Once again my Northants relations are taking me into Beds Can SKS shed any light on this family who seem to have done a really good disappearing act from the FBMD , IGI and Census My interest starts with Elizabeth who married William PAGE 24 October 1825 in Puddington. All and any help most welcome Maisie

I've seen the modern SHERWOOD/SHEARWOOD surname with many variant spellings in early times so wonder if SHEARHOG is sometimes SHE(A)RWOOD too. Maisie White wrote: > Once again my Northants relations are taking me into Beds > > Can SKS shed any light on this family who seem to have done a really good > disappearing act from the FBMD , IGI and Census > > My interest starts with Elizabeth who married William PAGE 24 October 1825 > in Puddington. > > All and any help most welcome > > Maisie > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My thanks to all who have replied and the advice offered. This brickwall is going to be a tangled web maybe not of deceit but dialect and spelling Perhaps I should try another tack and hunt the house in LONDON in a census. Thanks again for all ideas and suggestions Maisie

Hi Maisie I have found Elizabeth on the IGI as Shearhog dau of John & Sarah, c Puddington/Poddington. As this name is very similiar to the many variants on Shearwood in Beds, I thought it likely that it is transcribed very differently in the census. In 1841 in Puddington/Poddington is John Sharwood 75 Ag Lab born out of County & Sarah with the same info. My Shearwoods have variants like Sharog, Sharove, Sherrogg etc and have been a nightmare to find, must be the local accent! From the 1800s onwards they settled into either Shearwood or Sherwood. kind Regards Norina > From: cmwhite@eastcoast.co.za > To: bedford@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:27:26 +0200 > Subject: [BDF] SHEARHOG family of PUDDINGTON > > Once again my Northants relations are taking me into Beds > > Can SKS shed any light on this family who seem to have done a really good > disappearing act from the FBMD , IGI and Census > > My interest starts with Elizabeth who married William PAGE 24 October 1825 > in Puddington. > > All and any help most welcome > > Maisie > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/buy/

Maisie, Are you specifically looking for ancestors or descendants of William Page and Elizabeth Shearhog m 1825 at Puddington. Beds? As we generally work backwards, one presupposes that you have some idea of children, birthplaces and death details for William & Elizabeth. As you say, there are very few entries for the surname, so any extra data you may have might save a lot of work for those trying to assist. Peter

Actually, the family seems to come from Pytchley or Isham in Northamptonshire, but with both locations right on the border, it might be a case of the border being relocated quite often. I've become intrigued by the surname. For what should be a simple one to find, nothing seems to match. There's four births, six marriages and five deaths on FreeBMD and hardly any census records. That's probably indicative of the propensity for spelling errors. As an example I tried to follow James Shearhog 1855-1933. His birth is registered Mar 1855 as Kettering as James SHEIRHOGG. He appears as James SHEARHOG in 1861 census at Pytchley with widowed father George b1831 and aunt Sarah b1834. I haven't found him in 1871. In 1881 census he is James SPERHAG a policeman lodging at Preston in Lancashire. In June that year he marries as James SHEARHOG to Margaret. In 1891 census of Lancashire he is James SHEARHOG at Preston with wife Margaret. In 1901, he is James SHEARHOY, perhaps a simple mistrancsription. Margaret SHEARHOG died Gastang Sept 1929 and James SHEARHOG dies Preston June 1933. At least his tombstone looks to have his name right. Peter

Just to say I remember a few families with the name SHEGOG here in Lancashire. It could be another variation Pamela