You can also find Dade registers in Leicestershire too, esp in Melton Mowbray. Hope everyone has a lovely New Year. Julie > From: djmarriott@dccnet.com> To: nottsgen@rootsweb.com> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:45:17 -0800> Subject: Re: [NTT] Dade lists> > You may not have heard this too often from me Roy but thank you for the > information. I had heard of the lists but not really had cause to > investigate them. I shall now.> > David Marriott> Delta BC Canada> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <nottsgen-request@rootsweb.com>> To: <nottsgen@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:01 PM> Subject: NOTTSGEN Digest, Vol 1, Issue 20> > > > > Message: 6> > Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:46:33 -0000> > From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com>> > Subject: Re: [NTT] England & Wales Christening Records> > To: <NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com>> > Message-ID: <495BBE09.15436.2B0EF3F@localhost>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII> >> > From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com>> >> >> I think Phil has your answer, given Mansfields close proximately to> >> Yorkshire> >>> >> Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK)> >>> >>> >> Chris,> >>> >> This may well be an example of the Dade Parish> >> rtegisters, which idea started in Yorkshire.> >>> >> <http://www.pontefractfhs.org.uk/Dade_registers.htm>> >>> >> is a link which explains more. >> >> > I rather thought everyone knew about the famous Dade Registers. I have> > written about them enough times on many lists and in the family history> > magazines.> >> > The Rev William Dade was a far-sighted Yorkshire clergymen and> > incumbent of a number of Yorkshire parishes. He was one of very few> > clerics who actually foresaw that there was a time when ordinary people> > might want to trace their ancestry, so he instituted a system of record-> > keeping that gave much greater detail then the usual perfunctory entries,> > especially for baptismal entries. In a classic Dade entry you get a 3-> > generation family tree back to the grandfathers and I have even seen> > ones that give a 4-generation tree.> >> > If you come across a Dade entry, then they are an absolute goldmine!> >> > The Dade registers are principally found in Yorkshire but Dade's> > influence spread to several contiguous counties like Lancashire,> > Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. One or two are even found in Essex> > and Surrey.> >> > Dade registers exist from circa the mid-1770s up until 1812, when a new> > system was introduced under Rose's Act that, ironically, actually gave> > less information than Dade's entries did. There were similar registers in> > Durham and Northumberland from the mid-1790s called Barrington> > Registers after Bishop Shute Barrington who copied the Dade style.> >> > I can confirm from a list in my possession that Mansfield was one of eight> > Notts parishes that had Dade-style registers. The others were Beeston,> > Coddington, East Stoke, Finley, Sutton Bonnington, Syeston and> > Teversal.> >> > --> > Roy Stockdill> > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer> > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History:> > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html> >> > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about,> > and that is not being talked about."> > OSCAR WILDE> >> > > > Notts Surname List> > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Get a bird’s eye view of the world with Multimap http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/115454059/direct/01/

--- wish Rev Dade had gne to Colorado where non of the marriage licences/records have the parents mentioned grrh Di McKee \New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> To: <NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [NTT] England & Wales Christening Records > From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> > >> I think Phil has your answer, given Mansfields close proximately to >> Yorkshire >> >> Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) >> >> >> Chris, >> >> This may well be an example of the Dade Parish >> rtegisters, which idea started in Yorkshire. >> >> <http://www.pontefractfhs.org.uk/Dade_registers.htm> >> >> is a link which explains more. > > > I rather thought everyone knew about the famous Dade Registers. I have > written about them enough times on many lists and in the family history > magazines. > > The Rev William Dade was a far-sighted Yorkshire clergymen and > incumbent of a number of Yorkshire parishes. He was one of very few > clerics who actually foresaw that there was a time when ordinary people > might want to trace their ancestry, so he instituted a system of record- > keeping that gave much greater detail then the usual perfunctory entries, > especially for baptismal entries. In a classic Dade entry you get a 3- > generation family tree back to the grandfathers and I have even seen > ones that give a 4-generation tree. > > If you come across a Dade entry, then they are an absolute goldmine! > > The Dade registers are principally found in Yorkshire but Dade's > influence spread to several contiguous counties like Lancashire, > Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. One or two are even found in Essex > and Surrey. > > Dade registers exist from circa the mid-1770s up until 1812, when a new > system was introduced under Rose's Act that, ironically, actually gave > less information than Dade's entries did. There were similar registers in > Durham and Northumberland from the mid-1790s called Barrington > Registers after Bishop Shute Barrington who copied the Dade style. > > I can confirm from a list in my possession that Mansfield was one of eight > Notts parishes that had Dade-style registers. The others were Beeston, > Coddington, East Stoke, Finley, Sutton Bonnington, Syeston and > Teversal. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-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. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1868 - Release Date: > 29/12/2008 10:48 a.m. >

