Hi, A while ago I learned of my Thorpe ancestry from Ecclesall Beirlow in Sheffield. Circa 1884 my great grandfather Edward Richard Thorpe, born in the Sep Qtr 1863 9c 214 (I Jan 1863 according to Sheffield Registry Office) to Sidney and Elizabeth (nee Palmer) Thorpe came to Queensland Australia. His grandfather was Sidney Thorpe son of Thomas and Fanny Thorpe (born 1816) and his grandmother was Mary Hobson. When I originally researched the Thorpes, a contact on line said Sidney was married to a Mary Ann Barnes. After Mary was widowed in 1857 she and her children are living with a John Hobson aged fifty (whom I believe is her brother) in 1861. Does anyone know these folk even Elizabeth (nee Palmer) daughter of Richard and Ann Palmer whom came from Stropshire to Sheffield? I would like to confirm one way or the other whether Sidney married a Mary Hobson or a Mary Ann Barnes. They resided in Garden Street and are buried in the General Cemetery along with family members. Edward Richard's son of the same name returned to England during WW1 and married his first cousin Ada Thorpe, daughter of his uncle Sidney Thorpe (the third). They returned to Australia and had no issue. Thomas and Fanny I cannot find death or burial dates for. Would love to make contact with any descendants of these folk? Regards Debby (in Melbourne)

hello Debby, It was a bit tricky to disentangle that information - eg who was born in 1816 and which Sidney married Mary or Mary Ann ? :-) I found this marriage in the Sheffield FHS index Marriage at Sheffield Parish Church (SS Peter & Paul, now the Cathedral) volume H page 76 entry 226 (volume covers April to June 1837*) Sidney THORPE Mary HOBSON *why couldn't they have waited until July, so you could get a certificate! For any other details, which will be few, you would need to access the original in Sheffield Archives. Sidney 1816 is in several trees at Ancestry. None shows the marriage of his son Sidney to Elizabeth Palmer. Hugh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debby" <derby2@optusnet.com.au> To: <eng-sheffield@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 9:18 AM Subject: [SHEFF] Thorpe? > Hi, > A while ago I learned of my Thorpe ancestry from Ecclesall Beirlow in > Sheffield. > Circa 1884 my great grandfather Edward Richard Thorpe, born in the Sep > Qtr 1863 9c 214 (I Jan 1863 according to Sheffield Registry Office) to > Sidney and Elizabeth (nee Palmer) Thorpe came to Queensland Australia. > His grandfather was Sidney Thorpe son of Thomas and Fanny Thorpe (born > 1816) and his grandmother was Mary Hobson. When I originally researched > the Thorpes, a contact on line said Sidney was married to a Mary Ann > Barnes. After Mary was widowed in 1857 she and her children are living > with a John Hobson aged fifty (whom I believe is her brother) in 1861. > > Does anyone know these folk even Elizabeth (nee Palmer) daughter of > Richard and Ann Palmer whom came from Stropshire to Sheffield? I would > like to confirm one way or the other whether Sidney married a Mary > Hobson or a Mary Ann Barnes. They resided in Garden Street and are > buried in the General Cemetery along with family members. > > Edward Richard's son of the same name returned to England during WW1 and > married his first cousin Ada Thorpe, daughter of his uncle Sidney Thorpe > (the third). They returned to Australia and had no issue. > > Thomas and Fanny I cannot find death or burial dates for. > Would love to make contact with any descendants of these folk? > Regards > Debby (in Melbourne) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SHEFFIELD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >