On Free BMD I saw an entry of a death for Henry Page - Ely 3b 588 in December 1913, though the age is given as 69 (sometimes these can be out) Perhaps you will have checked that already? Peter Jarman -----Original Message----- From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Simon Sent: 24 November 2009 21:58 To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-CAMS] The elusive Henry PAGE I wonder if anyone has come across my great-great-grandfather, whom I appear to have somewhat carelessly misplaced. Henry Page was born in the High Street, Great Shelford on the outskirts of Cambridge in 1851. He married Alice Wiseman in Ely in the third quarter of 1873, and they are recorded together on the 1881 census living with five children in Annesdale, Ely, one of whom was Arthur, my great-grandfather. By 1891 they had moved around the corner to Broad Street, and had seven children at home. By the time of the 1901 census, Henry has gone. Alice is described as 'Married' rather than as 'Widow', and her relationship to the head of the household is described as 'Wife' rather than as 'Head'. This suggests that Henry is still alive but living elsewhere. But I cannot find Henry, and he does not appear to be recorded elsewhere on the 1901 census. The last Page child, Helen, was born in 1900. There are three Page children born after Henry's last appearance on a census in 1891 - although, of course, these children may not be Henry's! There is an interesting and possibly significant five year gap between the last two children. Henry is also not to be found on the 1911 census, but things are complicated further because Alice is also no longer at home. She is in Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge dying of stomach cancer. She answers '35 years' to the required question on the 1911 census about how long she has been married (it was actually 38 years since the marriage date), and states that she has had 13 children, one of whom has died. Alice herself died in 1912. The death was notified by her eldest son, Henry. Intriguingly, her condition is not described as 'Widow' but as 'Wife of Henry Page, General Labourer', suggesting that Henry was still alive - or, at least, that the family believed him to be so. There are, of course, many possibilities, but I am open to suggestions. Two of Henry and Alice's sons died in WWI, one at Ypres, another, my great-grandfather, on the Somme. She died before she knew about this. I wonder if he did too? Simon ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.76/2519 - Release Date: 11/22/09 07:38:00

I wonder if anyone has come across my great-great-grandfather, whom I appear to have somewhat carelessly misplaced. Henry Page was born in the High Street, Great Shelford on the outskirts of Cambridge in 1851. He married Alice Wiseman in Ely in the third quarter of 1873, and they are recorded together on the 1881 census living with five children in Annesdale, Ely, one of whom was Arthur, my great-grandfather. By 1891 they had moved around the corner to Broad Street, and had seven children at home. By the time of the 1901 census, Henry has gone. Alice is described as 'Married' rather than as 'Widow', and her relationship to the head of the household is described as 'Wife' rather than as 'Head'. This suggests that Henry is still alive but living elsewhere. But I cannot find Henry, and he does not appear to be recorded elsewhere on the 1901 census. The last Page child, Helen, was born in 1900. There are three Page children born after Henry's last appearance on a census in 1891 - although, of course, these children may not be Henry's! There is an interesting and possibly significant five year gap between the last two children. Henry is also not to be found on the 1911 census, but things are complicated further because Alice is also no longer at home. She is in Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge dying of stomach cancer. She answers '35 years' to the required question on the 1911 census about how long she has been married (it was actually 38 years since the marriage date), and states that she has had 13 children, one of whom has died. Alice herself died in 1912. The death was notified by her eldest son, Henry. Intriguingly, her condition is not described as 'Widow' but as 'Wife of Henry Page, General Labourer', suggesting that Henry was still alive - or, at least, that the family believed him to be so. There are, of course, many possibilities, but I am open to suggestions. Two of Henry and Alice's sons died in WWI, one at Ypres, another, my great-grandfather, on the Somme. She died before she knew about this. I wonder if he did too? Simon

Hi all, For the last few weeks I've been busy transcribing the PRs for a few villages in the Chrishall area (Within the borders of Essex) for a genealogy tool I'm putting together. The tool is essentially an offline searchable transcribed and indexed copy of the parish registers, which should allow anyone to easily find any entries they're looking for. I'll be offering the application as a free download from my website, with downloadable PRs to add the application as they are completed. The application itself is almost ready to release, but if anyone needs any lookups for the PRs in the area please let me know and I can use them to test the tool. I've already found several of my own relations from entries that do not appear on Familysearch.org :) Cheers, Tony (Hoping there isn't already a tool out there that does the same thing...)

