Searching for the ancestry of Thomas STOCKFORD, born circa 1734. Thomas may have been born at Suffolk, Long Island, New York, USA. But, family legend says he came from England, where there are still many with the surname STOCKFORD. Thomas was a Loyalist along with 3 sons who fled their rather extensive farms in Long Island and settled in NB with land grants. His descendants now total well over 1,500 and reside mostly in New Brunswick, Canada and Aroostook County, Maine. Any leads much appreciated. Jim Roaix :o)

Hello This is my first time to try listing interest, so be patient with me please. I amy S J COOK and I live in FL USA. It's beautiful here if you can tolerate the hot humid weather. I have been researching my husbands family for a short while now. I'm really to green at Genealogy to post to much at this time but here are my interest. My husband does not know the DOB or DOD of his family due to some reason unknown to him he was placed in the Salesians Old Boys School when he was 10 yrs old. He doesn't remember how he arriveg there or who placed him there. The only thing he remembers is as a small boy he watched his grandfather build carriages in Lewes he said. So after his birth they moved to Lewes. All I have is birth certificate. Albert COOK, Carriage Builder in Lewes in 1908 (grandfather) Henry COOK, Commercial Traveler (A. Hughs father) London 1908 Mary Annie(e)COOK,(SAUNDERS) (A. Hughs mother) London Albert Hugh COOK my husband born 20 10 08 in London does not remember to much thses days. But he's hoping to locate some relative perhaps and DOD and where they may be buried. Thank you any and everyone who could add some information on this family. SJ Cook USA [email protected]

I am looking for Surname CHESman now spelled CHEESEMAN.this belonged to an impressed seaman from England.who died in MASS in U.S.any help appreciated

I hope I finally have this right Vera Reed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 3:49 AM Subject: Fw: Brockington > Whoops you sent this to the request address so it only came to me at admin, > to post a message so it goes to the list you need to send to , > [email protected] > Good Luck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vera Reed" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 2:34 AM > Subject: Brockington > > > : Looking for information on the name "BROCKINGTON" in Devon, England. My > husband's family is descended from Prudence, daughter of Edmund BROCKINGTON, > who married Sarah TAVERNER, Nov 15, 1838, in Moreton Hampstead. They, with > another daughter, Matilda, moved to Brantford, Ontario; I don't know when, > but they were there when the 1851 census was taken. In the 1861 census, > there is another BROCKINGTON family in Brantford: William, 30, his wife (no > first name shown) 27, and sons William, 8, Edmund, 4, Charles, 3 and > Abraham, 2. > : I have rec'd information that a Catherine BROCKINGTON, born about 1844 in > Devon, daughter of another William and Elizabeth, was also living in > Brantford, and married Charles PAGE in 1864. > : Would be interested in hearing from anyone connected to BROCKINGTON or > TAVERNER. > : Thank you > : Vera Reed > : > : > >

Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and hope to find someone researching the following surnames ~~ BRIGHTY in Cambridge CORNISH in Berks HAYGARTH in Norfolk HERRING in Berks (and possibly Wilts) PIKE in Berks SIMS in Berks WINCHCOMBE in Berks and Wilts Anyone here researching the same? Colleen Pustola [email protected]

-----Original Message----- From: Kethera <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 26 July 2000 21:52 Subject: Re: [BRITNAMES] Re: Wood Spoons > Some of my family is from Swansea and my mother has received and bought >a variety of these spoons. She hangs them up as a decorative >ornament. Some have hearts carved in them, others have a key-like shape or >have ivy or what looks like celtic knotwork carved in them. I was lead to >believe that they represented, depending on the symbols, for >happiness/love, wealth, luck, fertility, etc. > I live on the west coast of Canada and have not really thought much >about them, though I imagine there must be some information on them on the >web somewhere. >Take care, >Melissa Kluey > Hello again Melissa Yes there are meanings attached to the various symbols carved into the spoons. They used to be carved by young men to give to their sweethearts, but these days they are made largely for the tourist industry and collectors. Some are absolutely beautiful and very expensive! If you e-mail me off-list and give me your snail-mail address, I can send you a postcard with pictures of some and a short history. I live in the county of Swansea at the moment, about 16 miles from the city. There is an area of Swansea called the Mumbles where an upmarket shop exists, devoted to lovespoons, so perhaps thats where your mum's family bought them (assuming you mean fairly recently.) All the best to you. Dawn

Hello Everyone, Got a tad confused there for a moment, thought this was BRIT-SURNAMES oh!! so it is. If you go to BRIT-CUSTOMS you will find the answer to the query Re: Wooden Spoon's. The custom has a delightful symbolizm. Regards, Margaret.

