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Title: Children of Henry and Abigail Canham
Post by: Kevinshouse on Tuesday 24 October 06 19:52 BST (UK)

Could anyone please help me to find out if Henry and Abigail Evilina Canham (nee Cooper) had any children, they married in 1862 when Abbey as she was sometimes called was 39 years old, Henry was about 22 when he married they married in Mitford Norfolk and in 1868 aged 45 Abbey died there.  They were only married a few years but it is possible that they may have had children.  Many thanks for any help. By the way Henry went on to marry twice more.

Susan

Title: Re: Children of Henry and Abigail Canham
Post by: The Yokel on Tuesday 24 October 06 20:11 BST (UK)

Hi Susan

sorry to tell you this, but, Mitford is a Registration District in Norfolk and contains the following parishes

Bawdeswell, Beeston with Bittering, Beetley, Billingford, Bintree, Brisley, Bylaugh, Colkirk, Cranworth, East Bilney, East Dereham, East Lexham, East Tuddenham, Elsing, Foxley, Garveston, Gateley, Gorleston (1889-91), Great Dunham, Great Fransham, Gressenhall, Guist, Hardingham, Hockering, Hoe, Horningtoft, Kempstone, Letton, Litcham, Little Dunham, Little Fransham, Longham, Lyng, Mattishall, Mattishall Burgh, Mileham, North Elmham, North Tuddenham, Oxwick with Pattesley, Reymerston, Rougham, Scarning, Shipdham, Southburgh, Sparham, Stanfield, Swanton Morley, Tittleshall, Twyford, Weasenham, Wellingham, Wendling, Westfield, West Lexham, Whinburgh, Whissonsett, Woodrising, Worthing, Yaxham.

take your pick :-\

you may need to get the marriage or death cert to find the right parish

regards
yokel

Title: Re: Children of Henry and Abigail Canham
Post by: Kevinshouse on Tuesday 24 October 06 20:23 BST (UK)

Thanks for your reply, the only other information I have is that Abby was born in Esling, could this be of any help

Regards Susan

Title: Re: Children of Henry and Abigail Canham
Post by: lizdb on Tuesday 24 October 06 20:31 BST (UK)

Well, there were certainly a few CANHAM families producing children in the years 1862to 1868, in the Mitford registration district.

I went through the birth indexes (currently free to search on ancestry) and the following Canhams were registered in that area:

JFM 1862 Charles Robert 4b 300
JAS 1862 Frances 4b 253
OND 1863 Lucy Samuel 4b 272
JFM 1864 Ellen 4b 317
AMJ 1864 Ann Maria 4b 291
OND 1964 Lacey Samuel 4b 269
JAS 1865 Ellen 4a 250
OND 1866 Robert S 4b 273
AMJ 1867 Ellen Mary 4b 275
JAS 1867 Susanna Hudson 4b 274


Take your pick! Any (or none) could be children of your couple.

I think their marriage cert, and Abby's death cert are a good idea to get a parish, then the births can be checked out in the parish register.

Title: Re: Children of Henry and Abigail Canham
Post by: Frances on Tuesday 24 October 06 20:35 BST (UK)

There are many Canhams on the free Norfolk Transcription site.

http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/index.php

Frances :)

Title: Re: Children of Henry and Abigail Canham
Post by: The Yokel on Tuesday 24 October 06 20:41 BST (UK)

just had a look through the Elsing 1871 census for Henry but couldn't find him, maybe someone can pin him down

Title: Re: Children of Henry and Abigail Canham
Post by: Kevinshouse on Tuesday 24 October 06 21:22 BST (UK)

Many thanks for all your help, yes the Canhams certainly could produce children, one branch of my family tree had a couple who had 13 children

Thanks again Susan

Title: Re: Children of Henry and Abigail Canham
Post by: Caskidd on Wednesday 25 October 06 20:35 BST (UK)

Your Abby would have been born in ELSING
a little village (Right district) near Lyng and Weston Longville
Good Luck
Cathy