Hi, Wow, I'm really impressed with the number of contacts to and from List Members, I guess the question has already been answered. Seasons Greetings to all, keep safe & well so that you can continue to pursue those elusive family members in the New Year. Regards, Trish. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Ponting" <genea@dccnet.com> To: <BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 5:16 AM Subject: RE: [BKM] Birth Date of Mary Fletcher > I can't find them in the Northants 1851 index. > > Here are the few BUTCHERs with Bucks connections. > > Wellingborough 2a 16 > John 29 born Northampton > Emily 23 born Newport Pagnell > > Addington 23 > William 23 born Steeple Claydon > Ann 46 born Lt Addington > > Northampton St Andrew 8j 21 > William 31 born Stoke Golden > Eliza 30 born Turvey > > Pattishall 5a > Thomas 72 born Hanslope > Ann 64 born Pattishall > > Cheers > Marilyn > British Columbia > > http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Irving [mailto:pauljirving@ntlworld.com] > > Sent: December 14, 2004 2:19 AM > > To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [BKM] Birth Date of Mary Fletcher > > > > > > I really should have replied to the list .. .. .. > > > > What looks very much like Marys parents are in the 1851 census in > > Padbury, with matching christenings on the IGI for those children still > > living with them (Joseph was a cordwainer, & had two sons in the trade > > living with him). There's a christening for a Mary on the IGI in 1818. > > But no sign of William & Mary in Bucks in 1851. > > > > I told Alan that, in more detail, & explained about "at least 21". > > > > What I didn't say was that I speculated that a cordwainer might have > > moved to Northampton, which is very close, & where the shoe industry was > > growing at the time, putting small shoemakers out of business. So what > > if William was in the same trade? Might be worth looking in the 1841 > > Padbury census, & I'd look in the 1851 Northamptonshire census, > > if I had it. > > > > Paul > > > > Toni Skidmore wrote: > > > > >Hi Alan, > > > > > >Padbury is just southeast of Buckingham town in northwestern > > Bucks - there is more information about it here: > > > > > >http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/Padbury/Index.html > > > > > >And from the pinpoint location on the map on that page, you will > > be able to see it on a Parish map of Buckinghamshire here: > > > > > >http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/hundreds/ahunmap.html > > > > > >BUTCHER is a very prevalent surname in the area; FLETCHER > > somewhat less so. I don't see either of the two you are looking > > for in Tingewick, which is on the other side of Buckingham. Do > > you have William's father's name? > > > > > >Do you have the family in the 1851 census, or any later census > > for that matter? This should give you Mary's place and > > (approximate) year of birth. It will be easier to try to find > > her baptism once we know this. I'd not hold out a lot of hope > > for finding an exact date of birth in this time period, though. > > > > > >Cheers, > > > > > >Toni Skidmore > > >Tingewick list Co-Admin > > >Chicago, USA > > >Researching: CLIFFORD/CLIFTON, DEAN, HOLLAND, NEAL(E), and > > NOQUET in Bucks > > >-------------- Original message -------------- > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hi Everybody, > > >> > > >>I recently purchased a Marriage Certificate of William Butcher and Mary > > >>Fletcher who were married in the Church in Padbury in > > Buckinghamshire on 24 > > >>February 1842. > > >> > > >>Mary's age was shown as 21. Could some kind person please be > > able to find > > >>out for me, if possible, her date of birth. Her fathers name > > was Joseph and > > >>if possible i would like to know her mothers name. > > >> > > >>Where in Buckinghamshire is Padbury please? > > >> > > >>Many thanks > > >> > > >>Alan > > >>Australia > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== > > >To view recent downloadable photos of Bucks churches and village > > scenes, courtesy of Peter and Kevin Quick, visit: > > >http://www.countyviews.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== > To search the BUCKS list message archives, go to: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=BUCKS > >