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| HAWKSWORTH Andy's ancestors through gg grandmother Sophia HAWKSWORTH who married George EXELL  Andy's Short
PedigreeTown, County & Country of habitation: Shinfield, BRK Period of interest: 1750 - 1870 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: John A HAWKSWORTH who married Miriam BARBER at Shinfield in 1790. Two generations of this family have been identified so far. Picture
Gallery: Berkshire - a picture of Shinfield Church |
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| HAYWARD Andy's ancestors through gg grandmother Mary HAYWARD who was married to Thomas DARKE Andy's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: DEV, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Barnstaple & Bishops Tawton Period of interest: <1797 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: James HAYWARD who married Mary BLAKE on 14 Dec 1797 in Barnstaple. He was a soldier. Help Needed |
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| HOBBIS (also HOBBES) Andy's ancestors through ggrandmother Mira HOBBIS Andy's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: BRK, ENG Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: East Hagbourne, East & West Hendred, Grove & Wantage. Many of the burials for this family were in Ardington, BRK. Period of interest: 17c - 19c in BRK, though interested in any of this surname. Earliest known ancestor: John and Mary HOBB[I]S (bu. 1698) who lived in Grove, parish of Wantage. Other information More than one branch of this family emigrated to the USA in the last century. Derbyshire's
Parishes, 1811 mentions Thomas Hobbes, 'the celebrated philosopher
and free-thinker'. (Quote from: 'Topographical
and Historical Account of Derbyshire' by D & S Lysons (1817))
Look under Hault Hucknall (D - H)Our Picture
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| HOOL[E] Ann's ancestors through gg grandmother Elizabeth HOOLE Ann's Short
PedigreeCountry & County of habitation: DBY, ENG Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: Alfreton and S. Normanton Period of interest: 18th & 19th century Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Edward HOOLE who married Elizabeth SMEDLEY 4 Aug 1785 in Alfreton. Other information: Elizabeth HOOLE married William BRYON and they farmed at Shirland Lodge, Shirland, DBY and her father, Edward HOOLE, died there although he is buried at St. Martin's Church, Alfreton. Some of Edward HOOLE's descendants (through the male line) lived at Hazlewood, Heage, Duffield and Windley, DBY. There were HOOLE's in the area earlier than the dates I have given, but at present there is no proven link to them. Sources
- navigate to GOONS as there is a HOOLE One Name Study |
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| IRELAND Andy's ancestors through g grandmother Harriet IRELAND Andy's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: GLS, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Painswick & Stroud Period of interest: 18th & 19th century Earliest known ancestor: David IRELAND, a cloth worker, who married Mary ROGERS on 21 Feb 1819 at Miserden, GLS (St Andrew's Church). Other information: Although David IRELAND was baptised at Painswick to Thomas and Mary IRELAND, no marriage has been found for them and it is likely that one of the parents names was incorrectly recorded - a busy Christmas day of baptisms in 1796! Four
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| KEAT(E) Andy's ancestors through 6xg grandmother Mary KEATE County & Country of habitation: BRK, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: East Hagbourne Period of interest: Late 17th and early 18th century Earliest known ancestor: Benjamin & Susannah KEATE, both buried at St Andrew's Church, East Hagbourne in 1708. |
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| LEATHER Ann's ancestors through gg grandmother Sarah Anne LEATHER who married James HARDY Ann's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: Davyhulme, LAN Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Urmston & Davyhulme (Barton Upon Irwell) & Salford, LAN Period of interest: 1790 - 1870 + Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Richard LEATHER of Urmston who married Mary Hill at Manchester Cathedral in 1786. His son Richard, a farmer, married Ann ROGERS. Other information: Sources
- navigate to GOONS as there is a LEATHER One Name Study |
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| LEWIS Ann's ancestors through ggrandmother Martha LEWIS who married first Richard LEWIS and secondly George SWAIN Ann's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: MGY, WLS Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Mochdre and Newtown Period of interest: <1805 - Aft 1861 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Edward LEWIS who married Maria WOOLLEY on 6 May 1805 at Mochdre. Edward's occupation was given as gardener on his daughter's marriage certificate - her second marriage. Also see: Picture
Gallery : Montgomeryshire - Mochdre, MGY, St. Asaph's parish church,
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| MASSEY Ann's ancestors through 3xg grandmother Martha MASSEY County & Country of habitation: LAN, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Heaton Norris, with baptisms at Stockport, Didsbury and Heaton Norris Period of interest: <1750 - 1881 Martha married Hugh MOTTRAM at Manchester Cathedral in 1828. She was one of the descendants of William MASSEY of Heaton Norris, who died Jan 1791, through her father Joseph. Most of his descendants have been identified to 1881. Also interested in Ann MASSEY nee PICKFORD, bap Stockport 1823 and who moved to Macclesfield with her husband, Joseph, a reed maker, and sons |
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| MOTTRAM Ann's ancestors through gg grandmother Martha Ann MOTTRAM who married Jonathan SMITHIES Ann's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: LAN, ENG Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: Burnage, Didsbury, Heaton Norris / Heaton Chapel, Salford and Wilmslow Period of interest: 1700 - 1890 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Hugh MOTTRAM of Burnage, tanner, who married firstly Hannah TOPP in Alderley in 1748 and then Mary TAYLOR at Manchester Cathedral in 1756. Hugh is a Christian name that crops up in every generation of my MOTTRAM ancestors. The occupations of the menfolk were varied: yeoman farmer, husbandman, publican, tanner, banker and labourer. Hugh MOTTRAM's sister Martha, married Vincent LEWIS at Condover, SAL in 1754. Other information: See the
onsite transcript for Burnage from the Lancashire Directory, 1858
Volume III1841
census for Matlock, DBY, ENG, has MOTTRAM entries though they
are not related to my own line.The Matlock
MOTTRAMS are also found in other Matlock census returns and MI's |
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| NAPPER Andy's ancestors through g grandmother Mira HOBBIS Andy's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: BRK, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: East Hagbourne, West Hagbourne and Appleford Period of interest: 19th century and before Earliest known ancestor with this surname: John NAPPER of Appleford who died in 1805. Picture
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| NUTTALL Ann's ancestors through 3 x ggrandmother Sarah NUTTALL who married John CLAY Ann's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: DBY, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Matlock, Ashover and possibly Darley and Youlgreave Period of interest: <1740 - 1880 Earliest known ancestor with this surname/ other information: Sarah and her sister Elizabeth were both born in Matlock. Their parents were Henry NUTTALL, son of George and Elizabeth (formerly TAYLOR nee BUTLER), and his wife Mary (nee SHARP) who were married at Darley on 16 Dec 1782. Of interest, but not yet proven link is to the Nuttall whose estate was contested The
Great Matlock Will Case - see the Court Report100th
anniversary newspaper articleKelly's Directory of Derbyshire, 1891:
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| PAGE Andy's ancestors through ggrandmother Elizabeth Ann PAGE Andy's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: BRK, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Frawley and Reading. Period of interest: 18th & 19th century Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Joseph PAGE, who married Hannah CROKER 29 Mar 1827 in Reading. Other information: Not much is known of this family at present. |
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| PAINTER Andy's ancestors through gg grandmother Martha PAINTER who married Henry ANDREWS Andy's Short
PedigreeTown, County & Country of habitation: Blewbury and Woolstone, BRK & Chalgrove, OXF, ENG Period of interest: 1800 - 1850 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: George PAINTER (1800 - 1873) a grocer/shopkeeper, baker and farmer, who married Amy WELLS at Ardington in 1826. Three generations of this family have been identified so far. |
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| PARSLEY Andy's ancestors through g grandmother Elizabeth PARSLEY Andy's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: DEV, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Barnstaple, Pilton and Sherwill Period of interest: <1720 - >1891 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: John PARSLEY who married Ann IOCE at Sherwill on 12 May 1754. Other information: We read in a dictionary of English surnames that Parsley is linked to Parslow and Parsloe, though not to the surname Paisley (as some have suggested). |
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| PICKSTONE & Variants Ann's ancestors through 4 x g grandmother Sarah PICKSTONE, who married John CALDERBANK at Manchester Cathedral, LAN on 18 Feb 1800 County & Country of habitation: CHS and LAN, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Bowdon (Sinderland) and Altrincham Period of interest: Before 1690 to 1881 Earliest proven ancestor with this surname: Richard BICKSTON of Bowdon who died in 1672. Also see: Picture
Gallery : Cheshire - Bowdon, St. Mary's Church. With description of
Bowdon form Charles Balshaw's Stranger's Guide & Complete Directory
to Altrincham, 1855 |
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| ROGERS Both of us have ROGERS ancestors, but they lived in different parts of England and are unconnected. 1. Andy's ancestors through gg grandmother Mary ROGERS who married David IRELAND Andy's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: GLS, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Miserden and Painswick. Period of interest: late 17th - early 18th century Earliest known ancestor with this surname: John ROGERS, who married Hannah SHEWELL on 15 Oct 1792 at Miserden, GLS (St Andrew's Church). 2. Ann's ancestors through 3xg grandmother Ann ROGERS who married Richard LEATHER County & Country of habitation: LAN, ENG. Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Davyhulme - baptisms at Flixton. Period of interest: late 17th - late 19th century. Earliest known ancestor with this surname: William ROGERS, who married Sarah GOODIER, a widow, at Manchester Cathedral on 28 Sep 1795. They had at leat nine children, the seventh of whom was Ann. |
