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Any information please on the Tennyson Williams family of Lincolnshire early 1800s. John Williams married Elizabeth Harrison and their children had the middle name Tennyson. I'm trying to prove or disprove family rumours that the children are related to Lord Tennyson's family. All born in Great Grimsby. If anyone has access to Lincs parish registers, that would be great.

What time frame are we talking about? There's this marriage on BVRI but it's in Northumberland.

WILLIAMS, John Marriage
Wife: Elizabeth HARRISON
Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1853 Recorded in: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Collection: Christ Church
Husband's Father: John WILLIAMS
Wife's Father: William HARRISON
Source: FHL Film Dates: 1844 - 1868

Many thanks for your interest.
I do know that Elizabeth Harrison was christened 23 May 1790 in Aylesby, Lincolnshire. The children were christened between 1813 and 1823 in Grimsby. All had the middle name of Tennyson except one. they were Margaret Tennyson, b 1813, Thomas Tennyson, b 1815, Harriett Tennyson, b 1816, Mary Ann, b 1817, Trevor Tennyson, b 1820, Rachel Tennyson, b 1821 and John Tennyson, b 1823.

The father, John Williams was a mariner but that is all I know about him.
I believe that Elizabeths father was called Thomas and her mother Mary.

Alfred Tennyson, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
http://www.englishverse.com/poets/tennyson_alfred

1809-1892
Alfred Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, one of eight children. As well as being educated privately by his father, he was educated at Louth Grammar school, and at Trinity College Cambridge where he won the chancellor's medal for english verse in 1829.
In 1831 his father, who had previously suffered a physical and mental breakdown, died, and Tennyson left Cambridge early without a degree. In 1833, he became engaged to Emily Sellwood, although he did not marry her until 1850. Tennyson is buried in Westminster Abbey. A biography of him by his son was published in 1897

Alfred Tennyson Pedigree
Family


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Event(s):
Birth: 06 AUG 1809 Somersby, Lincoln, England

Christening:
Death: 1894

Burial:


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Marriages:
Spouse: Emily Sarah Sellword Family


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Messages:
Record submitted by a member of the LDS Church. The record often shows the name of the individual and his or her relationship to a descendant, shown as the heir, family representative, or relative. The original records are not indexed, and you may have to look at the film frame-by-frame to find the information you want. A family group record for this couple may be in the Family Group Record Collection; Archive Section. (See the Family History Library Catalog for the film number.) These records are alphabetical by name of the father or husband.


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Source Information:
Film Number: 1239575
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ALFRED TENNYSON Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 08 AUG 1809 Somersby, Lincoln, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: GEORGE CLAYTON TENNYSON Family
Mother: ELIZABETH


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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.


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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C031481

GEORGE CLAYTON TENNYSON Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 10 DEC 1779 Market Rasen, Lincoln, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: GEORGE TENNYSON Family
Mother: MARY (TURNER)


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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.


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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C031082

seem to be looking for a connection with your family to Tennyson's of Somersby,

search on www.familysearch.org

ELIZABETH HARRISON Pedigree
Female


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 23 MAY 1790 Aylesby, Lincoln, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: THOS. HARRISON Family
Mother: MARY


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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.


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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C026452

tree on ancestry http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/pt/person.aspx?tid=4101166&pid=-1650847998 not convinced about reliabiity of data in this tree

http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/pt/person.aspx?tid=4087719&pid=-1042169301

the second tree has Elz parents as Thomas Harrison and Mary Smith married 26 Mar 1789 Ayleby

Alfred Tennyson Tree

1) Ralph = Dorothy Clayton 1740 Lincoln
--children born Batron under Humber IGI ref C025951 & C026901 -->
Ralph 1720
Johnathon 1725
Dorothy 1718
Elizth 1728
JOhn 1725-1726
Walter/Walker 1726-1726
Eleanor 1729
Thomas 1732
William 1723 = Susanna (8 children in Barton upon Humber *see below)
2)Michael 1721 = ?? --->
3) George Clayton b 1750 = Mary Turner married 1775 Caistor
abt 5 children Market Rasen/Somersby/Bayons Manor -->
Mary 1777
Elizth 1776= Thomas Jackson Jolme (M0131082)
Charles 1784 = Frances Hutton --> George Hildeyard 1808
Elizbth 1779 = Matthew Russell married 1797 Grimsby
4) George Clayton b. 1779 d. 1831 = Elzth Fythe married 1805 Louth
--->child IGI ref C032361 & C031481 Louth and Somersby
George 1806
Mary 1810-1884
Emilia 1811
Charles 1808
****Alfred 1809-1894 = Emily Sarah Sellwood married 1850

William and Sussann children of Barton unpon HUmber
Ralph 1766-1770
Dorothy 1761
Guiliana 1762-63
Eleanor 1759
Sussana 1770-76
William 1764
William 1768
Eliz 1758
Fanny 1763

can't find anything on JOhn Williams so need more info if you have it

I thought there might be a connection between either Lord Tennysons father or his uncle Charles. It is rumoured that the Williams family were tennants on a Tennyson estate and that Elizabeth paid the rent in kind. They might just have been grateful to the Tennysons for being good landlords and named their children after them but why not all of them?

I need to see the parish record of at least one of the children.

I was stuck on another line of my family until I saw the parish record said in small letters "illigitimate son of..."

I don't know if I subscribe to find my past or ancestry.com if it is possible to see the actual image of the record. Perhaps someone could tell me.

Sue