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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Staffordshire => Topic started by: Jayson on Tuesday 01 August 06 15:49 BST (UK)
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Would anybody have any info as to whether there are any memorials/tombstones relating to William & Ann Swinnerton at the churches in Butterton & Swynnerton? Ann was buried at Swynnerton 8 August 1710, & her husband, William, was also buried there on 13 June 1724.
Hope somebody can help - Jayson
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Hi Jayson, it might be worth contacting Alf (who left the last post in Staffordshire Lookup Offers). He has been very willing to go round Staffordshire graveyards for me in the past and donated details of a lot of MIs to the Wishful Thinking site. Am not sure how much success you will have in finding graves that far back but it is worth a try.
Anna
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Hi Anna
A thousand thanks for this link, Anna - I will certainly give it a go & see how I get on with it.
Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Jayson
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Hi Jayson, definitley fingers crossed!
Anna
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Hi Anna
I've been in touch with Alf & he said he would have a look for me. This is very kind of him. I know how time consuming looking for old stones can be. I've spent hours in old churchyards & got some very odd looks from passers by.
Jayson
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Hi Jayson, had a feeling Alf would be willing enough, he is very good.
Good Luck
Anna
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hi jayson..i am reseraching the egertons of staffordshire.i see a lot of what you are asking about is related to my interests.i have a great deal of info on the egertons of that time and place.what exactly do you need?.
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Hi edge
That's really very kind of you. I'm trying to find out a bit about the family of Sir John Egerton, 2nd Baronet of Wrinehill, Staffordshire and of Farthinghoe, Northamptonshire. I know he died sometime around 1674. His wife was, by all accounts, the daughter of George Wynter of Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire but I can't prove it. Anne left a will dated 1680. I think John & Ann were buried at Farthinghoe.
My ancestor James Bayley of Wybunbury, Cheshire married Elizabeth, daughter of John Hough & Elizabeth Thicknesse at Wybunbury in 1734. Elizabeth Thicknesse was the daughter of Bridget Egerton, and Bridget was the daughter of Sir John. What I'm really trying to do is fill in the gaps with the dates of baptisms, marriages and burials. I've searched Madelely parish but couldn't find anything which helped so I'd be really grateful for any help with this.
Jayson ;)
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hi jayson. john egerton of farthinghoe died at wrinehill and was buried at madeley staffordshire 1674.he was the son of sir rowland egerton of egerton and oulton cheshire.john did marry ann wintour daughter of george wintour esq of dernam gloucester.john and ann gave birth to bridgit who married ralph thickness..and married 2ndly timothy hildyard of lincoln.you can find some great documents on the uk archive site.i have purchased many wills thru this.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1
i will keep in touch if i find more for you.
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:Dm3qBiJJ_bEJ:www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/tt/thicknesse1.htm+ralph+thicknesse+bridget+egerton&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ca
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Hi edge
Many thanks for the links. ;)
What I find really frustrating about old pedigrees that one comes across in various works (Burke's for example) is that they rarely give specific details about the event their relating.
I've just discovered - via the IGI - that Bridget Egerton married Ralph Thicknesse at Farthinghoe in 1674. Burke's say 1663.
Do you have the exact date of Sir John's burial at Madeley? Must have missed it when I looked first time round.
Jayson
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http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/tt/thicknesse1.htm
Jayson,this says the marriage was in 1663..
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Hi Jayson
I visited Swynnerton churchyard and found no Swinnerton headstones. However there are quite a few that I could not read. It is possible some of your deceased may be amongst them. I do revisit the churches that I have been to, and some time I am able to read the inscription if I catch the sun in the right position
Are there any other sites they me be buried and do you have any other names you want me to keep a look out for when I am on my travels
Regards
Alf
At home where the "Duck" are, Stoke on Trent
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Hi oonagh
I'm going to pay a researcher in Northamptonshire to check this out for me. Hopefully something will turn up.
Hi Alf
Thanks for your kind offer. If you ever get chance to visit Madeley churchyard that would be great. Many of my Bayley ancestors were buried there. James Bayley was buried there in 1704, and his son and grandson (both called Weston Bayley) are there too. I'm also interested the Revd Thomas Barlow who vicar of Madeley from 1746 to about 1779.
Kind regards
Jayson
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Hi Jayson
I have been to Madeley and noted some inscriptions, but none of your names. In the next week or so I will go back and have a look for you. I need to update the site I send my MI's to.
The butterton church (there are two in Staffordshire) I can only asume the one near Newcastle, there are no graves just a church and a few cremations (modern ones)
Alf
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Hi Alf
I really appreciate your help with this.
Jayson ;)