My guess is that the image the FreeREG transcriber was looking at wasn't too clear. If you look at the transcription of the witnesses' names, three of the four names are basically blank. If you look at the Lincs to the Past online register entry the witnesses' names are quite clear - Ephraim Eastgate and Susanna Buckberry. I've known instances where I've looked at a record, for instance on film at a LDS FHC and the entries have been quite legible, and then I've looked at it on a fiche at another place and it's been very blurred. I've also had times when I've been able to read an entry without any problems - but when I've looked at it again (perhaps only a week later) I've gone 'huh?' because it looks nothing like my transcription. <g> Always remember that a transcription is one person's interpretation of what is written. It is not necessarily correct. (And I can assure you that even the most experienced transcribers make mistakes.) That is why every time anyone refers to a transcription they always say 'but you should check the original for yourself'. You have the PR entry in front of you. *You* transcribe it. Does it look like Hugh or Isack? Is the written date twenty six(th) or twenty eight? Sometimes, however hard you or anyone else tries, it's impossible to decide exactly what has been written and you have to record the entry as 'I think it's ..... but it might be.....'. Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ On 01/07/2012 03:51, Jan Moon wrote: > > > > Further to my looking for this couples marriage in Lincs to the Past, I decided to check if they were in Freereg and I think I found them - well her name is right, Mary Dawson; thr Register no is 13 same in Lincs to the Past; but the groom's name has changed to Isack - the date is 2 days out, but maybe the date in Lincs to the Past was 26 instead of 28? Comments/advice appreciatedJan > > ------------------------------- > -- Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/

There were a lot of Dawsons in Lincolnshire back then. Mine at that time were in the Moulton near Spalding area and I can't see any connection with your Mary. I appreciate the suggestion to look in FreeReg, though. Will try that. Happy hunting!   Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) Now in Rochester, NY, USA Further to my looking for this couples marriage in Lincs to the Past, I decided to check if they were in Freereg and I think I found them - well her name is right, Mary Dawson; thr Register no is 13 same in Lincs to the Past; but the groom's name has changed to Isack - the date is 2 days out, but maybe the date in Lincs to the Past was 26 instead of 28? Comments/advice appreciatedJan

Many thanks PamDefinitely the people I am looking for - the Crosbys/Crossbys seem to have lived in Billingborough for years - well his grandfather was born there about 1736, and I assume married there, though I haven't found any records yet that mention him. And down to my gt gt grandmother's first husband who was born there in 1785, but was married and died in Scredington.Much appreciate your help.Jan > Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:52:13 +0100 > From: pam@five-oaks.co.ukabt > > For anyone to check, this is the link to the image > http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=529693&iid=51762 > Lincolnshire FHS say Mary's surname is Dawson, and if you compare the Ds > and the Ls on both of the pages then I would agree that it is Dawson. > The date is 28 Dec 1781; Hugh is of this parish (i.e. Billingborough) > and Mary is of Surfleet. Remember that the parishes refer only to where > the bride and groom are currently living, not necessarily where they > were born. > > Lincolnshire Archives have a marriage bond/allegation, reference > MB1781/71&72 - full copy only available through the Archives - but some > of the details are available on the Lincs FHS CD of Marriage licence > bonds & allegations 1628-1837 or on FindMyPast. > > Pam > Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society > http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ > > > On 30/06/2012 10:22, Jan Moon wrote: > > Sorry, didn't think enough about the question. It's Billingborough Parish Records Reference Name BILLINGBOROUGH PAR/1/4Date: 1779-1812Repository: Lincolnshire Archives [057] and it's the 7th page, and is the first entry on the left hand page. RegardsJan > > > Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:54:10 +0100 > >> From: pam@five-oaks.co.uk > >> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [LIN] Marriage 1781 Lincs to the Past - Hugh Crosby and Mary Lawson > >> > >> Jan, > >> A link to the actual page the entry is on would be best of all (just > >> copy the URL), but we need to know at least the parish and the image > >> number would save us having to possibly wade through a lot of images. > >> > >> Pam > >> Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society > >> http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ > >> > >> On 30/06/2012 09:45, Jan Moon wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> This is hard to read for me so would appreciate anyone with better eyesight checking out that her surname is in fact Lawson, and what the date is, please.Much appreciate any help.Jan > >>> > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > -- > Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society > http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry, didn't think enough about the question. It's Billingborough Parish Records Reference Name BILLINGBOROUGH PAR/1/4Date: 1779-1812Repository: Lincolnshire Archives [057] and it's the 7th page, and is the first entry on the left hand page. RegardsJan > Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:54:10 +0100 > From: pam@five-oaks.co.uk > To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LIN] Marriage 1781 Lincs to the Past - Hugh Crosby and Mary Lawson > > Jan, > A link to the actual page the entry is on would be best of all (just > copy the URL), but we need to know at least the parish and the image > number would save us having to possibly wade through a lot of images. > > Pam > Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society > http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ > > On 30/06/2012 09:45, Jan Moon wrote: > > > > > > > > This is hard to read for me so would appreciate anyone with better eyesight checking out that her surname is in fact Lawson, and what the date is, please.Much appreciate any help.Jan > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is hard to read for me so would appreciate anyone with better eyesight checking out that her surname is in fact Lawson, and what the date is, please.Much appreciate any help.Jan

