Simone, I can't help there - I haven't got anything else about Matthew BOTHAM. However I have checked the ERY 1851 Census index and haven't found Matthew or any other of your BOTHAMs there either ! Maybe the 1841 Census would be more helpful. However I see that there were certainly no BOTHAMs in Nafferton then (apart from those who changed to FAIRBOTHAM). David Simone Moore wrote: >David: > >There could be a connection since the 1778-1779 birthdate would be in the >correct range for Richard's father Matthew to have been born. From my >research, Richard was born in 1825. On the registry record it lists Matthew >Botham's profession as shepherd. Does this sound familiar in any way? > >Thanks! > >Simone >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David Hardy" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 2:09 AM >Subject: Re: [ERY] Sculcoates/Botham Family > > > > >>Hi Simone, >> >>My wife's family are FAIRBOTHAM from Hull and Sculcoates. However I >>have just discovered that the family name was >>originally BOTHAM in the 1760s. James and Ann BOTHAM had 10 children >>in Nafferton ERY ( to the north of >>Sculcoates) two of whom were called Matthew ( b 1778, 1779 ) !!! As >>far as I can see most of the children changed >>their names to FAIRBOTHAM and a Christopher FAIRBOTHAM moved to live >>in Sculcoates. >>I have been unable to trace Matthew any further. >>This is all probably a coincidence.......but... >> >>Best wishes, >> >>David Hardy >>Eindhoven -the Netherlands >> >> >> >> >>Simone Moore wrote: >> >> >> >>>Fellow Researchers: >>> >>>I am trying to find information regarding family by the surname of Botham >>> >>> >that lived in Sculcoates, East Riding of Yorkshire, during the 1840s. The >husband's name was Richard Botham and his wife was Frances (Fanny) Drakes. >They were married in 1841 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The marriage lists his >father as Matthew Botham and her father as Thomas Drakes. Richard's >residence is listed as Broadgate and I believe Fanny's was either Waterride >South, Watemide South, or Watwide South. It is difficult to make out. The >church is listed as Parish Church. Does anyone know what affiliation that >would have been? > > >>>In 1845 they had my great great grandfather George Botham. It is here >>> >>> >that I find the district of Sculcoates and the county of East Riding of >Yorkshire listed in his birth location info. In 1849 there was another son >born, Matthew Botham with the same birth location info. Their other >children's names were Richard, William, Mary, and I believe Thomas. > > >>>The family came to America in the 1860s and apparently spent some time in >>> >>> >Canada and eventually wound up in Iowa. There were probably some other >places that I don't know about. I know that George Botham lived in >Minnesota in the 1880s. After that I cannot find any trace of him. > > >>>I apologize for any misuse of the words county or district. I am >>> >>> >learning little by little about the layout of England. It makes it >difficult since some of these places like Sculcoates no longer exist. At >least, that's what the lady at the GRO told me. > > >>>BTW was Sculcoates close to another place by the name of Hull? >>> >>>Any information would be appreciated. >>> >>>Thank you all! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== >>>To unsubscribe from this list send the command "unsubscribe" to >>>[email protected] (if in mail mode) or >>>[email protected] (if in digest mode.) >>> >>>============================== >>>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe from this list send the command "unsubscribe" to >>[email protected] (if in mail mode) or >>[email protected] (if in digest mode.) >> >>============================== >>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 > > > > >==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== >Other Rootsweb Genealogy Lists >http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >