Dear Rosemary, what a memory your mother has! The only Stott of a shopkeeping nature I could find in Cambridgeshire was STOTT, D. & J., Market Square, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, booksellers and stationers, in 1838! There was also an Edwin STOTT of Newmarket who was an ironmonger and insurance agent in the High Street, Newmarket, 1883 St. Noets is within Cambridgeshire (just), about 18 miles due east of Cambridge itself. I had a quick look and there were no Waceys at all appearing in Cambridgeshire but plenty in Norfolk, in the University of Leicester's archive of Commercial Directories from 1750 to 1920, which, if they were shopkeepers, they ought to be in. Similarly, there are no Waceys listed in Cambridgeshire on the 1901 Census - but lots in Norfolk and some in Lincolnshire for instance. Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemary Phillips" <madhuvidya@ozemail.com.au> To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:35 AM Subject: [ENG-CAMB] Wacey and Stott > I am searching for the surname WACEY, in particular, which was my mothers > maiden name. She is now 87 and a bit forgetful. She recently said she > thought the WACEYs had a shop in St Neots (is that in Cambridgeshire?) Then > a few days later she said it may have been the STOTTs!! > My great grandmother was Mary Adelaide STOTT, (b. 1850 in Adelaide, Aust. d. > 1938 in Sydney, Aust.) who married George David WACEY (B 1814, somewhere in > England) d. 1890 in Sydney Australia. > Hope there is someone out there who may have relevant info on the WACEY > line..the name has died out in Australia as my Mum was one of 5 girls. There > are 5 WACEYs in Melbourne but they are not related..closely any way as far > as I can make out. > Regards Rosemary Phillips, NSW Australia > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . > >

Hi David, Thanks for that. I have since found that Mum's grandfather, George WACEY was born in Norfolk. The STOTTs are now a famous business college in Australia (although better known here in the 1960s and 70s) I will begin chasing up your leads. Thanks again. Rosemary ----- Original Message ----- From: "David DOWD" <david.dowd@tesco.net> To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] Wacey and Stott > Dear Rosemary, > what a memory your mother has! The only Stott of a shopkeeping nature I > could find in Cambridgeshire was > STOTT, D. & J., Market Square, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, booksellers and > stationers, in 1838! There was also an Edwin STOTT of Newmarket who was > an ironmonger and insurance agent in the High Street, Newmarket, 1883 > St. Noets is within Cambridgeshire (just), about 18 miles due east of > Cambridge itself. > I had a quick look and there were no Waceys at all appearing in > Cambridgeshire but plenty in Norfolk, in the University of Leicester's > archive of Commercial Directories from 1750 to 1920, which, if they were > shopkeepers, they ought to be in. Similarly, there are no Waceys listed in > Cambridgeshire on the 1901 Census - but lots in Norfolk and some in > Lincolnshire for instance. > Regards, David > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rosemary Phillips" <madhuvidya@ozemail.com.au> > To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:35 AM > Subject: [ENG-CAMB] Wacey and Stott > > > > I am searching for the surname WACEY, in particular, which was my mothers > > maiden name. She is now 87 and a bit forgetful. She recently said she > > thought the WACEYs had a shop in St Neots (is that in Cambridgeshire?) > Then > > a few days later she said it may have been the STOTTs!! > > My great grandmother was Mary Adelaide STOTT, (b. 1850 in Adelaide, Aust. > d. > > 1938 in Sydney, Aust.) who married George David WACEY (B 1814, somewhere > in > > England) d. 1890 in Sydney Australia. > > Hope there is someone out there who may have relevant info on the WACEY > > line..the name has died out in Australia as my Mum was one of 5 girls. > There > > are 5 WACEYs in Melbourne but they are not related..closely any way as far > > as I can make out. > > Regards Rosemary Phillips, NSW Australia > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > . > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . > >