A Genealogical Odyssey

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Kevin Laurence — 2010-09-06T00:13:22+00:00

Barratt, AmeliaDeath - 6 September 1863 (147 year anniversary)Barratt, AmeliaBirth - 6 September 1863 (147 year anniversary)Barratt, Cuthbert WilliamBirth - 6 September 1862 (148 year anniversary) - Newton, Yorkshire, England Barratt, The Reverend William OsbornBirth - 6 September 1861 (149 year anniversary) - Calliaqua, St. Vincent Hall, Reginald CuthbertBirth - 6 September 1894 (116 year anniversary) - Ashton Under Lyme Kerridge, Oliver Vincent, HannahMarriage - 6 September 1749 (261 year anniversary) - Mendlesham, Suffolk, England Lawrence, Norman CuthbertBirth - 6 September 1895 (115 year anniversary)Osborn, George RichardDeath - 6 September 1910 (100 year anniversary) - England Sandcroft, Francis Gooche, CatherineMarriage - 6 September 1544 (466 year anniversary) - St. Margaret, Ilketshall, Suffolk, England Sharp, AlbertDeath - 6 September 1979 (31 year anniversary)Smith, William Brewin, AnnMarriage - 6 September 1825 (185 year anniversary) - Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, England van Ophuijsen, Eva HelenaBirth - 6 September 1851 (159 year anniversary) More events exist for today, but privacy restrictions prevent you from seeing them.

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GEDCOM Statistics - A Genealogical Odyssey

Kevin Laurence — 2006-06-20T00:00:00+00:00

This GEDCOM was created using PhpGedView Online Genealogy 3.3.7 final on 20 June 2006
3662 - Individuals
1141 - Families
286 - Sources
6 - Other Records
Earliest Birth Year - 1236
Latest Birth Year - 2009
Person who lived the longest - 103
Average age at death - 55
Family with the most children14 - Maingot, Louis Ferdinand
Leotaud, Uranie ‎(F1021)‎
Marriage Yes
Average number of children per family - 2.29
Most Common Surnames
Barratt; Damant; Fiddler; Gane; Jacques; Kelshall; Laurence; Maingot; Ranger; Sharp; Shenton; Thavenot; Trestrail; Wale; Wood; Wrenshall

Memoirs of Mrs Rebecca Wakefield Now On-Line

Kevin Laurence — 2009-07-19T12:14:17+00:00

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

Kevin Laurence — 2007-02-25T10:56:28+00:00

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

Kevin Laurence — 2006-09-09T10:47:44+00:00

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.

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Kevin Laurence — 2006-06-20T21:12:48+00:00

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Kevin Laurence — 2010-09-06T00:13:32+00:00

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CSM Carleton Eric Laurence ca. 1915