It was late at night when I was looking for Percy Edwards,I found him and decided to go to bed and look him up again the next day.Well..could I find him again. I tried and tried and only after quite a while did I see that I had put in Pervy instead of Percy.Talk about laugh.Funnily enough looking for another Percy , it gave his name as Peroy. I looked at Leroy then realised that this was a mistake as well for Percy.Happy New Year and thank you to everyone who has helped me throughout the year. Maggie.

Would anyone know of any trips down to the Record Offices in London from Nottingham please.Maggie.

He could even have got the idea from Poland. :-) A typical Polish Christening PR record shows the child's full name, dates of birth and Christening, the full names of the parents and grand parents, including maiden names of mother and both grandmothers, occupations and places of birth of parents and grandparents, as well as the names of the Godparents and the officiating Priest. Has certainly made my life a lot easier compiling the wife's side of the family tree! Rob Nottingham -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Balloon Expedition Co. Sent: 31 December 2008 21:01 To: Roy Stockdill; NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NTT] England & Wales Christening Records --- wish Rev Dade had gne to Colorado where non of the marriage licences/records have the parents mentioned grrh Di McKee \New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> To: <NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [NTT] England & Wales Christening Records > From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> > >> I think Phil has your answer, given Mansfields close proximately to >> Yorkshire >> >> Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) >> >> >> Chris, >> >> This may well be an example of the Dade Parish >> rtegisters, which idea started in Yorkshire. >> >> <http://www.pontefractfhs.org.uk/Dade_registers.htm> >> >> is a link which explains more. > > > I rather thought everyone knew about the famous Dade Registers. I have > written about them enough times on many lists and in the family > history magazines. > > The Rev William Dade was a far-sighted Yorkshire clergymen and > incumbent of a number of Yorkshire parishes. He was one of very few > clerics who actually foresaw that there was a time when ordinary > people might want to trace their ancestry, so he instituted a system > of record- keeping that gave much greater detail then the usual > perfunctory entries, especially for baptismal entries. In a classic > Dade entry you get a 3- generation family tree back to the > grandfathers and I have even seen ones that give a 4-generation tree. > > If you come across a Dade entry, then they are an absolute goldmine! > > The Dade registers are principally found in Yorkshire but Dade's > influence spread to several contiguous counties like Lancashire, > Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. One or two are even found in Essex > and Surrey. > > Dade registers exist from circa the mid-1770s up until 1812, when a > new system was introduced under Rose's Act that, ironically, actually > gave less information than Dade's entries did. There were similar > registers in Durham and Northumberland from the mid-1790s called > Barrington Registers after Bishop Shute Barrington who copied the Dade > style. > > I can confirm from a list in my possession that Mansfield was one of > eight Notts parishes that had Dade-style registers. The others were > Beeston, Coddington, East Stoke, Finley, Sutton Bonnington, Syeston > and Teversal. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide > to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE > > > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-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. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1868 - Release Date: > 29/12/2008 10:48 a.m. > Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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Thanks to all. I had actually heard of Dade Registers but never seen one. A bit of digging suggests that Mansfield had the enhanced records between 1777 to 1780. I now need to see the originals to find out what else they reveal beyond the details transcribed in Ancestry's offering. Meanwhile, I can jump back 2 generations with certainty. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Shaw" <nickjshaw@ntlworld.com> To: "Christopher Gilbert" <cnr.gilbert@btinternet.com> Cc: <NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [NTT] England & Wales Christening Records > Chris, > > Phil is correct. There are examples of "Dade" type parish records for > Mansfield. I have Mansfield ancestors from the 1770s and have found these > records to be invaluable. I have examples of place of birth and > occupation of grandparents. These detailed records have helped me knock > down several brick walls but, sadly, only seem to exist for a period of a > few years during the 1770s decade for Mansfield St Peter. > > Regards, > > Nick >

