Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

John Milton....but not THE John Milton!!!

Page 0 + 1 of 2

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. »
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Glyn

Glyn Report 28 Jan 2022 14:16

Unfortunately John Milton is a popular name and I think I've become a bit confused. So my Great great great grandmother is Delilah Milton( later Churchill). Its her father and mother and grandparents I'm trying to trace.
Delilah lived 1834-1931 ( nearly 100 years old!!)
I think her father is John Milton b in Dunster 1791 baptised 19.8.1792. He died in Huntspill where the family of 8 children were brought up in 1849 and buried 8.7.1849 in Huntspill.
I think his wife was Mary Edwards( not sure of her maiden name so would like confirmation) born 1801 possibly in Bristol. Died July 1849 in Huntspill.
They had 8 children...
Jane Tamar 1825-1871
May Lee 1828-1892..........despite the name this is a man!!!!
Absolom John 1830-1900
Leah Hannah 1832-?
George 1837-?
Henry 1839-?
Frances 1840-1878
Delilah 1834-1931

So as you can see I have a few queries and would appreciate any help. Thank you :-)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 14:37

MILTON, FRANCES (MMN) BAKER
GRO Reference: 1840 D Quarter in BRIDGEWATER UNION Volume 10 Page 311

MILTON, HENRY BAKER
GRO Reference: 1839 M Quarter in BRIDGWATER UNION Volume 10 Page 341

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 14:39

Name: Absolam Milton
Baptism Date: 7 Mar 1831
Baptism Place: Huntspill, Somerset, England
Father: John Milton
Mother: May Milton

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 14:42

Name: Dalila Milton
Baptism Date: 27 Apr 1834
Baptism Place: Huntspill, Somerset, England
Father: John Milton
Mother: Mary Milton


Name: Leah Hannah Milton
Baptism Date: 20 Apr 1832
Baptism Place: Huntspill, Somerset, England
Father: John Milton
Mother: Mary Milton

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 14:44

Name: John Milton
Gender: Male
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1824
Marriage Place: Redcliffe, St Mary, Bristol, England
Spouse: Mary Baker

'Professional ' witnesses - so no clues there

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 14:49

Name: Frances Milton
Age: 6...............obscured on original. (Transcriber must have guessed)
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Orphan Scholar (Orphan)
Gender: Female
Where Born: Huntspill, Somerset, England
Civil Parish: Bristol St Andrew
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
Town: Bristol
County/Island: Gloucestershire

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 14:51

MILTON, JOHN 58
GRO Reference: 1849 S Quarter in BRIDGWATER UNION Volume 10 Page 243

MILTON, MARY 48
GRO Reference: 1849 S Quarter in BRIDGWATER UNION Volume 10 Page 243

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 15:18

Name: Tama Milton
[Tamar Milton]
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Female
Where Born: Somerset, England
Civil Parish: Huntspill
Hundred: Huntspill and Puriton
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
View image
Registration District: Bridgwater
Sub-registration District: Huntspill
Piece: 946
Book: 17
Folio: 5

Name Age
Betsy Cousins 25
Tama Milton 15
William Milton 15


Name: William Milton
Baptism Date: 13 Mar 1825
Baptism Place: Huntspill, Somerset, England
Father: John Milton
Mother: Mary Milton

Name: William Milton
Gender: Male
Age: Full
Marriage or Bann Date: 1 Sep 1860
Marriage Place: Bridgwater St Mary, Somerset, England
Father: John Milton
Spouse: Fanny Came
Father: Thomas Came

The only child whose baptism I can't find is Jane Tamar

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 15:20

1861

Name: George Milton
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: 1836
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where Born: Somerset, England
Civil Parish: St Giles
Ecclesiastical parish: London
Town: London
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration District: St Giles

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 15:21


Dalila Milton
27 Apr 1834 Huntspill John,
Mary

Leah Hannah Milton
20 Apr 1832 Huntspill John,
Mary

George Milton
14 Feb 1836 Huntspill John,
Mary

Frances Milton
18 Oct 1840 Huntspill John,
Mary

Sarah Ann Milton
10 Jul 1845 Huntspill John,
Mary

James Milton
14 May 1826 Huntspill John,
Mary

William Milton
13 Mar 1825 Huntspill John,
Mary

May Lee Milton
28 Jan 1828 Huntspill John,
Mary

Absolam Milton
7 Mar 1831 Huntspill John,
May

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 15:24

Milton
Henry
Born 1839
Burial date 09 Nov 1851
National Burial Index For England & Wales
Huntspill, Somerset, England

Maddie

Maddie Report 28 Jan 2022 15:25

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Huntspill, Bridgwater, Somerset, England
View original record
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
John Milton Male 50 1791 Somerset, England
Mary Milton Female 40 1801 Somerset, England
May Milton Male 13 1828 Somerset, England
Absolom Milton Male 11 1830 Somerset, England
Leah Milton Female 9 1832 Somerset, England
George Milton Male 4 1837 Somerset, England
Delilah Milton Female 7 1834 Somerset, England
Henry Milton Male 2 1839 Somerset, England
Frances Milton Female 0 1841 Somerset, England
Transcript of Absolom's record

Name: Absalom John Milton
Gender: Male
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1855
Marriage Place: St George, Bloomsbury, Camden, England
Father:
John Milton --- Steward ??
Spouse:
Louisa Watkinson
Register Type: Parish Register

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2022 15:28

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Withey Rookery, Huntspill, Bridgwater, Somerset, England

George Milton Servant Unmarried Male 15 1836 Farm servant Huntspill, Somerset, England

Maddie

Maddie Report 28 Jan 2022 15:34

John
Church St Peter & All Hallows
Last name Milton
Denomination Anglican
Birth year 1791
County Somerset
Age 58
Country England
Death year 1849
Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales
Burial year 1849
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Burial date 08 Jul 1849
Subcategory Parish Burials
Place Huntspill

Mary
Church St Peter & All Hallows
Last name Milton
Denomination Anglican
Birth year 1801
County Somerset
Age 48
Country England
Death year 1849
Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales
Burial year 1849
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Burial date 08 Jul 1849
Subcategory Parish Burials
Place Huntspill

Maddie

Maddie Report 28 Jan 2022 15:49

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
View original record
Transcript of Henry's record
First name(s) Henry
County Somerset
Last name Milton
Division of county West Somerset
Relationship Pauper
Country England
Marital status -
Parliamentary borough or division Bridgwater
Sex Male
Municipal borough or ward Bridgwater
Age 12
Ecclesiastical parish or district Saint Marys
Birth year 1839
Registration district Bridgwater
Birth town Huntspill
Sub district Bridgwater
Birth town as transcribed Huntspill
Archive reference HO107
Birth county Somerset
Piece number 1925
Birth county as transcribed Somerset
Folio 392
Birth place England
Page 12
Occupation -
Schedule 0
Institution name Bridge Water Union House --------------
Record set 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Full address Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Category Census, land & surveys
Street -
Subcategory Census
Parish Bridgwater
Collections from Great Britain, England
City Bridgwater

Maddie

Maddie Report 28 Jan 2022 15:55

Leah Melton

in the 1851 England Census

Name: Leah Melton
[Leah Milton]
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where Born: Humfits, Somerset, England
Civil Parish: St Marylebone
Ecclesiastical parish: All Souls
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
View image
Registration District: Marylebone
Sub-registration District: All Souls
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors:
Household Schedule Number: 64
Piece: 1486
Folio: 566
Page Number: 17

Maddie

Maddie Report 28 Jan 2022 16:32

Henry
Country England
Last name Vearncombe
Volume 10
Marriage quarter 4
Volume as transcribed 10
Marriage year 1846
Page number 506
Registration month -
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
MarriageFinder™ Henry Vearncombe married one of these people
Mary Saunders, Jane Briffett, Teamer Melton, Elizabeth Croker
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Bridgwater
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
District number -
Collections from Great Britain, England
County Somerset

Henry
Spouse's marital status spinster
Last name Vearncombe
County Somerset
Sex Male
Country England
Residence Bridgwater
Document type Parish records
Marital status bachelor
Page 2
Banns year 1846
Archive Somerset Archives
Banns date 01 Nov 1846
Archive reference BW M 2/2/4
Marriage year -
Event type Banns & marriages
Denomination Anglican
Year range 1846-1901
Church St Mary
Record set Somerset Banns Index
Place Bridgwater
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's first name(s) Teamer
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Spouse's last name Melton
Collections from England, Great Britain
Spouse's residence Trinity

Name
Jane Vearncombe
Age
45
Estimated Birth Year
1826
Registration Quarter
Jul-Aug-Sep
Death Registration Place
Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom
Death Date
Sep 1871
Inferred Death Place
Somerset, United Kingdom
Volume
5c
Page
263

snippet from article on ancestry

On Nov 17, 1846, at about the age of 23, Henry married Tamar Milton, also known as Jane Milton, born about 1825 in Huntspill, Somerset. Jane’s father, as listed on the marriage certificate, was John Milton. Her mother’s name is unknown. At about the age of 16, Jane was living at or near a boarding school in Huntspill, living with a 25-year old named Betsy Cousins and a boy named William Milton, whose age is also given as 15 at the time of the 1841 census. William may be Jane’s brother, but no records have been found to verify that assumption.

Over a period of eleven years from 1850 to 1861, Henry Vearncombe and his wife Jane (Tamar) Milton had 8 children (named below). The family lived in Bridgwater, Somerset. According to census records of 1861, Henry’s occupation was “hauler – iron man” and all of his children were living in 1861. On the 1871 census, Henry and Tamar are living with children Frances, Fanny and Emily.

Glyn

Glyn Report 28 Jan 2022 23:26

Thank you everyone. So can I clarify that Mary Milton's maiden name is Baker and not Edwards as I thought?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 29 Jan 2022 09:08

Yes…..as per the birth registrations and the marriage record

Glyn

Glyn Report 30 Jan 2022 22:58

Thank you :-)