My connection is that Henrietta LEAY (1862) illegitimate daughter of Mary OXTON married James EASTMAN born (1861) in Oldham Lancs. father James Eastman children SQUIRE EASTMAN (1882) JOHN EASTMAN (1887) FRANK EASTMAN LILY EASTMAN (1896) ANNIE EASTMAN (1897) ALBERT EASTMAN (1900) Afraid I know nothing else about this family Elisabeth -----Original Message----- From: Dave Burton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BKHD-Wirral] ADMIN Roll Call -- EASTMAN In a recent post, Elisabeth Wegener indicated interest in the following families: >DIXON >LEAY >OXTON >WALTON >COUPLAND >GRIFFITH >CLEMENTS >ROBERTS >EASTMAN >BRADBURY Elisabeth, may I ask about your EASTMAN connection? My greatgrandfather, Josiah EASTMAN (b 1822 in Portsea, Hampshire) managed a Cocoa Rooms establishment in Chester St, Birkenhead -- this from the 1881 census. His wife Susannah (nee BASSETT, m 1844 in Stepney, London) was dead by this date. Cocoa Rooms were part of an extensive temperance movement of the time. His daughter, Sarah Louisa EASTMAN (b 1848, Islington, London) married my greatgrandfather, Thomas BURTON, in 1869 in Liverpool. Josiah also had a daughter, Esther Ann, who was 17 in 1881 and living with her father. Another EASTMAN, William (b1852, London, and probably Josiah's son) also operated a Cocoa Rooms on Price St, Birkenhead. William's wife was named Hannah and, in 1881, they had one daughter named Louisa. Any connection possible? Dave Burton ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.htm l ============================== You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/