Chris, Phil is correct. There are examples of "Dade" type parish records for Mansfield. I have Mansfield ancestors from the 1770s and have found these records to be invaluable. I have examples of place of birth and occupation of grandparents. These detailed records have helped me knock down several brick walls but, sadly, only seem to exist for a period of a few years during the 1770s decade for Mansfield St Peter. Regards, Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: "Christopher Gilbert" <cnr.gilbert@btinternet.com>; <NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com>; "Phil Warn" <philwarn@ntlworld.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:41 PM Subject: Re: [NTT] England & Wales Christening Records > Hi Chris > > I think Phil has your answer, given Mansfields close proximately to > Yorkshire > > Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > > Chris, > > This may well be an example of the Dade Parish > rtegisters, which idea started in Yorkshire. > > <http://www.pontefractfhs.org.uk/Dade_registers.htm> > > is a link which explains more. > > HTH > > Phil >>Ancestry has some christening records that give birth date, parents and >>grandparents names such as this example. > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-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. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1870 - Release Date: > 31/12/2008 08:44 > >

From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> > I think Phil has your answer, given Mansfields close proximately to > Yorkshire > > Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > > Chris, > > This may well be an example of the Dade Parish > rtegisters, which idea started in Yorkshire. > > <http://www.pontefractfhs.org.uk/Dade_registers.htm> > > is a link which explains more. > I rather thought everyone knew about the famous Dade Registers. I have written about them enough times on many lists and in the family history magazines. The Rev William Dade was a far-sighted Yorkshire clergymen and incumbent of a number of Yorkshire parishes. He was one of very few clerics who actually foresaw that there was a time when ordinary people might want to trace their ancestry, so he instituted a system of record- keeping that gave much greater detail then the usual perfunctory entries, especially for baptismal entries. In a classic Dade entry you get a 3- generation family tree back to the grandfathers and I have even seen ones that give a 4-generation tree. If you come across a Dade entry, then they are an absolute goldmine! The Dade registers are principally found in Yorkshire but Dade's influence spread to several contiguous counties like Lancashire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. One or two are even found in Essex and Surrey. Dade registers exist from circa the mid-1770s up until 1812, when a new system was introduced under Rose's Act that, ironically, actually gave less information than Dade's entries did. There were similar registers in Durham and Northumberland from the mid-1790s called Barrington Registers after Bishop Shute Barrington who copied the Dade style. I can confirm from a list in my possession that Mansfield was one of eight Notts parishes that had Dade-style registers. The others were Beeston, Coddington, East Stoke, Finley, Sutton Bonnington, Syeston and Teversal. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

You may not have heard this too often from me Roy but thank you for the information. I had heard of the lists but not really had cause to investigate them. I shall now. David Marriott Delta BC Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: <nottsgen-request@rootsweb.com> To: <nottsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:01 PM Subject: NOTTSGEN Digest, Vol 1, Issue 20 > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:46:33 -0000 > From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> > Subject: Re: [NTT] England & Wales Christening Records > To: <NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <495BBE09.15436.2B0EF3F@localhost> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> > >> I think Phil has your answer, given Mansfields close proximately to >> Yorkshire >> >> Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) >> >> >> Chris, >> >> This may well be an example of the Dade Parish >> rtegisters, which idea started in Yorkshire. >> >> <http://www.pontefractfhs.org.uk/Dade_registers.htm> >> >> is a link which explains more. > > > I rather thought everyone knew about the famous Dade Registers. I have > written about them enough times on many lists and in the family history > magazines. > > The Rev William Dade was a far-sighted Yorkshire clergymen and > incumbent of a number of Yorkshire parishes. He was one of very few > clerics who actually foresaw that there was a time when ordinary people > might want to trace their ancestry, so he instituted a system of record- > keeping that gave much greater detail then the usual perfunctory entries, > especially for baptismal entries. In a classic Dade entry you get a 3- > generation family tree back to the grandfathers and I have even seen > ones that give a 4-generation tree. > > If you come across a Dade entry, then they are an absolute goldmine! > > The Dade registers are principally found in Yorkshire but Dade's > influence spread to several contiguous counties like Lancashire, > Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. One or two are even found in Essex > and Surrey. > > Dade registers exist from circa the mid-1770s up until 1812, when a new > system was introduced under Rose's Act that, ironically, actually gave > less information than Dade's entries did. There were similar registers in > Durham and Northumberland from the mid-1790s called Barrington > Registers after Bishop Shute Barrington who copied the Dade style. > > I can confirm from a list in my possession that Mansfield was one of eight > Notts parishes that had Dade-style registers. The others were Beeston, > Coddington, East Stoke, Finley, Sutton Bonnington, Syeston and > Teversal. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE >

Hi Chris I think Phil has your answer, given Mansfields close proximately to Yorkshire Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) Chris, This may well be an example of the Dade Parish rtegisters, which idea started in Yorkshire. <http://www.pontefractfhs.org.uk/Dade_registers.htm> is a link which explains more. HTH Phil >Ancestry has some christening records that give birth date, parents and >grandparents names such as this example.

sorry - slip of the finger - should be NORTHAMPTONSHIRE... mary mary wrote: > Hi folks > > I am trying to locate one Henry COLLINS and the only information I have > is this: > b Nottingham approx 1856 > family moved 1858 to Daventry, Northampshire or at least he went to > school there... > > I would love to find information on his birth if anyone has any ideas > for me.... I live in Canada so will be doing this at a distance.... > > If anyone could offer any information I would appreciate it. > > mary > in snowy St Marys > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi folks I am trying to locate one Henry COLLINS and the only information I have is this: b Nottingham approx 1856 family moved 1858 to Daventry, Northampshire or at least he went to school there... I would love to find information on his birth if anyone has any ideas for me.... I live in Canada so will be doing this at a distance.... If anyone could offer any information I would appreciate it. mary in snowy St Marys

Hi Nivard Yes I did read it but, and this may sound stupid to ask, does it really mean the normal baptism register for the parish as I have not seen such detailed information when looking at originals (not this one in question) in the Notts Archives? Regards Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: "Christopher Gilbert" <cnr.gilbert@btinternet.com>; <NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [NTT] England & Wales Christening Records > Hi Chris > > If you read the source information at the bottom of the page it reads :- > > > Source Information: > Ancestry.com. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 [database > on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original > data: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd > Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used > by permission. > About England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 > This database contains information extracted from birth and christening > records from various counties in England and Wales. The records date from > 1530 to 1906. The records included in this database do not represent all > localities in England and Wales and for any given area, coverage (both > records within a year and total year range) may not be complete. Some > parishes and counties are more complete than others. > > For more information about this database, click here. > This database contains information extracted from birth and christening > records from various counties in England and Wales. The records date from > 1530 to 1906. The records included in this database do not represent all > localities in England and Wales and for any given area, coverage (both > records within a year and total year range) may not be complete. Some > parishes and counties are more complete than others. > > There are some records for individuals of British origin born in foreign > countries. These records have been indexed under London as that is where > the original record collection containing these records is located. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > You would probably know it better as the BVRI2 > > > Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > >> Ancestry has some christening records that give birth date, parents and >> grandparents names such as this example. >