Hello I wonder if anyone can advise the easiest way to consult copies of the Ely Standard from the years 1916 and 1917? I live in Ipswich, but am happy to travel to Ely or Cambridge to consult them if necessary. Simon

Hello Kay, Cambridgeshire FHS Baptismal Index has an entry for a Roger SIMPKIN baptised in 1722 at Stetchworth - no further details unfortunately as it is only an Index. There is also a baptism at Stetchworth in 1720 for a William SIMPKIN - could he be William & Elizabeth's first child perhaps, given the date of their marriage?? Can't find a likely baptism for William snr on the Index however, so perhaps he was not Cambridgeshire born. Looking at the Index for other SIMPKIN (and variants) born after 1719 at either Wood Ditton or Stetchworth, have come up with the following: 1726 at Stetchworth Elizabeth SIMPKIN 1728 at Stetchworth Catherine SIMKEN 1728 at Stetchworth Mary SIMKIN 1738 at Stetchworth Elizabeth SIMPKIN 1738 at Wood Ditton Ann SIMKING 1738 at Wood Ditton Francis SIMKING There is also a Mary SIMKIN baptised 1706 at Stetchworth, a Leonard SIMPIN baptised 1708 at Stetchworth, a Daniel SIMKEN baptised 1714 at Wood Ditton plus a Daniel SIMPKIN baptised 1714 at Wood Ditton (the latter two presumably being the same person with alternative spellings). Do any of these ring any bells with you?? The only baptism I can find on the Index for an Elizabeth SIZER (and variants) at Stetchworth is in 1670 which would seem to be somewhat early for your Elizabeth. There is however a baptism in 1687 at Swaffham P St Mary (not too far away from Stetchworth) for an Elizabeth SIZER which could be relevant to you. Remember, a lot of the records on the IGI are not even accurate - extracted ones are more likely to be so - and are not necessarily complete. PR Trancriptions done by the local FHS are more likely to be correct because they know the area, but the only real way to be sure is to consult the microfilm of the actual parish registers available either from the local Record Office (not so feasible in your case) or by hiring the film to view in situ at your local LDS Family History Centre. You will find the location of this by searching on the Family Search website home page. I think I would start at Stetchworth with the marriage of William & Elizabeth and see if there are any other clues on the parish register (such as where William was from at the time of the marriage) and take it from there. Janet

We have managed to get back to William Simkin who married an Elizabeth Sizer 25-10-1719 at Stetchworth (where her family seem to be from). One of the 4 children we have found for them has a Baptism on 3-9-1722 (Roger as a simpkinge) at Wood Ditton, though we seem to have his birth at Stetchworth. (Just had a couple of years off from researching and trying to get my brain back in gear!) I have searched both Wood Ditton and Stetchworth on IGI and Hugh Wallis, but seem to have come to a full stop. Can anyone point me in the next direction, bearing in mind we are in Yorkshire now so not local. Do the Cambridgeshire FH Site CD's of Parish Records have more info than IGI? Is it worth getting them, unfortunately they are on separate CD's. Regards Kay

