The Rev.J.G.Girdlestone was the vicar at Salthouse and Kelling in Norfolk in 1853 where your baptism occured. Richard Myhill richardmyhill43@btinternet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Doughty" <adoughty01@optusnet.com.au> To: <NORFOLK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 12:36 AM Subject: [NFK] WALPOLES OF NORFOLK > Good morning Listers, > > I have joined the List hoping SKS can take me back further than the > marriage of Robert WALPOLE to Mary Ann ???? circa 1850 to 1853 (Robert > could have married either Mary Ann Parnell, Young or Holmes. I would also > like to find which one is Mary Ann who married Robert WALPOLE. > > Robert and Mary Ann's first child a daughter Frances, was baptised on 23rd > July 1853 in Saltbush, baptised by Rev. J G Girdlestone. It is Robert and > Mary Ann's son John, born circa 1858, whose line I a researching. > > I am helping my niece by marriage to trace her WALPOLE family. Her > grandmother was Hazel Mirabel WALPOLE born 8th February 1914 in Roma, > Queensland, Aus. Hazel's father was John Thomas WARPOLE, who arrived in > Brisbane, Qld 13th February 1900 aged 19 per "Duke of Portand". He > married on 28th November 1907, Eva Victoria Beatrice Miscamble in Roma, > Qld. > > John Thomas WALPOLE was the son of John WALPOLE and Mary Ann GALL. They > were married in the June Quarter of 1877. John Thomas WALPOLE was born in > the Sept Quarter of 1880, his birth was registered in Wisbeach. His > mother Mary Ann died at the age of 33 in the June Quarter of 1891 and his > father John married his second wife Lilian Lemon in the March Quarter of > 1892 in Wisbech. John Thomas WALPOLE died in 1951 and is buried in the > Roma General Cemetery in Qld. > > Some of John Thomas WALPOLE's brothers may have also immigrated to > Australia. One name which appears in the Queensland BMD historical records > is Horace WALPOLE and one of John Thomas' younger brothers was Arthur > Horace WALPOLE. > > The family story is that they can trace their line back to Sir Robert > WALPOLE, the Prime Minister of Great Britain. > > I am hoping a Lister may have details of John Thomas WALPOLE'S grandfather > Robert WALPOLE'S parents. Robert was born circa 1829 in Walpole, Norfolk. > Robert's son John names one of his sons Horace and one of Sir Robert > WALPOLE'S sons was named Horace, so one would assume that the name is > being carried through by the family. > > My husband's DOUGHTYS also hail from Norfolk, in Ryburg, Towngreen, > Wymondham and Terrington St. Clements. Thank you. > > Cheers > Janice > Belrose - Sydney > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message