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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: nedroma on Saturday 19 April 08 12:41 BST (UK)

Title: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: nedroma on Saturday 19 April 08 12:41 BST (UK)
In looking in the 1851 census for ELIAS RUMSEY, he is recorded as being at 5 Cork Street in Camberwell.

His place of birth has been transcribed as Hants, Apeleham;  I have looked closely at the record and can't improve on that but I am unconvinced that Apeleham is correct.

From local knowledge can anybody put forward a more plausible interpretation?

So far I have been unable to find him in the 1841 census; my guess is that he should be in Camberwell.

Alan
Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: Little Nell on Saturday 19 April 08 12:46 BST (UK)
Maybe Appleshaw, which is near Andover.

Nell
Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: Necromancer on Saturday 19 April 08 12:52 BST (UK)
isnt that Murphy's Law - virtually all the places on that page are easy to decipher .... Is the other Rumsey Head of Household related ....

1841 wont really help - so hopefully Nell's suggestion will lead somewhere ?
Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: nedroma on Saturday 19 April 08 12:55 BST (UK)
Nell and Newfster

Appleshaw looks very pausible.

Thank you both for your extremely rapid responses.

Alan

Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: Little Nell on Saturday 19 April 08 12:55 BST (UK)
I think the other head of household might be an Elias Rumsey who married a Sarah Lambert in 1835 at St Mary in Lambeth.

? Maybe  :-\

Nell
Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: Tati on Saturday 19 April 08 12:58 BST (UK)
Hi all  :)

Someone on familysearch interpreted it as Appleshaw as well!

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Elias Rumsey
Birth:  About 1779   Appleshaw, Hampshire, England
Death:  14 FEB 1859   Camberwell, London, England
Spouse:  Mary Herold 
Marriage:  04 JAN 1801   St Mary'S, Lambeth, Surrey, England
Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: Little Nell on Saturday 19 April 08 13:00 BST (UK)
An Elias Rumsey/Ramsey and a Sarah had children baptised in Southwark and Lambeth areas 1830s/40s.

Elias Rumsey and Mary ? had a daughter Charlotte baptised in 1819 in Camberwell.

Nell
Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: nedroma on Saturday 19 April 08 13:15 BST (UK)
Dear all

In terms of the 1851 census - the other Rumsey household on the same page is that of Elias's son Henry who is a night watchman and can be found by himself in the same census at McLeod's Brewery in Camberwell - note Henry's wife, Sarah (ne Insull), describes herself as "Brewers watchman's wife"

I have now discovered that Elias also had a son Elias b abt 1816 in Lambeth and on further research I think he will relate to the other Rumsey records that you have identified.

Thank you rootschatters - this website is an absolutely fantastic and valuable resource.

Alan
Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: Peter Grant on Saturday 21 June 08 19:34 BST (UK)
Hi Alan.  Elias Rumsey was indeed from Appleshaw, Hampshire.  I am descended from Elias, through his son Henry Rumsey.  Henry's daughter Sarah Rumsey emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand in 1862. Her cousin Elias Henry Rumsey also emigrated to Dunedin around the same time, but via the Australian Goldfields.

I hope you are descended from the family also and look forward to hearing from you.  Please send me a PM.

Peter Grant (London)
Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: nedroma on Sunday 22 June 08 12:43 BST (UK)
Peter

Thank you for your reply.

I am also descended from Henry Rumsey (one of my g-g-grandfathers) through his daughter Elizabeth (b 10 Oct 1849 at 3 Cork St Camberwell).

Elizabeth married Zachariah Frederick Turner on 17 Sept 1869 in Poplar. As far as I know they only had one child Alfred Turner born 26 Feb 1874 at 30 Risterne Place, Poplar. Alfred is my grandfather.

On 12 Dec 1877 Elizabeth dies at Bethnal House which appears to be a sort of Asylum. The death cert records that she died of General Paralysis and appears to have been there since Feb 1876.

I am unsure about Henry Rumsey's dob. An IGI record for Elias Rumsey born Appleshaw and married to Mary Herold gives children as Elias b abt 1816 and Henry b abt 1818 but other sources would seem to imply 1823. Do you have any other information?

Alan (West Midlands)
Title: Re: Apeleham?? Hampshire
Post by: Peter Grant on Sunday 22 June 08 20:31 BST (UK)
Glad to hear you are a distant cousin, Alan!  I have photos of my g g grandmother Sarah Rumsey, and also another sister Mary Ann Rumsey.

To save clogging up the message board with lots of detail, would you like to send me a Personal message? We can email away to our hearts' content.

Kind regards,
Peter