Hi, I have just discovered a marriage between Albert Balaam and Violet Chandler in the Gipping district in 1954. They apparently met while she was in an asylum type place and he worked there. As he was born in the same area, although I don't know the village, I am wondering if there was such an institution around there?? She was there apparently as she had been naughty, I don't know why. Marry Christmas to all. Jan

The person I would like to bring home for Christmas is my great- grandmother's brother James Edmund TRICKER who was born in 1831 in Little Cornard. His father Edmund was a brickmaker there. Unfortunately his father died in 1844 and his mother and one of his brothers in 1850, so James Edmund, or Edmund James as he is named in his father's will, inherited one third share of his father's estate. He appears in the 1851 Census, living at Little Cornard with his sister Fanny, but I have been unable to find any record of him since then. I would love to know what happened to him and bring him home for Christmas. Sylvia Tupper

Hi Everyone Wishing everyone a Great Christmas & a Happy New Year. I don't post here very often, but I never miss your postings, I have no direct links to Suffolk other than my mother lives near Hadleigh & my late father is in Ipswich forever. The one I would love to bring home would be my Grandfather's Granddad HENRY LAWS, Henry was born in Walworth SRY in 1800, by the time of his marriage in 1825 he was a Master Mariner, a trade in which he passed on to his sons, he himself continued in the foreign trade up to his death in 1880, he travelled the globe firstly in Brigs and later in Barques mostly in the sugar trade to Mauritius & St Kitts, and right up to his death sticking with sail well into the age of steam. Where his parents came from is uncertain and even after 40 years as a one-name researcher it is still uncertain, likewise his wife's parents origins are also uncertain I have seen records that would indicate she (MARY ANN LOTHERINGTON) had been born in Greenwich KENT (1861 census) but in the 1851 census gives her birthplace as Weeting Surrey, well as we all know Weeting is near Brandon on the Norfolk/Suffolk borders (that is unless you know different) there were certainly LAWS in the immediate area, but LOTHERINGTON is a North Yorkshire/County Durham name. John P Laws. (Member 674, of Guild of One-Name Studies, since 1984) laws@one-name.org Researching LAW, LAWE, LAWES, LAWS, LAWSE & allied families worldwide since 1974. see our website at - www.lawsfamilyregister.org.uk Our members get unlimited access to our database which now stands at 61,000 People, having 17,450 families, with 140,150 events in 30,000 places across the World. Also:- Moderator: LAW & LAWS-UK mailing lists and message boards at Rootsweb.com and now using SKYPE & GOOGLE-Docs

Hi Patti I am afraid you would have to say your Canadian cousin is almost certainly wrong, mind you they are not alone in that line of thought where some names are concerned Its akin to saying that all SMITHs are related or all OVINGTONs for that matter Names are derived from all sorts of places and for all sorts of reasons, some were simply taken up as they were liked, others because they worked for someone of that name, others assumed the name to gain a bequest, etc etc Its a long list :-) As you are no doubt aware WILSON or WILLSON means simply son of Will Spelling of surnames was very much a floating affair before the mid 1800's and much in the hands of the scribe recording the information and how he thought it should be spelled rather than the owner of the name Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I was once told by a Canadian Cousin that we are related to all Willsons > who spell their name with two "L's" Curious as our Willsons originally > came from Ireland in 1698. The line then continues from Scotland to New > Jersey and then as Loyalists left to live in Ontario Canada where they > live to this day. We also have Canadian Ellis Cousins who married > Willsons and their children are said to have moved to Saskatchewan and > Kewadin, Michigan. > Patti in Minnesota

On 21 December 2010 19:35, geoff <geoff@mover.karoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Every one , > Hope you all have a Good Christmas and a Happy new year > .. > The one I would love to bring home would be my Great Granddad GEORGE BROWN > .I have his marriage certificate in 1871 September 28th He was age 28 and a > widower profession Sailor if age is correct he was born 1843 . On the 1881 > census his birth place was BECCLES SUFFOLK . I have been looking for him > since I retired year 2000 .I know all about my Great Grandma her family her > late husbands family .All came from NECTON NORFOLK . In the past I have > found out about other family's .My family's tree is not so long but nice and > wide ,a bit like me ..:-)) ALL THE BEST TO ALL .. > Best Regards Geoff .. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Mike Death reg Name: Bertran A Wearing Death Registration Month/Year: 1966 Age at death (estimated): 64 Registration district: Ipswich Inferred County: Suffolk Volume: 4b Page: 1141 A closer look at the index page shows its Bertram A WEARING Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I would like to "Bring Home for Christmas: Bertram Alan WEARING. > > Bertram was born on 26 February 1902 in Enstone Oxfordshire, the son of > Jane > WEARING. > > Bertram was staying with his grandparents (my great-grandparents) in > Enstone > at the time of the 1911 census. > > Bertram married Sylvia M M Keith in 1928 in Malta (Army Chaplains Records > in > Malta). Sylvia was born in Malta about 1902. > > I found a Sylvia WEARING, age 30, arrived in the UK with daughter Barbara, > 2 > years old, in April 1932 aboard the Barabool coming out of Sydney > Australia. > They were going to Duke Street, Hintlesham, Suffolk, which is near > Ipswich. > There was a Barbara WEARING born in Malta in 1929. > > There is also a death record for a Barbara WEARING in 1965 in Samford > Suffolk. > > If the above is correct, Bertram and Sylvia may have resided in Suffolk. > Any > further information would be much appreciated. > > Mike > Nova Scotia, Canada

What a wonderful idea. My brick-wall is a Rose who married my ancestor Thomas DEATH in about 1720. Thomas DEATH was born 1700 in Lawshall, and children of Thomas DEATH and Rose were baptised in Lavenham from 1720. I'd love to see her for Christmas to ask who on earth she is? Cathy, from down under.where it's summer From: David Vesey <veseybrown@sympatico.ca> > Just a idea for Christmas week: > The Kent List is running "Bring an ancestor home for Christmas" where > instead of posting a greeting you > post a brick wall and ask for help bringing them home for Christmas. > This keeps it all relevant. > > Think we could try ? > > David in balmy -2C Toronto

I would like to "Bring Home for Christmas: Bertram Alan WEARING. Bertram was born on 26 February 1902 in Enstone Oxfordshire, the son of Jane WEARING. Bertram was staying with his grandparents (my great-grandparents) in Enstone at the time of the 1911 census. Bertram married Sylvia M M Keith in 1928 in Malta (Army Chaplains Records in Malta). Sylvia was born in Malta about 1902. I found a Sylvia WEARING, age 30, arrived in the UK with daughter Barbara, 2 years old, in April 1932 aboard the Barabool coming out of Sydney Australia. They were going to Duke Street, Hintlesham, Suffolk, which is near Ipswich. There was a Barbara WEARING born in Malta in 1929. There is also a death record for a Barbara WEARING in 1965 in Samford Suffolk. If the above is correct, Bertram and Sylvia may have resided in Suffolk. Any further information would be much appreciated. Mike Nova Scotia, Canada

I was once told by a Canadian Cousin that we are related to all Willsons who spell their name with two "L's" Curious as our Willsons originally came from Ireland in 1698. The line then continues from Scotland to New Jersey and then as Loyalists left to live in Ontario Canada where they live to this day. We also have Canadian Ellis Cousins who married Willsons and their children are said to have moved to Saskatchewan and Kewadin, Michigan. Patti in Minnesota On 12/22/2010 9:45 AM, Carol Bradford wrote: > Hello all, > I have been looking for William Ellis WILLSON for many years. His birth was registered in Plomesgate in Jun quarter, 1841. He was the son of John and Elizabeth (Ellis) WILLSON of Framlingham. He was mentioned in his father's 1871 will as "believed to be in Australia." I found this note of him: > > Brisbane Courier Monday 8 August 1864 p. 2 > THE GAZETTE. > The following appeared in the Government Gazette of Saturday: > Appointments.-- Mr. William Ellis Willson, to be recording clerk in the Mitchell district, in the room of Sir John Creathorne Wilkins, whose appointment has been cancelled. > > I hope there would be records of a recording clerk. But any further leads would be welcome. Please note the spelling of the name with 2 "l" s. It is often transcribed as WILSON. > > What a good idea at this time of year. I've been impressed with the results that have been posted. > > Carol Bradford in Syracuse, New York, USA > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hello Sylvia Only one I can help you with is a Mary TRICKER who is on my husband's side. Details found in the Cosford Database. Looking at the Map the two areas are only about 8 miles apart. Her details Mary TRICKER Born about 1812 in Semer, Suffolk Married 18 November 1834 to John BRINKLEY (they had 12 children) Buried 20 September 1884 in Cockfield, Suffolk. Not sure if this helps or confuses sorry. Hope you find him. Merry Christmas. Ingrid Billings. -----Original Message----- From: suffolk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:suffolk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sylvia Tupper Sent: 23 December 2010 10:14 To: suffolk@rootsweb.com Subject: [SFK-UK] Bringing home for Christmas: James Edmund TRICKER The person I would like to bring home for Christmas is my great- grandmother's brother James Edmund TRICKER who was born in 1831 in Little Cornard. His father Edmund was a brickmaker there. Unfortunately his father died in 1844 and his mother and one of his brothers in 1850, so James Edmund, or Edmund James as he is named in his father's will, inherited one third share of his father's estate. He appears in the 1851 Census, living at Little Cornard with his sister Fanny, but I have been unable to find any record of him since then. I would love to know what happened to him and bring him home for Christmas. Sylvia Tupper

Ever since my kind cousin, Kevin Scott, sent a photograph to me of the gravestone for my great-great-great-grandparents, Jonathan and Sarah Sadd, in Little Glemham, and I read its inscription: "In affectionate memory of JONATHAN SADD who died May 4th 1874 aged 84 years. Oh the sweet joy this sentence gives, I know that my redeemer lives. In affectionate memory of SARAH SADD who died February 7th 1852 aged 62 years. We part in hope to meet again. Erected by their daughter Mary Ann Dyball." I have felt a need to trace the life story of their daughter Mary Ann Dyball. One of the first difficulties was finding her marriage to a Mr Dyball but, after a while, I found that that was her second marriage, and that she was married first to Amos Fletcher. My best way of explaining what I have found about her - rather than typing thousands of words! - is to give the following links where I have posted: http://www.bbcwhodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum/mary-dyball-i-cannot-find-when-nor-where-she-died-t5903.html http://www.familytreeforum.com/showthread.php/69986-Is-anyone-researching-the-DYBALL-family-in-Deptford-or-the-SADD-family-in-Suffolk?highlight=dyball http://www.genesreunited.co.za/boards.page/board/trying_to_find/dyball%20_%20fletcher%20_%20sadd%20/thread/1161676 Perhaps I should post this on the Kent list, too :-) Happy Christmas to all, Joy

Hi Rebecca, I have not seen a reply to your request,so just in case you have not received the info Martha Sosland aged 2 Willesden Jan 7th 1866 Mary Sosland aged 2 Willesden jan 7th 1866 I believe that the name is mistranscribed and should be Iviland but I cannot find any births registered as either name Merry Christmas Gilly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Chapman" <rebecca@eopeo.com> To: <SUFFOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 11:41 PM Subject: [SFK-UK] Look-up please > Hi, > > > > I wonder if someone who has access to Ancestry would be kind enough to > check > a piece of information for me please. There is an entry in the London > burials in 1866 in the Brent District for a Martha Sosland. I wonder if > someone would be able to look and tell me if the original is Sosland or in > fact Snowland please? > > > > Many thanks for you time > > > > Rebecca > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many thanks Nivard for all of the family information you have given us, we now have more to add to our family, and at least 3 we didn't know existed. Fiche seem to be a much slower way to look for family and very time consuming. Have a great Christmas Judy Nelson, NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <suffolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 7:16 AM Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Bringing home for Christmas > Hi again > > How many children ? > > 9 in all, 7 survived to 1911 > > The two who died were > > Name: Charles Victor Knox > Record Type: Baptism > Estimated Birth Date: abt 1887 > Baptism Date: 14 Mar 1887 > Father's name: John Knox > Mother's name: Mary Jane Knox > Parish or Poor Law Union: Denmark Hill St Saviour > Borough: Southwark > > Possible death (Mary Jane was born in Shropshire, perhaps she was at > home?) > > Name: Charles Victor Knox > Estimated birth year: abt 1887 > Year of Registration: 1887 > Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep > Age at Death: 0 > District: Oswestry > County: Denbighshire, Shropshire > Volume: 6a > Page: 410 > > And > > Name: Mabel Knox > Record Type: Baptism > Estimated Birth Date: abt 1890 > Baptism Date: 20 Dec 1890 > Father's name: John Knox > Mother's name: Mary Jane Knox > Parish or Poor Law Union: East Dulwich St John the Evangelist > Borough: Southwark > > Death reg > > Name: Mabel Knox > Estimated birth year: abt 1890 > Year of Registration: 1891 > Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar > Age at Death: 1 > District: Camberwell > County: Greater London, London, Surrey > Volume: 1d > Page: 554 > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> WOW this is surely bringing them home for Christmas, you have just found >> another ancestor we didn't know we had - Doris Margaret Kathleen dau of >> John >> & Mary KNOX - baptised 1903 - I am now wondering how many more there are >> in >> the KNOX family >> >> Many, many thanks for your help it is just so much appreciated, and has >> our >> family now thinking more about the family. >> Judy >> Nelson, NZ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My maiden name is HURRELL, having "evolved" from HARROLD when the family were in Whepstead. My brick wall is: John HARROLD (born c.1764, buried 30 Nov 1832 in Lawshall) and Susan ELY (bapt 13 Apr 1766, parents John and Mary, buried 21 Feb 1815 Lawshall) married 27 Apr 1784 in Lawshall. It has been suggested to me that the family may have come from Long Melford. Remembering Jill Orriss, who was so generous in helping me research my Whepstead family. Wishing a peaceful Christmas to all. Jane.

Hello all, I have been looking for William Ellis WILLSON for many years. His birth was registered in Plomesgate in Jun quarter, 1841. He was the son of John and Elizabeth (Ellis) WILLSON of Framlingham. He was mentioned in his father's 1871 will as "believed to be in Australia." I found this note of him: Brisbane Courier Monday 8 August 1864 p. 2 THE GAZETTE. The following appeared in the Government Gazette of Saturday: Appointments.-- Mr. William Ellis Willson, to be recording clerk in the Mitchell district, in the room of Sir John Creathorne Wilkins, whose appointment has been cancelled. I hope there would be records of a recording clerk. But any further leads would be welcome. Please note the spelling of the name with 2 "l" s. It is often transcribed as WILSON. What a good idea at this time of year. I've been impressed with the results that have been posted. Carol Bradford in Syracuse, New York, USA

Hi, This Christmas I would like to bring home James Camel / Cammel / Camell / Campbell, who I believe is my 5xG grandfather. On familysearch I have a marriage for him: 30 Jan 1871, James Campbell = Kezia Barrel in Westharpe, Suffolk (I think the real place name is Westhorpe) FamilySearch England Marriages 1538-1973, Indexing project: M02093-4, Sys Origin: England EAsy, Source film 887393 The couple later appear in Rickinghall, suffolk, where a number of children were baptised. I have found Kezia's family. I would like to learn where James came from as I can find no other Cammell (however spelt) in Westharpe / Westhorpe If some kind soul has access to the original parish registers, perhaps it may say from whence he came? I have found a christening in Thwaite, Suffolk of a James Cammell on 17th March 1758, parents Robert and Mary Cammell. The date is about right, but this may not be him - I would need to prove a link of some kind. Does anyone have any ideas? Happy Christmas from Cappadocia, Turkey, and thanks for any help Colleen

From A2A FRAMLINGHAM PARISH RECORDS. Catalogue Ref. FC101 Creator(s): Church of England, Framlingham Parish, Suffolk OVERSEERS. CORRESPONDENCE FILE - Correspondence - ref. FC101/G8/2 - date: 1798-1832 item: Letter from the overseers of Harwich concerning relief paid to Edward Grayston and his family. January to April, 1802. - ref. FC101/G8/2/8 [n.d.] BASTARDY FILE - Bundle of bastardy order - ref. FC101/G10/5 - date: 1770 - 1834 item: Daniel Mann, Harwich, sawyer, for the base child of Jemima Grayston, 23rd March, 1803 I have contructed a e tree starting with Daniel Mann Grayston bapt Framlingham 13 Mar 1803 and would very much like to link Jemima into my main Grayston tree. I do not have any information on Edward and his family - was Jemima his daughter? Any information on this Framlingham family would be welcome. Have a great Christmas Andrew Hudson

hI, I would like to bring home John KEABLE my many times great grandfather who married in 1696 in Cratfield to Rebecca LAND alias SCOT. I have not been able to find his baptism or burial. I have looked at many nearby parishes but he remains elusive. Marg

WOW this is surely bringing them home for Christmas, you have just found another ancestor we didn't know we had - Doris Margaret Kathleen dau of John & Mary KNOX - baptised 1903 - I am now wondering how many more there are in the KNOX family Many, many thanks for your help it is just so much appreciated, and has our family now thinking more about the family. Judy Nelson, NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <suffolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Bringing home for Christmas > Hi Judy > > Official adoption started in 1927 and they may have gone through the > process > but more likely they simply changed his name and for the rest of his life > he > was THOMPSON > > He may never have actually known he was born a KNOX (although he probably > did) > > The only thing that may cause a problem later on was inheritance, although > if it were written into a will it would be entirely legal , the problem > might have occurred if Herbert died intestate > > There is a possible marriage for John as follows > > Name: John M P Thompson > Spouse Surname: Dixon > Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1939 > Registration district: Lewisham > Registration county (inferred): Kent > Volume Number: 1d > Page Number: 2409 > > Name: Molly W H N Dixon > Spouse Surname: Thompson > Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1939 > Registration district: Lewisham > Registration county (inferred): Kent > Volume Number: 1d > Page Number: 2409 > > Personally after proving that the John I posted who died in 1985 was your > man I would be seeking a will for him, if Molly survived him she may well > be > mentioned and of course any children they may have had > > The death cert of 1985 should also have his place of birth as well as his > date of birth , his birth cert would hopefully confirm they are one and > the > same > > On Muriel > > Baptism > St Peter Streatham Lambeth 1896 > Dec 14 1896 > Muriel Kate dau of John & Mary KNOX > 23 Leigham Vale > Bank Clerk > Minister Edward JER??? > > There is a P by the baptism which normally stands for a private baptism, > this may hint that she was a sickly child not expected to live > > There is also a baptism at the same Church > > Nov 16th 1903 > Doris Margaret Kathleen dau of John & Mary KNOX > 66 Knollys Road Streatham > Bank Clerk > Henry DUNSBY (St Clements City Rd) > > There are some other children baptised in the period to a John and Mary > Jane > KNOX the fathers occupation is Bank Clerk > > All the above are to be found on Ancestry > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > >> Hi Nivard >> >> I didn't think of Jennie remarrying, and you are probably correct that >> her >> son might have had a name change, even at the age of 8yrs old - would >> there >> be records somewhere for that - I'm a bit lost to where to go for those >> sort >> of searches. I only had John MP Knox down as being born 1914, Croydon, >> his >> Mother remarrying certainly puts a different aspect on his surname. >> Thanks >> for his death details will have to see if he married under the name >> Thompson >> or Knox. >> >> Many thanks also for Muriel Kate Knox's death - our indexes here are >> quite >> a few years behind - have her birth as 1896 (didn't have a birth date >> just >> the quarter Sept and year), Streatham, Surrey. >> >> Have a lovely Christmas >> Judy >> Nelson, NZ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Nivard I didn't think of Jennie remarrying, and you are probably correct that her son might have had a name change, even at the age of 8yrs old - would there be records somewhere for that - I'm a bit lost to where to go for those sort of searches. I only had John MP Knox down as being born 1914, Croydon, his Mother remarrying certainly puts a different aspect on his surname. Thanks for his death details will have to see if he married under the name Thompson or Knox. Many thanks also for Muriel Kate Knox's death - our indexes here are quite a few years behind - have her birth as 1896 (didn't have a birth date just the quarter Sept and year), Streatham, Surrey. Have a lovely Christmas Judy Nelson, NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <suffolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Bringing home for Christmas > > Hi Judy > > It looks like Jennie may have remarried in 1922 > > Name: Jennie L Knox > Spouse Surname: Thompson > Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1922 > Registration district: Camberwell > Registration county (inferred): Surrey > Volume Number: 1d > Page Number: 1926 > > Name: Herbert L Thompson > Spouse Surname: Knox > Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1922 > Registration district: Camberwell > Registration county (inferred): Surrey > Volume Number: 1d > Page Number: 1926 > > If so have you considered that John MP KNOX may have gone as THOMPSON (he > would only be 8 at the time of their marriage) > > There is the following death registration > > Name: John Michael P Thompson > Birth Date: 1 Mar 1914 > Death Registration Month/Year: Jan 1985 > Age at death (estimated): 70 > Registration district: Bromley > Inferred County: Kent > Volume: 11 > Page: 1295 > > There is also a death reg for a Muriel Kate KNOX as follows > > Name: Muriel Kate Knox > Birth Date: 17 Jun 1896 > Death Registration Month/Year: 1969 > Registration district: Lambeth > Inferred County: Greater London > Volume: 5d > Page: 28 > > Do the dates of birth tally with your known information? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> Great Idea David, bringing them home for Christmas >> >> I am looking for John Michael Patrick Knox, born 1914, Croydon - son of >> John Lawrence Knox(died Battle of Cambrai, France 1917) and wife Jennie >> Louise (Nee Feaver) - cannot seem to find him anywhere - perhaps he was >> old enough to fight in the war - not sure but he seems to have gone of my >> radar somewhere along the line. >> >> Also a death for Muriel Kate Knox born 1896, parents Mary Jane (nee >> Williams) and John Knox >> >> Merry Christmas to you all, >> >> Regards >> Judy >> Nelson, NZ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message