Well, there it is. William is the older brother of Absalom born 1837 or so, both are sons of Absalom born 1799. You're well on your way, Joan. The Risborough PR transcripts could be handy for you. Absalom the elder died between 1841 & 1851, but Grace was still alive in St. Leonards in 1851. Spring Wood Grace TURNER wid 48 b Risborough Lacemaker Pauper (sadly common) Victoria dau 10 b St. Leonards Scholar Pauper John son 7 do do Absolom moved out to work because he had to. Same for the others, I'm sure. Nehemiah (25 b Risborough) was keeping an alehouse at Chivery, married to Elizabeth, 22, b St. Leonards with son Nathun, 2 months. No sign of Eve, Ellen or Elizabeth, but loads more who could be related. Probably worth buying the 1851 transcript if you want to check them out. Paul Jenny wrote: >The following from Princes Risborough transcripts could explain the name Free! > >Marriage: >25 Aug 1823 >TURNER X Absolam bach S both otp B >FREE Grace spr > >and from baptisms: > >4 Nov 1821 bn 25 Oct 1799 TURNER Absolam Joseph & Elizabeth S Sawyer >4 Nov 1821 bn 2 Oct 1801 TURNER Joseph Joseph & Elizabeth S >Sawyer >S = Speen > > >Jenny > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul Irving" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:07 PM >Subject: Re: [ENG-BUCK] TURNER, KEEN, HUNT, HODGKINSON > > > > >>According to the 1851 census, Absolom (spelt like that) was 14, so born >>1836-7. Speen, as you say. >> >>No information about his parents, as he'd already moved out to work on >>Dunderedge Farm, St. Leonards, farmer Mathew Hobbs. >> >>FreeBMD gives the district, not the place. They may have married >>anywhere in Aylesbury district. I think there's a list on Genuki of >>parishes by district. The marriage certificate would give fathers names. >> >>By the way, Speen's in the civil parish of Princes Risborough. Can't see >>him in Speen in 1841. The only Turner boy about the right age is Free >>(yes, that's right), who's also in the 1851 census. >> >> >>Paul >> >>Joan Hall wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hello everyone, I am new to this list and my interest are >>>TURNER Absalom born about 1838 at Speen Bucks according to the census. He >>>married >>>KEEN Sarah in 1859 at Aylesbury I found that on the freebmd. They had a >>>daughter Sarah Ann who married >>>HUNT John Malcolm in 1899 I have the marriage certificate. John was the son >>>of Thomas a baker then a cattle man that is >>> >>>proven. Believe his father was David born Fulbrook Oxon >>> Thomas was married to >>>HODKINSON Elizabeth. Now her name has allsorts of spellings. Her parents >>>were George and Elizabeth and that is where I grind to a halt. >>>So I am looking for the baptism of Absolom TURNER about 1838 and if anyone >>>else is working on theses families I would love to hear from you. Joan In >>>Devon >>> >>> >>>============================== >>>Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >>>areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>>Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 22/02/05 >> >> >>============================== >>Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> >> >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >> >> > > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 25/02/05

Dear Paul, Do you know if the PR transcripts are on fiche and would I get them from the FHS? I do have a fiche reader and have bought from other FHS. Another question is are the parish chest papers in the public domain? I can see I will have to come to Buckinghamshire for my holidays. I often spend my holiday in a dark room scanning film. Thank you so much. Regards Joan