Hi, I am trying to find out the parents for one William CHAPLIN born c 1823 Bristol and Sophia Sangster Crofts b 1833 Whittlesee, Cambridge married at Cambridge Sept qtr in 1854. I do not have access nearby to a library and wonder if Sophia is on the 1851 census in Cambridge with her parents believed to be MathewHenry Crofts and Mary Ann. Any help greatly appreciated Regards Jenny _________________________________________________________________ Link all your email accounts and social updates with Hotmail. Find out now. http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/oneinbox?ocid=T162MSN05A0710G

Hi Jenny This does not answer your question, but... There is a William Chaplin who was born in Clifton in 1823 and living at the time of the 1851 census with his uncle Samuel in Southampton. The uncle, a tea dealer, was also a native of Clifton (which was then close to Bristol, and today completely absorbed within the city). His address then was 121 High Street which was close to the parish church of Holy Rood which was seriously damaged during the Blitz and is now a permanent war memorial for the Merchant Navy - appropriate for Southampton. Regards John -----Original Message----- From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenny x Sent: 03 March 2010 01:19 To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please Hi, I am trying to find out the parents for one William CHAPLIN born c 1823 Bristol and Sophia Sangster Crofts b 1833 Whittlesee, Cambridge married at Cambridge Sept qtr in 1854. I do not have access nearby to a library and wonder if Sophia is on the 1851 census in Cambridge with her parents believed to be MathewHenry Crofts and Mary Ann. Any help greatly appreciated Regards Jenny _________________________________________________________________ Link all your email accounts and social updates with Hotmail. Find out now. http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/oneinbox?ocid=T162MSN05A0710G ------------------------------- 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 John, Thanks for this and for having a look for me. Did not know was a war memorial where the Church of Holy Rood stood. Regards Jenny > From: john.orchard4@googlemail.com > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 03:10:26 +0000 > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please > > Hi Jenny > > This does not answer your question, but... > There is a William Chaplin who was born in Clifton in 1823 and living at the > time of the 1851 census with his uncle Samuel in Southampton. The uncle, a > tea dealer, was also a native of Clifton (which was then close to Bristol, > and today completely absorbed within the city). His address then was 121 > High Street which was close to the parish church of Holy Rood which was > seriously damaged during the Blitz and is now a permanent war memorial for > the Merchant Navy - appropriate for Southampton. > > Regards > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenny x > Sent: 03 March 2010 01:19 > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please > > > Hi, > > I am trying to find out the parents for one William CHAPLIN born c 1823 > Bristol and Sophia Sangster Crofts b 1833 Whittlesee, Cambridge married at > Cambridge Sept qtr in 1854. I do not have access nearby to a library and > wonder if Sophia is on the 1851 census in Cambridge with her parents > believed to be MathewHenry Crofts and Mary Ann. > > > > Any help greatly appreciated > > Regards Jenny > _________________________________________________________________ > Link all your email accounts and social updates with Hotmail. Find out now. > http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/oneinbox?ocid=T162MSN05A0710G > > ------------------------------- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Get personal with Windows. Download a free gift for your PC. http://experience.windows.com

Hi Jenny There isn't - it is! The remains of the church have been dedicated as a war memorial to the merchant marine. Good luck with finding the wife - the nearest I got was a Sarah Croft living with her family in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire; I did not send it because 1) it is Croft rather than Crofts, 2) Sarah rather than Sophia Sangster and 3) because Sarah was born in 1835 not 1833. Regards John -----Original Message----- From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenny x Sent: 03 March 2010 03:26 To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please Hi John, Thanks for this and for having a look for me. Did not know was a war memorial where the Church of Holy Rood stood. Regards Jenny > From: john.orchard4@googlemail.com > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 03:10:26 +0000 > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please > > Hi Jenny > > This does not answer your question, but... > There is a William Chaplin who was born in Clifton in 1823 and living at the > time of the 1851 census with his uncle Samuel in Southampton. The uncle, a > tea dealer, was also a native of Clifton (which was then close to Bristol, > and today completely absorbed within the city). His address then was 121 > High Street which was close to the parish church of Holy Rood which was > seriously damaged during the Blitz and is now a permanent war memorial for > the Merchant Navy - appropriate for Southampton. > > Regards > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenny x > Sent: 03 March 2010 01:19 > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please > > > Hi, > > I am trying to find out the parents for one William CHAPLIN born c 1823 > Bristol and Sophia Sangster Crofts b 1833 Whittlesee, Cambridge married at > Cambridge Sept qtr in 1854. I do not have access nearby to a library and > wonder if Sophia is on the 1851 census in Cambridge with her parents > believed to be MathewHenry Crofts and Mary Ann. > > > > Any help greatly appreciated > > Regards Jenny > _________________________________________________________________ > Link all your email accounts and social updates with Hotmail. Find out now. > http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/oneinbox?ocid=T162MSN05A0710G > > ------------------------------- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Get personal with Windows. Download a free gift for your PC. http://experience.windows.com ------------------------------- 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 John, Tks so much for reply info and for trying to find more Regards Jenny > From: john.orchard4@googlemail.com > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:08:48 +0000 > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please > > Hi Jenny > > There isn't - it is! The remains of the church have been dedicated as a war > memorial to the merchant marine. > > Good luck with finding the wife - the nearest I got was a Sarah Croft living > with her family in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire; I did not send it because 1) > it is Croft rather than Crofts, 2) Sarah rather than Sophia Sangster and 3) > because Sarah was born in 1835 not 1833. > > Regards > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenny x > Sent: 03 March 2010 03:26 > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please > > > Hi John, > > Thanks for this and for having a look for me. Did not know was a war > memorial where the Church of Holy Rood stood. > > Regards Jenny > > > From: john.orchard4@googlemail.com > > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 03:10:26 +0000 > > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please > > > > Hi Jenny > > > > This does not answer your question, but... > > There is a William Chaplin who was born in Clifton in 1823 and living at > the > > time of the 1851 census with his uncle Samuel in Southampton. The uncle, a > > tea dealer, was also a native of Clifton (which was then close to Bristol, > > and today completely absorbed within the city). His address then was 121 > > High Street which was close to the parish church of Holy Rood which was > > seriously damaged during the Blitz and is now a permanent war memorial for > > the Merchant Navy - appropriate for Southampton. > > > > Regards > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenny x > > Sent: 03 March 2010 01:19 > > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to find out the parents for one William CHAPLIN born c 1823 > > Bristol and Sophia Sangster Crofts b 1833 Whittlesee, Cambridge married at > > Cambridge Sept qtr in 1854. I do not have access nearby to a library and > > wonder if Sophia is on the 1851 census in Cambridge with her parents > > believed to be MathewHenry Crofts and Mary Ann. > > > > > > > > Any help greatly appreciated > > > > Regards Jenny > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Link all your email accounts and social updates with Hotmail. Find out > now. > > http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/oneinbox?ocid=T162MSN05A0710G > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get personal with Windows. Download a free gift for your PC. > http://experience.windows.com > > ------------------------------- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Link all your email accounts and social updates with Hotmail. Find out now. http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/oneinbox?ocid=T162MSN05A0710G

