> Hello Ann, > > You can check out your theory with the IGI Search page > http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true > > Put in the name THOMAS TURNER, year 1815, and location etc British > Isles/England/ Hertford >>>>> you get > > THOMAS TURNER - International Genealogical Index > Gender: Male Christening: About 25 JUN 1815 Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, > England parents William and Elizabeth TURNER > > > Take out Thomas and put in an asterix, then add William to father and > Elizabeth to mother [forget about surname] also put 20 yrs +- 1815. > Earlier records do not alway record the mother in the register so if few > or nothing comes up just leave out the mother > > You will then get brothers and sisters of Thomas; >>>>>> > > 1. WM. TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Male Christening: 26 MAR 1809 Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, > England[Remove] > 2. MARY TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Female Christening: 15 MAY 1825 Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, > England[Remove] > 3. JAMES TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Male Christening: 19 MAY 1820 Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, > England[Remove] > 4. EMMA TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Female Christening: 19 JUN 1831 Independent, Sawbridgeworth, > Hertford, England[Remove] > 5. ELIZABETH TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Female Christening: 19 JUN 1831 Independent, Sawbridgeworth, > Hertford, England[Remove] > 6. RICHARD TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Male Christening: 12 OCT 1806 Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, > England[Remove] > 7. MARY TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Female Christening: 19 JUN 1831 Independent, Sawbridgeworth, > Hertford, England[Remove] > 8. ABRAHAM TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Male Christening: 08 NOV 1818 Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, > England[Remove] > 9. JOHN TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Male Christening: 13 OCT 1811 Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, > England[Remove] > 10. WILLIAM TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Male Christening: 19 JUN 1831 Independent, Sawbridgeworth, > Hertford, England[Remove] > 11. THOMAS TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Male Christening: About 25 JUN 1815 Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, > England[Remove] > 12. SUSANNA ANN TURNER - International Genealogical Index - British Isles > Gender: Female Christening: 29 SEP 1822 Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, England > > > Then put in William Turner / Elizabeth as first name of spouse / followed > by say marriage / 1809 + 0r -10 yaers > location i.e. British Isles/England/ Hertford > > you get >>>>>> > > William TURNER & ELIZ. SHIPTON Marriage: 07 MAY 1806 Sawbridgeworth, > Hertford, England > > Repeat and work generation after generation back. If there is a problem a > record may not transcribed, very often grooms come from other parishes. > Also this method shows if the couple have moved around after marriage with > children born in different places. > > I hope this helps .... you may be back to 1700 in no time and you have a > lot more surnames to look up. > > Ray > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: AnnSnowdrop@aol.com > To: corineous@btinternet.com ; whittinger@btinternet.com > Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 6:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Herts] GAYLOR & TURNER 1851 or 1861 census Lookup - II > > > > Hi Ray > not too sure about which emailaddress to use so I am sending this to both. > > Thank you for the images. After an initial glitch of downloading > nothingness I got all six images. > My gtgt grandfather Henry and his parents William & Mary Gailor or Gaylor > as I know the surname up til now, I love seeing their names on censuses > because I suddenly feel I am getting somewhere with my tree. > I recognise some of the Turner names on the other images, like Richard & > William and their ages make them possibles for Thomas's brothers. Being > very cheeky here, you didnt happen to find Thomas & Ann Turner on your > census, pretty please. > > Your comment on the Family search website struck a chord with me because > most of yesterday morning I spent jumping from one area to another trying > to extract all the Turner names that had Sawbridgeworth as a place of > birth. I had 4 pages of names in the end & a headache, then spent the > evening trying to colour code (highlighter pens, very useful 4 this) the > different families, then wrote them out in date order. > So any hints to make it a less painful experience would be appreciated. > > I think the family goes like this > Thomas & Ann Turner parents of Elizabeth (1840ish) who marries Henry > Gailor/Gaylor > William & Elizabeth Turner parents of Thomas (1815) > And then I have a choice of William & Mary or Richard & Susan for the > parents of William (1780-1786). > > What do you think? > > Thank you again for the images, I have plenty of Suffolk censuses if you > need a lookup. > > Regards > Ann > Suffolk > > Visit my Website at http://snowdropsgarden.co.uk