Hi, Bob and all list members, Yes I have been following this. I wonder if there is any evidence of siblings earlier than Mary Ann born 1816. Thomas and Catherine would both have been 30 in 1816. My John Westalls census details say he was born around 1812, allegedly in Westminster. This is not very far from Chiswick and there could be a link although at that time Chiswick was a small village outside London. Is there any evidence of when and where Thomas and Catherine were married? Mick W ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobatbmw" <bobatbmw@cox.net> To: "WESTALL Mailing List" <WESTALL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 6:05 PM Subject: [WESTALL] Thomnas Westall > Hi everyone, > > If you have followed the dialogue about Thomas Westall b 1786 in Chiswick, > Middlesex, Eng I would appreciate if you would check your family > information > to see if there is any chance he may touch your particular family! > > Thomas wife was Catherine born 1786 in England. Their children were: > > Mary Ann Westall..b 1816 > Thomas Westall..b 1818 > Catherine Westall..b 1827 > > There could have been more children but to date this is all I can come up > with! These three children were also born in Chiswick, Middlesex, Eng. > > Mick, your John Westall was b 1813 in St James's Parish, Westminster, > London, Eng. What do you think? > > Carmen, I found this in Free BMD could this be Thomas Westall b 1818: > > Deaths Jun 1901 > Westall Thomas W. Ham 4a 40 > The district W. Ham is an alternative name for West Ham and it spans the > boundaries of the counties of Essex and Greater London? > > Any thoughts or suggestions by any list member would be greatly > appreciated. > > > Bob > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Mick, That is the tough question? As we are aware things changed as to how records were kept in the 1830's. I think myself quite fortunate to have come up with Catherine age 12 or so in the 1841 census and her parents. I feel quite confident it is a match because her future husband was living with her parents at the time. Like Thomas b 1818 and Mary Ann b 1815 your John Westall b ca. 1812 had already moved away from mom and dad so it really makes things much tougher! When you say Westminster is not very far from Chiswick, just what do you mean by how far? Also where did you find his birthplace as Westminster? As we are both aware people change their place of birth from census to census just as they may alter their age as well! Genealogy is truly a soup sandwich and I guess that is what keeps me coming back to it. That and the fact that people have asked for assistance with their families which is very hard for me to turn down. When I started my genealogy research out years ago people were so gracious and outgoing with their assistance to me I feel greatly obliged to "Pass it on" if at all possible! Is there anyone on the list that lives anywhere near Chiswick? It appears to be a very small community which is very close to the Thames River and less than 3 miles from Richmond. In the other direction it looks to be 6 to 8 miles from Hampstead! I do not have anything firm on Thomas'(b 1818)place of marriage to Elizabeth Swain but Mary Ann Westall m Samuel Snell (b 1806 in Falham, Middlesex, Eng) in the 2nd Quarter of 1840 in Kensington, Middlesex, Eng. I got this from www.rootsweb.com Free BirthMarriageDeath. It may not be etched in stone but man it sure fits like a glove! Thomas' first child was Elizabeth b 1837 which would mean the marriage took place outside of the newer records I believe! :-( As ever so many questions and so very few answers! Does anyone have any thoughts at all. If so please email the list as every thought might be the one that opens the door! Mick, as ever good hearing from you! Warmest regards to all Westall cousins! Bob Westall -----Original Message----- From: westall-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:westall-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Westall Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 5:45 AM To: westall@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Thomnas Westall Hi, Bob and all list members, Yes I have been following this. I wonder if there is any evidence of siblings earlier than Mary Ann born 1816. Thomas and Catherine would both have been 30 in 1816. My John Westalls census details say he was born around 1812, allegedly in Westminster. This is not very far from Chiswick and there could be a link although at that time Chiswick was a small village outside London. Is there any evidence of when and where Thomas and Catherine were married? Mick W ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobatbmw" <bobatbmw@cox.net> To: "WESTALL Mailing List" <WESTALL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 6:05 PM Subject: [WESTALL] Thomnas Westall > Hi everyone, > > If you have followed the dialogue about Thomas Westall b 1786 in Chiswick, > Middlesex, Eng I would appreciate if you would check your family > information > to see if there is any chance he may touch your particular family! > > Thomas wife was Catherine born 1786 in England. Their children were: > > Mary Ann Westall..b 1816 > Thomas Westall..b 1818 > Catherine Westall..b 1827 > > There could have been more children but to date this is all I can come up > with! These three children were also born in Chiswick, Middlesex, Eng. > > Mick, your John Westall was b 1813 in St James's Parish, Westminster, > London, Eng. What do you think? > > Carmen, I found this in Free BMD could this be Thomas Westall b 1818: > > Deaths Jun 1901 > Westall Thomas W. Ham 4a 40 > The district W. Ham is an alternative name for West Ham and it spans the > boundaries of the counties of Essex and Greater London? > > Any thoughts or suggestions by any list member would be greatly > appreciated. > > > Bob > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message