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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Suffolk => Topic started by: percy porter on Wednesday 08 July 09 04:33 BST (UK)
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I have a line of my tree pre 1881 in Suffolk, variously placed in BMDs' and census in Hoo, Hoo Green and Plomesgate. I am hoping to find which churches are likely to be in that area so that I can try and find details of Marriages, Baptisms and Burials.
Any help would be appreciatted.
Alan NZ
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Hi Alan,
There's a little freebie program called Parloc [Parish Locator] that will tell you names of churches within specified radius of what you state. Maybe this would help.
charlotte
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Thanks Charlotte, I'll give that a try if I don't get anything when those up the top end wake up.
:)
Alan NZ
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The time zones are very annoying ::)... waiting for them to wake up is always a good idea... but the next few days I fear they are going to be glued to the TV watching the Test :D
charlotte
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but the next few days I fear they are going to be glued to the TV watching the Test
I won't, but unfortuntely I know nothing about Suffolk and its churches ::) ::)
Lizzie
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Alan
This GENUKI link will take you to a search engine. If you type into the place box and set a distance, it will tell you all the churches within that range:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/churches
Regards
David
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Alan
Once you have found the church you are looking for it would be well worth checking out the Suffolk Churches website.
http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/churchlists.htm
Rick :)
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Dear Percy Porter,
Just to re-assure you, we have friends who used to live at
Hoo Cottage
Hoo Green
Hoo
and said with a Suffolk accent - believe me, a wonderful address to have ;D
The church at Hoo is dedicated to Saints Andrew and Eustachius and the Parish Records for baptisms, banns, marriage and burials runs from 1653 -1900 on a total of 4 yes, just 4 fiche at the SRO. I think you will see how that reflects the size of the village. In the mid-1800s just 211 people living there on 1163 acres of land. Many ancient ties to the nearby parich/village of Letheringham.
You can purchase them if you wish or they should be available to your local LDS centre.
Pat ...
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Thanks Pat, I am not sure but I don't think we have an LDS centre here in NZ. My wife however is going tob e in the UK next month and if she can find out were the nearest one is she should be able to get some information.
Alan NZ
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Alan - i bought a very useful little book from the SuffolkFHS online:
How to find Suffolk Towns & Villages SFK-HTF/1 Mike Durrant
100 page, A6 size, pocket guide to over 500 Suffolk towns & villages with directions and map references for each entry, together with the Hundred, Union, location of the Union House, church name with no. of bells, diocese, archdeaconry, deanery and notes. Plus Suffolk Registration districts, a locator map and notes on ecclesiastical and civil government.
All for £2
Diddy
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Yes, you do Percy: ;)
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp
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Thanks Diddy I have ordered that book and even if it doesn't help me in my search at least it should give me a feel for the area and a background of the times that my earlier folks lived there.
I have looked at those LDS sites Ruskie and will contact them later this week, I am away from home for the first 3 days of the week w*rking, (if you'll excuse the rude word) I try not to do it to often.
Alan NZ
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Did you find what you needed to know about Hoo? I live about 4 miles from there and also have ancestors from the village. Who were you looking for. Letheringham, Dallinghoo ,Charsfield are churches in the area.
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Plomesgate in the old area in which Hoo is situated. The Workhouse called the Plomesgate Union workhouse was in Wickham Market close to Hoo.
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No, not really. The book helped but probably posed more questions than It answered.
My wife unfortunately was not any were near Hoo in her travels, which turmed out to be more adventurous than was planned so that line never bore fruit.
I would be interested to know of any burials at the church, particularly memorial inscriptions, however as all my ancestors were 'Ag Labs' I doubt if they were in a fancial position to run to headstones.
Regards
Alan NZ
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There may well be a 'plan' of the churchyard, often kept in the Vestry at Saints Andrew and Eustachius parish church.
This is always useful when our poor ancestors were not in a position to afford a memorial, at least the 'map' of the churchyard will reveal where they are buried.
Most of the churchyards have a small section for non-conformist burials too, often behind a hedge or wall.
Unfortunately I am still looking for a local history recorder for the parish of Hoo - still a vacancy ::)
Pat ...
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Thanks Pat, I am not even sure if they are buried there. The last ancestor who lived there died in 1882 and was in the 1881 census as an Ag Lab so can only assume he is buried there some were. His wife lived to 1897 and in the1891 census was living at 'The Brickes', Hoo, Suffolk and described as "Living on own means" so have assumed that she would be buried there as well.
I have not managed to proceed any further back than that generation and all the subsequent members of that line moved to London over a period of years from around 1860-70 and remained there.
Regards
Alan NZ
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Yes most of my ancestors were also working on the land and no headstones etc. I can look at the church if you would like. Can you remind me of who you are looking for?
Sue Suffolk
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I can look at the church if you would like. Can you remind me of who you are looking for?
Sue Suffolk
Robert Britton recorded born Leatheringham 1803
Married Charlotte Smith 1827 Easton by Framlington
Both recorded in 1841/51/61/71/81 census as residing in a variety of Hoo addresses.
Charlotte in 1891 as previously mentioned living at "the Brickes". All the children had decamped to London around 1860 with the possible exception of a son Edmund (Edward) who I have not as yet managed to trace beyond the 1851 census, Sarah aged 11 in the 1861 census and noted as 'deaf since birth' and Harriet born 1853 and shown as being "unemployed cook- domestic" in the 1881census. As all the sons seemed to be employed in the carriage trade t is possible that the "independent means" of the mother Charlotte myay well have been contributed to by them
Alan NZ
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As soon as we get rid of the last of the snow and wet weather I will take a look at the churchyard for the Britton family. The Smiths may be in Easton churchyard, but without further names it might be dificlt to 'match up'. Of course there is also the problem of 'agricultural workers' as most of my ancestors are, not being able to afford headstones. I know someone who owns a farm in Hoo so if I see her I will ask if she know anything about the name Britton in the Village. In the course of my own ;churchyards visits' in the local area I will also keep an eye out for the name.
Regards
Sue
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Thanks Sue, I appreciate any help you can offer.
We are suffering bad weather as well, 26c at the moment and it's still dark!
:)
Alan NZ
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My grandfathers cousin who is still alive aged 95 was born in Hoo in 1914. He is 68 years older than me but compared to how old the earth is we are the same age.
There is also a place called Sutton Hoo which has a famous ship burial. Many of my ancestors came from Easton, Letheringham, Hacheston and Hoo areas of Suffolk.
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As soon as we get rid of the last of the snow and wet weather I will take a look at the churchyard for the Britton family. The Smiths may be in Easton churchyard, but without further names it might be dificlt to 'match up'. Of course there is also the problem of 'agricultural workers' as most of my ancestors are, not being able to afford headstones. I know someone who owns a farm in Hoo so if I see her I will ask if she know anything about the name Britton in the Village. In the course of my own ;churchyards visits' in the local area I will also keep an eye out for the name.
Regards
Sue
Hi Sue are you still active?
Just looking at some of my old posts
Regards
Alan