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| ROLL(E) Andy's ancestors through 5x g grandmother Sarah Rolle who married Roger DARKE Andy's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: DEV, ENG Villages and towns ancestors lived in: Holsworthy, Meeth Period of interest: 1600 - 1800 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Maurice ROLLE and Mary UNKNOWN who were married at Meeth on 3 Jan 1655. Other information: See ROLLE DARKE below |
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| ROLLE DARKE County & Country of habitation: DEV & CON, ENG - also found in LON and BRK. Andy's Short
PedigreeFollowing the marriage Sarah ROLL(E) and Roger DARKE in Feb 1722/3 it has been common for the name Rolle to appear as the second given name to male DARKEs. At present not all males who bore the name Rolle DARKE can be proved to be descendants of Sarah and Roger, though it is likely that they are. We should like to hear from you if you have an ancestor or relative who has this combination of names. Other information: See DARKE and ROLL(E) above |
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| SMITHIES Ann's ancestors through mother Ann's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: CHS & LAN, ENG Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: Macclesfield and Stockport, CHS + Heaton Norris/Heaton Chapel and Salford, LAN Period of interest: <1800 - present Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Joseph SMITHIES (b.1799/1800), a mechanic - although when he died in 1858 he was described as a joiner. He was married to Mary PICKFORD (nee HOPWOOD), who outlived him. He and Mary were married before civil registration began, but at present no marriage has been found. They would have married in the Heaton Norris area. Male SMITHIES ancestors married into the HARDY, HOPWOOD, MOTTRAM and WALKER families and female SMITHIES ancestors into CLAY family. Our Picture
Gallery - family Commonwealth War Graves Help NeededSmithies
Surname The first four and a half years of Births, Marriages and
Deaths registered in England and Wales (Sep 1837 - Dec 1841)Smithies
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| STEAD Ann's ancestors through gg grandmother Rhoda Dorcas STEAD who married Benjamin Lewis WALKER Ann's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: YKS, ENG Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: Lordship of Tong, on the outskirts of Bradford. Also North Bierley and Bradford Period of interest: < 1500 - 1900 Earliest proven ancestor with this surname: Robert STEAD, husbandman, of the Lordship of Tong within the parish of Birstall who died in April 1572 leaving his wife Agnes and three children, Roberte, Richarde and Mary. Other information: There were STEADs living in the Lordship of Tong from at least the middle of the 1500's and there are a great many entries for the surname in the parish registers. Their occupations ranged from farmer, cornmiller, cordwainer, tanner to clothier and woolstapler; some of them were Churchwardens. Amongst the gravestones in the churchyard of St. James Church, Tong is that of my 4 x great grandfather, Richard STEAD of Tong (1681 - 1757); the inscription is is still readable today. Stead-Steed
ONSBeauchief
- Kelly's 1891 Directory. Although not related to my own research,
one family of STEAD, who changed their name, lived at Beauchief Abbey |
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| SUDBURY Ann's ancestors through gg grandmother Sarah Ann SUDBURY who married Walter ELLIOTT Ann's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: DBY, ENG Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: Belper, Derby, Horsley and South Wingfield Period of interest: 1650 - 1850+ Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Richard SUDBURY, a yeoman farmer, and his wife Anne who were living in South Wingfield in 1698. Other information: There were SUDBURY's who lived at Cotes Park, Alfreton earlier than the dates I have and it is likely that they are linked. Another family with this surname were living in Ilkeston in the 18th & 19th centuries and one branch moved to Bonsall. Kellys 1891 Directory of Bonsall
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| SWAIN Ann's ancestors through g grandmother Margaret Jane who married Randolph WALKER Ann's Short
PedigreeCountry & County of habitation of habitation: MGY, WLS Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: Berriew, Township of Trustewelin, Bettws, and Newtown. Period of interest <1650 - 1925 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Abraham SWAIN, who married Ann COLEY. Other information: Great Aunt Fanny SWAIN assisted with weddings at Gretna Green in the early part of the twentieth century. One of Margaret Jane's half brother's, David, moved to Brockton, SAL. Margaret Jane and her husband lived for several years at Bonsall View
three postcards of Bonsall CrossSources
- navigate to GOONS as there is a SWAIN One Name StudyHelp Needed |
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| TAYLER/TAYLOR Both of us have ancestors with this surname, but they came from different parts of England and are unconnected. 1. Andy's ancestors through 3x ggrandmother Ann TAYLER who married James ANDREWS Andy's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: BRK, ENG Villages and towns ancestors/relatives lived in: East Hagbourne Period of interest: 1730 - 1850 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: William Tayler of Compton (d. 1777) who was married to Ann Unknown. Other information: Henry TAYLER (d. 1837) 'for thirty years filled the office of Clerk to this Parish' - Gravestone, St Andrews Church, East Hagbourne.
Our Picture Gallery has photographs of East Hagbourne2. Ann's ancestors through the marriage of Hugh MOTTRAM of Burnage, tanner, and Mary TAYLOR at Manchester Cathedral in 1756 Country & County of habitation of habitation: LAN, ENG Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: Burnage and Heaton Norris Period of interest < 1680 - about 1740 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: John TAYLOR of Heaton Norris who was buried at St. James, Didsbury on 10 Dec 1715. See
the onsite transcript for Burnage from the Lancashire Directory, 1858
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| WALKER Ann's ancestors through grandmother Daisy Eveline WALKER who married James Hardy SMITHIES Ann's Short
PedigreeCountry of habitation of habitation: ENG Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: About 1800 - 1900 Pudsey, Bradford & Tong, YKS 1837 - 1855 Clayton West, YKS 1880 - 1940 + Bonsall, incl. Slaley, DBY, then Salford, LAN. Daisy was born and lived for several years at Bonsall, near Bonsall Cross. Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Benjamin Lewis WALKER, a worsted overlooker, who married Rhoda Dorcas STEAD Other information: B L WALKER was born in Pudsey in 1811 / 12; the best fit for a birth and baptism is at Tong St. James of a Benjamin in 1811 to John and Hannah but no abode is given. Pictures and
further details of this family can be found in our Picture GalleryKellys
1891 Directory of BonsallSee Help Needed |
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| WELLS Andy's ancestors through 3xg grandmother Amy WELLS who married George PAINTER at Ardington in 1826 Andy's Short
PedigreeTown, County & Country of habitation: Ardington and Blewbury, BRK & Chalgrove, OXF, ENG Period of interest: 1750 - 1850 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: John Michael WELLS who married Elizabeth MALLAM at Ardington in 1791. Three generations of this family have been identified so far. Photographs
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| YARWOOD Ann's ancestors through gg grandmother Elizabeth YARWOOD who married Robert HATTON Ann's Short
PedigreeCounty & Country of habitation: LEI, ENG Villages and towns ancestors and their relatives lived in: Shepshed, Castle Donnington and Coleorton Period of interest: 1600 - 1890 Earliest known ancestor with this surname: Richard YARWOOD (who married Alice GAMBLE at Shepshed on 26 Dec 1716) was the son of John YARWOOD of Shepshed and probably the grandson of Jervase Yarwood of Shepshed who died in 1670, though this last is unproven. Other information: The above Richard YARWOOD was born about 1685 and was a weaver. His brother was Gervase YARWOOD (1672 - 1759) of Coleorton who was married to Elizabeth (nee BOULTBEE). The YARWOOD's lived in the village of Shepshed until the 1840's. Although the family lived in Leicestershire for several centuries, by the 1881 census there was only one person with the surname left living in the county; she was Ann (formerly BEXON) who was the second wife of another Richard YARWOOD, gg grandmother Elizabeth's father. Ann was then 81 years old. * Gervase and Elizabeth YARWOOD are mentioned in the BOULTBEE Family History See a link
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| Societies we belong to |
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We are both members of the Society of Genealogists and one or the other of us is a member of the following: Berks FHS; Derbys FHS; Powys FHS; Stead ONS. See the links
on our Useful Sources Page |
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