Does anyone know if there is a death index for England? Or would anyone know how I could find out when a person died? Melinda

There use to be a sort of joke where people were given wooden spoons to signify their ability to stir (trouble, that is). I live in Gloucestershire (although not a native) and will make some enquiries Christopher Still looking for: CHALLENER SPROSTON TREMBLE SCOPES STEVENS-BURT GOLDING (East London) MANNING (18th C. Cheshire)

-----Original Message----- From: MICHAEL COLE <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 26 July 2000 01:14 Subject: Wood Spoons >Does any body know the reasoning behind giving wood spoons to a newly >married couple. My mother from Glos. has always done this but never >really explained why. >Thanks MPC > >______________________________ Hello MPC Does your mum have Welsh connections? There is a long tradition of Welsh lovespoons, as they are called. Dawn in Swansea

At 07:25 PM 7/26/00 +0100, you wrote: >Does your mum have Welsh connections? > >There is a long tradition of Welsh lovespoons, as they are called. Some of my family is from Swansea and my mother has received and bought a variety of these spoons. She hangs them up as a decorative ornament. Some have hearts carved in them, others have a key-like shape or have ivy or what looks like celtic knotwork carved in them. I was lead to believe that they represented, depending on the symbols, for happiness/love, wealth, luck, fertility, etc. I live on the west coast of Canada and have not really thought much about them, though I imagine there must be some information on them on the web somewhere. Take care, Melissa Kluey My location: Delta, BC, Canada (grew up in Ontario, Canada) Researching: check webpage: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kethera === Need a little extra cash? Get PAID to be Online! http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/6376/paysites.html

Hello, everyone: I am new to the list and researching the SA(U)NDERS name around E.Grinstead, Ssx and Felbridge/Lingfield, Sry. An extremely persistent given name in the family is CAREW, including my g.g.grandfather, b. in E.Grinstead in 1804, one of his sons and one of his sons, all named CAREW SANDERS. So also is one of my uncles. Just a few miles from E.Grinstead is Charlwood and Beddington, where many members of the CAREW family, confidantes of Kings and very powerful, with links to EDWARD III, etc. resided and intermarried with some SANDERS during the 1400's and 1500's. I cannot quite make the ancestral link though these folks all lived so close together, you can hardly "swing a dead cat" without running into one of them. There were also intermarriages between the CAREWS and the BISH/BYSHES. One of my g.g.g. grandmothers was a BISH from Horne, Sry. My theory is that the name CAREW SANDERS in my family comes from the maiden surname of a CAREW ancestor by marriage, with whom I am as of yet unable to link. My SANDERS "tracings" deadend with a WILLIAM SANDERS, b. in E.Grinstead, approx 1582. Is anyone working on these family lines or have any thoughts? Many thanks. Jack Sanders, Eureka, Kansas, USA

Is anyone researching the name Shuttleworth around the Bury, England area? Thanks. Gloria

Does any body know the reasoning behind giving wood spoons to a newly married couple. My mother from Glos. has always done this but never really explained why. Thanks MPC

I thought I would just post a few names and see if anyone is researching these. I have not put in any dates, as each name is not very common, so I would welcome any connections to these names. IRONSIDE My line is in Wonersh Surrey, but there are links to Dorset, Durham and Scotland. WORSHIP in Abbotsley and Eynesbury areas of Huntingdonshire GOUCHER In Scarcliffe Derbyshire etc PETTIFER in Nuneaton, Rugby, Newbold on Avon Warwickshire DIGGINS in Frensham Surrey & Headley Hants Regards Julie Goucher [email protected]

Hi to all: I would like to post the following: TOWNS,ENG; TOWNE,ENG; TOWN,ENG. Hope to hear from any Town searches. Regards, William Towns

Hi everyone, I've begun four new surname e-mail lists through Rootsweb. They are: AUTEN (includes Anton, Auton, Autin, Awten, Awton, Otten, Aten, Atten) HANGSTORFER (includes Hangstafer, Hangstaufer, Hangstdoerfer, Hangsdorfer, Hangstoerfer, Hangstaffer, Hangsterfer) KEHRWECKER (includes Kehrwicker, Kehrweicker, Kerwicker, Kerrwicker, Kerwecker, Kerrwecker, Carricker, Carwicker, Carwecker) WINCHCOMB (includes Winchcombe, Wynchcomb, Wynchcombe, Wenscom, Wenchcom, Winchcom) and any other variant spellings of those surnames as well. To subscribe to any of these lists simply open a new email and address it: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Add the word 'subscribe' (without the quotes) in the body of the email and send it. Questions? You can reach me at <[email protected]>. Colleen

I am looking into the above name .it belonged to impressed seaman fromEngland.the name was changed to CHEESEMAN later down the line.does anyone know history or meaning of Name?

Hello to all. Please check below for similar interests. AINGE - BREDONS NORTON, WORCESTER - 1799, NEWENT & BROMSBERROW, GLOS - 1880, SWANSEA, SKETTY & OYSTERMOUTH 1900 ALLEN Susannah - TEWKESBURY - 1744 ARMSTRONG Eric Lionel - CARDIFF 1901, MAESTEG 1905 & NEW BRUNSWICK - 1912 CHAMBERLAIN - BRISTOL - 1786 (BRUSHMAKERS) ANYTIME/ANYWHERE CHANDLER - TEWKESBURY - 1685 CHURCH - YATTON, MUCH MARCLE, HEREFORD - 1800 CLARK ?? - PEASEDOWN ST JOHN, SOMERSET CORNOCK - WOTTON UNDER EDGE & BRISTOL - 1813 DAVIS - TEWKESBURY - 1790 DAY Betty - DORMSTON, WORCESTER - 1750 GALE - BIRLINGHAM/NORTON & LENCHWICK, WORCESTER - 1770 FENCOTT - MUCH MARCLE, HEREFORD - 1800 HAINES - NORTON BY BREDON, WORCESTER - 1770 HINGE - SOMERSET ??? HUMPHRIES - BRISTOL 1810, HACKNEY 1860, PRESTON, SURREY 1880 & ASTON, WARWICK 1880 MASON - TEWKESBURY - 1675 MEADOWS - FLADBURY, WORCESTER - 1793 MILLS - UPTON BISHOP, HEREFORD - 1800 PARSONS (Mary) - ????? 1795 PHIPPS - TEWKESBURY - 1675 WHIT(T)AKER - MUCH MARCLE, HEREFORD - 1800 WHITT(H)ORNE - GLS - 1690 Probably Tewkesbury Regards Jill Wiseman Bath, England [email protected]

Hi, sorry no Garbutt, but i was wondering if you could elaborate more on the ELLIS line (if possible) thanks Jenny Bostock > Hello listers, > > I am submitting the following information in the > hope that someone out there > is researching this line. > > GARBUTT (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire) > > Richard (a shoemaker in Louth) and Mary Ann Garbutt > Their children: > 1. Susanna Robinson Garbutt, b. 1832 > **2. John Robinson Garbutt, b. 1832** > 3. Margaret Robinson Garbutt, b. 1836 > 4. Mary Ann Garbutt, b. 1842 > 5. Henrietta Garbutt, b. 1845 > 6. Robinson Garbutt, b. 1845 > 7. Sarah Robinson Garbutt, b. 1848 > 8. Jane Robinson Garbutt, b. 1849 > 9. Emma Robinson Garbutt, b. 1853 > 10. Richard Robinson Garbutt, b. 1853 > > **Our line descends from child #2, John Robinson > Garbutt. We know that he > married Ann ELLIS and was a pressman in an oil mill. > > > Their son, EDWIN ROBINSON GARBUTT, was born in Louth > in 1862. We have no > record of other children from this marriage. > > Edwin became an officer in the Salvation Army and > married Susan MOURTON in > 1888. Their records also indicate that he came out > of Hull, Yorkshire. > Marriage record lists him as a widower, but we know > nothing of his earlier > marriage. They had two daughters, Susan, b. 1890 > and Annie Robinson, b. 1895 > before Susan Mourton died in 1896. > > Edwin then married Edith FLATTERS in 1897 and had 5 > sons: Edwin Robinson, > Walter, Harry (died at age 1 yr), William and Arthur > George. > > Please contact me if you have information on this > line. Thank you. > L. A. McElroy > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 > Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:24:23 -0400 > From: "M. Rutan Heningham" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BRITNAMES] HENINGHAM > > Hello, > > Interested in the surname HENINGHAM (HENNINGHAM, > HEVENINGHAM) in Bucks, > Southwark. > > Richard HENINGHEM married in High Wycombe at St. > Mary's Street church to > Eliza Hill in 1825, Trying to find any connection > to the family coming from > Staffordshire. > > Michael Heningham > Shrewsbury, MA > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822 > Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:22:36 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BRITNAMES] MOURTON Surname > > Hello again, > > I am submitting the following information in the > hope that someone out there > is researching this name. > > 1881 Census shows a John and Rachel (nee Green) > MOURTON residing at Moorend > Rd., Moorend Parade. > Census Place: Leckhampton, Gloucester, England. > > JOHN: age 58, head, gardener, b. Henly-on-Thames, > Berkshire > RACHEL: age 55, wife, laundress, b. Summer Town, > Oxford > SUSANAH: age 18, daughter, laundress, b. > Cheltenham, Gloucester > ROBERT JAMES: age 11, son, scholar, b. Cheltenham, > Gls. > > We have no information on this family, other than of > Susan's marriage, death > and descendants. Please contact me if you have > additional information to > exchange. > > Regards, > L. A. Mcelroy > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 6 message/rfc822 > Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:16:04 +0100 > From: "Kim Bewick" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BRITNAMES] BEWICK surname > > Hi Everyone > I have just begun research on the surname BEWICK and > would be very grateful for any details people on the > list may have received on it. > Best Wishes > Kim > ===== SCOTLAND - GRAY(fife), FORBES (fife) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - RICHARDS, BETTISON, GOLDSTRAW LONDON - BOSTOCK, STEPHENS, RICHARDS, FISKE. YORKSHIRE - ELLIS, LANGLEY-ELLIS SUSSEX - PRICE Also interested in finding O'GORMANN & ROSE-PRICE links with PRICE; and LANGLEY links with ELLIS/LANGLEY-ELLIS [email protected] ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie