News
Memoirs of Mrs Rebecca Wakefield Now On-Line
19 July 2009 - 12:14:17pm

The University of Toronto has scanned and published on-line the third edition of "Memoirs of Mrs Rebecca Wakefield, Missionary in East Africa" by Robert Brewin, 1888.

It can be accessed in four different formats from the following web page:

http://www.archive.org/details/memoirsofmrsrebe00brewuoft

Happy reading,

Kevin
Carters in Heston, Middlesex
25 February 2007 - 10:56:28am

Combining information from the 1841 census for the village of Heston, Middlesex, with details from the baptismal register (1813-1821) for Heston’s parish church (St Leonard's), it is possible to develop a picture of the Carter clan in Heston in the first half of the 19th century.

It appears that there were no less than 10 separate households with the surname Carter living in the village at some point in the period 1813-1841 as follows:

1. Sarah Carter + unnamed sergeant at barracks
2. James & Sarah Carter (ancestors of the Wrights in my family tree)
3. Henry Carter & Mary Wheeler (parents of Sarah, base born)
4. Mary Carter & unknown (Workhouse)
5. William & Mary Ann Carter
6. George & Ann Cater
7. Joseph & Amy Carter
8. Elizabeth Carter
9. Francis & Harriett Carter
10. John & Sarah Carter

Just how these households related to one another still remains unknown, but Heston has always been a relatively small place (in 1794 there were only 62 houses in the village itself), so it almost certain that some of these families are related to one another.

Sources: 1841 Census index at www.ancestry.com and Register of Baptisms, St Leonard's, Heston, Middlesex, Jan 1813 - Sep 1827 held at the London Metropolitan Archives.
Nutkins Mystery Deepens
9 September 2006 - 10:47:44am

Although Nutkins is a well-known surname (thanks largely to Beatrix Potter's character Squirrel Nutkins), it is in fact very rare. There are only 109 people named Nutkins listed in the entire 1881 census of the British Isles. Even if you allow for other spellings, this scarcity should in theory make tracing the relationships between them easier, but in practice I have still had enormous difficulty.

One of my great great great grandfathers was named James Nutkins (b. 1811, Woolwich, Kent), and with him I have pretty much hit a brick wall. Although I know his father's name, I've failed to find any record of James' baptism, which in effect means I'm stuck. I can't progress my Nutkins line with confidence until I have more facts about my 3X great grandfather, James.

Recently, however, my Nutkins ancestors have become even more mysterious. James' daughter, Emma Susannah Nutkins (b. 1842 London), married James Taylor, a carriage driver, in Kensington in 1863. Their first child of whom I'm aware (Thomas James Taylor) was born in Marylebone in 1869, but his father was recorded as ELIAS Taylor, a coachman. There's no doubt about his mother. She was listed as Emma Susannah Taylor formerly Nutkins. How did James become known as Elias?

Things get even more confusing when you include data from the 1871 census. It lists Emma living at 25 North Street in Marylebone as the wife of Elias CONNETT, a coachman born in Devonshire. With them are children Annie aged 11, Beatrice 9, John 7, Thomas 2, and Samuel aged 3 months (all with the surname Connett). The first three children were all born in Devonshire. Thomas and Samuel were both born in London. I'm confident that this is the correct census entry because not only are the details for Emma, Thomas and Samuel correct, but they were still listed as living at 25 North Street in the 1881 census (with the surname Taylor, not Connett), by which time Emma had married my 2X great grandfather, Edward Wright.

So the question becomes: how did James Taylor become Elias Taylor and subsequently Elias Connett? What was going on? Was James/Elias trying to hide something? I have ordered a birth certificate for Samuel and a death certificate for James Taylor, so perhaps these documents will help me answer this perplexing question.

Update 9 Sep 2006 - Unfortunately, neither certificate was relevant and I am no further ahead. It all remains a mystery.
Welcome to Your Genealogy
20 June 2006 - 9:12:48pm

The genealogy information on this website is powered by PhpGedView. This page provides an introduction and overview to this genealogy.

To begin working with the data, choose one of the charts from the Charts menu, go to the Individual list, or search for a name or place.

If you have trouble using the site, you can click on the Help icon to give you information on how to use the page that you are currently viewing.

Thank you for visiting this site.
This GEDCOM's Favorites  (4)
The Reverend William Fidler (I11)
Birth 18 December 1796 25 35 Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Death 30 July 1866 (Age 69) Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
William Fidler served three separate missions to the West Indies as a Methodist Minister over the course of 42 years. He witnessed the abolition of slavery in both the British and Dutch colonies. The diary in which he recorded his first journey to St Vincent in 1825 is held at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.
Rebecca Brewin (I2216)
Birth 19 August 1844 64 42 Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, England
Death 16 July 1873 (Age 28) Ribé, Kenya
For Rebecca Wakefield growing up in an earnest religious environment made the choice of being a missionary wife a desirable challenge. To preach the gospel to the "heathen" was an exciting religious adventure for women as well as for men. When she died at twenty-nine, she was experienced as a worker in the field, dispensing medicine daily, planning Christian festivals, and self-consciously providing a model for Christian womanhood. Her brother Robert Brewin turned her graphic letters home into her memorial, Memoirs of Rebecca Wakefield, wife of the Rev. T. Wakefield, United Methodist Free Churches missionary in eastern Africa (1876).
Mabel Maud Fidler (I189)
Birth 2 March 1871 41 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Death 25 February 1960 (Age 88) Chatswood, Australia
Founded Ravenswood School for Girls, in Sydney, Australia, which is still going strong more than 100 years later. See the entries in the Australian Dictionary of Biography (http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080723b.htm) and in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_School_for_Girls).
The Reverend John Cook Barratt (I297)
Birth 26 February 1832 30 23 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Death 4 November 1892 (Age 60) Bad Cannstatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
It is difficult to sum up the striking qualities, many and varied, that go to the making of so great a man and a Missionary as J.C. Barratt. Perhaps the few words in which this is done in the report for the year 1893 are best, though the amplest elaboration of each single term would scarcely do justice to one of the greatest Missionaries of the Methodist Church. He was "A wise and good man, one who served with fidelity and ruled with descretion, and his name will stand honourably conspicuous in the history of German methodism." - The History of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society Citation Details: Vol. 4, Pg. 471.
GEDCOM Statistics
A Genealogical Odyssey
This GEDCOM was created using PhpGedView Online Genealogy 3.3.7 final on 20 June 2006
Individuals
Total surnames
Families
Sources
Media objects
Other Records
6
Total events
5424
Total users
28

Earliest Birth Yearde Sandcroft, William ‎(I3529)‎
Birth about 1236 -- Chepenhall, Fressingfield, Suffolk, England
Latest Birth YearThis information is private and cannot be shown.
Earliest Death Yearde Sancroft, Simon ‎(I3525)‎
Birth about 1292 26 22 -- Fressingfield, Suffolk, England
Death after 1327 (Age 35)
Latest Death Year Huggins, Margaret Caroline MBE ‎(I279)‎
Birth 30 December 1905 25 23 -- Trinidad
Death 28 April 2009 (Age 103) -- Exeter, Devon, England
Person who lived the longest
103
Fidler, Esther ‎(I701)‎
Birth 1875 38 38
Death 1978 (Age 103)
Average age at death
55
 
Family with the most children
14
Maingot, Louis Ferdinand
Leotaud, Uranie
‎(F1021)‎
Marriage Yes
Average number of children per family
2.29
 

Most Common Surnames
Barratt, Fiddler, Gane, Kelshall, Laurence, Ranger, Sharp, Shenton, Wale, Wood, Wrenshall
A Genealogical Odyssey

6 September 2010 - 6:19:37pm
Hit Count: pgv_counterpgv_counterpgv_counterpgv_counterpgv_counterpgv_counter

Random Picture

Play/StopNext image
On This Day ...
RecordGIVNDateAnniversaryEvent
Sharp, Albert Albert6 September 197931Death 
Osborn, George Richard George Richard6 September 1910100Death 
Lawrence, Norman Cuthbert Norman Cuthbert6 September 1895115Birth 
Hall, Reginald Cuthbert Reginald Cuthbert6 September 1894116Birth 
Barratt, Amelia Amelia6 September 1863147Death 
Barratt, Amelia Amelia6 September 1863147Birth 
Barratt, Cuthbert William Cuthbert William6 September 1862148Birth 
Barratt, The Reverend William Osborn The Reverend William Osborn6 September 1861149Birth 
van Ophuijsen, Eva Helena Eva Helena6 September 1851159Birth 
Smith, William
Brewin, Ann
William6 September 1825185Marriage 
Kerridge, Oliver
Vincent, Hannah
Oliver6 September 1749261Marriage 
Sandcroft, Francis
Gooche, Catherine
Francis6 September 1544466Marriage 

Total events: 12

More events exist for today, but privacy restrictions prevent you from seeing them.
Upcoming Events
RecordGIVNDateAnniversaryEvent
Guthrie, Winnifred May McCombie Winnifred May McCombie7 September 197832Death 
Wale, Frederick Robert Frederick Robert7 September 196842Death 
Osborn, Maria Maria7 September 1882128Death 
Barratt, William James William James7 September 1871139Death 
Wale, Adah Jane Adah Jane7 September 1855155Birth 
Sharpe, Peter Peter7 September 1844166Occupation 
Damant, Caroline Atherstone Caroline Atherstone7 September 1819191Birth 
Private
Cornelio, Andrea Maria
img src="themes/cloudy/images/small/male.gif" class="gender_image" style="" alt="" title="" />7 September 196446Marriage 
Sharp, Peter
Bone, Caroline
Peter7 September 1844166Marriage 
Scofield, Christopher Christopher8 September 20028Death 
Scofield, Christopher Christopher8 September 193971Birth 
Sharp, Henry Henry8 September 191298Birth 
Osborn, Katherine Katherine8 September 1853157Birth 
Wale, Richard Richard8 September 1759251Christening 
Sommer, The Reverend Johann Jakob
Barratt, Zillah Elizabeth "Lilly (Zilla)"
The Reverend Johann Jakob8 September 1879131Marriage 
Kelshall, The Reverend Joseph Smith The Reverend Joseph Smith9 September 1836174Birth 
Cates, Jonathan Jonathan9 September 1798212Christening 
du Cloux, Géraud
Bergmann, Elisabeth Marianne
Géraud9 September 192684Marriage 
(unknown), (unknown)
(unknown), (unknown)
(unknown)9 September 1815195Marriage 
Boyce, Paul Ivan Paul Ivan10 September 194367Birth 
Jones, Margaret Merton B.A. Margaret Merton B.A.10 September 192882Birth 
Lyder, Edwin Hugh Edwin Hugh10 September 192090Death 
Hall, Herbert Reginald Herbert Reginald10 September 1864146Birth 
Cleaver, Eliza Caroline Eliza Caroline10 September 1859151Birth 
Park, Mary Marybefore 10 September 1854156Death 
Laurence, Henry Henry10 September 1826184Birth 
Lane, Rachael Rachael10 September 1822188Birth 
Bates, W.
Barratt, Elizabeth Walker
W.10 September 1852158Marriage 
Mitchell, The Reverend Reginald Thomas George The Reverend Reginald Thomas George11 September 199812Death 
Desabayé, Adeliza Adeliza11 September 193674Burial 
Sommer, Gertrude Gertrude11 September 1908102Birth 
Trestrail, Horace Arthur Horace Arthur11 September 1864146Death 
Cleaver, John John11 September 1836174Death 
Gooche, Thomas Thomas11 September 1570440Death 
Kelshall, Philip Walter Meade
Private
Philip Walter Meade11 September 194169Marriage 
Mole, Carleton Erica Laurence Alison Carleton Erica Laurence Alison12 September 20028Death 
Bergmann, Elisabeth Marianne Elisabeth Marianne12 September 198228Death 
Osborn, Maria Maria12 September 1882128Burial 
Kerridge, Belinda Louise Belinda Louise12 September 1830180Christening 
Myddleton, Elizabeth Elizabeth12 September 1788222Death 
Lane, William William12 September 1773237Christening 
Wale, John John12 September 1730280Christening 
Fidler, Carleton
Barratt, Eliza Cook
Carleton12 September 1867143Marriage 
Shenton, Francis
Timson, Sarah
Francis12 September 1777233Marriage 
Wright, Edward George Edward George13 September 195654Death 
Dixon, Mary Elizabeth Mary Elizabeth13 September 1896114Birth 
Bovell, Kate Annie Kate Annie13 September 1865145Baptism 
Ball, Joseph Joseph13 September 1851159Birth 
Barratt, Hannah Eliza Hannah Eliza14 September 1860150Birth 
Kerridge, Edward Charles Edward Charles14 September 1833177Burial 
Wrenshall, Charles Lewis Charles Lewis14 September 1809201Christening 
Wale, Thomas Thomas14 September 1731279Burial 
Forsyth, Mary Elizabeth Mary Elizabeth15 September 1847163Birth 
Osborn, Esther Margaret Esther Margaret15 September 1843167Birth 
Sandcroft, Deborah Deborah15 September 1618392Christening 
du Cloux, George Illidge
Fidler, Mary Anna Harding
George Illidge15 September 1863147Marriage 
Sandcroft, William
Stokes, Alice
William15 September 1578432Marriage 
Friedman, Arthur Aaron Arthur Aaron16 September 199812Death 
Huggins, Horatio Crichton Horatio Crichton16 September 1880130Birth 
Osborn, John Ashton John Ashton16 September 1846164Birth 
Cook, Henry Henry16 September 1806204Birth 
Shenton, Edward Edward17 September 1832178Death 
Kerridge, George Wilbert George Wilbert17 September 1826184Christening 
Reid, Thomas Frederick
Private
Thomas Frederick17 September 195357Marriage 
Cook, Edwin
Wilson, Frances
Edwin18 September 1814196Marriage 
Clements, Dennis Maxwell Dennis Maxwell19 September 199416Death 
Trestrail, Richard Mortimer Richard Mortimer19 September 192288Birth 
McCarthy, Mary Ann Mary Ann19 September 1887123Death 
Wood, Matthew Griffith Matthew Griffith19 September 1871139Birth 
Fiddler, Meshec Meshec19 September 1762248Christening 
Gane, Eustace Harold Eustace Harold20 September 191199Event 
Kerridge, Henry Frederick Henry Frederick20 September 1834176Christening 
Castell, John John20 September 1761249Ordination 
Kerridge, George
Steggals, Anthonina "Ann"
George20 September 1825185Marriage 
Steggall, John Henry
Street, Ursula
John Henry20 September 1825185Marriage 
Ranger, Walter Edmund George Walter Edmund George21 September 1882128Birth 
Thavenot, Lucinda Maria Lucinda Maria21 September 1825185Birth 
Wonden, Susannah Susannah21 September 1783227Christening 
Wale, Frederick Frederick22 September 1822188Birth 
Kelshall, Steven Arnold
Private
Steven Arnold22 September 197337Marriage 
Clements, Dennis Maxwell Dennis Maxwell23 September 199416Cremation 
Barratt, Annie Annie23 September 1870140Birth 
Crozier, Robert James Robert James23 September 1854156Event 
Purcell, William William23 September 1854156Death 
Purcell, William William23 September 1854156Burial 
Purcell, William Williambefore 23 September 1854156Will 
Legge, Caroline Ann Caroline Ann23 September 1847163Birth 
Steggall, Mary Mary23 September 1758252Christening 
Crozier, Robert James
Cloete, Hester Anna Maria
Robert James23 September 1854156Marriage 
Kelshall, Olive Josephine Exandie "The Bishop" Olive Josephine Exandie "The Bishop"24 September 195654Death 
Trestrail, Gerald Gerald24 September 1893117Birth 
Wrenshall, Octavius Octavius24 September 1850160Birth 
Chubb, Ann Ann24 September 1815195Christening 
Kerridge, Adelaide Temple Charles Adelaide Temple Charles25 September 1841169Burial 
Wrenshall, John John25 September 1821189Death 
Shenton, Samuel Samuel26 September 1729281Christening 
Anderson, Marie-Ange Marie-Ange27 September 199614Death 
Trestrail, John Gordon John Gordon27 September 199515Death 
Junker, Gustav Englebert Gustav Englebert27 September 192783Birth 
Trestrail, Gerald Gerald27 September 1893117Death 
Sharp, Peter Charles Peter Charles27 September 1868142Occupation 
Mole, Richard Richardson Richard Richardson27 September 1860150Birth 
du Cloux, Philippe Philippe27 September 1632378Event 
Sharp, Peter Charles
Brown, Julia
Peter Charles27 September 1868142Marriage 
Kerridge, George Wilbert
Searle, Susan
George Wilbert27 September 1855155Marriage 
Kelshall, The Hon. Thomas Meade Paton CBE The Hon. Thomas Meade Paton CBE28 September 194664Death 
Caldecott, Elizabeth Elizabeth28 September 1773237Birth 
Atterbury, William William28 September 1679331Burial 
Didier, Marie Marie28 September 1600410Event 
Didier, Marie Marieabout 28 September 1600410Birth 
Anderson, Marie-Ange Marie-Ange29 September 191397Birth 
Fidler, Stephen Neil Stephen Neil29 September 1905105Birth 
Caldecott, Emma Gladys Emma Gladys29 September 1883127Birth 
Hogdon, George Samuel George Samuel29 September 1842168Christening 
Jacques, Robert Pearson Robert Pearson29 September 1818192Christening 
Lane, Richard Richard29 September 1782228Christening 
Caldecott, Joshua Joshua29 September 1735275Birth 
Reid, Lesley Lesley30 September 20064Death 
Ranger, Emma Amelia Edith Emma Amelia Edith30 September 197436Death 
Harrison, Charles Stanhope Charles Stanhope30 September 195159Death 
Trestrail, Meuriel Alma Meuriel Alma30 September 1897113Birth 
Cleaver, Charles Carleton Charles Carleton30 September 1850160Birth 
Wright, George John George Johnfrom 30 September 1836 to 3 May 1851174Occupation 
Patoulet, Manon Manon30 September 1582428Event 
Newboult, The Reverend Arthur William
Barratt, Elizabeth Royale Osborn
The Reverend Arthur William30 September 1894116Marriage 
Crozier, Robert du Pré Robert du PréOctober 198723Death 
Fidler, Eliza Wale "Cissie" Eliza Wale "Cissie"October 196644Burial 
Kelshall, Mary Lucy Mary LucyOctober 195555Burial 
Kelshall, Mary Lucy Mary LucyOctober 195555Death 
Fidler, Lydia Ann Carleton Lydia Ann CarletonOctober 191991Burial 
Steggall, William WilliamOctober 1861149Death 
du Cloux, Paul Paulabout October 1758252Death 
Damant, Thomas ThomasOctober 1739271Death 
Lightfoot, Catherine CatherineOctober 1724286Death 
Baldwin, Rachel RachelOctober 1713297Burial 
Baldwin, Rachel RachelOctober 1713297Death 
Laurence, Ella Wilson Ella Wilson1 October 193674Death 
Fidler, Eliza Wale "Cissie" Eliza Wale "Cissie"1 October 1870140Birth 
Fiddler, John John1 October 1859151Death 
Ranger, James James1 October 1776234Christening 
Jansen, Sydney Bertram Howard
Private
Sydney Bertram HowardOctober 196347Marriage 
Atterbury, William
Stratford, Frances
William1 October 1691319Marriage 
Fidler, Eliza Wale "Cissie" Eliza Wale "Cissie"2 October 196644Death 
Barratt, Sarah Sarah2 October 1808202Christening 
Cook, Jane Jane2 October 1793217Birth 
Lambly, John
Bloomfield, Hannah
John2 October 1768242Marriage 
Steggalls, John
Rednall Little, Elizabeth
John2 October 1749261Marriage 
Lane, Joseph Joseph3 October 1860150Death 
Trestrail, Constance Anne Constance Anne4 October 1865145Christening 
Trestrail, John Wallace John Wallace4 October 1865145Christening 
Fidler, Lydia Ann Carleton Lydia Ann Carleton4 October 1827183Birth 
Cannegieter, Maria Debora Maria Debora4 October 1788222Birth 
Guthrie, Hilda Margaret Marion Hilda Margaret Marion5 October 196347Death 
Mole, Richard Richardson Richard Richardson5 October 192684Death 
Wale, Mary Mary5 October 1824186Birth 
Shenton, Eliza Eliza5 October 1817193Christening 
Osborn, Dorothy Dorothy5 October 1771239Death 
Sandcroft, Elizabeth Elizabeth5 October 1620390Christening 
Private
Sijbenga, Tjitske Jantiena
img src="themes/cloudy/images/small/male.gif" class="gender_image" style="" alt="" title="" />5 October 193872Marriage 
Shenton, Samuel
Wild, Sarah
Samuel5 October 1753257Marriage 
Gane, Lucinda Catherine Lucinda Catherine6 October 20055Death 
Garner, Minnie Minnie6 October 193773Death 
Cloete, Hester Anna Maria Hester Anna Maria6 October 1833177Birth 
Kerridge, Oliver Oliver6 October 1754256Christening 
DE Hague, Isabel Isabel6 October 1661349Christening 

Total events: 165

More events exist for the next 30 days, but privacy restrictions prevent you from seeing them.
Recent Changes
Changes made within the last 30 days
IDRecordGIVNLast Changeby
I122William James Barratt24 August 2010 - 7:17:06pmKML
Given Names

Total Names: 1
Hidden : 1
GIVN
Users Logged In
No logged-in and no anonymous users
RSS Feeds

RSS