Thanks Bill, I had that record and had decided that she was Bridget Burkitt because the other info fitted.RegardsJan > From: bill.stratton@ns.sympatico.ca > To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:34:16 -0300 > Subject: Re: [LIN] Bridget Burkitt m 19 Aug 1806 William Wilson inScredington > > >From the FreeREG Lins. Web Site > St Andrews Church Scredinton Lins. > Marriage Date 19 Aug 1896 > Groom William WILSON Widower > Bride Bridget BURKILL Spinster > Place of Abode Scredington > Witness 1st John SMITH Witness 2 William BURKITT > Licence Both Marked X > Note Spellings > > Bill Stratton > Cole Harbour NS Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > ________________________________ > From: Jan Moon <janmoon52@hotmail.com> > To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 8:46 PM > Subject: [LIN] Bridget Burkitt m 19 Aug 1806 William Wilson in Scredington > > > > > > How do I find more about William Wilson - anything would be good. All I know > is that he was a widower when he married Bridget.RegardsJan > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Very confused - are there 2 places?Jan

And I believe that the Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire border has changed once or twice over time. Happy hunting!   Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) Now in Rochester, NY, USA -----Original Message----- From: Mick Claxton [mailto:mick.claxton@ntlworld.com] Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:03 AM To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LIN] Claypole - in Lincs or Notts or both Hello Jan. Claypole is in Lincolnshire but is only about two miles from the Nottinghamshire border. Mick

For anyone to check, this is the link to the image http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=529693&iid=51762 Lincolnshire FHS say Mary's surname is Dawson, and if you compare the Ds and the Ls on both of the pages then I would agree that it is Dawson. The date is 28 Dec 1781; Hugh is of this parish (i.e. Billingborough) and Mary is of Surfleet. Remember that the parishes refer only to where the bride and groom are currently living, not necessarily where they were born. Lincolnshire Archives have a marriage bond/allegation, reference MB1781/71&72 - full copy only available through the Archives - but some of the details are available on the Lincs FHS CD of Marriage licence bonds & allegations 1628-1837 or on FindMyPast. Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ On 30/06/2012 10:22, Jan Moon wrote: > Sorry, didn't think enough about the question. It's Billingborough Parish Records Reference Name BILLINGBOROUGH PAR/1/4Date: 1779-1812Repository: Lincolnshire Archives [057] and it's the 7th page, and is the first entry on the left hand page. RegardsJan > > Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:54:10 +0100 >> From: pam@five-oaks.co.uk >> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [LIN] Marriage 1781 Lincs to the Past - Hugh Crosby and Mary Lawson >> >> Jan, >> A link to the actual page the entry is on would be best of all (just >> copy the URL), but we need to know at least the parish and the image >> number would save us having to possibly wade through a lot of images. >> >> Pam >> Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society >> http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ >> >> On 30/06/2012 09:45, Jan Moon wrote: >>> >>> >>> This is hard to read for me so would appreciate anyone with better eyesight checking out that her surname is in fact Lawson, and what the date is, please.Much appreciate any help.Jan >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/

Jan, A link to the actual page the entry is on would be best of all (just copy the URL), but we need to know at least the parish and the image number would save us having to possibly wade through a lot of images. Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ On 30/06/2012 09:45, Jan Moon wrote: > > > > This is hard to read for me so would appreciate anyone with better eyesight checking out that her surname is in fact Lawson, and what the date is, please.Much appreciate any help.Jan > > ------------------------------- > >

You are correct, but mainly due to flooding along the Trent River basin,  Otherwise, the border has been fairly stable compared to some.     Lou ________________________________ From: Diana Robinson <drobins6@rochester.rr.com> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [LIN] Claypole - in Lincs or Notts or both And I believe that the Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire border has changed once or twice over time. Happy hunting!   Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) Now in Rochester, NY, USA -----Original Message----- From: Mick Claxton [mailto:mick.claxton@ntlworld.com] Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:03 AM To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LIN] Claypole - in Lincs or Notts or both Hello Jan. Claypole is in Lincolnshire but is only about two miles from the Nottinghamshire border. Mick ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Jan. Claypole is in Lincolnshire but is only about two miles from the Nottinghamshire border. Mick

>From the FreeREG Lins. Web Site St Andrews Church Scredinton Lins. Marriage Date 19 Aug 1896 Groom William WILSON Widower Bride Bridget BURKILL Spinster Place of Abode Scredington Witness 1st John SMITH Witness 2 William BURKITT Licence Both Marked X Note Spellings Bill Stratton Cole Harbour NS Canada ----- Original Message ----- ________________________________ From: Jan Moon <janmoon52@hotmail.com> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 8:46 PM Subject: [LIN] Bridget Burkitt m 19 Aug 1806 William Wilson in Scredington How do I find more about William Wilson - anything would be good. All I know is that he was a widower when he married Bridget.RegardsJan

I would start with an online visit to the Genuki parish profile for Scredington.  That will tell you: 1) How far back the church parish register goes (1738). 2) The name of the church, which is sometimes helpful. 3) What Civil Registration districts to reference in any post-1834 search for certificates. 4) Sometimes you'll find a partial parish register extract.  Scredington's includes the marriage you noted and one other entry you may find useful. And I always do a Google search of any name I'm working.  Someone else may have already done some of the work!     Lou ________________________________ From: Jan Moon <janmoon52@hotmail.com> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 8:46 PM Subject: [LIN] Bridget Burkitt m 19 Aug 1806 William Wilson in Scredington How do I find more about William Wilson - anything would be good. All I know is that he was a widower when he married Bridget.RegardsJan                         ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jan,     A very nice, concise history.  We often forget the trials and tribulations of those who fought for what we call our "basic rights." A lot of the suffragettes spent time in prison.     History, as taught in our schools, is sometimes what the "state" wants us to believe.  I remember being taught American History in an American High School and I got in a great deal of trouble correcting a teacher about an event in the War of 1812 (as the Americans call it).  Of course, the Americans tell their students that they won the war, English schools tell their students that they won the war, and the French say, "Mon Ami, you guys got tired of fighting and signed a truce."  Ask a Canadian about that war and you'll get an interesting response.     So it's good to have a clear view of what happened.  Thanks.         Lou ________________________________ From: John & Jan Marchant <jjmarchant@optusnet.com.au> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] A woman's right to vote Hi Maria, Ian and List I recently watched a documentary (on SBS Ian) about this. It seems movements started early in the 19th century in the UK and US. One lady in UK had no success there so she came to Australia, to Adelaide. She was successful there and women - and apparently aborigines too - were allowed to vote in South Australia very early on. Then came Federation and all states had to have the same laws. Then women - but not aborigines - were allowed to vote all over Australia. I remember the referendum for aborigines to vote after we came here in the 1960s. I've also heard about New Zealand being the first country to allow it. Checked on line and found this: In 1893, New Zealand became the first nation to extend the right to vote to all adult women. The women in South Australia achieved the same right in 1894 but became the first to obtain the right to stand (run) for Parliament. The female descendants of the Bounty mutineers who lived on Pitcairn Islands could vote from 1838, and this right transferred with their resettlement to Norfolk Island (now an Australian external territory) in 1856. The first election for the Parliament of the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 was based on the electoral provisions of the six pre-existing colonies, so that women who had the vote and the right to stand for Parliament at state level had the same rights for the 1901 Australian Federal election. In 1902, the Commonwealth Parliament passed the Commonwealth Franchise Act, which enabled women to vote and stand for election for the Federal Parliament. Four women stood for election in 1903.[6] The Act did, however, specifically exclude 'natives' from Commonwealth franchise unless already enrolled in a state. In 1949, The right to vote in federal elections was extended to all Indigenous people who had served in the armed forces, or were enrolled to vote in state elections (Queensland, Western Australian, and the Northern Territory still excluded indigenous women from voting rights). Remaining restrictions were abolished in 1962 by the Commonwealth Electoral Act. Ask Australians when Aborigines got the vote and most of them will say 1967. The referendum in that year is remembered as marking a turning point in attitudes to Aboriginal rights. In one of the few 'yes' votes since federation, 90.77 per cent of Australians voted to change the Constitution to allow the Commonwealth to make laws for Aborigines and to include them in the census. But the referendum didn't give Aborigines the right to vote. They already had it. Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom was a national movement that began in 1872. Women were not prohibited from voting in the United Kingdom until the 1832 Reform Act and the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act. Both before and after 1832, establishing women's suffrage on some level was a political topic, although it would not be until 1872 that it would become a national movement with the formation of the National Society for Women's Suffrage and later the more influential National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Little victory was achieved in this constitutional campaign in its earlier years up to around 1905. It was at this point that the militant campaign began with the formation of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). However, although effective in publicising the issue, the WSPU's advocacy of violence was not popular and the overwhelming majority of active supporters of female suffrage continued to support the NUWSS.[1] The outbreak of the First World War led to a halting of much of the campaigning, with lobbying taking place discreetly, and in 1918 the Representation of the People Act 1918 was passed, enfranchising women over the age of 30 who met minimum property qualifications. The Representation of the People Act 1928 extended the voting franchise to all women over the age of 21. Women had the franchise in local government, school boards (see London School Board), and health authorities from the late nineteenth century. Jan Marchant NSW Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Scott" <ianscott25@iinet.net.au> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:07 AM Subject: Re: [LIN] A woman's right to vote > Hi Maria and list > > What a great contribution. Whilst only an occasional contributor, I > enjoy reading all the posts and this one below is up there with the > best. An interesting background story to our past. > > Thank you. > > > Ian Scott > Perth > Western Australia > > > At 04:23 PM 24/06/2012, you wrote: >>Hi Lou >> >>The Suffrage movement began out of intelligent women wanting a career in >>life other than to be kept by their husbands, Jessie Boucherett >>[Lincolnshire Lady] was THE founder members of Society for Promoting the >>Employment of Women [SPEW] , > <snip> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5093 - Release Date: 06/25/12 > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Maria, Ian and List I recently watched a documentary (on SBS Ian) about this. It seems movements started early in the 19th century in the UK and US. One lady in UK had no success there so she came to Australia, to Adelaide. She was successful there and women - and apparently aborigines too - were allowed to vote in South Australia very early on. Then came Federation and all states had to have the same laws. Then women - but not aborigines - were allowed to vote all over Australia. I remember the referendum for aborigines to vote after we came here in the 1960s. I've also heard about New Zealand being the first country to allow it. Checked on line and found this: In 1893, New Zealand became the first nation to extend the right to vote to all adult women. The women in South Australia achieved the same right in 1894 but became the first to obtain the right to stand (run) for Parliament. The female descendants of the Bounty mutineers who lived on Pitcairn Islands could vote from 1838, and this right transferred with their resettlement to Norfolk Island (now an Australian external territory) in 1856. The first election for the Parliament of the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 was based on the electoral provisions of the six pre-existing colonies, so that women who had the vote and the right to stand for Parliament at state level had the same rights for the 1901 Australian Federal election. In 1902, the Commonwealth Parliament passed the Commonwealth Franchise Act, which enabled women to vote and stand for election for the Federal Parliament. Four women stood for election in 1903.[6] The Act did, however, specifically exclude 'natives' from Commonwealth franchise unless already enrolled in a state. In 1949, The right to vote in federal elections was extended to all Indigenous people who had served in the armed forces, or were enrolled to vote in state elections (Queensland, Western Australian, and the Northern Territory still excluded indigenous women from voting rights). Remaining restrictions were abolished in 1962 by the Commonwealth Electoral Act. Ask Australians when Aborigines got the vote and most of them will say 1967. The referendum in that year is remembered as marking a turning point in attitudes to Aboriginal rights. In one of the few 'yes' votes since federation, 90.77 per cent of Australians voted to change the Constitution to allow the Commonwealth to make laws for Aborigines and to include them in the census. But the referendum didn't give Aborigines the right to vote. They already had it. Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom was a national movement that began in 1872. Women were not prohibited from voting in the United Kingdom until the 1832 Reform Act and the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act. Both before and after 1832, establishing women's suffrage on some level was a political topic, although it would not be until 1872 that it would become a national movement with the formation of the National Society for Women's Suffrage and later the more influential National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Little victory was achieved in this constitutional campaign in its earlier years up to around 1905. It was at this point that the militant campaign began with the formation of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). However, although effective in publicising the issue, the WSPU's advocacy of violence was not popular and the overwhelming majority of active supporters of female suffrage continued to support the NUWSS.[1] The outbreak of the First World War led to a halting of much of the campaigning, with lobbying taking place discreetly, and in 1918 the Representation of the People Act 1918 was passed, enfranchising women over the age of 30 who met minimum property qualifications. The Representation of the People Act 1928 extended the voting franchise to all women over the age of 21. Women had the franchise in local government, school boards (see London School Board), and health authorities from the late nineteenth century. Jan Marchant NSW Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Scott" <ianscott25@iinet.net.au> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:07 AM Subject: Re: [LIN] A woman's right to vote > Hi Maria and list > > What a great contribution. Whilst only an occasional contributor, I > enjoy reading all the posts and this one below is up there with the > best. An interesting background story to our past. > > Thank you. > > > Ian Scott > Perth > Western Australia > > > At 04:23 PM 24/06/2012, you wrote: >>Hi Lou >> >>The Suffrage movement began out of intelligent women wanting a career in >>life other than to be kept by their husbands, Jessie Boucherett >>[Lincolnshire Lady] was THE founder members of Society for Promoting the >>Employment of Women [SPEW] , > <snip> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5093 - Release Date: 06/25/12 >

How do I find more about William Wilson - anything would be good. All I know is that he was a widower when he married Bridget.RegardsJan

Hi Rob, Have you tried Lincstothepast? Its a very useful website, and may have the registers you seek there. Then, of course the Lincolnshire FHS has transcribed numerous parish registers. What has been transcribed is listed on their website. Finally, I have just checked on PArloc - a free programme - for parishes in a 5 mile radius of MArket Rasen. I have pasted the report here: - Parish Locator Report ===================== The following list of Parishes are within a 5 Mile Radius of Market Rasen, P, LIN, ENG. Parish Name Type,County,Country,OsRef Distance & Direction =========== ========================= ==================== Buslingthorpe P LIN ENG TF0885 2.8 South by South West Claxby (Walesby) P LIN ENG TF1194 3.2 South by South West East Torrington P LIN ENG TF1483 4.5 South by South East Faldingworth P LIN ENG TF0684 4.0 South West Friesthorpe P LIN ENG TF0783 4.2 South by South West Kingerby P LIN ENG TF0592 3.6 West by North West Kirkby cum Osgodby P LIN ENG TF0692 3.1 North West Legsby P LIN ENG TF1385 3.1 South East Linwood P LIN ENG TF1086 1.9 South Lissington P LIN ENG TF1083 3.7 South Market Rasen P LIN ENG TF1089 0.0 Middle Rasen Drax P LIN ENG TF0889 1.2 West Middle Rasen Tupholme P LIN ENG TF0889 1.2 West Newton by Toft P LIN ENG TF0587 3.3 West by South West Normanby le Wold P LIN ENG TF1395 4.2 North by North East North Willingham P LIN ENG TF1688 3.8 East Owersby P LIN ENG TF0793 3.1 North West Sixhills P LIN ENG TF1787 4.5 East by South East Tealby P LIN ENG TF1590 3.2 East by North East Toft next Newton P LIN ENG TF0488 3.8 West Usselby P LIN ENG TF0993 2.6 North by North West Walesby P LIN ENG TF1392 2.6 North East West Rasen P LIN ENG TF0689 2.5 West West Torrington P LIN ENG TF1382 4.7 South by South East I hope this helps, and my apologies if I am talking to an old hand about possible places to search further. I was interested to see that your man was in Woolwich. Have you tried the National Archives for records? Good luck, from another one with common names to research (Brown & Long) Richard Brown > I wonder if anyone can offer any help pinpointing the birth of this Wm GREEN (a common and so a difficult name to trace). > > The three most positive sightings of him we have are: > > 1. He was with his wife and children in the 1881 census and serving in the Army Hospital Corps and based at Woolwich. The census entry said he was 28 and born Market Rasen. > > 2. A citation for a Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal medal states: .... SNIP.... 11 Jul 1877, ... SNIP ..... > > 3. His wedding certificate in Farnham in December 1876 .... SNIP ..... > .... SNIP .... > > If you have been – thanks for reading all this. > Rob > -- Richard Brown Bromley, Kent U.K. Member of: - E. Surrey Family History Society          )   And in http://www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk/           )   very Lincolnshire Family History Society       )  good http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/          )  company.

