Hi Diana It is the same surname, just a different spelling, certainly common in East Devon. I have some CARSLAKE families where the Rector just chooses a different spelling for the same people Chris -----Original Message----- From: DEVON [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of thalauafu Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 10:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DEV] New subscriber researching CHOWN and CARSLAKE Hi Lynda, This might be totally misleading and of no use at all, but it crossed my mind that your Carslake might have been a Kerslake...another very common Devon name! Just a thought..... Diana On 31 January 2017 at 08:11, Chris Graves <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lynda > > I am the Online Parish Clerk for Sidbury & Salcombe Regis and I > recognise all those names. I am afraid that it would take some time to > provide all the information to you ! > > I have Robert Chown born 1775 son of Robert Chown (1750-1828) & Betty > (nee > Horsford) > > Mary Carslake born 1807 daughter of Richard Carslake (1740-1817) & his > second wife Elizabeth Wicker Richard's parents Martin Carslake and Ann > (nee Pearse) > > What I do lack are the baptisms because Sidbury's parish registers > before > 1813 were destroyed in a fire at the vicarage and the Bishops > Transcripts aren't easy to access. > > Best thing is for me to contact you off list > > Chris Graves > OPC Sidbury & Salcombe Regis > OPC Clyst Honiton, Clyst Hydon and Whimple > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DEVON [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Lynda Muir > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 8:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DEV] New subscriber researching CHOWN and CARSLAKE > > Hello, Devon-listers > > My Devon great-great-great-grandparents arrived in Saint John, New > Brunswick, Canada, in 1832. They settled in Kings County, New Brunswick. > Here's what I believe I know, but supporting documentation would be > most welcome. > > John CHOWN, baptized 07 Aug 1803 in Sidbury, Devon (Genuki?). > > I have his parents as Robert CHOWN and Jane WARREN. > > And Mary CARSLAKE, b. 05 Apr 1807 in Sidbury (England Births and > Christenings 1538-1975) > > I have her parents as Richard CARSLAKE and Elizabeth (Betty) WICKER / > WHECKER / WHICKER > > John CHOWN and Mary CARSLAKE were married on 06 May 1825 in Saint > Paul, Exeter, Devon (Pallot's Marriage index for England, 1780-1837) > > Their son James CHOWN was born in Devon in 1831, and they went on to > have six more children in Canada. > > I am descended from their son John CARSLAKE CHOWN, born 28 Apr 1834, > in New Brunswick, Canada. > > It would be great to connect with anyone who is researching these > surnames (including variant spellings). > > Thanks! > > Lynda Muir > > Ottawa, Ontario, Canada > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon > can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon > can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message