I came across this marriage while looking through the OFHS transcript for Begbroke in Oxfordshire. Nov291792 D'Arcy PRESTON, bachelor, Askham York, lic Sophia NARES spinster wit: Edward NARES, Mary TREACHER, Anne NARES, John NARES & Anne St. JOHN I have no interest in these names. Please feel free to pass this on to any other Yorkshire groups. Kind Regards Rosemary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rosemary Probert Northumberland UK Email: rosemary@high-forest.co.uk Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hello All, I would be most thankful if someone has a chance of looking up in the church record books, the burial of William SMITH b. 1777 Thirsk. Knowing his death date might tell me where the SMITH family once lived in Thirsk.... William is the one that probably inherited the family farm, if there was one. William SMITH's brother, John SMITH b. 1778 immigrated to the USA and John died in 1860 in Dearborn County, Indiana. Thanks again for any help that might be offered. Kind regards, Margaret L. Maryland, USA ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hi Margaret, I see that you had several replies about your query on Birdforth. However, not one of them actually got it right ! All of them pointed you at the village but they should have pointed you at the wapentake. A look at the Genuki Yorkshire pages will sort this out for you. Thirsk is/was in the wapentake of Birdforth, hence the reason Birdford comes after "Thirsk". On the Genuki Yorkshire main page (URL in my signature) you will see at the top a link to "Where is it in Yorkshire" pages. If you look up Birdford in those pages you will find there are two entries. If you follow them, one takes you to a short description of the village along with a photo. of the church etc. and the other takes you to the "definitions of terms" page where you will find a definition of "wapentake". There's a link to the definitions of terms page from the main Yorkshire page too. You will also find maps etc. for Yorkshire - a total of well over 15,000 pages. Best wishes, Colin Hinson In the village of Blunham in Bedfordshire U.K. Webmaster for the Genuki Yorkshire pages: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ Old and Rare Yorkshire Books on searchable CDroms: http://cdroms.blunham.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >Hello Everyone, > >On my family name of SMITH living around Thirsk in the 1700s & early >1800s I find the following: > >SMITH, Jacob born 13 Jan. 1815 Thirsk, Birdforth, North Riding, >Yorkshire, England. > >Question: Can someone explain the place called, "Birdforth" ? > >Thank you all ---I know this is hoping that someone can explain Birdforth. > >Kind regards, >Margaret L >Maryland USA

Hello Everyone, Is there someone that can do a look-up for a death? Parish Thirsk--- Here is what I know of my SMITH family.----- In 1818 John SMITH and his wife Jane WAYNE immigrated, with their family and Elizabeth Brown SMITH, mother of John to the USA. They settled in Dearborn County, Indiana. I am assuming that Elizabeth Brown SMITH, b. 1750 who died in Indiana in 1823, had already buried her husband, Thomas SMITH born 1741, Thirsk. Question: Can anyone located at Thirsk the date of burial for Thomas SMITH b. 1741 ? I am trying to locate the land/farm/place where my SMITH family once lived; thus I feel that I need to find a will if one was written. Thanks for any help. Margaret L. Maryland, USA ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Margaret . The info I gave you came from a publication Published in 1859 .when the population is given as 49 persons .The hamlet consisted of 3 farmhouses and a few cottages .At that time it was a Chapelry along with Sessay and Hutton .Prior to 1715 the Church or Chapel was served by the Vicar of Thirkleby . This info taken from the one book . ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mml45@aol.com> To: <eng-north-yorks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-NORTH-YORKS] Birdforth > > Harry, > > Thanks for this added information. > Do you have any idea how many families/people(approximate number) > lived > in Birdforth during 1815?

Margaret , In case you are interested in the name of the place .... I quote " It derives its name from the ford which ,in Roman times ,crossed the stream of water here .Bird and Brid are often used as synonyms in the Saxon language ,and it is conjectured that it's etymology may be from brid or broad in connexion with the ford ." This would be a tribal meeting place . At times the chief would assemble the tribe ,stick his sword in the ground and the warriors would ,in turn , touch the sword with their own weapons to prove their allegiance . Hence the term Wapentake (Weapontake) which now refers to an area hence the Birdforth Wapentake . Hope this adds a bit of background to your research . Best Wishes , Harry . Ambleside . Researching CALVERT ,HODGSWON ,PYBUS ,SIMPSON and SAYER All in Moors/Coast area ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mml45@aol.com> To: <eng-north-yorks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: [ENG-NORTH-YORKS] Birdforth > Hello Everyone, > > On my family name of SMITH living around Thirsk in the 1700s & early > 1800s I find the following: > > SMITH, Jacob born 13 Jan. 1815 Thirsk, Birdforth, North Riding, > Yorkshire, England. > > Question: Can someone explain the place called, "Birdforth" ? > > Thank you all ---I know this is hoping that someone can explain > Birdforth. > > Kind regards, > Margaret L > Maryland USA > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-NORTH-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Harry, Thank you very much for this information. Now I will keep working on figuring out if the SMITH family had a farm or a cottage in Birdforth. Again, thank you very much for this help. Margaret L. Maryland, USA In a message dated 6/15/2007 5:08:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, harry.sayer2@btinternet.com writes: Margaret . The info I gave you came from a publication Published in 1859 .when the population is given as 49 persons .The hamlet consisted of 3 farmhouses and a few cottages .At that time it was a Chapelry along with Sessay and Hutton .Prior to 1715 the Church or Chapel was served by the Vicar of Thirkleby . This info taken from the one book . ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hi Margaret L, Go to web site www.streetmap.co.uk type in Birdforth click on G.B.Place click on SEARCH You will get a pretty little map showing you Birdforth, on the A19 road, which is a very small hamlet just a few miles S.E. of Thirsk. (Typical "Ag Lab" country!!) Don.

Harry, Thanks for this added information. Do you have any idea how many families/people(approximate number) lived in Birdforth during 1815? Thanks again, Margaret L. Maryland, USA In a message dated 6/15/2007 2:49:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, harry.sayer2@btinternet.com writes: Margaret , In case you are interested in the name of the place .... I quote " It derives its name from the ford which ,in Roman times ,crossed the stream of water here .Bird and Brid are often used as synonyms in the Saxon language ,and it is conjectured that it's etymology may be from brid or broad in connexion with the ford ." This would be a tribal meeting place . At times the chief would assemble the tribe ,stick his sword in the ground and the warriors would ,in turn , touch the sword with their own weapons to prove their allegiance . Hence the term Wapentake (Weapontake) which now refers to an area hence the Birdforth Wapentake . Hope this adds a bit of background to your research . Best Wishes , Harry . Ambleside . Researching CALVERT ,HODGSWON ,PYBUS ,SIMPSON and SAYER All in Moors/Coast area ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Thanks Don, Now perhaps I can learn more about my SMITH family that I thought was from Thirsk--but now it sounds like they lived in a little village or--hamlet near by. I do appreciate your help with this name... Never know what this will help to uncover more about my family. Kind regards, Margaret L. Maryland, USA In a message dated 6/15/2007 12:31:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dcoulson@ntlworld.com writes: Hi Margaret L, Go to web site www.streetmap.co.uk type in Birdforth click on G.B.Place click on SEARCH You will get a pretty little map showing you Birdforth, on the A19 road, which is a very small hamlet just a few miles S.E. of Thirsk. (Typical "Ag Lab" country!!) Don. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hello Everyone, On my family name of SMITH living around Thirsk in the 1700s & early 1800s I find the following: SMITH, Jacob born 13 Jan. 1815 Thirsk, Birdforth, North Riding, Yorkshire, England. Question: Can someone explain the place called, "Birdforth" ? Thank you all ---I know this is hoping that someone can explain Birdforth. Kind regards, Margaret L Maryland USA ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Dear Michelle Thank you for your reply. The information raises more questions than answers! Her surname was Louisa THOMAS nee BEALE and the informant was a Robert JOHNSON. None of these surnames - Johnson, Walburn or Cartwright have cropped up in my research. Thank you once again Michelle. Regards Mary Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "michele" <michele.harrison@ntlworld.com> To: <eng-north-yorks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-NORTH-YORKS] Highfield House, Snape > Hi Mary, > I've looked at the 1871 census for Highfield House, Snape and it's a farm. > RG10/4867 63 > William Walburn, head, unm., 23, Farmer of 150 acres emp. 1 man, born > Yorks. > Well. > Catherine Walburn, sister, unm., 21, Housekeeper, born Yorks. Well. > Thomas Cartwright, servant, unm., 20, Farm servant, born- unknown. > > Do these names fit with your family? could your 2xgt grandmother have been > visiting? who was the informant on the death cert.? > > In the 1881 census online, William Walburn age 33 is still head at > Highfield > House, Snape. also there is a brother Peter age 21 and a sister Rebecca > age > 18. Catherine has gone. > HTH > Regards, > Michele > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Hart" <mhart@skyoptic.com.au> > To: <ENG-NORTH-YORKS@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 7:15 AM > Subject: [ENG-NORTH-YORKS] Highfield House, Snape > > >> Hello Listers >> I hope someone can help me. >> My 2x greatgrandmother died in 1874 at the age of 25yrs. at Highfield > House, Snape, Bedale. The cause of death on the cert is apoplexy + other > words I can't decipher. >> It is quite a puzzle to me as to why she is there as her husband and >> small > children including her 5 month old baby are living in Hartlepool as they > had > for a number of years. >> What was Highfield House? Was it a hospital or some such place. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-NORTH-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

(Cross-posted for maximum usefulness) A Yorkshire stray in Long Clawson, Leicestershire: 22 Aug 1641: Baptised William son of Valantine MITCHELL of Skelton in Cleveland in Yorkshire, begger, and of Margarett his wife who was here deliverred of ye aforesaid William. Not one of mine and I have no more information, but I hope it helps someone. Arthur Kennedy

Hi Ailsa - I have the M.I.s for Brotton, Wilton, St. Germains at Marske and Upleatham Burial register. I do have others in the North East but only those above which are quite close to Guisbrough. I will have a look for your BROOKS tonight. Do you have interlinking names which might be useful for you. Regards. Macha in Te Aroha -----Original Message----- From: eng-north-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-north-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ailsa Petrie Sent: Sunday, 10 June 2007 8:12 p.m. To: Rootsweb Nth Yorkshire List Subject: [ENG-NORTH-YORKS] Guisbro MIs Hello, Would anyone on the List have access to any MIs for Guisbro and surrounding areas, especially Skelton, please? I am looking for any BROOKS entries, but only in the 20th century. Many thanks Ailsa Petrie -- Hamilton New Zealand ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-NORTH-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/842 - Release Date: 9/06/2007 10:46 a.m.

Hello, Would anyone on the List have access to any MIs for Guisbro and surrounding areas, especially Skelton, please? I am looking for any BROOKS entries, but only in the 20th century. Many thanks Ailsa Petrie -- Hamilton New Zealand

Hello everyone, Occasionally my over-zealous Yahoo sends an income submission to the list of Spam mail. I usually catch this, but last week I got a glimpse of a THORNTON submission as I deleted the spam. Could the submitter in question please resubmit his/her surname? So sorry. Below, the list of bouncing submitters whose entries (numbered in brackets) have all been deleted from the database. Thanks again to all those inform me of bouncing emails. David Barrand (1) barrand@77msn.com Judy Dawe (3) dawejudy@charter.net Ian Jolly (2) ian@eck.net.au Leonard Newcombe (1) zelen@tassie.net.au Bob Henderson (7) bobh3rd@ntlworld.com Carol Toulson (5) CToulson@compuserve.com Barbara Burt (2) bubarba499@cs.com Below, the list of new submissions this past fortnight: ARCHER BARNETT, BELL, BROOK, BROTHERTON COBB EASBY FARRAR, FIELD, FLINTON INGHAM LEE, LEEMING PEVERLEY, PICKERING RODGER SPROATS WAITE, WARMAN, WHITTAKER, WHITWELL, WILSON Best regards to all, Magdalena -- Magdalena Gorrell Guimaraens List Administrator INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING NAMES and Home Page: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/YKSlist/ PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: ykssurnames@yahoo.com

Hello Looking to find an address in Middlesbrough 1908-1926 ,The couple where Hugh Marquis and Selina nee Butler . Is there a surname list just for North Yorks ? Thank you Jeff

Hi Jeff, I know of someone else researching MARQUIS in the North Yorkshire area, principally Ripon. Will look out her details and get back to you later today - just dashing off to church! Regards, Roz

Thankyou Elaine, Michelle and Valerie for your encouragement. I will give it a try and will let you know my verdict.. Regards, Ruth

Hello, Looking for information or descendants of the following people. William Allan BROOKS and Flora CUMMING married in 1876 in Whitby. Flora was a Scot. Their children were: William Allan Brooks born Guisbro 1876, married 1899 Alexander Brooks born Guisbro 1879, married 1904 Flora Stewart Brooks born Guisbro 1881, married 1907 Robert Brown Brooks born Guisbro 1885. Albert Ernest Brooks born Guisbro 1889, married 1908 James Stewart Brooks born Guisbro 1892, married 1920 This data is from the FreeBMD site and all in Guisbro. If any of these names are familiar to anyone, I would be delighted to hear from you. Many thanks Ailsa Petrie -- Hamilton New Zealand