FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH

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16 Responses to FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH

  1. Mary Trumble says:

    From Ann Coulter
    My Gr Grandfather Thomas Austin was born in Thurlby and the Austin family appear on the 1852 UK Census as living in the Hamlet of Northorpe, Thurlby Parish, Lincolnshire. His father was John Austin and his mother Catherine Ellis. Do you have any suggestions for further research of the family? Thomas immigrated to Mortean Bay Australia in approx 1863 where he lived until he died in1912.

  2. Mary Trumble says:

    Mary Trumble says:
    July 8, 2011 at 3:52 pm
    St Firmins Church Thurlby – transcripts

    No Marriage found for William and Elizabeth Arnold

    Baptism

    Oct 9 1760 Elizabeth to William & Elizabeth
    27 June 1762 Mary (Arnold) to William & Elizabeth Arnold

    Marriage
    7 April 1785 Stephen Ellis to Mary Arnold

    Baptisms – children of Stephen & Mary Ellis

    Dec 30 1786 Mary
    Jan 9 1788 Elizabeth
    Feb 24 1791 Alice
    Sept 3 1793 John
    Feb 25 1795 Sarah
    Jan 15 1797 Ann
    Oct 20 1799 Susanna
    Aug 6 1802 Catherine (Ellis)
    Oct 2 1804 William

    Burials

    Stephen Ellis Blacksmith Jan 19 1811
    Mary Ellis of Thulby June 9 1841

    Marriage
    17 Aug 1824 John Austin – Catherine Ellis

    Children to John and Catherine Austin

    29 Aug 1825 John
    24 Dec 1826 Watson
    29 March 1828 Ann
    7 March 1830 Alice
    9 Oct 1831 Henry Buried 26 Oct 1831
    27 Dec 1832 Henry Buried 14 Jan 1840 Age 7
    4 May 1834 Elizabeth
    9 Jan 1836 William
    8 Oct 1839 Thomas (2 years old)
    8 Oct 1839 George
    13 June 1841 Barnet

  3. Mary Trumble says:

    Hi there.
    I am trying to find out about any children born to Robert Smith who was married at Thurlby on 31.10.1809 to Joyce Shepherd. I know he was baptised at Tinwell in Rutland in 1789 but after his wedding I have no information until the census of 1841/51/61 when he is living at Gosberton.
    There are two sons named in 1841, John – 7 and Robert – 9. Also living with them is Mary Smith aged 49.
    I would love to know if there are any records concerning Robert and his wife and family between 1809 and 1841.I wonder could you help.
    Many thanks,
    David Smith.

    • Mary Trumble says:

      Mary Trumble says:
      August 4, 2011 at 2:54 pm (Edit)
      Marriages
      October 31st 1808 Roberts Smith Widow and Joyce Shepherd

      Burial
      July 3rd 1808 Rebecca (45) first wife????

      Baptisms
      Children of Robert and Rebecca

      Jan 5th 1792 William
      Oct 21st 1793 Edward
      March 2nd 1801 Rebecca
      April 25th 1803 Mary

  4. Judith Watson says:

    Hi. We are researching an elusive family ancestor called John (Cherry) Watson. He later moved to Cockermouth as an assistant surgeon but we think we have found him in the 1851 census. His father was Joseph Watson and his mother Ann Elizabeth, who may have been married twice.Joseph is down as being born in Thurlby and is a miller. There are two possible Watsons on the list of those living there. One is John Watson aged 8 and the other is John Cherry also aged 8! One was born in Navenby and the other in Scotter.They had several brothers. We would love to hear from anyone who could help. We live in Rotherham and my husband is the the only survivor of this line. We have tried to locate the marriage certificate of John Cherry born about 1843/45 but the local office at Cockermouth cannot find it so we dont know who John Cherry thinks his father is!
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Regards Judith

    • marytrumble says:

      Hi Judith
      Unfortunately I think you have the wrong Thurlby you want the Thurlby by Lincoln ( we are Thurlby by Bourne) Navenby and Scotter are in that area, however I will just check the registers at St Firmin’s in case. Good luck

  5. Judith Watson says:

    So sorry! Thank you for looking. You have a wonderful resource here. Good luck with all research in the future.
    Judith

  6. marytrumble says:

