I think there were some traveling Gypsy families who used Moses as a forename and also a surname in the Ashford Kent area. I think there were intermarriages with Jewish families who were also peddlers who traveled the countryside. hope this helps Cheers, Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Strange" <mjstrange@btinternet.com> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [BDF] New Member - MOSES > On 15 Jan 2006 at 7:38, Atina Marks wrote: >> I am searching for the name Moses born about 1781, father's home address >> being Biggelswade, are there any records from around this time? >> >> I know they were Jewish, would they still have been registered in a >> parish. Any advice or information is greatly appreciated. Many thanks. > > If you are referring to MOSES being a surname I am able to tell you that > there is only one > entry in the anglican parish registers for Biggleswade up to 1812 but that > is a baptism for: > 1748 May 25 - Elizabeth dau of Abraham & Elizabeth MOSES, traveller > > What is the source of your information about home address and the Jewish > connection > (other than name of course)? > > -- > Mike Strange > www.biggleswadehistory.org.uk: > Bigglewade History Society - Hon Archivist & Webmaster > www.yourtotalevent.com: > STRANGE one-name study - Microfiche readers for sale - HMS Galatea > Memorial > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > Bedfordshire at Rootsweb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~engbdf/ > >

Hello, I am new to this list and I would be most grateful for any help whatsoever. I just found out that my gggGrandparents Alexander Dallas and Kezia Stonebanks were married 29 Dec 1796 ay Haynes,Bedford. I believe that Dallas is an anglicized version of a French name and that the family were descendants of a Huguenot family.In the IGI I see a Dallose and a Dalliss from Bedford. I have never heard the name Stonebanks before and I wonder what it origin may be. Is it possible that it was a Huguenot name? I would be most interested to carry this line further back and to find out about the Huguenots of Bedford. I sincerely thank anyone who may have some suggestions for me. Carolyn B.C. Canada

Dear Listers, It now appears that my GGG Grandmother was Ann STRINGER (1766 - 1853), probably the daughter of Thomas and Ann, of Shillington. Anybody else related thus? Yours, etc. Geoffrey Woollard in Cambridgeshire.

I am researching the Johnson family of past Cranfield and now Cranfield. Generation 1- Thomas Johnson and Hannah Stuart born 1750 Generation 2-, being thomas Johnon born 1782 who married in 1803 Sarah Deacon Generation 3 = Ann Johnson, William Johnson John Johnson Jane Johnson, James Johnson, Jane Johnson,. Joseph Johnson, Joel Johnson, Hannah Johnson and William Johnson Born between 1803 and 1827 Any contacts with families of these people welcome Ruth

Thankyou very much for that (sorry I dont have your name) And I think we also solved an old mystery ! Pauline in Oz >From: Wimblin@netscape.net >Reply-To: BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com >To: BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [BDF] Missing lady >Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:42:58 -0500 > >Hi Pauline > >Steve is correct. I have found their marrigae in 1898 in Leigh, >Lancashire. > >Morgans, Margaretta 1898 March Marriages Leigh Lancashire >Schofield, William 1898 March Marriages Leigh Lancashire >"pauline davy" <perilsofpauline1@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and desperately searching for a missing > >Margaretta MORGAN(S) > >b.abt. 1879; I assumed it to be Bedford, because she was living at 17 >Chapel > >St. Bedford at the time of her marriage to William SCHOFIELD. He was >living > >at 48 Trafalgar St. Bedford, and they were married at St. Thomas church, > >bedford. > >                  There is a bit of a mystery about this lady, who sadly > >died age 30, having lost one 2 year old son, and the nine year old died >the > >year following her death, all at Atherton Lancs. > >                  I would greatly appreciate any help at all. > >                              Regards, > >                                 Pauline in Australia > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get FOXTEL this Summer – New low install price of only $29.95 > >http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fadsfac%2Enet%2Flink%2Easp%3Fcc%3DFXT018%2E19119%2E0%26clk%3D1%26creativeID%3D28172&_t=752582449&_m=EXT > > > > > >==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > >For any updates our info about the status of this list go to > >http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com > > > >__________________________________________________________________ >Switch to Netscape Internet Service. >As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at >http://isp.netscape.com/register > >Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > >New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer >Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. >Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > > >==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== >Bedfordshire at Rootsweb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~engbdf/ > _________________________________________________________________ Get FOXTEL this Summer – New low install price of only $29.95 http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fadsfac%2Enet%2Flink%2Easp%3Fcc%3DFXT018%2E19119%2E0%26clk%3D1%26creativeID%3D28172&_t=752582449&_m=EXT

Oh boy, am I red faced! But I did check with Google, and the only other Bedford I saw was in Mass. U.S. The one in Lancs is obviously the right one. Now all I have to do is find out why she died at Atherton, but was interred at Glynn Taff cemetary, S.W Thankyou for helping out though, Pauline >From: "Steven Gibbs" <steven@sgibbs1.freeserve.co.uk> >Reply-To: BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com >To: BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [BDF] Missing lady >Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:59:49 -0000 > >>Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and desperately searching for a missing >>Margaretta MORGAN(S) >>b.abt. 1879; I assumed it to be Bedford, because she was living at 17 >>Chapel St. Bedford at the time of her marriage to William SCHOFIELD. He >>was living at 48 Trafalgar St. Bedford, and they were married at St. >>Thomas church, bedford. >> There is a bit of a mystery about this lady, who sadly >>died age 30, having lost one 2 year old son, and the nine year old died >>the year following her death, all at Atherton Lancs. > >Pauline, > >I think you may have come to the incorrect list. Bedford, Bedfordshire >does not have a Chapel Street, Trafalgar Street or a St Thomas Church. > >There is, however, a place called Bedford in Lancashire which DOES have a >Chapel Street and a St Thomas Church. >http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Bedford/ > >This would be consistent also with the deaths being at Atherton. > >Regards >Steven Gibbs >Bedford > > > >==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== >To do a search of the Bedford Archives go to >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Enter Bedford in the box > _________________________________________________________________ Buy now @ Tradingpost.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fad%2Eau%2Edoubleclick%2Enet%2Fclk%3B24875379%3B12369854%3Ba%3Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etradingpost%2Ecom%2Eau%3Freferrer%3DnmsnHMetagv1&_t=752643439&_r=hotmailtagline&_m=EXT

Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and desperately searching for a missing Margaretta MORGAN(S) b.abt. 1879; I assumed it to be Bedford, because she was living at 17 Chapel St. Bedford at the time of her marriage to William SCHOFIELD. He was living at 48 Trafalgar St. Bedford, and they were married at St. Thomas church, bedford. There is a bit of a mystery about this lady, who sadly died age 30, having lost one 2 year old son, and the nine year old died the year following her death, all at Atherton Lancs. I would greatly appreciate any help at all. Regards, Pauline in Australia _________________________________________________________________ Get FOXTEL this Summer – New low install price of only $29.95 http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fadsfac%2Enet%2Flink%2Easp%3Fcc%3DFXT018%2E19119%2E0%26clk%3D1%26creativeID%3D28172&_t=752582449&_m=EXT

A document that I have purchased has a reference to (looks like) HEMMING........ Please contact me offlist if you wish more details....... Judy in Canada

Hi Chris HO107/009-02 folio 5A Muggerhanger Anne Cook 70 Laundress Ruth Biggs 30 Anne Biggs 8 Emma Biggs 4 George Biggs 1 All born in county No sign of Mr Biggs Regards David CHRISTOPHER ADAMS <adams4606@btinternet.com> a écrit : Hi, I am new to the list. I am trying to trace the following BIGGS family who would have been resident in Muggerhanger, Beds, some time between 1830 and 1850. Richard John BIGGS, Born Marylebone,1810. Ruth BIGGS (Nee COOK?) Born in Muggerhanger 1809. Ann BIGGS, Born Muggerhanger, 1834 George BIGGS, Born Muggerhanger 1840. There may have been a third child Emma, born Muggerhanger, 1837. By 1851, the family are living in East, London. If anyone has any info, particularly details from 1841, Census it would be really appreciated. Many thanks and regards Chris Adams (MR). NB I believe this area of Bedford may also have been spelt Moggerhanger or Mogerhanger. ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== For any updates our info about the status of this list go to http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com --------------------------------- Nouveau : téléphonez moins cher avec Yahoo! Messenger ! Découvez les tarifs exceptionnels pour appeler la France et l'international.Téléchargez la version beta.

Hi Jerry - a very useful website is www.leighton-linslade.com. Here you can look up the 1841 and 1861census free of charge and also search local newspapers etc. Liz Sandford Jeremy-jsandfo1 <Jerry.Sandford@motorola.com> wrote: Hi and Happy New Year to All. Requesting an 1841 Census Look up for Totternhoe (or Eaton Bray). Looking for a James Pratt, with Wife "Jane" and Any Familly Best regards Jerry Sandford ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE send a message to: Bedford-L-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in mail mode i.e. receiving the messages individually or want them individually) or Bedford-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in digest mode i.e. receiving a digest of multiple messages or want this mode) In the BODY of the message (not the subject line) type the word subscribe or unsubscribe.

Hi and Happy New Year to All. Requesting an 1841 Census Look up for Totternhoe (or Eaton Bray). Looking for a James Pratt, with Wife "Jane" and Any Familly Best regards Jerry Sandford

Hi again Pauline, The marriage seems to be: Marriages Mar 1871 Morgan Abraham Liverpool 8b 127 Pemberton Elizabeth Liverpool 8b 127 from FreeBMD Eddie ----- Original Message ----- From: "pauline davy" <perilsofpauline1@hotmail.com> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 11:46 AM Subject: [BDF] Missing lady > Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and desperately searching for a missing > Margaretta MORGAN(S) > b.abt. 1879; I assumed it to be Bedford, because she was living at 17 Chapel > St. Bedford at the time of her marriage to William SCHOFIELD. He was living > at 48 Trafalgar St. Bedford, and they were married at St. Thomas church, > bedford. > There is a bit of a mystery about this lady, who sadly > died age 30, having lost one 2 year old son, and the nine year old died the > year following her death, all at Atherton Lancs. > I would greatly appreciate any help at all. > Regards, > Pauline in Australia > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get FOXTEL this Summer - New low install price of only $29.95 > http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fadsfac%2Enet%2Flink%2Easp%3F cc%3DFXT018%2E19119%2E0%26clk%3D1%26creativeID%3D28172&_t=752582449&_m=EXT > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > For any updates our info about the status of this list go to > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com > >

Hi Pauline, I have found the following which is the only Lancashire born Margaretta in the 1881 census. It also conveniently gives the mothers maiden name as well! What luck. Dwelling: 3 Ryder St Census Place: West Derby, Lancashire, England Source: FHL Film 1341886 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3702 Folio 28 Page 50 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Abraham MORGAN M 41 M Whittington, Shropshire, England Rel: Head Occ: Lab Elizabeth MORGAN M 34 F Whittington, Shropshire, England Rel: Wife Mary A. MORGAN U 9 F Lpool, Lancashire, England Rel: Dau Occ: Scholar Martha E. MORGAN U 6 F Lpool, Lancashire, England Rel: Dau Occ: Scholar Joseph MORGAN U 4 M Liverpool Rel: Son Margaretta MORGAN U 8 m F Liverpool Rel: Dau George PEMBERTON U 22 M Whittington, Shropshire, England Rel: B In Law Occ: Lab Best of luck with them Eddie ----- Original Message ----- From: "pauline davy" <perilsofpauline1@hotmail.com> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 11:46 AM Subject: [BDF] Missing lady > Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and desperately searching for a missing > Margaretta MORGAN(S) > b.abt. 1879; I assumed it to be Bedford, because she was living at 17 Chapel > St. Bedford at the time of her marriage to William SCHOFIELD. He was living > at 48 Trafalgar St. Bedford, and they were married at St. Thomas church, > bedford. > There is a bit of a mystery about this lady, who sadly > died age 30, having lost one 2 year old son, and the nine year old died the > year following her death, all at Atherton Lancs. > I would greatly appreciate any help at all. > Regards, > Pauline in Australia > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get FOXTEL this Summer - New low install price of only $29.95 > http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fadsfac%2Enet%2Flink%2Easp%3F cc%3DFXT018%2E19119%2E0%26clk%3D1%26creativeID%3D28172&_t=752582449&_m=EXT > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > For any updates our info about the status of this list go to > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com > >

Hello, I have been sitting and reading for a month or so before posting to the list. The ancestor in question is John Newton. I know he died in VA in 1697. Most Newton researchers say he was from Hull, Yorkshire, England. This is because in his will he leaves a house/land belong to his father, Thomas, ("John & his heirs & assigns forever, what land I have at Charton &Camilsforth in Yorkshire and that house in Hull which was my Fathers"). Several months ago I was reading a old Virgina history magazine article on William Fitzhugh, also from Bedforshire, and it said that his friend, John Newton served on the Council in Bedford in 1648. It also addressed him as John Newton master Mariner, which is found in the VA records, and stated that his stepdaughter Sarah Tucker married William Fitzhugh which is true. So I think it is "my John Newton". I have put the information in Google and nothing came up. I have tried most popular genealogy sites and found nothing to back this up. I went to the Family Search.org catalog and find that they have very little on Bedford in this period of time. I did contact via email the Archives and they returned a very nice email saying there is a record of John Newton in Aug. 1648 on the council and that the surname of Newton appears in parish records. I will send money to them for a copy. But I am not at all familiar with doing research in the Bedford area so I am stumped at where to go for documentation. John Newton was married four times and had children by each wife. No names of wives are known except the last one who was in VA. SO I am interested in finding out wives/children and did my John Newton actually live here ...well, just anything at all. Most researchers of this line try and tie John Newton and his father Thomas into the Newton line from Barr's Court near Bristol but there is a gap of at least two generations. I would love to find if this Newton line actually lived in Bedfordshire for some time or it John just passed through for a few years. Hopefully I have not given too much needless information. I just need some guidance on where I might be able to find documetation. I live in Las Vegas so I can't go to Kew for the day or to Bedford to do the actual research. Thanks very much. Elizabeth Sloan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

> Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and desperately searching for a missing > Margaretta MORGAN(S) > b.abt. 1879; I assumed it to be Bedford, because she was living at 17 > Chapel St. Bedford at the time of her marriage to William SCHOFIELD. He > was living at 48 Trafalgar St. Bedford, and they were married at St. > Thomas church, bedford. > There is a bit of a mystery about this lady, who sadly > died age 30, having lost one 2 year old son, and the nine year old died > the year following her death, all at Atherton Lancs. Pauline, I think you may have come to the incorrect list. Bedford, Bedfordshire does not have a Chapel Street, Trafalgar Street or a St Thomas Church. There is, however, a place called Bedford in Lancashire which DOES have a Chapel Street and a St Thomas Church. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Bedford/ This would be consistent also with the deaths being at Atherton. Regards Steven Gibbs Bedford

My thanks must go to David who so kindly gave me all the 1841 Census that I needed. Eileen of NZ and Sue of Australia who has extended my families and vice versa. The Beds list is one of the friendliest and most helpful I have been associated with, I enjoy receiving all the messages, keep it up, thanks Betty Richmond, Nelson NZ

Hi Pauline Steve is correct. I have found their marrigae in 1898 in Leigh, Lancashire. Morgans, Margaretta 1898 March Marriages Leigh Lancashire Schofield, William 1898 March Marriages Leigh Lancashire "pauline davy" <perilsofpauline1@hotmail.com> wrote: >Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and desperately searching for a missing >Margaretta MORGAN(S) >b.abt. 1879; I assumed it to be Bedford, because she was living at 17 Chapel >St. Bedford at the time of her marriage to William SCHOFIELD. He was living >at 48 Trafalgar St. Bedford, and they were married at St. Thomas church, >bedford. >                  There is a bit of a mystery about this lady, who sadly >died age 30, having lost one 2 year old son, and the nine year old died the >year following her death, all at Atherton Lancs. >                  I would greatly appreciate any help at all. >                              Regards, >                                 Pauline in Australia > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get FOXTEL this Summer – New low install price of only $29.95 >http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fadsfac%2Enet%2Flink%2Easp%3Fcc%3DFXT018%2E19119%2E0%26clk%3D1%26creativeID%3D28172&_t=752582449&_m=EXT > > >==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== >For any updates our info about the status of this list go to >http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

----- Original Message ----- > > I am new to the list. I am trying to trace the following BIGGS family who > would have been resident in Muggerhanger, Beds, some time between 1830 and > 1850. It's worth noting that Moggerhanger didn't get its own chuch until 1860. Before that, you would expect parish records to be from Blunham, of which Moggerhanger was a hamlet. Regards Steven Gibbs Bedford

Hello everyone, I also saw the programme which was excellent. However I doubt that the familes so recruited had any idea what conditions would be like in the mills or mines of the north - many Norfolk Ag/Labs went to work in the pits in the North East. Living in an agricultural area , such conditions would be beyond their knowledge or even belief - and once there they could not return easily. What do others think? Lauretta in Norfolk ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carolgriff@aol.com> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:09 PM Subject: [BDF] Migration to "Up North" > Hi > I watched who do you think you are on tv last night and was amazed at the > way a family moved up north. > > Basically if you were poor then a company would "recruit" you and your > family, send you to london then on a barge to eg a cotton mill in lancs. Often the > younger children would be left behind as they were too young to work in the > mills and so the mill owners wouldnt recruit the family. > > The programme was about Suffolk but I wondered if this would have happened > in Beds as my family moved from Beds- Stotfold- to Leeds after having been in > Stotfold for generations. It certainly makes you realise how tough ag labs > must have had it for the sweatshops of Leeds etc to be a welcome proposition! > > I welcome any thoughts. > > carol > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > For any updates our info about the status of this list go to > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/227 - Release Date: 11/01/06 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/227 - Release Date: 11/01/06

Hi, I am new to the list. I am trying to trace the following BIGGS family who would have been resident in Muggerhanger, Beds, some time between 1830 and 1850. Richard John BIGGS, Born Marylebone,1810. Ruth BIGGS (Nee COOK?) Born in Muggerhanger 1809. Ann BIGGS, Born Muggerhanger, 1834 George BIGGS, Born Muggerhanger 1840. There may have been a third child Emma, born Muggerhanger, 1837. By 1851, the family are living in East, London. If anyone has any info, particularly details from 1841, Census it would be really appreciated. Many thanks and regards Chris Adams (MR). NB I believe this area of Bedford may also have been spelt Moggerhanger or Mogerhanger.