Possible scenario??? Perhaps Francis was a child of a previous marriage of Eliza, or even illegitimate? There is a marriage on Free BMD- Marriages Jun 1848 (>99%) GRESHAM William Lincoln 14869 The only Eliza on the same page is Eliza COTSWORTH Free BMD have a child: Francis Peel Cotsworth Date of Registration:Jul-Aug-Sep 1847 Registration district:Lincoln Volume:14 Page:430 Whether this is the same couple I don't know. Do you have their marriage details? Margaret Taylor (Toronto) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil at Angelic Aromas" <phil.gresham@hotmail.co.uk> To: "Lincs Genealogy" <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 4:39 PM Subject: [LIN] What happened to Frank/Francis GRESHAM > I am having problems finding Francis GRESHAM after the 1861 census. > According to the 1851 Census Francis was lodging with his parents William > & Eliza with the Whitelaw family at Barrow on Humber. His age is noted as > 3 and born "City, Lincolnshire". In 1861 he was apprenticed to Thomas > Axtell in Lincoln, age 13 and Lincoln is his birthplace. > I can't find any record of his birth, baptism or death. > Francis's brother, William, my great grandfather, named his eldest son > Francis, who in turn named his son Francis and so on down to my eldest > nephew. I think Francis (b 1848) died young and William used the name is > honour of his brother. > Any help tracking down the fate of Francis will be much appreciated. > Phil

Hi Margaret, You may be right, I have looked in the bastardy records compiled by Ann Cole with no success (Eliza's maiden name was COTSWORTH). The marriage you have noted is correct, they were married on 13 June 1848 in Nettleham. Whatever name he used Francis is very elusive! Many thanks Phil > From: magmom@rogers.com > To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:41:46 -0500 > Subject: Re: [LIN] What happened to Frank/Francis GRESHAM > > Possible scenario??? Perhaps Francis was a child of a previous marriage of > Eliza, or even illegitimate? There is a marriage on Free BMD- Marriages Jun > 1848 (>99%) > GRESHAM William Lincoln 14869 > The only Eliza on the same page is Eliza COTSWORTH > > Free BMD have a child: > Francis Peel Cotsworth > Date of Registration:Jul-Aug-Sep 1847 > Registration district:Lincoln Volume:14 Page:430 > > Whether this is the same couple I don't know. Do you have their marriage > details? > Margaret Taylor (Toronto) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil at Angelic Aromas" <phil.gresham@hotmail.co.uk> > To: "Lincs Genealogy" <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 4:39 PM > Subject: [LIN] What happened to Frank/Francis GRESHAM > > I am having problems finding Francis GRESHAM after the 1861 census. > > According to the 1851 Census Francis was lodging with his parents William > > & Eliza with the Whitelaw family at Barrow on Humber. His age is noted as > > 3 and born "City, Lincolnshire". In 1861 he was apprenticed to Thomas > > Axtell in Lincoln, age 13 and Lincoln is his birthplace. > > I can't find any record of his birth, baptism or death. > > Francis's brother, William, my great grandfather, named his eldest son > > Francis, who in turn named his son Francis and so on down to my eldest > > nephew. I think Francis (b 1848) died young and William used the name is > > honour of his brother. > > Any help tracking down the fate of Francis will be much appreciated. > > Phil > > > ------------------------------- > 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 again Margaret, It's amazing what another pair of eyes can do. Francis Pell COTSWORTH married Lucy GRIFFITHS in 1896 and in the 1901 Census FPCs occupation is tailor. Many thanks for your help > From: magmom@rogers.com > To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:41:46 -0500 > Subject: Re: [LIN] What happened to Frank/Francis GRESHAM > > Possible scenario??? Perhaps Francis was a child of a previous marriage of > Eliza, or even illegitimate? There is a marriage on Free BMD- Marriages Jun > 1848 (>99%) > GRESHAM William Lincoln 14869 > The only Eliza on the same page is Eliza COTSWORTH > > Free BMD have a child: > Francis Peel Cotsworth > Date of Registration:Jul-Aug-Sep 1847 > Registration district:Lincoln Volume:14 Page:430 > > Whether this is the same couple I don't know. Do you have their marriage > details? > Margaret Taylor (Toronto) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil at Angelic Aromas" <phil.gresham@hotmail.co.uk> > To: "Lincs Genealogy" <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 4:39 PM > Subject: [LIN] What happened to Frank/Francis GRESHAM > > I am having problems finding Francis GRESHAM after the 1861 census. > > According to the 1851 Census Francis was lodging with his parents William > > & Eliza with the Whitelaw family at Barrow on Humber. His age is noted as > > 3 and born "City, Lincolnshire". In 1861 he was apprenticed to Thomas > > Axtell in Lincoln, age 13 and Lincoln is his birthplace. > > I can't find any record of his birth, baptism or death. > > Francis's brother, William, my great grandfather, named his eldest son > > Francis, who in turn named his son Francis and so on down to my eldest > > nephew. I think Francis (b 1848) died young and William used the name is > > honour of his brother. > > Any help tracking down the fate of Francis will be much appreciated. > > Phil > > > ------------------------------- > 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