Dear Sir/ Madam, We are all keen to help, here on the Cheshire List. I can see that your biggest problem with this name is the variation in spelling. As an example this, couple who were married at Gawsworth in 1809 : Thomas Dammont and Elizabeth Dick. There is also a Hannah Dammont who was buried 26th May 1774 at Acton , near Nantwich. I see a Peter Dayment in the 1861 census born Congleton. In 1904 there is a person in Congleton called Daymount. You will have seen Jane Daymont born 1821 in Cheshire, a silk piecer in the 1841 census. Most of the Daymonts are in Devon as you will have found but the spelling of the name in Cheshire is quite varied. I don't see any Cheshire wills with any of the above spellings, unfortunately. Interesting to note that Robert gives the middle name Dick to his son, Thomas in 1839 so James and Thomas Sen were most likely brothers. I will see if I can find out more at the FHSC Research Centre when it reopens in January. Regards, Lyn At 19:48 23/12/2013, you wrote: >To whom it may concern: > >I am seeking anyone with information on the earliest members of the >uncommon and obscure family of DAYMONT, of Astbury, Congleton, Gawsworth, >and Bosley, Cheshire. > >I am descended in the female line from a Robert James Daymont >(c.1812-1880), tobacconist and news agent, of the parish of Horsleydown St. >John, Surrey. According to all the census records I've seen for him, he >reported his birthplace as "Gawsworth, Cheshire." He was christened at >about the age of 11 years, in the parish of St. Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, >as the son of a James Daymont, MARINER, and his wife Elizabeth. The date of >this christening was 2nd March, 1823. > >I have not successfully been able thus far to trace Robert's parents James >and Elizabeth, but believe the likelihood is strong that James (at least) >is probably related somehow to the slightly later Daymonts of Astbury, >Congleton, and Bosley, which--as anyone with knowledge of Cheshire >geography will know--are all quite close in distance to Gawsworth. > >I estimate James Daymont's birthdate to have been something around 1780 to >1790, and he probably was born in or near Congleton or Gawsworth. > >In view of the apparent fact that the Cheshire parish records prior to 1837 >are so scarce, as far as the mention of any Daymonts, any help or advice on >how to trace this family in Cheshire will be much appreciated! > >I am a professional genealogist, with over 30 years of experience, but do >need help with this particular family, since the historical record of them >is apparently so scanty! > >Sincerely, > >T.J. White >Atlanta, Georgia, USA > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6945 - Release Date: 12/23/13