>"Mike & Judy Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: >To: [email protected] >Subject: [BRYANT] Help Please/Newbie > >Good evening everyone > >My name is Judy Smith & I am trying desperately hard to find information >about my gggrandfather William Bryant. > >He dosen't seem to exist. So I wondered is there SKS who could head me in >the right direction. I have looked at the 1851 Census which was great. I >have also looked through the GRO records from Framlingham, Suffolk, >England with no luck in finding him. So where to next? > >Here's what I have of William so far. > >William BRYANT b. 1844 at Framlingham, Suffolk, England. d.08/07/1912 at >Hamilton,New Zealand Father: William Bryant Mother: Letitia -? >MARRIED: (1st): Caroline FROST b. 1852? at London, England >On: 11/09/1873 at The Queens Rd Chapel, Queens Rd, Shoreditch, Middlesex, >England. Judy, Framlingham is in a very rural area. If William, the father, was one of the countless ag.labs. in the district he could have moved to another farm after attending a local hiring fair. There are a further 31 parishes within 5 miles radius of Framlingham. They are in the Registration Districts of Blything, Hoxne and Woodbridge as well as Plomesgate. Have you checked the 1851 census for all these surrounding places? The later information shows the family moved to London so you will need to check through the 1851, 61 and 71 censuses for London - a major task but there are some published indexes. His marriage in Shoreditch might help narrow down your search - but I wouldn't limit the search to Shoreditch. It would be worth your while subscribing to a London regional mailing list to ask whether anyone else has found the family. Search in: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/Genea/rsl Hope this helps. David Bryant [email protected]