Between Pangbourne and Streatley lies the village of Lower Basildon. During the period 1776 to 1783 the stately home Basildon Park was being built there. Presumably a lot of people were employed in one way or another on this project, and may have lodged in Streatley or Pangbourne. May be a coincidence. The chap who built this place was called Sir Francis SYKES, and there is actually a family tree on Familysearch quoting the marriage of a Francis SYKES to an Elizabeth MONCKTON 3 June 1771- must be a different one ( though possibly related?) as she subsequently married a Drummond SMITH in 1805. The Francis SYKES who built Basildon Park died in 1804. Maybe more coincidences. A family tree on Ancestry shows that it was the Sir Francis SYKES who built Basildon Park who married Elizabeth Monckton. Familysearch has a baptism of Elizabeth LARDNER to Edmund LARDNER and Elizabeth on 17th May 1782 at Pangbourne. Also in the pilot site there is a burial of an Edmund Lardner age 76 on 13 June 1821, but it does not say where. By following the LDS film number for this transcription in the LDS catalogue I expect that an expert could tell you where it was.However a different entry on the same LDS film gives the age of the man of the same name buried in London on the same date as 63. Presumably the film number may also be a clue as to where in Hampshire the first marriage (or banns of marriage) of Edmund LARDNER and Elizabeth MONCKTON was. The Monckton name has various aristocratic connections. Familysearch pilot also has the marriage of Sophia, daughter of Edmund Lardner, to Thomas HILLS on 5 Oct 1840 at St James', Paddington, and Mary Ann LARDNER daughter of Edmund LARDNER to George BRADFORD on 29 Dec 1851 at St Mary, Lambeth. There seems to have been another Edmund LARDNER in London at the time, judging by search results. The Ancestry family tree referred to in another posting seems to have followed the descent via Sophia. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Smith" <ronandcarey@earthlink.net> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [BRK] Edmund LARDNER > FamilySearch.org's new site has a marriage 06 Feb 1777 in Pangbourn, > Berkshire between an Edmund LARDNER and an Elizabeth MONCKTON. Could this > couple be the parents of Edmund LARDNER born C 1780 in Berkshire? > > There is also a marriage 30 Jan 1777 in Hampshire between Edm. LARDNER and > Eliz MONCKTON. Did they get married days apart in neighboring counties? > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Maureen Burton > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 11:51 AM > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BRK] Edmund LARDNER > > Thanks to Moira, I have now found the above on 1841 Census, living in > Clifton St, Clapham, Wandsworth. He spent the rest of his life in and > around > the same area. > It looks as if his wife's name might have been Mary and he has possibly a > son Henry age 20yrs and a daughter Caroline age 15yrs. > > I still have no record of his birth or marriage or indeed anything of his > life before Clapham. > > Where do I go next? > > In all but 1841 Census, he says he was born in Streatley, Berkshire. His > age > in 1841 was 60, making a feasible birth date of c 1780. All other census > entries age him about the same corresponding age. > > Where can I find Parish records of births & marriages for Streatley, > Berks. > for the time period I need? > > Most grateful for any help offered. > > Regards > > Mo > > > > -- > Maureen Burton > Member ESFHS > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Jeff Thank you very much for all the time and trouble you have taken to find and send all this information. It really is amazing how helpful some people can be. It will take me a while to read and digest all that you have written, but that will have to be when I am not so tired ( hurry up tomorrow morning:-)). Regards Mo On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Jeff Coleman <Jeff.Coleman@ntlworld.com>wrote: > Between Pangbourne and Streatley lies the village of Lower Basildon. During > the period 1776 to 1783 the stately home Basildon Park was being built > there. Presumably a lot of people were employed in one way or another on > this project, and may have lodged in Streatley or Pangbourne. May be a > coincidence. The chap who built this place was called Sir Francis SYKES, > and > there is actually a family tree on Familysearch quoting the marriage of a > Francis SYKES to an Elizabeth MONCKTON 3 June 1771- must be a different one > ( though possibly related?) as she subsequently married a Drummond SMITH in > 1805. The Francis SYKES who built Basildon Park died in 1804. Maybe more > coincidences. A family tree on Ancestry shows that it was the Sir Francis > SYKES who built Basildon Park who married Elizabeth Monckton. > > Familysearch has a baptism of Elizabeth LARDNER to Edmund LARDNER and > Elizabeth on 17th May 1782 at Pangbourne. Also in the pilot site there is a > burial of an Edmund Lardner age 76 on 13 June 1821, but it does not say > where. By following the LDS film number for this transcription in the LDS > catalogue I expect that an expert could tell you where it was.However a > different entry on the same LDS film gives the age of the man of the same > name buried in London on the same date as 63. Presumably the film number > may > also be a clue as to where in Hampshire the first marriage (or banns of > marriage) of Edmund LARDNER and Elizabeth MONCKTON was. The Monckton name > has various aristocratic connections. > > Familysearch pilot also has the marriage of Sophia, daughter of Edmund > Lardner, to Thomas HILLS on 5 Oct 1840 at St James', Paddington, and Mary > Ann LARDNER daughter of Edmund LARDNER to George BRADFORD on 29 Dec 1851 at > St Mary, Lambeth. There seems to have been another Edmund LARDNER in London > at the time, judging by search results. > > The Ancestry family tree referred to in another posting seems to have > followed the descent via Sophia. > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Smith" <ronandcarey@earthlink.net> > To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 7:36 PM > Subject: Re: [BRK] Edmund LARDNER > > > > FamilySearch.org's new site has a marriage 06 Feb 1777 in Pangbourn, > > Berkshire between an Edmund LARDNER and an Elizabeth MONCKTON. Could this > > couple be the parents of Edmund LARDNER born C 1780 in Berkshire? > > > > There is also a marriage 30 Jan 1777 in Hampshire between Edm. LARDNER > and > > Eliz MONCKTON. Did they get married days apart in neighboring counties? > > > > Ron > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of Maureen Burton > > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 11:51 AM > > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [BRK] Edmund LARDNER > > > > Thanks to Moira, I have now found the above on 1841 Census, living in > > Clifton St, Clapham, Wandsworth. He spent the rest of his life in and > > around > > the same area. > > It looks as if his wife's name might have been Mary and he has possibly a > > son Henry age 20yrs and a daughter Caroline age 15yrs. > > > > I still have no record of his birth or marriage or indeed anything of his > > life before Clapham. > > > > Where do I go next? > > > > In all but 1841 Census, he says he was born in Streatley, Berkshire. His > > age > > in 1841 was 60, making a feasible birth date of c 1780. All other census > > entries age him about the same corresponding age. > > > > Where can I find Parish records of births & marriages for Streatley, > > Berks. > > for the time period I need? > > > > Most grateful for any help offered. > > > > Regards > > > > Mo > > > > > > > > -- > > Maureen Burton > > Member ESFHS > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Maureen Burton Member ESFHS