Chris, This may well be an example of the Dade Parish rtegisters, which idea started in Yorkshire. <http://www.pontefractfhs.org.uk/Dade_registers.htm> is a link which explains more. HTH Phil >Ancestry has some christening records that give birth date, parents and >grandparents names such as this example. Phil Warn ô¿ô Genealogists do it backwards Family Historians take all steps "The Warn family in Tetbury from 1722" <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philwarn/FamHist1/index.htm>

Hi Chris If you read the source information at the bottom of the page it reads :- Source Information: Ancestry.com. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission. About England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 This database contains information extracted from birth and christening records from various counties in England and Wales. The records date from 1530 to 1906. The records included in this database do not represent all localities in England and Wales and for any given area, coverage (both records within a year and total year range) may not be complete. Some parishes and counties are more complete than others. For more information about this database, click here. This database contains information extracted from birth and christening records from various counties in England and Wales. The records date from 1530 to 1906. The records included in this database do not represent all localities in England and Wales and for any given area, coverage (both records within a year and total year range) may not be complete. Some parishes and counties are more complete than others. There are some records for individuals of British origin born in foreign countries. These records have been indexed under London as that is where the original record collection containing these records is located. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You would probably know it better as the BVRI2 Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Ancestry has some christening records that give birth date, parents and > grandparents names such as this example.

Ancestry has some christening records that give birth date, parents and grandparents names such as this example. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=john&gsln=gilbert&gsby=1780&gsb2co=3251%2cEngland&gsb2pl=5279%2cNottinghamshire&gsdy=&gsd2co=1%2cAll+Countries&gsd2pl=1%2c+&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=5538&ti.si=0&gss=angs-b&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=5383843&recoff=1+2+41+52+53+76&db=bivri_EnglandBirth&indiv=1 Does anyone know if such detailed information is in the original parish record or from some other source? Thanks in advance Chris

Frank, You will find many photos on the Nottingham City Library site picturethepast. There are a remarkable number of photographs of public places and streets that have been scanned for this site and other places in the northeast midlands. Nottingham City Libraries are to be congratulated on the success of this scheme. The images are available to print for free, or to purchase as a much better photographic image. Good hunting, Suella Postles -------------------------------------------------------------- Sent with "Me-Mail", Boltblue's FREE mobile messaging service. http://www.boltblue.com

Hi all, I am again looking at my mysterious Martha GODDARD, who married Samuel PAXON 1733, Greasley. Age at death puts hers birth about 1703 I haven't as yet found any parents for Martha but have recently found on the IGI the birth of a Martha GODDARD, to Ambrose GODDARD and Ann HOWELL, at Papplewick Children of Ambrose and Ann Martha bn about 1703, Papplewick Mary chr 10 May 1693, Papplewick William chr 21 Jan 1704, Papplewick William chr 27 Jan 1705, Papplewick John chr 7 Dec 1701, Papplewick Edward chr 28 Jul 1695, Papplewick. I would like any advice or ideas about whether I am on the right track. Papplewick isn't that far from Greasley according to ParLoc. Also I would like to hear from anyone who has this family and can either confirm that my Martha and this Martha are the same or not. Cheers   Margot Gladstone, QLD Australia Researching in Nottinghamshire: Marriott, Dewsbury, Corbet, Cheetham, Straw, Leivers, Paxton, Goddard, Jarvis, Bostock, Briggs, Chamberlain, White, Woodcock, Attenborough, James, Wootton, Walker, Spencer, Daye, Wilkinson, Burgeis, Hutchinson, Hulford

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