Thanks again Sally, Yes 25 Burnes (sic) Pl is their address in 1861 census. Definitely the right people. I will look at the GathErd entries as the spelling is really flexible and they look "right" :-) Main problem I have now is that GGGF James Frederick s/o William & Mary was a bit "flighty": In 1871 he married at St Mark, Notting Hill to Mary Maria HOUGHTON of Bury St Edmunds. They had 9 children (I know of) up to the last who was born and died in late 1891. I can't find Mary's death but Mary is a common name and we know it could be Gath*rd or even Gatt*rd. Anyway in 1901 James in with "wife" Louisa (considerably younger and born Stoke Poges BKM-which is a small village so there are only a handful of Louisas that fit). They have 8 children from 1893-1905. Late last night I finally found her in 1911 census with her children listed as LOOMES. It's definitely her, still at the same address as 1901 census (23 Goldborne Gdns), down as a widow. The plot thickens and I can see a day on the laptop ahead whilst I try to wade through everything. Can't begin the thank you all enough for kick-starting me again! Sherry Ok, on the basis that the other two children are also part of the family.. Name: Alfred Gathard Birth date: 14th March 1858 Name: Mary Alice Gathard Birth date: 11th June 1854 Baptism date: Jan 29th 1860 Church: St Marylebone, Westminster Father: William Gathard Mother: Mary Gathard Residence: *one entry states 25, the other states 35, Burns (or Buns) Place Occupation: Labourer Officiating: J Llewelyn Davies There are also baptisms for children born to a William and Mary GathErd, so let me know which are yours and I'll copy out details for any that belong to you.... Margaret Gatherd May 1844 Margaret Gatherd Jun 1846 James Gatherd Feb 1849 John Gatherd Aug 1851 Mary Ann Jan 1861

Hi Sherry, Ok, on the basis that the other two children are also part of the family.. Name: Alfred Gathard Birth date: 14th March 1858 Name: Mary Alice Gathard Birth date: 11th June 1854 Baptism date: Jan 29th 1860 Church: St Marylebone, Westminster Father: William Gathard Mother: Mary Gathard Residence: *one entry states 25, the other states 35, Burns (or Buns) Place Occupation: Labourer Officiating: J Llewelyn Davies There are also baptisms for children born to a William and Mary GathErd, so let me know which are yours and I'll copy out details for any that belong to you.... Margaret Gatherd May 1844 Margaret Gatherd Jun 1846 James Gatherd Feb 1849 John Gatherd Aug 1851 Mary Ann Jan 1861 Regards, Sally > From: sherry.landa@wanadoo.fr > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:10:44 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] GATHARD/FISHER > > Sally, > > You're a star! Thank you SO much. Dawn also thought Guyhirn. > > The baptisms are marvelous. Alfred & Mary Alice are the right family! > > Mary Ann & Mary Alice are names that run in the family (my GGM -James > Frederick's daughter was Mary Alice too). > > Thanks again, have a wonderful weekend. > > Sherry > > I suspect the area that William is from is Guyhirn, which is about 5 miles > from March, Cambridgeshire. March is also covered by the North Witchford > registration District. > > As to the child born in Clerkenwell, I found this on Ancestry.com ... > > Name: William Gathard > Record Type: Baptism > Birth date: 26 September (presumably 1841) > Date: 17 Oct 1841 > Father's Name: William Gathard > Mother's Name: Mary Gathard > Residence: 165 Saffron Hill > Father's Occupation: Labourer > Parish: Saint James, Clerkenwell > Borough: Islington > County: Middlesex > Note in margin: Very Poor EB (presumably Edward Bull who officiated the > ceremony) > > > These children may or may not also be connected to the family: > > Alfred Gathard, Baptism 29 Jan 1860, William Gathard, Mary Gathard, Saint > Marylebone Westminster > > Mary Alice Gathard, Baptism 29 Jan 1860 William Gathard, Mary Gathard, Saint > Marylebone Westminster > > > > Hope something in there helps, and I'd feel reasonably sure that you have > the right marriage certificate details, so apply for it and keep your > fingers crossed that the Royal Mail gets its act together soon. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Flipping heck! Thanks so much Julia....I can't type all this in fast enough ;-) Have a great weekend. Sherry The Witchford PR's show the following baptism: 17 Jun 1821 Mary Fisher d John & Elizabeth otp lab Baptisms of other children of John & Elizabeth Fisher in the Witchford PR's: 19 Nov 1815 Ann 7 Jun 1818 William 2 May 1825 John 20 Sep 1829 Elizabeth 23 Sep 1832 Richard

Wow, Paula, Thank you SO much. I've made more progress with this family today than in the last five years, I think-certainly feels like it! Plus you've saved me a certificate fee. Have a great weekend Sherry From FindMyPast Marriage collection: 27 March 1838 at March, Cambridgeshire William (x) GATHORD bac lab son of William (x) HARPER(sic), lab and Mary Ann (x) FISHER sp dau of John, lab Witnesses: John PATRIDGE, John BUZZARD (x) means they made their mark rather than signed the register (sic) indicates that although the name is different the transcriber has reported it faithfully Then from the Baptism collection: 31 March 1839 at March, Cambridgeshire John GATHORD son of William lab and Mary Ann late FISHER hth Paula

