Genealogy Chat

I think Merry is looking for a family tie or connection between the two familes. Its all very interesting though!

The Colyer family has Elisha on the 1841 census, not Austin as in the article! Merry

We are looking for details of a family named Colyer who lived in the Peckham, South East area of London during 1841.

and the Colyer Family, all born out of Surrey: 1841 Charlotte Colyer abt 1814 St Giles Camberwell Surrey Elisha Colyer abt 1828 St Giles Camberwell Surrey Elizabeth Colyer abt 1831 St Giles Camberwell Surrey Mary Colyer abt 1790 St Giles Camberwell Surrey Mary Colyer abt 1822 St Giles Camberwell Surrey Merry

The first thing that came to mind was that surely the two families must have known (or been related to) each other. Here is the postmaster and his family in Bath...... Charles Musgrave abt 1835 Somerset, England Walcot Somerset Mary Musgrave abt 1806 Walcot Somerset Mary Musgrave abt 1829 Walcot Somerset Thomas Musgrave abt 1781 Walcot Somerset Thomas Musgrave abt 1826 Walcot Somerset William Musgraves abt 1841 Somerset, England Walcot Somerset Most of them not born in Somerset. Merry

Solved: case of the first stamped letterJul 4 2006 By Paul Rhys THE mystery of the world's first stamped envelope has been licked by a team of first-class historians. Now they're hoping South London Press readers can help them complete the pieces of the puzzle after a trail going back two centuries led them to a Peckham street. The world's first stamped envelope was sent by the daughter of Thomas Moore Musgrave, the Postmaster of Bath, to an address in Peckham on May 2, 1840. But as only a small section of the envelope - posted with a Penny Black - still exists, nobody knew who it was sent to and which street they lived on until historians got on the case. Southwark Local Studies Library archivist Stephen Humphrey eventually came across the solution, matching fragments of the address with rates records to find the recipients - the Colyer family of Union Row. Union Row was part of Deptford Lane, the old name for Queen's Road, and next to where Cherry Tree Court is today. A James Colyer appeared in the 1841 Rate Book. John Beasley, 61, who edits the Peckham Society News,sparked the search after being tipped off about the envelope's existence. He said: 'This is a very important discovery. We're talking about the world's first authenticated stamped letter.Now we know who it was sent to and where they lived - in the heart of Peckham.' Library manager Steve Potter rounded off the investigation by looking up the Colyer family in the 1841 census. They were Mary, 51, Charlotte, 27, Mary, 19, Austin, 13, and Elizabeth, 10, all of Deptford Lane. James Colyer did not appear. The three historians are now hoping our readers might recognise the names from their family tree and be able to tell their story. Mr Beasley said: 'There are still questions to be answered, such as why Mr Colyer didn't appear on the census. 'If South London Press readers have any information it would be great to have it.' Mr Humphrey had studied a postcard of the envelope published by Bath Postal Museum. A stamp collector owns the original. *If you can provide any information about the Colyers - or the first stamped envelope.

Request from SLP do you have COLYER family in your tree.!