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Title: Is Nettleswell the same place as Netsell?
Post by: barbara taylor on Sunday 24 September 06 22:39 BST (UK)
Hi I wonder if some kind person could help me as I am completely ignorant of the area.
On the 1851 census my ancestor Ezra Petts puts his birthplace as Netsell Harlow Essex (dob 1809) but I can't find Netsell.
I'm looking to find if there's a parish church there that he might have been baptised in.  He moves over to Hertford by 1831 when he marries in St Andrews Church.  Interestingly there are other Petts who are baptised in that church (possibly siblings) but the records are missing for 1809.  Seeking his parents to try and make the connection with these other Petts.

Many thanks

Barbara
Title: Re: Is Nettleswell the same place as Netsell?
Post by: ricky1 on Sunday 24 September 06 22:43 BST (UK)
Hi Barbara

Only place in Essex that sounds right is Nettswell

ricky
Title: Re: Is Nettleswell the same place as Netsell?
Post by: Frances on Monday 25 September 06 07:24 BST (UK)
Hi Barbara,

Although I had never heard of Netswell I have found this which seems to indicate that the name was used at one time, hope this helps.

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Epping/Epping.shtml

Regards,

Frances :)

Still think of myself as a Essex girl :D
Title: Re: Is Nettleswell the same place as Netsell?
Post by: barbara taylor on Monday 25 September 06 09:22 BST (UK)
Many thanks to Rick and Frances for this information - it would seem to be that this is the area I need to look into.

Barbara
Title: Re: Is Nettleswell the same place as Netsell?
Post by: dwicking on Wednesday 11 October 06 13:56 BST (UK)
You know he has been found - in the Netteswell registers

Now to find more Petts in the area to get the marriage, deaths & siblings

Denis
Title: Re: Is Nettleswell the same place as Netsell?
Post by: dwicking on Monday 23 October 06 15:39 BST (UK)
Looked at the registers and they even call the parish Netsell some of the time.