From FindMyPast Marriage collection: 27 March 1838 at March, Cambridgeshire William (x) GATHORD bac lab son of William (x) HARPER(sic), lab and Mary Ann (x) FISHER sp dau of John, lab Witnesses: John PATRIDGE, John BUZZARD (x) means they made their mark rather than signed the register (sic) indicates that although the name is different the transcriber has reported it faithfully Then from the Baptism collection: 31 March 1839 at March, Cambridgeshire John GATHORD son of William lab and Mary Ann late FISHER hth Paula

Sally, You're a star! Thank you SO much. Dawn also thought Guyhirn. The baptisms are marvelous. Alfred & Mary Alice are the right family! Mary Ann & Mary Alice are names that run in the family (my GGM -James Frederick's daughter was Mary Alice too). Thanks again, have a wonderful weekend. Sherry I suspect the area that William is from is Guyhirn, which is about 5 miles from March, Cambridgeshire. March is also covered by the North Witchford registration District. As to the child born in Clerkenwell, I found this on Ancestry.com ... Name: William Gathard Record Type: Baptism Birth date: 26 September (presumably 1841) Date: 17 Oct 1841 Father's Name: William Gathard Mother's Name: Mary Gathard Residence: 165 Saffron Hill Father's Occupation: Labourer Parish: Saint James, Clerkenwell Borough: Islington County: Middlesex Note in margin: Very Poor EB (presumably Edward Bull who officiated the ceremony) These children may or may not also be connected to the family: Alfred Gathard, Baptism 29 Jan 1860, William Gathard, Mary Gathard, Saint Marylebone Westminster Mary Alice Gathard, Baptism 29 Jan 1860 William Gathard, Mary Gathard, Saint Marylebone Westminster Hope something in there helps, and I'd feel reasonably sure that you have the right marriage certificate details, so apply for it and keep your fingers crossed that the Royal Mail gets its act together soon.

Hello, I am new to this list, but not to lists in general or genealogy. Finally, after years of dead ends I think I have narrowed down some places of birth from Cambridgeshire to something possibly helpful. Now I am stuck again because Googling/GENUKIing/LDS Batch Numbering have all left me high and dry so I wondered if someone with local knowledge could suggest a way forward: My great great great grandparents were William GATHARD & Mary nee FISHER. I know this from the birth certificate of my great great grandfather James Frederick GATHARD in January 1849 in London. I have traced William & Mary in 1851, 1861 and 1871 census. William died in 1877 and I have not found Mary in 1881 census (maybe she died, remarried or is hiding under a mistranscript of surname). I have not found them in 1841 census, although I know a child, William, was born about 1840 in Clerkenwell. William's date of birth varies from about 1804-1809 and is given as Cambridgeshire, Gayhornd? and Gyham. Mary's date of birth is consistent at around 1820 and is given as Cambridgeshire, Wickford and Cambridge. This morning I found what I think is their marriage in 1st qtr of 1838 in North Witchford registration district. The obvious answer is to apply for the certificate and wait whilst they issue and pray that the postal strike ends etc. However, I am really confused about all these places and don't want to spend money on a certificate if it is not the right one. I have nothing I can use as a proviso to prevent the wrong certificate being issued. >From CAMDEX I have a reference 338/CM01 01/27/2 and wondered if that would tell me the church/venue more precisely (I am used to the UKBMD references which tell you venue and book and entry number), if I just understood the reference? So, I wondered is anyone has any bright ideas? Does anyone know how to decode the reference above? Is it blatantly obvious when you know where these places are (or rather what they actually are) that it's right or completely a stretch? Maybe somebody out there already has these two on their tree and can confirm details. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to give. Best wishes Sherry Landa (23170, Viersat, FRANCE)

