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I am not researching that side of my family right now, but I do have some info. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Bull" <danny_bull@hotmail.com> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 6:00 AM Subject: [CHERRY-L] English Cherrys > Is anybody on this list researching Cherrys from England? > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. >

Danny Bull wrote: > Is anybody on this list researching Cherrys from England? > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. Hi Danny Yes Yes I am, I thought I was the only one in the world that was researching in England. My lot came from Swaledale in North Yorkshire and Burnley in Lancashire, if any of that seems to fit give me a call, I have a data base of about 2000 Cherry events mostly in Lancashire and Yorkshire, so maybe we can help each other. Regards Dawn

Hello Danny My mother is a CHERRY and I have loads of info. on them. I can go back to Thomas CHERRY, a Blacksmith in Marston St Lawrence, Northamptonshire, who died in 1756. The next generation included Charles CHERRY (1729 - 1810), Churchwarden at Marston St Lawrence. In the 1800s I have them in Islington, then in New Romney, Kent (a Coastguard), then in Stoke Newington, North London and finally at the beginning of 20th century in Croydon. Edwin L. CHERRY, a fellow researcher, found a book in the British Library, entitled "The Annals of an Indian Family" by Charles Minchin printed for private circulation by W.D. Dobson (1898). The opening paragraph is as follows: "The Cherry family is said to be descended from the DeCheries of Picardy and Normandy....It appears that Thomas and John (Jean) Cherie held lands and tenements in the village of Plumpton, Northamptonshire.....The presumption is that they settled in Northamptonshire in the beginning of the 15th century." Edwin wonders whether there may be a connection with the village of Cherrioux on the Normandy coast (on old maps spelt Cheris). This is highly speculative. In order to test the belief that the Cherry family or a large branch of the Cherry family originated with Thomas Cherie, he analysed the CHERRY births in England (there were none in Wales) from 1837 to 1857 and found that out of a total of1250 entries, 48% were within 50 miles of Plumpton and 22% between 50 and 75 miles of Plumpton. He then discovered in Black's "Surnames of Scotland" that an Adam CHERRY held land in Ayr in 1348 and he states that it seems probable that he also came from Normandy, though he has no evidence for this. Apologies for going back into the mists of time, for which there is very scant and unreliable documentation. I'd be very interested to be in contact with anyone, who has an interest in the same areas as me. Mike Stoker, Farnham, Surrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Danny Bull <danny_bull@hotmail.com> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 11:00 AM Subject: [CHERRY-L] English Cherrys > Is anybody on this list researching Cherrys from England? > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > >

Mike and Danny The following correspondence was lost to me somehow temporarily and I had meant to answer sooner. I believe we are pursuing the same ancestors and I have read the same account that Mike has. Although my father never admitted being anything but Scottish I wonder how he would take this bit of history. He came to North America by way of ship to the Yukon and the gold fields, which were pretty well played out, or taken, by then around the turn of the century. I have found his home address in England and have gradually discovered who his father and grandfather were but have failed miserably in finding anything on him. Anyway I would like to get whatever you have on the Cherrys of Luton Bedsfordshire and earlier of Lilley, Hertsfordshire if you have any. Early 1800 to date. Regards Wes Cherry Alfred Cherry>Alfred Cherry>William Cherry mike.stoker wrote: > Hello Danny > My mother is a CHERRY and I have loads of info. on them. > I can go back to Thomas CHERRY, a Blacksmith in Marston St Lawrence, > Northamptonshire, who died in 1756. > The next generation included Charles CHERRY (1729 - 1810), Churchwarden at > Marston St Lawrence. In the 1800s I have them in Islington, then in New > Romney, Kent (a Coastguard), then in Stoke Newington, North London and > finally at the beginning of 20th century in Croydon. > Edwin L. CHERRY, a fellow researcher, found a book in the British Library, > entitled "The Annals of an Indian Family" by Charles Minchin printed for > private circulation by W.D. Dobson (1898). The opening paragraph is as > follows: > > "The Cherry family is said to be descended from the DeCheries of Picardy and > Normandy....It appears that Thomas and John (Jean) Cherie held lands and > tenements in the village of Plumpton, Northamptonshire.....The presumption > is that they settled in Northamptonshire in the beginning of the 15th > century." > > Edwin wonders whether there may be a connection with the village of > Cherrioux on the Normandy coast (on old maps spelt Cheris). This is highly > speculative. > > In order to test the belief that the Cherry family or a large branch of the > Cherry family originated with Thomas Cherie, he analysed the CHERRY births > in England (there were none in Wales) from 1837 to 1857 and found that out > of a total of1250 entries, 48% were within 50 miles of Plumpton and 22% > between 50 and 75 miles of Plumpton. > > He then discovered in Black's "Surnames of Scotland" that an Adam CHERRY > held land in Ayr in 1348 and he states that it seems probable that he also > came from Normandy, though he has no evidence for this. > > Apologies for going back into the mists of time, for which there is very > scant and unreliable documentation. I'd be very interested to be in contact > with anyone, who has an interest in the same areas as me. > Mike Stoker, Farnham, Surrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Danny Bull <danny_bull@hotmail.com> > To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 11:00 AM > Subject: [CHERRY-L] English Cherrys > > >> Is anybody on this list researching Cherrys from England? >> _________________________________________________________________________ >> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. >> >> Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >> http://profiles.msn.com. >> >>