Genealogy Chat

samantha, its quite common in lots of families although in my family my ancestors have names that sound like surnames of their ancestors (Herdsman and D'Arcy for two) and can we find a link.....Ha HA!! NO! ~jess~

Good, come back anytime. I enjoy looking ...but night night for now.......ZZZzzz ~Jess~

Hi Jess sorry about sending email; you found a load of info on the simmons family for me is there any chance u can find out what Thomas simmons (1852) mother's maiden name was?? and did his parents have any brothers and sisters?? also you found some info On a William straughan rudland (1905-1986) his father William was said to have scottish roots and his mother Mary Straughan irish roots can you find any info on Mary?? Thanks

Thank you Jess, that's great. Wish I'd asked before now. Thought I needed a stronger pair of glasses there for a minute, I've only wasted a fiver on 1837 looking for Weaver LOL. Thanks again, much appreciated. Jan

thank you for looking jess. caroline

Hi Jess looking for George Sherriff, hawker, born St Clements on 1871 census. Appears on 1861 as: George Sherriffs , age 37 hawker, St Clements, Caroline Sherriffs, wife age 29, born Leamington warwicks. on 1881 George Sheriff, 62 St Clements, Hawker. Mary Sheriff wife, 40, Greenwich Kent. James E Sheriff, 10, Lambeth George Sheriff, 6 Southwark (birth cert gives mother: Caroline Mary Sherriff, formerley Heasley) Albert Sheriff, 4 Southwark Alfred Sheriff, 1 Southwark Age at death (free BMDs) 78 in 1899 Can you find this laddie on the 1871 please Jess? Kind regards David

hi again jess can you look on the 1871 for james taylor about 33 born eling and wife elizabeth about 28 born eling, in 1881 they are living in the new forest but I have an idea that they married and had their second son frederick in shrewsbury. and can you find thomas grover c40 and wife louisa c44 in farnham on the 1901 for me?. thanks for your time. jenny

Jenny - do you want them born there, or 'being' there. is it Northampton itself or one of the villages? ..not that there are many to chose from! ~Jess~

david, not sure that these are the same pair - there ages are too far out for one. how old are you hoping for caroline /mary to be in 1871?

Jenny not being critical, but with names as common as James Elizabeth and Taylor, please can you confirm birth places and where in the New forest they may have been.

hi jess just living in shrewsbury not born there, its just that the only marriage I could find between james taylor and elizabeth simmonds was in 1866 shrewsbury and a birth for frederick taylor 1870 also in shrewsbury I found all his siblings births in the new forest but there was no frederick born there. jenny

sorry jess they were both born in eling hants and lived in winsor hants.

Hi Jess, thanks again for the look up. The Yates Yates you found in the 1891 and 1901 (family of) are definitely him. Is the one in Haslingden the only one in the 1871. I have looked in the 1881 and he is there again along with 5 others of the same name!!! but in different places. Imaginative lot when it came to naming children weren't they? Gloria

jenny - think this is the frederick born in Shrewsbury but his mother is Julia. What are the other siblings names Edward Taylor 20 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Son St Julian Shropshire Francis Taylor 14 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Son St Julian Shropshire Fredrick Taylor 2 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Son St Julian Shropshire Hannah Taylor 12 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Daughter St Julian Shropshire James Taylor 2 months Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Son St Julian Shropshire Julia Taylor 42 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Wife St Julian Shropshire Mary Taylor 17 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Daughter St Julian Shropshire Samuel Taylor 18 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Son St Julian Shropshire Sarah Taylor 5 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Daughter St Julian Shropshire Thomas Taylor 8 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Son St Julian Shropshire Think this MIGHT be your one, frederick listed as FRED 1871 - James Clace 16 Frome, Somerset, England Lodger Eling Hampshire Martha Simonds 15 Eling, Hampshire, England Sister-in-law Eling Hampshire Elizabeth Taylor 27 Eling, Hampshire, England Wife Eling Hampshire Fred Taylor 3 Eling, Hampshire, England Son Eling Hampshire Richard Taylor 5 Eling, Hampshire, England Son Eling Hampshire Address is just 'Winsor' think Shrewbury is a bit of a Red Herring...

hi jess yes the second family you have listed is correct but I dont know why I cant find the marriage of james and elizabeth or fred's birth? unless they did'nt marry, thanks for looking anyway, did you find my grover family on the 1901?, sorry to be a pain in the b** lol. jenny

Hello Jess, Re the Madden look up you did for me last week. It would appear Rambo did think I was duplicating my request re James and Sarah Maddens family. Would you be so kind to search 1871 to 1901 Census for John Madden and Ann Madden (nee Farrell). John is the brother of James Madden. John Madden Ann Madden (nee Farrell) Mary Madden Born 1881 and living at 6 Wheeler Row. Thanks for any help you can offer. regards, Christopher

Jenny, the Grovers are not obvious on 1901 - did they have any other children besides Thomas? 1881 Grover, Louisa J 34 Ashtead, Surrey Wife Farnham Surrey Grover, Thomas 30 Farnham, Surrey Head Farnham Surrey Grover, Thomas A 5 Bourne, Surrey Son Farnham Surrey

Christopher - apologies for that. can you post full details of this new couple The Madden family in question lived in Leeds. I know Mary Madden was born in 1881 and was registered as living at 6 Wheeler Row. Her parents John Madden and Ann Madden (nee Farrell) I have no idea where they were born. I believe they would appear from 1871 census in Leeds and I would believe they came from Ireland as all the other Maddens did. Could you look from 1871 to 1901 to confirm address and children born to John and Ann Madden.

I think they had 5 children, florence hilda who died last week, hughie who I think was born in 1904 and 3 others, hilda thinks one was called percy but I cant find a birth for a percy grover but I cant find them myself on the 1901 . jenny

Hi Jess Re George and Caroline Sherriff. I think Caroline Mary is the first wife, Mary the second. Age of Caroline in 1871 would be about 39 and George anything from 47. I have come across other census' where the ages are up to 5 years out. As well as incorrect ages on marriage certs. Not been able to find a marriage cert for either. Both 1861 and 1881 give George's occupation as Hawker, but his son's marriage cert gives it as General Dealer. Thanks Jess, regards david