Hi to all on the list, This is a copy of a recent contact I had with a John Blaxall from Staffs. I am sure he is decended from the Frederick born 22 Mar 1842 son of Frederick and Mary Ann (Gillman). I believe he has already got in contact with some of you too. I think this makes his a second cousin once removed to Geoff Lewin. I am just about to send him a copy of the bigger Blaxall tree so he should be able to get his bearings with the family. Unfortunately he has very little in the way of past family information so if any of us have more info I'm sure he would be grateful. Hope you are all ok, must away as I want to see if I can see any of these meterorite things which are supposed to be out in force tonight. Regards. Carlton. ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: Carlton Blaxill <carlton@blax.demon.co.uk> To: "johnblaxall" <johnblaxall@netlineuk.net> Subject: Re: Blaxall Genealogy Date sent: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 00:58:42 -0000 Hello again John, Thanks for your note, I may be able to help a bit here. The following are all from a copy I have made (with lots of help from other Blaxall's !) of the index of births, marriages and deaths. Hope I'm on the right lines. I see your birth in Dec Qtr 1948, mothers maiden name MURRAY. I also see your fathers birth in Sep Qtr 1919 in the Kensington Reg. District. According to the index his mothers (your grandmothers) maiden name was BURNARD. Your father died Dec Qtr 1979 at Brent (not sure where Brent reg District is, do you) Now looking at the marriages, there is indeed a marriage of a Miss BURNARD in the Jun Qtr 1919 to Frederick BLAXALL in the Kensington registration district. So it would appear your grandfather would have been a Frederick which I guess is not surprising as both you and your father have carried on the name since ! Now if we were to find your grandfathers death it would give his age and hence year of birth. Unfortunately this is not quite so definitive. There is a Frederick W died dec qtr 1927 age 61 (hence born 1866) at Paddington reg district. This would mean he was about 54 when he married Miss BURNARD but as your note says he was probably married before so that may not be too improbable. There are some other Fredericks later but none of these seem to fit as well. I also have a reference to a Frederick married in Dec qtr 1885 at Kensington and also Frederick married in Sep Qtr 1892 at Lambeth so again these could be the previous marriages. With regard to your grandmother there was an Ada B died Mar Qtr 1955 age 82 at Harrow, I wonder if that could be her. Well if the above suppositions turn out to be correct then due to the various Census returns etc. I can certainly give you the details on your direct line back to the late 1590's early 1600's period. Thanks for the offer of the loan of that book, I'd love to have a look. My address is:- 5 Ludgate Causeway Eye Suffolk IP23 7NH Tel. 01379 870998 (Incidently you are most welcome to give me a call if you want any more info. to save on the typing, I'm always very pleased to here from any Blaxall's (in most evenings and weekends)). I like your story about your photograph at Blaxhall. It seems that about every member of the family stops by there at some point. Here's a similar story from another branch of the family. "A quick read of your message sounds exactly like the information > my husband was given about the origins of the family name. > Howard was born in Upton, Cheshire; His father, Jack William > Blaxall of Liverpool, England, passed away in August of 1985. Jack is survived by his wife Dorothy (nee Harrison) and two brothers: George Blaxall of Ormskirk, Lancashire, and Roy who is still in Liverpool. There is also a half-brother Kevin (Howard thinks "down- south-somewhere" in England. Jack's father was John Blaxall of Liverpool and married Dorothy Seaton of (Edinborough?). The amazing thing is that Jack always told us that his grandfather told him that he was a market gardener in Blaxhall. Funny, Jack always used to tell me that the "h" was dropped to get the "hell" out of Blaxhall!! " Must away now as its getting late, but hope that is some help to you. Best Regards. Carlton. On 31 Oct 99, at 20:00, johnblaxall wrote: Dear Carlton, OK here goes. I am John Frederick Blaxall DOB - 16/10/48 - Perivale, Middx Father - Frederick William Blaxall DOB 25/8/19 - Paddington, London?- deceased Mother - Janet Wilson Blaxall DOB 19/4/23 Sanquhar, Dumfreisshire, Scotland Grandfather Blaxall DOB unknown thus far - possibly born London area - died not known Grandmother Blaxall DOB unknown thus far - possibly born London area- died possibly in Harrow, Middx NOTE - From stories my grandfather was married a few times - comment by my father he had a few stepbrothers/sisters. The Burke's Peerage book is not that good, however gives names and locations of about 109 Blaxall's in UK and the world. I am listed (old address) so is my mother in Sanquhar.I can send this book to you if it is any help in your studies. Please supply your address if you want to have a look. The computer print out gives a clearer definintion of the Blaxall (Blackall) surname with some famous names like Chancellor of Exeter- 15th century. I could type this up and send over e mail system if you wish. Out of interest I am ex RAF- carried out work in Suffolk once and went to Blaxhall village- had my photo taken with my hand over the h. Well thats about it- hope to hear from you in the near future. Kind regards. John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carlton Blaxill <carlton@blax.demon.co.uk> > To: johnblaxall <johnblaxall@netlineuk.net> > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 3:21 AM > Subject: Re: Blaxall Genealogy > > > > OK John, > > > > I'll look forward to hearing from you when you have more info. How > > about starting with yourself and your parents so I get a general > > idea of the dates we are talking about -- I actually have a copy > > of all the entries from the GRO indexes so would be happy to > > assist if you are unsure on particular years etc. as you go back. > > > > Actually, I have not got that 'Burke's Peerage Book -- I never > > thought they were that accurate but maybe I am wrong. What sort of > > information does it have on the early development of the family ? > > > > Regards. > > > > Carlton. > > > > On 30 Oct 99, at 12:20, johnblaxall wrote: > > > > > Carlton, > > > Many thanks for replying to my mail. > > > I will via my mother establish details regarding my grandfather > > > to try > and > > > get a link back to the past. I have the Burke's Peerage World > > > Book of Blaxalls- giving a full history of my surname with name > > > and address of Blaxalls around the world. I have also a computer > > > print out of my name- the type you get from stalls that deal in > > > surnames. I presume you have > all > > > these details, if not I can supply if you wish. Hope to hear > > > from you again. Best wishes John ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Carlton > Blaxill > > > <carlton@blax.demon.co.uk> To: <johnblaxall@netlineuk.net> Sent: > > > Wednesday, October 20, 1999 11:33 AM Subject: Blaxall Genealogy > > > > > > > > > > Hi there John, > > > > > > > > Great to hear from another Blaxall across the 'net, and > > > > apologies for the delay in response. > > > > > > > > As you say the name Blaxall and variant spellings is rather > > > > rare, which is quite an advantage when doing genealogy as any > > > > instance of the name is bound to be connected at some point. > > > > > > > > The subject of the London Blaxall's has been a fairly recent > > > > topic in the discussions of the 'cousins' . We have a good > > > > deal of detail on a branch that were from Holborn in the > > > > 1860's and another that were in Marylebone in the 1840's, with > > > > a fair few descendants from both lines being in contact now. I > > > > would be very interested to know what documentation you have > > > > on the Blaxall's and also your direct line back as far as you > > > > know it (names places and dates etc.). > > > > > > > > I would be happy to recipricate with any additional info. I > > > > have in > the > > > > 'archives' from your side of the family and hopefully may be > > > > able to help you get a few more generations back. > > > > > > > > Look forward to hearing from you again. > > > > > > > > Best regards. > > > > > > > > Carlton (Blaxill) > > > > Eye > > > > Suffolk > > > > > > > > > > > > Original Message follows:- > > > > > > > > Blaxall is a rather rare surname, I have a few documents > > > > relating to my surname in the UK and overseas. My father > > > > originated from Paddington, London. His father I believe was > > > > born in London as well. I would like to learn more about my > > > > roots or just find out how many Blaxall's there are around the > > > > world > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- End of forwarded message -------