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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Suffolk Lookup Requests => Suffolk => England => Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: sorcha65 on Wednesday 10 October 07 14:40 BST (UK)
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Hi Lynn, I saw on the notices that you could do look ups for Bruisyard, Suffolk. Could you look up a baptism for a Hannah Spall born Bruisyard 1809. With thanks Sorcha
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Hi
The records that I have for Bruisyard are from 1813 to 1900, there are quite a few Spall's listed if you would like them.
regards Lynne
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Dear Lynne, I d be interested in the early stuff especially any Spall with a father called Robert Spall. My Hannah left Bruisyard and went up to Doncaster so I don t know anything about the rest of the family. Thanks Sorcha
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Hi
DATE FORENAME FATHER MOTHER NOTES
11.4.1813 WILLIAM ROBERT ELIZABETH LAB
21.11.1813 SARAH JOHN SARAH LAB
20.11.1814 ELIZABETH ROBERT ELIZABETH LAB
7.4.1816 ELIZA JOHN HANNAH
21.4.1816 MARY ROBERT ELIZABETH
4,5,1817 EDWARD ROBERT ELIZABETH
26.7.1818 WILLIAM JOHN HANNAH
29.10.1820 ELIZABETH JOHN HANNAH
14.6.1823 SARAH ROBERT ELIZABETH LAB
13.4.1823 JEREMIAH JOHN HANNAH LAB
9.10.1825 LOUISA JOHN HANNAH LAB
19.4.1843 MARY ANN CHARLES MARIA LAB
25.8.1844 ROBERT WILLIAM CAROLINELAB
10.11.1844 WILLIAM CHARLES MARIA LAB
10.2.1850 MARY WILLIAM CAROLINELAB
9.10.1859 EDWARD CHARLES MARIA 2y sp
17.10.1869 ALICE WILLIAM HANNAH LAB
26.11.1871 ROBERT WILLIAM HANNAH LAB
16.2.1873 GEORGE WILLIAM HANNAH LAB
29.3.1874 JANE WILLIAM HANNAH HORSEMAN
12.8.1877 ELIZA WILLIAM HANNAH LAB
Hope this helps Lynne
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Thankyou Lyn those were fantastic, do you have marriage records too? Sorcha
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Hi
I dont have the marriage records for Bruisyard but I have the Suffolk Marriage Index. Is there anyone in particular you are looking for, and what year.
regards Lynne
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Thanks Lynne, wondered if you could look up Robert Spall and Elizabeth, for year I d guess between 1800 and 1810, I d be interested to know where they got married and if its given what his occupation was. Thanks again Sorcha
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Hi
There are no records for a Robert and Elzabeth, and, as far as I can see there are no male marriages for Spall listed at Bruisyard.
sorry i couldnt help.
regards lynne
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Thanks for looking for me anyway Lynne. Good Luck Sorcha
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From Boyds marriage index
Rob SPALL
Elz BLOOMFIELD
1808 - Brandeston
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Thanks Sue, is Brandestone nr Bruisyard? I m not familiar with the area. Sorcha
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I would say approximately 6 - 8 miles between the two.
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Thanks for that, I also think there may be a Woodbridge connection, is that near the two places? Sorcha
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Yes, very close to Woodbridge.
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Wonder why they moved around so much. Are they largely rural places? I looked at Woodbrige on a map last night, hope I got the right one - maps aren t my strong point! I think Hannah Spall may have gone into service in Doncaster Yorks, would you know if that idea makes sense? this would have been some time between her birth 1809 and 1832. Sorcha p.s. would you know if there was any immigrant community around that area?
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Its quite surprising how people did move about. We generally think that they may have stayed in the same village or town, all of their lives, but this was not always the case.
I believe there were army activities in Woodbridge and surrounding area, but I am sure someone more knowledgeable will be able to tell you in more detail.
Maybe Hannah got to know someone regarding these circumstances and she went with them, when they left Suffolk.
;)
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Thanks Sue, that is an interesting possibility. Maybe I need to do some more reading bout the area. A lot of my family are from Liverpool/Manchester, where they moved about into the cities with work, but I m a bit ignorant of this area. Thanks for the ideas anyway. Sorcha
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Brandeston and Bruisyard are still largely rural farming communities.
Woodbridge is a bustling Market Town and has always been linked with sea faring jobs and boat building too. There have been soldiers stationed there back in the days of the Napoleonic wars.
Often people would advertise in Suffolk newspapers for servants as they considered strong, healthy country girls would work well.
Many northern employers advertised in our county.
There were also more job oppotunities in the north in the cotton mills and the mining industry - Suffolk was and is still largely dependent on farming. Farming was a precarious life in the 19th century (today's farmers would say it still is), but for the Ag Lab so much depended on the weather and if work would be available. We now have huge fields of wheat and barley, and oil seed rape in the summer - we are known as the bread basket of England ;D
If you know the name of the family in Doncaster, it might be possible to find they had links with Suffolk. You often find that Suffolk girls who became servants in grand houses in London, for example, on further investigation you find that the London family have a country home in the county.
SM ...
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Thanks Suffolk that a good point. My Hannah married a chap from Lincolnshire who was a groom - hence my mind jumping to the idea of them both being in service. However what you ve put has given me another idea. Her hubby was 31 when they got married so either he was pretty hideous or perhaps he may have been in the militia in the Suffolk area? I have had so much trouble with this side of the family, and this was the side I wanted to trace most to solve a little family mystery! which is just typical really! Sorcha