Hi Emma You probably have these but ....... Ancestry, UK Poll Books Goscote East Hundred 1775 Freeholders Names and Places of Abode of what the freehold consists and in whose tenure Wartnaby ADAMS James South Croxton Land; William FAN ADAMS John Wykeham House and Land; Joseph WARTNABY There are later ADAMS re Wartnaby Robert 1830, 32 East Goscote & 1841 Framland Herbert 1857, 59 & 1865 Melton Mowbray Also Stephen ADAMS 1818 Framland Stephen ADAMS 1832 Framland Thorpe Arnold Thomas ADAMS 1841 Framland Thorpe Arnold Thomas ADAMS 1857 Melton Mowbray ---------------- Ancestry also have links to familysearch and from that William Hinkley Adams 8 Aug 1819 Wartnaby,Leicester,England Robert, Donitty Elizabeth Adams 28 Oct 1821 Wartnaby,Leicester,England Robert, Dorithy Herbert Adams 27 Jul 1823 Wartnaby,Leicester,England Robert, Dorithy Stephen Adams 7 Sep 1823 Wartnaby,Leicester,England Richard, Elizabeth Ann Adams 12 Jun 1825 Wartnaby,Leicester,England Richard, Elizabeth Charlotte Adams 22 Apr 1827 Wartnaby,Leicester,England Richard, Elizabeth Stephen Adams 20 Dec 1829 Wartnaby,Leicester,England Richard, Elizabeth Harriott Adams 13 Jul 1829 Wartnaby,Leicester,England Robert, Dorothy Melicent Adams 9 Sep 1832 Wartnaby,Leicester,England Richard, Elizabeth Do you have Mary ADAMS will 1839 from the PCC? (widow of Stephen) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/01/2014 16:59, moonshell wrote: > Thanks for that suggestion Nivard, here's my brick wall: > > About 185 years ago, my great-great-great grandfather Francis Stanhope > ADAMS (1800-1881) left his home village of Thorpe Arnold in Leicestershire > and moved to London. He had been a farmer, his father Stephen ADAMS (est > 1778-1834) was also a farmer in or near Thorpe Arnold). Stephen ADAMS > married Elizabeth STANHOPE and the family owned two farmlands - one on the > road to Hose and the other on the road to Grantham. At some point, a > farmland was tenanted by a Mr DOUBLEDAY who was related by marriage. > > Stephen ADAMS' father is inferred to be John ADAMS based on his marriage to > Elizabeth CROFT in 1769 in Thorpe Arnold (source, Parish register) although > we can find no baptism record for him. The recurrence of the CROFT name in > the known family line supports this assumption. We do not know where John > ADAMS came from or died but the parish register of his marriage says "Of > Wartnaby". >

Hi Nivard, No, I have not found much of the information you sent! I will be looking through it this evening. Can you explain this reference? Do you have Mary ADAMS will 1839 from the PCC? (widow of Stephen) What is the PCC (excuse my ignorance). - Shannon On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Emma > > You probably have these but ....... > > Ancestry, UK Poll Books > > Goscote East Hundred > 1775 > Freeholders Names and Places of Abode of what the freehold consists and > in whose tenure > > Wartnaby > ADAMS James South Croxton Land; William FAN > ADAMS John Wykeham House and Land; Joseph WARTNABY > > > There are later ADAMS re Wartnaby > > Robert 1830, 32 East Goscote & 1841 Framland > > Herbert 1857, 59 & 1865 Melton Mowbray > > Also > > Stephen ADAMS 1818 Framland > > Stephen ADAMS 1832 Framland Thorpe Arnold > > Thomas ADAMS 1841 Framland Thorpe Arnold > > Thomas ADAMS 1857 Melton Mowbray > > ---------------- > > Ancestry also have links to familysearch and from that > > William Hinkley Adams 8 Aug 1819 Wartnaby,Leicester,England > Robert, > Donitty > Elizabeth Adams 28 Oct 1821 Wartnaby,Leicester,England > Robert, > Dorithy > Herbert Adams 27 Jul 1823 Wartnaby,Leicester,England > Robert, > Dorithy > Stephen Adams 7 Sep 1823 Wartnaby,Leicester,England > Richard, > Elizabeth > Ann Adams 12 Jun 1825 Wartnaby,Leicester,England > Richard, > Elizabeth > Charlotte Adams 22 Apr 1827 Wartnaby,Leicester,England > Richard, > Elizabeth > Stephen Adams 20 Dec 1829 Wartnaby,Leicester,England > Richard, > Elizabeth > Harriott Adams 13 Jul 1829 Wartnaby,Leicester,England > Robert, > Dorothy > Melicent Adams 9 Sep 1832 Wartnaby,Leicester,England > Richard, > Elizabeth > > Do you have Mary ADAMS will 1839 from the PCC? > (widow of Stephen) > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > On 22/01/2014 16:59, moonshell wrote: > > Thanks for that suggestion Nivard, here's my brick wall: > > > > About 185 years ago, my great-great-great grandfather Francis Stanhope > > ADAMS (1800-1881) left his home village of Thorpe Arnold in > Leicestershire > > and moved to London. He had been a farmer, his father Stephen ADAMS (est > > 1778-1834) was also a farmer in or near Thorpe Arnold). Stephen ADAMS > > married Elizabeth STANHOPE and the family owned two farmlands - one on > the > > road to Hose and the other on the road to Grantham. At some point, a > > farmland was tenanted by a Mr DOUBLEDAY who was related by marriage. > > > > Stephen ADAMS' father is inferred to be John ADAMS based on his marriage > to > > Elizabeth CROFT in 1769 in Thorpe Arnold (source, Parish register) > although > > we can find no baptism record for him. The recurrence of the CROFT name > in > > the known family line supports this assumption. We do not know where > John > > ADAMS came from or died but the parish register of his marriage says "Of > > Wartnaby". > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >