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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Shropshire => England => Shropshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: homeguard on Thursday 19 January 06 18:45 GMT (UK)
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Hello, could someone please look to find a Humphreys family livng in the Munslow area of Salop in 1841, many thanks.
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As you have had no replies to your request, I was wondering whether you had managed to find your Humphreys family yet?
Let me know if you would like them looking up.
Jan
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Thanks Jan thats a very kind offer, the only thing I know about the family is that Rachael was born about 1806 from I think the Munslow area, as you can see any info would be appreciated !!
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Hi again
It would seem that HUMPHREYS was quite a popular name in Shropshire in 1841 - there's a lot of them!!!!
A quick search shows nothing for Munslow but I think the best way would be to go through the images of the parish and see if anything shows up.
I'll let you know!
Jan
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I have looked through the Munslow images and can only see one Humphreys:
A Charles Humphreys 20 Male Servant Y - for the Edwards family.
I did a search for a Rachel Humphreys but the only one I could see was born around 1840. Would you like the details?
Jan
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Thanks Jan, for taking the time to look, the 1840 date is a bit late, I think mine is round 1810ish, but at least I can strike Munslow off places to search, shes out there some where !
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Hi again Homeguard
I'm still looking!!!
What other information do you have for the Humphreys family? Have you found them on any of the other census. If so, could you post the details please?
If Rachel was born approx 1806 that would make her about 35 years of age. I'm wondering whether she might have married by 1841 ???
Jan
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Hi Jan, yes I have since found her on the census married and it gives her pob as Monk Hopton, not Munslow !, but I have no information on the Humphrey family at all, perhaps there are some living at Monk Hopton ? but it would still be difficult to link them to her, sorry to be so vague with the Humphreys. thanks for your help.
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In the parish of Monk Hopton I can see the following HUMPHREYS:
William Humphreys 20 Labourer Y
William Humphreys 15 Ag Labourer Y
Benjamin Humphreys 25 Waggoner
Mary Humphreys 25 Y
Eliza Humphreys 10 Y
What is Rachel's married name, and could you post the census details where you found her married? It may be an idea to look for the marriage record at either FreeBMD if post 1837, or the Shropshire Archives if pre 1837.
I could do the Shropshire Archives bit, by the way ;)
Jan
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Hi, it was the 1851 census for Munslow that I found her married to Thomas Hanson [Anson], also she was married in the parish of Munslow in 1833, a witness at the wedding was Mary Hanson.
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HURRAY!!! I've found them in 1841!!!!!! ;D
In the parish of Munslow
HO107/913/2 folio 23 page 11
Thos Anson 45 Sawyer Y
Rachel Anson 35 Y
John Anson 20 Sawyer Y
Esther Anson 15 Y
Mary Anson 7 Y
James Anson 6 Y
Fanny Anson 4 Y
Ann Anson 1 Y
No wonder I couldn't find Rachel - she had been transcribed as RICHD on the index :o :o
Looking at the ages of the John and Esther, I would guess that Thomas had been married before.
Living next door:-
John Anson 55 Sawyer Y
Martha Anson 50 Y
Benjamin Anson 15 Sawyer Y
Richd Anson 11 Y
And to think that I have already looked through the images for Munslow while searching for Humphreys!!!! - they were there all the time, peeping at me ;D
Jan
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Well done, being shown as Richd would make it difficult !! May be Thomas and John were brothers ? just a thought.
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Hi, found on IGI birth of John Handson to Thomas/Elizabeth Munslow 1786, so could be a brother.
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Hi, found on IGI birth of John Handson to Thomas/Elizabeth Munslow 1786, so could be a brother.
Hi,
Thomas and Elizabeth are my 4 x g-grandparents. Rachel Humphreys was indeed Thomas Anson/Hanson's second wife; I'm descended from his first marriage to Mary who died in Feb 1831. Rachel was widowed before 1871 but married John Trow later that year.
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Gosh, this thread is a blast from the past :o
I wonder if homeguard managed to get any further with the research?
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Hi Lloydy and 233ac, Thomas and Rachael Hanson/Anson are my GG Grand parents. I have been stuck on going further back past them for a while now but I have not given up ! Thanks for your interest in the family.
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Hi Homeguard
As you are still trying to research further back, post your queries here and I'll see if I can help ;)
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Hi Homeguard,
Good to find another connection - which of Thomas [2] and Rachael's children are you descended from? I am in touch with another cousin who is descended from their son Thomas [3] b. 1845. There's also another cousin who is descended from John b. 1786 who was a brother to Thomas [2]. My 2 x gt grandfather John, b. 1820 the son of Thomas [2] and his first wife Mary Edwards took his family to West Kirby, Wirral some time in the 1870's where my grandfather and father were born.
Hi Lloydy,
I too have had no success in many years looking for the parents of 4 x gt grandfather Thomas [1] but have some details of his wife Elizabeth Greene's line back another three generations. All I have on Thomas [1] is that I believe he was buried in Munslow in 1834 'aged 72'. So if you should be able to help there it would be much appreciated.
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Hi, I too am descended from Thomas [3] born 1845, but have found it difficult to go further back than Thomas [1] and wife Elizabeth so any details would be great. Interested to hear of the cousins that are related to my Thomas [3] !!