Hi Sherry, I suspect the area that William is from is Guyhirn, which is about 5 miles from March, Cambridgeshire. March is also covered by the North Witchford registration District. As to the child born in Clerkenwell, I found this on Ancestry.com ... Name: William Gathard Record Type: Baptism Birth date: 26 September (presumably 1841) Date: 17 Oct 1841 Father's Name: William Gathard Mother's Name: Mary Gathard Residence: 165 Saffron Hill Father's Occupation: Labourer Parish: Saint James, Clerkenwell Borough: Islington County: Middlesex Note in margin: Very Poor EB (presumably Edward Bull who officiated the ceremony) These children may or may not also be connected to the family: Alfred Gathard, Baptism 29 Jan 1860, William Gathard, Mary Gathard, Saint Marylebone Westminster Mary Alice Gathard, Baptism 29 Jan 1860 William Gathard, Mary Gathard, Saint Marylebone Westminster Hope something in there helps, and I'd feel reasonably sure that you have the right marriage certificate details, so apply for it and keep your fingers crossed that the Royal Mail gets its act together soon. Regards, Sally ---------------------------------------- > From: sherry.landa@wanadoo.fr > To: ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:25:55 +0100 > Subject: [ENG-CAMS] GATHARD/FISHER > > Hello, > > I am new to this list, but not to lists in general or genealogy. > > Finally, after years of dead ends I think I have narrowed down some places > of birth from Cambridgeshire to something possibly helpful. Now I am stuck > again because Googling/GENUKIing/LDS Batch Numbering have all left me high > and dry so I wondered if someone with local knowledge could suggest a way > forward: > > My great great great grandparents were William GATHARD & Mary nee FISHER. I > know this from the birth certificate of my great great grandfather James > Frederick GATHARD in January 1849 in London. > > I have traced William & Mary in 1851, 1861 and 1871 census. William died in > 1877 and I have not found Mary in 1881 census (maybe she died, remarried or > is hiding under a mistranscript of surname). I have not found them in 1841 > census, although I know a child, William, was born about 1840 in > Clerkenwell. > > William's date of birth varies from about 1804-1809 and is given as > Cambridgeshire, Gayhornd? and Gyham. > Mary's date of birth is consistent at around 1820 and is given as > Cambridgeshire, Wickford and Cambridge. > > This morning I found what I think is their marriage in 1st qtr of 1838 in > North Witchford registration district. > > The obvious answer is to apply for the certificate and wait whilst they > issue and pray that the postal strike ends etc. However, I am really > confused about all these places and don't want to spend money on a > certificate if it is not the right one. I have nothing I can use as a > proviso to prevent the wrong certificate being issued. >>From CAMDEX I have a reference 338/CM01 01/27/2 and wondered if that would > tell me the church/venue more precisely (I am used to the UKBMD references > which tell you venue and book and entry number), if I just understood the > reference? > > So, I wondered is anyone has any bright ideas? Does anyone know how to > decode the reference above? Is it blatantly obvious when you know where > these places are (or rather what they actually are) that it's right or > completely a stretch? > > Maybe somebody out there already has these two on their tree and can confirm > details. > > Thanks for any help anyone might be able to give. > > Best wishes > Sherry Landa (23170, Viersat, FRANCE) > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Sherry, The Witchford PR's show the following baptism: 17 Jun 1821 Mary Fisher d John & Elizabeth otp lab Baptisms of other children of John & Elizabeth Fisher in the Witchford PR's: 19 Nov 1815 Ann 7 Jun 1818 William 2 May 1825 John 20 Sep 1829 Elizabeth 23 Sep 1832 Richard Best wishes, Julia > > William's date of birth varies from about 1804-1809 and is given as > Cambridgeshire, Gayhornd? and Gyham. > Mary's date of birth is consistent at around 1820 and is given as > Cambridgeshire, Wickford and Cambridge.