From the CFHS site: St Mary's Whittlesey - Baptisms 1830 Henry S CROFT of Delph Street s of Matthew H and Mary A 1833 Sophia S CROFT of Delph Street d of Matthew H and Mary A Henry Southwell CROFTS was born in Whittlesey ~1830 and looking at various census returns he spent much of the time after he retired living in Southampton. He married for the second time in 1881 in London and gave Matthew Henry CROFTS - Baptist Minister (deceased) as his father I searched for Matthew Henry CROFTS and baptist on Google and found a reference to him being a Baptist Minister in Ramsey, Hunts in 1841/1842 so went looking there for him. 1841 census: Ramsey, Hunts Matthew CROFTS 40 Dissenting minister Y Mary CROFTS 30 Y Charlotte CROFTS 15 Y Henry CROFTS 11 Y Alice CHAPMAN 30 FS N (FS means Female servant) Also in 1841: High Church Street, Whittlesey, Cambs John CROFTS 35 Ind N Mary Ann CROFTS 35 Y Sophia CROFTS 8 Y Later census returns have a John Southwell CROFTS m to Mary Ann living in Whittlesey with bithplace Elton, Hunts. and in 1851: Great White, Ramsey, Hunts Matthew Henry CROFTS Head Mar 50 Dissenting minister Baptist Chapel Ramsey b Elton, Hunts Mary Ann CROFTS Wife Mar 48 b Whittlesea, Camb Ann WHITNEY Serv U 32 General servant b Ramsey, Hunts Baptisms: children of Matthew Henry & Mary Ann CROFTS - baptised at Tansor, Northants 13 Sep 1824 Mary Ann Hodgkin CROFTS 24 Jun 1826 Charlotte Elizabeth CROFTS Going back one generation: children of Henry & Alice CROFTS - baptised at Elton, Hunts 21 Jun 1797 Sophia CROFTS 25 Sep 1799 Alice Elizabeth CROFTS 30 Jul 1801 Matthew Henry CROFTS 4 Aug 1802 John Southwell CROFTS 12 Sep 1804 Charlotte CROFTS On a side note.... ....someone has been asking for help to read an 1826 will where one bequest was £150 to 'my granddaughter Mary Ann wife of Matthew Henry CROFTS of Tansor in the county of Northamptonshire, farmer" Might be worth chasing as this was only posted in Oct 2009 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=upge7g0lc9da1apgvnvcsbrje3&topic=411344.0 Apologies if this is your posting :) Paula Paula

Hi Paula, Thanks ever so much for all of this - a very interesting story emerging here, well done. This certainly looks to be the correct family. Sophia was living with a relative or staying in 1841 (probably an Uncle) I wonder where Sophia was in 1851 3 years before she married william Chaplin in Cambridge wish I could find this marriage on ancestry. I def think is worth following up what you found below re a Will. Tks again Regards Jenny > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:28:45 +0000 > From: psycholemon@gmail.com > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Chaplin/Crofts Help Please > > From the CFHS site: > St Mary's Whittlesey - Baptisms > 1830 Henry S CROFT of Delph Street s of Matthew H and Mary A > 1833 Sophia S CROFT of Delph Street d of Matthew H and Mary A > > Henry Southwell CROFTS was born in Whittlesey ~1830 and looking at > various census returns he spent much of the time after he retired > living in Southampton. He married for the second time in 1881 in London > and gave Matthew Henry CROFTS - Baptist Minister (deceased) as his father > > I searched for Matthew Henry CROFTS and baptist on Google and found a > reference to him being a Baptist Minister in Ramsey, Hunts in 1841/1842 > so went looking there for him. > > 1841 census: > Ramsey, Hunts > Matthew CROFTS 40 Dissenting minister Y > Mary CROFTS 30 Y > Charlotte CROFTS 15 Y > Henry CROFTS 11 Y > Alice CHAPMAN 30 FS N > (FS means Female servant) > > Also in 1841: > High Church Street, Whittlesey, Cambs > John CROFTS 35 Ind N > Mary Ann CROFTS 35 Y > Sophia CROFTS 8 Y > Later census returns have a John Southwell CROFTS m to Mary Ann living > in Whittlesey with bithplace Elton, Hunts. > > and in 1851: > Great White, Ramsey, Hunts > Matthew Henry CROFTS Head Mar 50 Dissenting minister Baptist Chapel > Ramsey b Elton, Hunts > Mary Ann CROFTS Wife Mar 48 b Whittlesea, Camb > Ann WHITNEY Serv U 32 General servant b Ramsey, Hunts > > Baptisms: > children of Matthew Henry & Mary Ann CROFTS - baptised at Tansor, Northants > 13 Sep 1824 Mary Ann Hodgkin CROFTS > 24 Jun 1826 Charlotte Elizabeth CROFTS > > Going back one generation: > children of Henry & Alice CROFTS - baptised at Elton, Hunts > 21 Jun 1797 Sophia CROFTS > 25 Sep 1799 Alice Elizabeth CROFTS > 30 Jul 1801 Matthew Henry CROFTS > 4 Aug 1802 John Southwell CROFTS > 12 Sep 1804 Charlotte CROFTS > > > On a side note.... > ....someone has been asking for help to read an 1826 will where one > bequest was £150 to 'my granddaughter Mary Ann wife of Matthew Henry > CROFTS of Tansor in the county of Northamptonshire, farmer" Might be > worth chasing as this was only posted in Oct 2009 > http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=upge7g0lc9da1apgvnvcsbrje3&topic=411344.0 > Apologies if this is your posting :) > > Paula > > Paula > > ------------------------------- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Looking for a new home? With all the latest places, searching has never been easier. http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157631292/direct/01/