Jan, Have you tried the British Newspaper Archive? I read your message, shortly after I was entering newspaper extracts into my family tree. I have a BURKETT entry, which I need to verify before I can use it. My entry (probably not related to you) is from the Boston Gazette in March 1830. It reads: - "Lincoln. At Langham, near Alford, on Thursday the 18th ult, aged 62, Mrs Burkitt, the wife of Mr Richard Burkitt, grazier - The lady was a relative of the late Reverend Thomas Smith, whose commentoire on the Scriptures has been so extensively circulated and deservedly approved." Happy hunting. Richard Brown ----------------------------- > How do I find more about William Wilson - anything would be good. All I know is that he was a widower when he married Bridget.RegardsJan > > ------------------------------- Richard Brown Bromley, Kent U.K. Member of: - E. Surrey Family History Society          )   And in http://www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk/           )   very Lincolnshire Family History Society       )  good http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/          )  company.

I wonder if anyone can offer any help pinpointing the birth of this Wm GREEN (a common and so a difficult name to trace). The three most positive sightings of him we have are: 1. He was with his wife and children in the 1881 census and serving in the Army Hospital Corps and based at Woolwich. The census entry said he was 28 and born Market Rasen. 2. A citation for a Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal medal states: "Private William Green, Army Hospital Corps, jumped into the River Stour at 3.30 pm, 11 Jul 1877, and in nine feet of water, swam to Mr J. Evans and successfully brought him to the bank. Mr Evans was the landlord of the New Inn, Iford, who was pulled into the river trying to save his horse. The fate of the horse is unknown." His wedding and the birth of some of his children also took place in or near this place. I daresay if he’d saved the horse instead of the innkeeper he’d have got a gold medal. 3. His wedding certificate in Farnham in December 1876 said he was 24, in the Army Hospital Corps (then based Aldershot) and that his father’s name was Edward Green (Labourer). There are plenty of Lincoln GREEN Wm. in 1871 and 1861 censuses but none as far as I can see that really match one born in Market Rasen with a Dad called Edward. Nor can I find an Edward GREEN in or around Market Rasen in 1851 – two years before Wm was born...or a marriage for a likely Edward GREEN in Caistor from 1837 onwards. There is one but he seems rather too well to do to be described as a labourer. Sadly our Wm. GREEN died before 1890 though his death registration is as elusive as his birth. There is a Wm. Green birth registered in Caistor in 1853 (which I gather is the Mkt Rasen RD...I’m very new to Lincs). But before I send/pay for the certificate (which is sometimes an expensive shot in the dark) I wonder if there is any way of checking the baptism records for Market Rasen without me travelling from the Sussex to the Lincs Record Office? And if the Mkt Rasen records draw a blank, which other parishes might be relevant to someone who 28 years later says he was born in Market Rasen? If you have been – thanks for reading all this. Rob