Lt and Gt Chesterford is in Essex. There is a marriage in 1846 to william Olley. Her mother and father was William Ralph Brown and Abigail. Hope this helps Sheila from Cambridge

Hi Josie, here are the baptisms from the Cambridge FHS fiche. 21 Oct 1666 John NOBLE s. of John & Joan 26 Dec 1669 Annis NOBLE d. of John & Joan 3 Apr 1672 Joan NOBLE d. of John & Joan 2 May 1675 Margaret NOBLE d. of John & Joan 25 Nov 1676 Susanna NOBLE d. of John & Joan 27 Dec 1679 Isaac NOBLE s. of John & Joan 26 Nov 1682 Sampson NOBLE s. of John & Joan 27 Sep 1685 William NOBLE s. of John & Joan Note: as previous note, Joan died 7 Jun 1686 Marriage of John NOBLE and Sarah ASHBEY 4 Apr 1687 Then just one baptism 15 Oct 1688 Sarah NOBLE d. of John & Sarah Other info. Marriage of Margaret NOBLE & Solomon HINER 29 Sep 1695 Marriage of Susanna NOBLE & Adam TURPIN 2 Nov 1701 Marriage of Joan NOBLE & William FASSET 10 Oct 1703 Marriage of Sarah NOBLE to Edmund BIRD 3 Oct 1710 Burial of Sarah NOBLE 19 Apr 1709 Burial of Annis NOBLE 2 May 1680 There are some further entries in the 1800's. Best wishes, Paul & Lesley On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 12:01 +1030, Goolwa Time & Jewellery wrote: > Hi, > yes if it is no problem,.send me what you can. > thanks and regards Josie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Gates" <paulgates@ntlworld.com> > To: <eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:44 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Fw: Nobles from Balsham > > > > Hi Josie, > > No sign of John's baptism in Balsham, but the fiche contains the > > baptisms of John & Joan's children - let us know if you want them. Also > > found the following. > > Burial of Joan NOBLE 7 June 1686 (no other details) > > Burial of John NOBLE 11 October 1697 (no other details). > > > > Best wishes, > > Paul & Lesley > > Derby UK > > > > On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 15:06 +1030, Goolwa Time & Jewellery wrote: > > > >> Hi can any one out there help with the NOBLE clan from Balsham. > >> I have a John Noble marryinga a Joan Brown 18 sep 1665 in > >> Balsham,Cambridgeshire,but i have no other dates of info on him,can > >> anyone help. > >> thanks and regards Josie > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, yes if it is no problem,.send me what you can. thanks and regards Josie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Gates" <paulgates@ntlworld.com> To: <eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:44 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Fw: Nobles from Balsham > Hi Josie, > No sign of John's baptism in Balsham, but the fiche contains the > baptisms of John & Joan's children - let us know if you want them. Also > found the following. > Burial of Joan NOBLE 7 June 1686 (no other details) > Burial of John NOBLE 11 October 1697 (no other details). > > Best wishes, > Paul & Lesley > Derby UK > > On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 15:06 +1030, Goolwa Time & Jewellery wrote: > >> Hi can any one out there help with the NOBLE clan from Balsham. >> I have a John Noble marryinga a Joan Brown 18 sep 1665 in >> Balsham,Cambridgeshire,but i have no other dates of info on him,can >> anyone help. >> thanks and regards Josie >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Whilst carrying out research for a new book "A Village during the Great War" Swavesey, Cambridgeshire. - I came across a newspaper report which I thought might be of interest to someone. In Swavesey, during the war, wounded soldiers where sent to a V.A.D. hospital in the Old House, Blackhorse Lane, to recover, which resulted in several local nurses marrying soldiers who spent time there, One nurse was a Miss Maud Beales. Maud was thanked for her valuable services in a list published by the Secretary of State in August 1919. Maud married a Mr Black, a New Zealander, who was a trooper in King Edward's Horse., and had been a patient at the Hospital. A fortnight before this list was published they had sailed for New Zealand. John Shepperson.

Hi Josie, No sign of John's baptism in Balsham, but the fiche contains the baptisms of John & Joan's children - let us know if you want them. Also found the following. Burial of Joan NOBLE 7 June 1686 (no other details) Burial of John NOBLE 11 October 1697 (no other details). Best wishes, Paul & Lesley Derby UK On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 15:06 +1030, Goolwa Time & Jewellery wrote: > Hi can any one out there help with the NOBLE clan from Balsham. > I have a John Noble marryinga a Joan Brown 18 sep 1665 in Balsham,Cambridgeshire,but i have no other dates of info on him,can anyone help. > thanks and regards Josie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message