I have the birth of William Smith COULBY as 29 July 1821 Newark St. Mary Magdalene and absolutely no written proof as where I got it years ago when I was first starting on my searches for the GINNEVER family. William married my great-grandaunt Abigail GENEVER in 1846 and it was the name of her daughter, Elizabeth that brought me to the COULBY family. Elizabeth COULBY VERNON’S name was in a letter my father had asking him to visit them on his way to France in 1916. I was able to tie her mother, Abigail, in my great-grandfather—her brother, William. I can find no proof of this birth or date on Ancestry, Find My Past or Family Search. The 1841 census shows a William COUBLY with wife Ann but this couple appears in later censuses. If SKS is going to the archives, I would greatly appreciate knowing if the parish records of St. Mary Magdalene in Newark support my record. I am rueing those early days of genealogy research without knowing what I was doing and just simply making notes with no references. Many thanks, Carol Haycock in Denver, Colorado

I know what you mean, Carol, I have inherited some of those reasonably complete older genealogies from the 1950s and 1960s. There are no sources cited, so if there is some question to iron out, there is no way to re-check the original source information! I'll hope someone closer to the records office or archives can come through for you! Hang in there, Carolyn in Minnesota, USA -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carol Haycock Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 5:59 PM To: NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NTT] William Smith COULBY I have the birth of William Smith COULBY as 29 July 1821 Newark St. Mary Magdalene and absolutely no written proof as where I got it years ago when I was first starting on my searches for the GINNEVER family. William married my great-grandaunt Abigail GENEVER in 1846 and it was the name of her daughter, Elizabeth that brought me to the COULBY family. Elizabeth COULBY VERNON'S name was in a letter my father had asking him to visit them on his way to France in 1916. I was able to tie her mother, Abigail, in my great-grandfather-her brother, William. I can find no proof of this birth or date on Ancestry, Find My Past or Family Search. The 1841 census shows a William COUBLY with wife Ann but this couple appears in later censuses. If SKS is going to the archives, I would greatly appreciate knowing if the parish records of St. Mary Magdalene in Newark support my record. I am rueing those early days of genealogy research without knowing what I was doing and just simply making notes with no references. Many thanks, Carol Haycock in Denver, Colorado 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