For anyone who likes a challenge. For several years the first marriage of this ancestor and the name of his first wife have eluded me. Tebbutt CUNNINGTON was baptised in King's Cliffe, Northants, and was a Cooper by trade. The first confirmed details in the E. Mids. area are his marriage in Nottingham in 1832 to Mary Beardall born Heanor. (He takes the name of George, using Tebbutt as a middle name, sometime in the period 1801-1841.) 1841 census shows he has adopted the name of George, and is living at Beck Lane, Sneinton, Nottingham, aged 40 with (second) wife Mary, aged 38, and children Lettitia, 15, Thomas, (all born o/s Notts) 10, Elizabeth 5, Thomas (should be Tebbutt) 4, and William 1. (all born in Notts) 1851 he is at 4 Beck St. aged 49, a Cooper, b. Kingscliffe. Mary, still 38, b. Heanor, Lettitia, 24, a Dressmaker, b. Nottm., Tebbutt, 14, Cooper, b. Nottm., William, 10, Errand Boy, and Alice, 7, b. Nottm. Alice is my gt.grandmother. 1861 Believe he was at 45 Carlton Rd., Stepney, as son Thomas at 16 Carlton Rd. and son Tebbutt at 15 Argyle Rd. Stepney. There are large breweries and the docks closeby. The image was indistinct 1871 they are living at Thorneywood Lane, Carlton, Nottingham, and are still there until GTC dies in 1882. Despite renewing my searches over many years, I have been unable for many years to discover: George or Tebbutt CUNNINGTON's (often mistranscibed as Cunningham, Cummington, Cunning, etc.etc.) marriage to his first wife, c1822 onwards? What is her maiden name? Lettitia and Thomas purport to be born at Heanor c1826 and c1828 respectively. (I have not been able to find them in Heanor parish records. They may be in the Ilkeston/Eastwood area where other Cunningtons were found later and probably Non-Conformists. (related to D.E.Lawrence's mother) When did his first wife die and where was she buried (1828-1832 period)? Not found in Heanor or Marlpool burials. I am inclined to think that GTC may have moved into the East Midlands, attracted by the Industrial Revolution and the expansion of the brewery trade. Can anyone offer further information from local resources? Mavis, in Somerset.

This may be a silly question - are you sure theere was a first wife? Yes I see he has a daughter Lettitia born before his marriage to Mary, but she could have been daughter of either or both these parents before their marriage, or his daughter by another woman, not necessarily married to her.... Did he declare himself a widower at that time? I had a long belief (150 years belief!) of a supposed marriage between a single man and a woman with a particular surname, and recently discovered she had a different surname (more prestidigious connexions) and he was a widower! Are you talking Stepney London or elsewhere? Good hunting! Jean > Message du 10/02/09 15:13 > De : "MAVIS JOHNSON" > A : NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Copie à : > Objet : [NTT] Elusive George Tebbutt CUNNINGTON - Where was he 1822-1832? > > > > > > For anyone who likes a challenge. > > > For several years the first marriage of this ancestor and the name of his > first wife have eluded me. > > Tebbutt CUNNINGTON was baptised in King's Cliffe, Northants, and was a > Cooper by trade. > > The first confirmed details in the E. Mids. area are his marriage in > Nottingham in 1832 to Mary Beardall born Heanor. (He takes the name of > George, using Tebbutt as a middle name, sometime in the period 1801-1841.) > > 1841 census shows he has adopted the name of George, and is living at Beck > Lane, Sneinton, Nottingham, aged 40 with (second) wife Mary, aged 38, and > children Lettitia, 15, Thomas, (all born o/s Notts) 10, Elizabeth 5, Thomas > (should be Tebbutt) 4, and William 1. (all born in Notts) > > 1851 he is at 4 Beck St. aged 49, a Cooper, b. Kingscliffe. Mary, still > 38, b. Heanor, Lettitia, 24, a Dressmaker, b. Nottm., Tebbutt, 14, Cooper, > b. Nottm., William, 10, Errand Boy, and Alice, 7, b. Nottm. Alice > is > my gt.grandmother. > > 1861 Believe he was at 45 Carlton Rd., Stepney, as son Thomas at 16 Carlton > Rd. and son Tebbutt at 15 Argyle Rd. Stepney. > There are large breweries and the docks closeby. The image was > indistinct > > 1871 they are living at Thorneywood Lane, Carlton, Nottingham, and are > still > there until GTC dies in 1882. > > Despite renewing my searches over many years, I have been unable for many > years to discover: > > George or Tebbutt CUNNINGTON's (often mistranscibed as Cunningham, > Cummington, Cunning, etc.etc.) marriage to his first wife, c1822 onwards? > What is her maiden name? > > Lettitia and Thomas purport to be born at Heanor c1826 and c1828 > respectively. > > (I have not been able to find them in Heanor parish records. They may be > in > the Ilkeston/Eastwood area where other Cunningtons were found later and > probably Non-Conformists. (related to D.E.Lawrence's mother) > > When did his first wife die and where was she buried (1828-1832 period)? > Not found in Heanor or Marlpool burials. > > I am inclined to think that GTC may have moved into the East Midlands, > attracted by the Industrial Revolution and the expansion of the brewery > trade. > > Can anyone offer further information from local resources? > > > Mavis, in Somerset. > > > > > 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 > > Jean Wood 11 impasse Pampanie chez Perineau 17610 Chaniers France Tel: 0033(0)5.46.93.38.71