Dear Dot, The Gurd and Jurd families peacefully coexist at present in Botley, Eastleigh, Shirley, and Southampton (and separately in innumerable other Hampshire places, too). Jurd first appeared in Suffolk in 1275, as Jorde in Norfolk 1210, Jurde in Huntingdonshire 1209 and Worcestershire 1275. Said to be a pet form of Jordan, which became popular under the Normans (from at least 1200) whose Crusaders brought home flasks of Jordan water to be used at baptisms. The best place to get Censuses on CD is Archive CD at www.archivecdbooks.org/ (there are other sources but they're nowhere near as good quality) - however I think the nearest at present for Hampshire is the 1841 or 1861, which I have. Check Rod Neep's site for plans to issue 1851 - I wouldn't bother buying it from elsewhere. Regards, David

on 5/6/05 11:00 am, David DOWD at david.dowd@tesco.net wrote: > Dear Dot, > > The Gurd and Jurd families peacefully coexist at present in Botley, > Eastleigh, Shirley, and Southampton (and separately in innumerable other > Hampshire places, too). > > Jurd first appeared in Suffolk in 1275, as Jorde in Norfolk 1210, Jurde > in Huntingdonshire 1209 and Worcestershire 1275. Said to be a pet form > of Jordan, which became popular under the Normans (from at least 1200) > whose Crusaders brought home flasks of Jordan water to be used at baptisms. > > The best place to get Censuses on CD is Archive CD at > www.archivecdbooks.org/ (there are other sources but they're nowhere > near as good quality) - however I think the nearest at present for > Hampshire is the 1841 or 1861, which I have. Check Rod Neep's site > for plans to issue 1851 - I wouldn't bother buying it from elsewhere. > Hello David Thanks for your message Do I take it you are connected with the Gurd or Jurd families? The first Gurd I've found was Adam in the late 13th Century renting land from Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire, but living in Hatherop, Gloucestershire. The census takers obviously got mixed up with the two spellings, as we have this family I believe this is the marriage Marriages Mar 1849  Davies  Jane   S. Stoneham  7 267   Jurd  Thomas South Stoneham 7 267 ------------------------- Then Thomas' death Deaths Jun 1859 JURD  Thomas    South Stoneham In 1861 when a widow Jane was JURD but when she had remarried to her lodger her children were noted 10 years later as GURD 1861 Census South Stoneham, Hants 1. Sunday¹s Hill Cottages Jane Jurd; Head; Wid; ; 41; Washer Woman; b.Titchfield, Hants Sarah Jurd; Dau; 11; b. South Stoneham, Hants George Jurd; Son; 9; Scholar; b. South Stoneham, Hants Thomas Jurd; Son; 6; b. South Stoneham, Hants John Jurd;Son; 4; b. South Stoneham, Hants Ann Jurd; Dau; 2; Scholar; b. South Stoneham, Hants Rosa Harding; Nurse Child; 1; b. South Stoneham, Hants John Dawkins; Lodger; Single; 47; Ag Lab; b.Titchfield, Hants 1871 Census Botley, Hants F B Road John Dawkins; Head; 60; Ag Lab; b.Titchfield, Hants Jane Dawkins; Wife; 49; Laundress; b.Titchfield, Hants William Dawkins; Son; 9; Scholar; b. Botley, Hants Emily Jane Dawkins; Dau; 4; Scholar; b. Botley, Hants George Gurd; Step Son; 19; Ag Lab; b. South Stoneham, Hants Tom Gurd; Step Son; 17; Ag Lab; b. South Stoneham, Hants Alfred John Gurd; Step Son; 14; Ag Lab; b. South Stoneham, Hants Mary Ann Gurd; Step Daughter; 12; Scholar; b. South Stoneham, Hants Do let me know if you have connections with the family Thanks again for your advice Dot

Hi David Would you mind doing a look up for me on the 1841 census for JAMES WHITE and his parents THOMAS & MARY WHITE. I believe that Thomas was a postman and living in Fordingbridge or maybe be Minstead. James would have been about 15 on the 1841 census. I would also appreciate any other family members that appear on the census with his parents and any details would be more than greatfully accepted. Owing to the name White it has been very hardto get any trace on this family for me. Thank you very much for your time it is greatly apprecited. Regards Kerrie Myers Sydney Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "David DOWD" <david.dowd@tesco.net> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] 1851 Census for Hants > Dear Dot, > > The Gurd and Jurd families peacefully coexist at present in Botley, > Eastleigh, Shirley, and Southampton (and separately in innumerable other > Hampshire places, too). > > Jurd first appeared in Suffolk in 1275, as Jorde in Norfolk 1210, Jurde in > Huntingdonshire 1209 and Worcestershire 1275. Said to be a pet form of > Jordan, which became popular under the Normans (from at least 1200) whose > Crusaders brought home flasks of Jordan water to be used at baptisms. > > The best place to get Censuses on CD is Archive CD at > www.archivecdbooks.org/ (there are other sources but they're nowhere near > as good quality) - however I think the nearest at present for Hampshire is > the 1841 or 1861, which I have. Check Rod Neep's site for plans to > issue 1851 - I wouldn't bother buying it from elsewhere. > > Regards, David > > > ============================== > 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 > >