/similar to", which, for a lot of records, would've given them too many results.
So, it's not as straight forward as you think!
But, there are lots of opportunities to transcribe parish registers. I'm registered with a few of them.
FreeREG are always looking for transcribers - unfortunately, when I contacted them, they wanted people who already had the parish registers to submit their transcriptions to them as their access to the originals had been withdrawn. They do have some parish registers where they provide you with the originals and you transcribe those, but not in my area. I don't like to transcribe away from areas I know as I feel that I don't have the local knowledge of names/place names to be able to do a good job of it. They certainly have a need for transcribers in Lincolnshire, Kent, Essex and Sussex at the time of writing. My interest was in a part of Cambridgeshire/Huntingdonshire though.
LDS, who run the FamilySearch.org website, also make records available for transcription. For me, I've not yet seen a parish I'd like to transcribe. But one day I will!
If you are interested in volunteering for transcription work, then check out FreeREG and the LDS first, as those routes are the simplest. But there are others out there looking for volunteers if you take the time to search for them.
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Upton, Huntingdonshire, Parish Registers
The parish registers for Upton, Huntingdonshire are not widely available. Hopefully this will change in time. I'd really like to see the registers for 1700-1800 or so! So I've had a look at what's available. I believe the Finding family will be found in those registers, so where can I see them?
The originals are held at Huntingdon Records Office, but only for 1801-1837. I still need to find out more about these. There is a transcription available from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society, Huntingdonshire's a small place so was "absorbed" into Cambs some years ago. Records are split between Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire Records Offices, which is awkward (unless you're very local).
National Burial Index:
There are some entries from the National Burial Index, in the date range 1605-1837. These are available through Findmypast. For Upton cum Coppingford the NBI only has four entries (with that exact spelling):
Francis Finding 1807
Mary Finding 1765-1837
Thos Finding 1757-1828
William Finding 1806
I've already got these in my record set as I'm a member of Findmypast. So, nothing new there for me today! But it's good to revisit old searches, in case there's been an update since you last/first looked.
FreeREG:
This database holds some of the records, from 1755-1877, with the last update being performed in November 2014.
Looking for members of the Finding family on there, without giving it any date criteria, I found the same records as when I last checked, namely:
Baptisms:
Ann FINDING 4 Feb 1788
John FINDING 25 Jul 1790
Mary FINDING 4 Aug 1793
Elizabeth FINDING 16 Apr 1797
Sarah FINDING 13 Jan 1799
Phebe FINDING 5 Feb 1809
Marriages:
Ann FINDING & 25 Jan 1815
Elizabeth FINDING & George ROBERSON 9 Dec 1817
Jane FINDING & John STOKES 14 Oct 1822
Phebe FINDING & William SNARY 28 Jan 1828
Burials:
Frances FINDING 5 Mar 1807
Thos FINDING 22 Aug 1828
Mary FINDING 19 Oct 1837
But, there are more, spelt slightly differently.
Of course, the Holy Grail of parish registers is to have access to (preferably to own) a copy of the actual register itself. Clearly touching the original would be out of the question in most instances - and impractical - what you need is a good image of each page so you can visit/re-visit those pages on a whim, from the comfort of your own sofa.... perchance to spot something you didn't spot before. I love Vicars' notes round the edges of parish registers, they can really be useful.
The originals are held at Huntingdon Records Office, but only for 1801-1837. I still need to find out more about these. There is a transcription available from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society, Huntingdonshire's a small place so was "absorbed" into Cambs some years ago. Records are split between Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire Records Offices, which is awkward (unless you're very local).
National Burial Index:
There are some entries from the National Burial Index, in the date range 1605-1837. These are available through Findmypast. For Upton cum Coppingford the NBI only has four entries (with that exact spelling):
Francis Finding 1807
Mary Finding 1765-1837
Thos Finding 1757-1828
William Finding 1806
I've already got these in my record set as I'm a member of Findmypast. So, nothing new there for me today! But it's good to revisit old searches, in case there's been an update since you last/first looked.
FreeREG:
This database holds some of the records, from 1755-1877, with the last update being performed in November 2014.
Looking for members of the Finding family on there, without giving it any date criteria, I found the same records as when I last checked, namely:
Baptisms:
Ann FINDING 4 Feb 1788
John FINDING 25 Jul 1790
Mary FINDING 4 Aug 1793
Elizabeth FINDING 16 Apr 1797
Sarah FINDING 13 Jan 1799
Phebe FINDING 5 Feb 1809
Marriages:
Ann FINDING & 25 Jan 1815
Elizabeth FINDING & George ROBERSON 9 Dec 1817
Jane FINDING & John STOKES 14 Oct 1822
Phebe FINDING & William SNARY 28 Jan 1828
Burials:
Frances FINDING 5 Mar 1807
Thos FINDING 22 Aug 1828
Mary FINDING 19 Oct 1837
But, there are more, spelt slightly differently.
Of course, the Holy Grail of parish registers is to have access to (preferably to own) a copy of the actual register itself. Clearly touching the original would be out of the question in most instances - and impractical - what you need is a good image of each page so you can visit/re-visit those pages on a whim, from the comfort of your own sofa.... perchance to spot something you didn't spot before. I love Vicars' notes round the edges of parish registers, they can really be useful.
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Baptisms, Donington in Holland, 1866-1870
Here's the latest batch of baptisms in Donington in Holland in Lincolnshire that I've skimmed through trying to find one family. As I've gone through, looking at the original parish register images on Lincstothepast I've jotted down every surname, to make sure I am doing a proper job in my search - and, then, because it's a shame to waste it, I'm posting the surnames here!
These are simply how the names quickly looked to me as I skimmed down each page looking for one family - so spellings are to be taken with a pinch of salt. I'm confident of most of them - and so if you can spot something that's close to what you're after, it might just be the baptism you need to complete your set - and you can just go to Lincstothepast and see the parish registers for yourself.
1866: There's a note in the margin alongside the baptism of George Pepe Smith to say he is 3 years old. Baptised on 6 December, with his sister Lorna Jane. Son/dau of Robert & Martha Smith, labourer of Northorpe.
1867: Note in the margin is unreadable unless you're determined. It is against the baptism of Elizabeth daughter of Proctor and Sarah. It looks like it says see .... May 9 1869, so I'm guessing the vicar's spotted an error at a later date that needs correcting.
1869: There is a note alongside the baptism of Albert Langton Constable. This error was certified in the presence of ... and the vicar's name's been changed/crossed off on the register.
1869: Note in the entry itself says that Edward Henry Manton, son of Edward & Mary was 3 years old when baptised alongside his brother Alfred Manton who was 11 months old.
1870: There is a note alongside the baptism of Mary Hickinbottom, daughter of James & Mary. NB Mary Hickinbottom was born 14 May 1869.
1870: Note in margins about Chessington. It seems to be a long note about where she'd lived. It's not clear why it's there, but if Chessington's who you are after, you'll be willing to spare the time to fathom it out!
Previous surname transcriptions from the same baptism parish registers of Donington:
These are simply how the names quickly looked to me as I skimmed down each page looking for one family - so spellings are to be taken with a pinch of salt. I'm confident of most of them - and so if you can spot something that's close to what you're after, it might just be the baptism you need to complete your set - and you can just go to Lincstothepast and see the parish registers for yourself.
1866
Buttle, Colman, Richmond, Crampton, Smith, Pacey, Rice, Harrisn, Gutteridge, Bardely, Eyeions, Wilkinson, Bett, Cook, Pickworth, Wander, Millson, Bowis, Wight, Newton, Richardson, Dawson, Lawley, Storey, Baxter, Hodson, Growcock, Rawlings, Thornhill, Chessington, Constable, Rowe, Stoyman, Wiyer, Jollye, Hyme, Senior, Barton, West, Horton, Smith, Smith,1867
Eckerley, Hickinbottom, Goose, Newton, Moore, Boyer, Knowles, Loveday, Manning, Cox, Moore, Motley, Haw, Gutteridge, Rice, Rice, Bothamley, Moore, Key, Flowers Hitchen, Stennett, Newcombe, Johnson, Wander, Spinks, Grayson, Aspland, Breeton, Mellson, Launders, Coy, Hodson, Richardson, Grason, Wander, Kitchen, Woods, Pacey, Kirk, Dods, Cook, Swyman, Cook, Martin, Hempsall, Horten, Stennett,1868
Staples, Hickinbottom, Burril, Kirk, Barnsdale, Hickinbottom, Jollye, Bett, Haw, Eadington, Jordane, Rowe, Cook, Lumby, Picken, Thornhill, Crampton, Rawlings, Richmond, Gutteridge, Elsam, Senior, Chessington, Hyme, Hyme, Cooke, Knowles, Storey, Boyce, Cook, Vouch, Gleed, Anyman, Hardy, Barnsdale, Barnsdale,1869
Constable, Stevenson, Loveday, Pickwall, Thompson, Moulds, Fuller, West, Gutteridge, Richardson, Hooten, Moore, Roberts, Key, Brooks, Hodson, Barwick, Barton, Weathers, Kitchen, Steel, Howe, Watson, Newton, Manton, Manton, Johnson, Jollye, Barton, Bothamley, Everington, Millson, Miller, Cocks, Cocks, Goodacre, Wilkinson, Wander, Pacey, Mowlson, Crampton, Cook, Weathers.1870
Spinks, Hickinbottom, Stennett, Botley, Harrison, Westland, Weatherhogg, Wanty, Lane, Bothamley, Elsey, Knowles, Elsam, Hodson, Brocklesby, Harrison, Hooten, Austin, Hickinbottom, Clarke, Barnsdale, Rowe, Thornhill, Gibson, Senior, Green, Moore, Rawlings, Rawlings, Gutteridge, Dawson, Steele, Herd,Parish Register Notes:
Some of the notes scribbled around the edges of the pages - this vicar does like his notes!1866: There's a note in the margin alongside the baptism of George Pepe Smith to say he is 3 years old. Baptised on 6 December, with his sister Lorna Jane. Son/dau of Robert & Martha Smith, labourer of Northorpe.
1867: Note in the margin is unreadable unless you're determined. It is against the baptism of Elizabeth daughter of Proctor and Sarah. It looks like it says see .... May 9 1869, so I'm guessing the vicar's spotted an error at a later date that needs correcting.
1869: There is a note alongside the baptism of Albert Langton Constable. This error was certified in the presence of ... and the vicar's name's been changed/crossed off on the register.
1869: Note in the entry itself says that Edward Henry Manton, son of Edward & Mary was 3 years old when baptised alongside his brother Alfred Manton who was 11 months old.
1870: There is a note alongside the baptism of Mary Hickinbottom, daughter of James & Mary. NB Mary Hickinbottom was born 14 May 1869.
1870: Note in margins about Chessington. It seems to be a long note about where she'd lived. It's not clear why it's there, but if Chessington's who you are after, you'll be willing to spare the time to fathom it out!
Previous surname transcriptions from the same baptism parish registers of Donington:
- Baptisms Donington-in-holland 1849-1855
- Baptisms Donington-in-Holland 1856-1859
- Baptisms Donington-in-Holland 1860-1865
It's very slow and it seems never ending! I have found few entries of the family I am after. I've got the "essential" one though, now just trying to collect the set.
Sunday, 22 November 2015
Baptisms Donington in Holland, 1860-1865
This is not a full transcription of the Parish Register for Baptisms at Donington in Holland, 1860-1865, but simply the surnames on the pages. The original images of the parish registers are freely available online for you to look through at the Lincstothepast website, but if you've no clue what might be in there it's difficult to contemplate wading through 40 years' worth. I was looking through, for myself, for one family name, so jotted down every surname I passed, to ensure I stayed focussed - and it seemed a waste to then bin that list. I am not a transcriptionist, so didn't spend any amount of time on the spellings of the names, I've simply reproduced here the name as it first appeared to me, without inspection or cross-checking.
This is the third list so far, I've also listed the surnames 1849-1855 and 1856-1859.
1860: There is a note in the margin by the vicar. NB Isaac was eight yrs of age when he was baptised and christened. This note refers to 30 September 1860, Isaac Bools, son of Edward & Eliza. Fen End, Donington. Labourer.
1861: There is a note at the top of the page. NB Mary Pretty was baptised at the age of 17. NB Frank Hodson wa baptised at the age of 20.
1861: Note beside Maria Holmes, daughter of Elijah & Ann. A relative of Dunn the ... (teacher?)
1862: Note from vicar re Buttle. In ... christian name is given Jeremiah... is it William Jeremiah. See Jan 4 1866.
1862: There i s an asterisk against Walter, son of Nathaniel Clark & Ann Southern that says born January 1861
1862: There is an asterisk against Charles Woodhead, son of John & Mary, in the bottom margin saying born July 9th.
1863: There is a note, it's unclear who about. Born after the death of his father who died in ... (there's a place name I can't read).
1864: Note at the bottom Buttle see 1862 and 1866.
1865: There is a note alongside Caroline Elizabeth Rippon, daughter of Edwin & Eliza, to say she was 7 months old when baptised on 21 October
This is the third list so far, I've also listed the surnames 1849-1855 and 1856-1859.
1860
Tutton, Gleed, Newcombe, Dods, Wells, Parker, Franks, Wyer, Barnsdale, Harrison, Chessington, Crampton, Crampton, Elsam, Richardson, Elsam, Lumby, Barton, Hempsall, Haw, Staples, Hardy, Wright, Pike, Howard, Picken, Bond, Bools, Duell, Hutton, Bemrose Barnett, Moulds, Horby, Millson, Kirk, Grundy.1861
Gibbons, Elsam, Woodhead, Baxter, Cook, Pretty, Jackson, Sykes, Hodson, Gutteridge, Newton, Gadsby, Cook, Pick, Hope, Walker, Marshall, Fowler, Holmes, Coupland, Aspland, Kitto, Kitto, Thompson, Gleed, Lawrence, Dansby, Abbott, Ebb, Ebb, Harrison, Spinks, Richmond, Thorogood, Dunn, Barnsdale, Constable, Manton, Elsam, Meads, Smith, Dods, Chessington, Gunn.1862
Cooke, Tutton, Cocks, Buttle, Woods, Cook, Dawson, Crampton, Thorp, Franks, Staples, Meredith, Molson, Breeton, Moore, Southern, Southern, Pearce, Hempsall, Bothamley, Thornhill, Howard, Smith, Wright, Jolly, Horby, Priestley, Millson, Kirk, Eyeiams, Harrison, Pike, Woodhead, Lumby, Gibbons.1863
Bacchus, Picken, Barton, Booles or Bools, Tunnard, Bates, Cook, Cook, Seymour, Hitchen, Bell, Spinks, Aspeland, Rowe, Enderby, Priestley, Rawden, Barnsdale, Dods, Elberson, Richmond, Jollye, Harrison, Eckherley, Elsam, Wetherall, Burton, Shaw, Maidens, Staples, Cocks, Crampton, Groose, Partridge, Breeton, Evans.1864
Barnsdale, Sykes, Robinson, Robinson, Hempsall, Newton, Woods, Smith, Cook, Preston, Rice, Eyeions, Wright, Chessington, Lumby, Eaton, Buttle, Pickworth, Ludlow, Moore, Dawson, Maplethorpe, Moore, Picken, Millson, Bothamley, Horby, Grayson, Fowler, Green, Tunnard, Jaques, Richardson, Hitchen, Woods, Rowe.1865
Pike, Elsey, Seymour, Tebb, Newcombe, Cox, Rice, Barnsdale, Gleed, Goodyear Thompson, Eckersley, Mason, Knowles, Hooton, Smith, Elsam, Jollye, Enderby, Barton, Waite, Constable, Gibbons, Cork, Wells, Codington, Spinks, Breeton, Rippon, Cook, Moore, Barnsdale, Hitchen, Hempsall, Marshall,Notes in the Margins of the Parish Register.
Vicars write notes in the margins that are sometimes quite useful, here are some I spotted when I was writing the above names down:1860: There is a note in the margin by the vicar. NB Isaac was eight yrs of age when he was baptised and christened. This note refers to 30 September 1860, Isaac Bools, son of Edward & Eliza. Fen End, Donington. Labourer.
1861: There is a note at the top of the page. NB Mary Pretty was baptised at the age of 17. NB Frank Hodson wa baptised at the age of 20.
1861: Note beside Maria Holmes, daughter of Elijah & Ann. A relative of Dunn the ... (teacher?)
1862: Note from vicar re Buttle. In ... christian name is given Jeremiah... is it William Jeremiah. See Jan 4 1866.
1862: There i s an asterisk against Walter, son of Nathaniel Clark & Ann Southern that says born January 1861
1862: There is an asterisk against Charles Woodhead, son of John & Mary, in the bottom margin saying born July 9th.
1863: There is a note, it's unclear who about. Born after the death of his father who died in ... (there's a place name I can't read).
1864: Note at the bottom Buttle see 1862 and 1866.
1865: There is a note alongside Caroline Elizabeth Rippon, daughter of Edwin & Eliza, to say she was 7 months old when baptised on 21 October
Friday, 20 November 2015
Baptisms Donington in Holland, 1856-1859
This is not a transcription, it's just me jotting down the surnames as I search through the images of the original parish registers of Donington in Holland for baptisms that Lincstothepast have made available on their website. The volume covers 1849-1889 in total. For 1849-1855 or an explanation of why I've done this, see my other post: Baptisms Donington in Holland, 1849-1855.
1856
Cook, Churchill, Duel, Parkin, Marshall, Cocks or Cox, Wanty, Wright, Leedle, Jazzaman, Jackson, Heard, Hackforth, White, Haw, Barton, Bannister, Pearson, Hope, Cocks, Enderby, Bacchus, Dawson, Southern, Walker, Smith, Gunn, Hutchesson, Woods, Bradley, Evans, Hollingsworth, Buffam, Sykes, White, Moore, Newton, Hutton, Hutton, Hutton, Hisset, Gadsby, Holmes, Gibbons,1857
Lunsby, Weathers, Worden, Johnson, King, Baxter, Baston, Pell, Childs, King, Elsam, Wright, Rowe, Mold, Lawrence, Richardson, Evans, Dasby, Elsam, Farrow, Dolby, Dolby, Dolby, Smith, Gunn, Southern, Bothamley, Wonsdale, Sykes, Brown, Constable, Barnsdale, Hitchen, Clarke, Bemrose, Baley.1858
Stanshall, Pearce, Hutchesson, Wanty, Pretty, Pretty, Grundy, Steele, Haw, Fawn, Bowles or Bools, Cocks, Cherrington, Donsby, Holt, Simpson, Simpson, Hope, Duell, Pearson, Rice, Priestley, Holland, Kid, Hackforth, Wright, Bromley, Dods, Hempsall, Enderby, Oates, Oates, Gadsby, Richardson, Hutton, Lumby, Leedle, Newcombe, Lane, Gibbons,1859
Newton, Bardney, Harrison, Cox, Thornhill, Rippon, Picken, Fowler, Davey, Dixon, Lawrence, Hunt, King, Bacchus, Coupland, Cocks, Thompson, Hardy, Evans, Baxter, Cook, Constable, Walker, Jackson, Martin, Woods, Dunn, Marshall, Knowles, Dawson, Richmond, Smith, Sykes, Elsam, Rice, Beemrose, Garner, Waite, Barnsdale, Cocks, Dykes, Harmes Rowding, Cook, Hunter Rowe, Bothamley,
Oddities in the Parish Registers:
There are some notes in the margins, made by the Vicar:
1857: On 6 September Thomas and Anne Dolby had three children baptised. Margaret, Anne Jane and Elizabeth. All daughters of Thomas and Anne. The vicar has scribbled some birthdates in the margin. They look like: Margaret, infant born 31 July 1857 abode Uppingham; Anne Jane born 2 November 1854 at Wisbeach; Elizabeth born 15 October 1859 at Wisbeach.
1858: In 1858 the Vicar's written a note at the bottom of the page: NB Sarah & Ann Pretty were baptised as adults. Sarah lived servant with myself and ... with Wm Dods Esq of Donington. These two baptisms were performed on 7 February 1858 by John D Greenside and the parish registers recorded the same information for both Sarah and Ann: Pretty, daughter of Samuel & Ann. Abode Gosbarton. (father's) occupation Cottager.
1858: The entry for two Simpsons has notes in the margin saying "one month" and "12 months". There's also the letter "C" dotted around quite a few entries and I think this indicates the mother was churched one month after the birth and the child was baptised on the same day. The "C" is most likely the Vicar's indication that he performed a churching. George and Anne Simpson brought their two children in for baptism at the same time, the notes in the margin indicate Alice is 1-month old and Martha Justina is 1-year old.
1859: There is a note by the vicar in the bottom margin, dated two years after the baptism as he wrote the wrong mother's name in the parish register. This note refers to the baptism of 10 July 1859 of Charles Henry Dunn, son of Edward & Elizabeth. Abode Donington, Brazier. NB The wife of Edward Dunn is entered by mistake under the name of Elizabeth, her name is Rebecca. 29 May 1861.
1859: There is a note in the margin, NB Frederick William was 16 months. This is for the baptism of Frederick William Cocks, son of Thomas & Sarah, baptised 22 September 1859. Abode Donington. Trade/profession Shoemaker.
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