    Hi Judith
    I did just check in the transcripts but sorry no luck.
    Mary

  7. Sue Wakefield says:

    Hello. I am trying to piece together the Bullimore family. Richard Bullymore ? married Theodosia Watkins of Thurlby in 1803. I believe Richard married again in Osbournby in 1807 but to confirm that I need to find a burial for Theodosia. I am also trying to confirm relationship between Richard and Michelson Bullimore who lived in Northorpe. Any help appreciated
    many thanks
    Sue

    • stfirmin says:

      Hi Sue
      Have checked the transcripts and found the following – the spellings change about a bit!
      I didn’t think to check Theodocia Watkins to see if there was a baptism are you looking for this?

      Marriage
      21 feb 1803 of Bullymore – Richard of GRANTHAM (Lic) to Theodocia Watkin

      Baptism
      28 Feb 1804 Richard son of Richard and Theodosia

      Burial
      16 March 1804 Theodocia aged 29 (presumably in childbirth)

      The first information regarding of MIcheson is a baptism 2 months after the death of Theodocia- perhaps a brother and wife come to stay with a widow with a newborn baby?
      The details are
      Baptisms – children of Michelson and Elizabeth
      May 11 1804 Thomas
      Oct 23 1805 Elizabeth
      May 24 1807 Mitchinson
      July 29 1810 John

      June 10 1811 Burial of Elizabeth Bullimore aged 30

      1812 Bullymore Michelson – widow (Lic) to Catherine Todd of Bourn

  8. stfirmin says:

    Susan
    I have the baptism for Theodosia Watkins daughter of Thomas and Mary October 14 1776
    Mary

  9. Susan Wakefield says:

    Another big thank you !

  10. Jane Jones says:

    Hello. I am hoping you can help me. We have an ancestor, Theophilus Dennis, born 1762 (not known where) who was a farmer in Hacconby. He married Ann Sandall in 1789 in Dunsby and they had 7 children, including another Theophilus. All were baptised around Hacconby and Donington.
    Ann died in 1804 and was buried in Hacconby.
    Theophilus then seems to have married again because in March 1818 there is another entry in Hacconby burial register for Ann, wife of Theophilus Dennis, aged 39. In 1807 there is an entry of a baptism of Thurlby Cook Hubbard Dennis, who died also in 1807. The parents are Theophilus and Ann. But I can’t find a marriage anywhere for Theophilus and Ann.
    He married for a third time to Ruth Hubbard in Sempringham in 1819. They had a further four children. Theophilus died in 1826. In his will, he leaves everything to his wife, Ruth, and names his four children. There is no mention of any of the children of his first marraige. However, he nominates Thomas Cook Hubbard of Lound as a Trustee to his children’s estate. Ruth died in Bourne in 1865.
    I think I have traced Ruth back to Laughton, the daughter of William Hubbard and Ruth Cook and she has a brother called Thomas Cook Hubbard who, I believe, may be the one who lived in Thurlby. Do you know if he had previously lived in Lound?
    My real confusion, however, is over the second marriage to the unknown Ann. There must have been some connection with the Cooks and Hubbards at that time for Theophilus and Ann to call their son Cook Hubbard, and I thought maybe there was a connection with Thurlby but I can’t find any marriage record for them.
    It is a long shot – but if there is a history of the Cooks or Hubbards in Thurlby, it might throw some light on who this Ann was and where (if) they married.
    Anything you can offer would be very helpful!
    Many thanks
    Jane

    • stfirmin says:

      Hi Jane
      The only entries for Dennis I have found are
      Births
      Nov 12 1748 William to William and Mary
      April 2 1750 Mary to William and Mary

      Marriage of
      May 31 1702 Jos Andrew to Mary Dennis
      Nov 6 1748 William Dennis of Haconby to Han? Little of James Deeping
      (I presume this to be Deeping St James)

      There were Hubbards around the village between 1648 and 1820 but I can see no connection nor can I for the Cooks, they were in the village from 1659 and it is still a name in the village today.

      We have no marriage transcripts for 1838 to 1984 you will need to access these at Lincoln Records Office

      Mary

  11. Jane Jones says:

    Thank you for looking into it for me, Mary. I am sure my answer will turn up one day when I am least expecting it.
    By the way, I love this web site. I wish more villages woud follow your lead.

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