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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Berkshire => Topic started by: shad on Friday 28 August 09 05:06 BST (UK)
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Does anyone have any information on the TAPLIN family of Basildon, Berkshire. Emily Taplin b1852 was my gt gt grandmother and married John COOK. They had 6 children.
I would like to know who her parents and siblings were.
Please advise the best (most economical) way of buying credits, who should I use, ie CensusOnline or Ancestry.co.uk. I live in NZ so need to convert £ to $NZ.
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This looks the family
1861 Census indexed as Toplin and Taplin on Ancestry
Basildon, Berkshire
Class RG9 Piece 742 Folio 100 Page 10
William Toplin Head Married 43 Ag Lab Basildon, Berkshire
Elizabeth Toplin Wife Married 39 Do
Ellen Toplin Daughter 12 Do
Emily Taplin Daughter 9 Do
You didn't mention what year she married John COOK which may help.
Mick
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1851 Census
Bowling Alley, Basildon, Berkshire
Class HO107 Piece 1691 Folio 98 Page 18
William Taplin Head Married 40 Farm Lab
Elizabeth Taplin Wife Married 29
Eliza Taplin Daughter 7
Ellen Taplin Daughter 2
Anne Taylor Mother-inlaw Widow 66 Farm Man?
George Taylor Brother-inlaw 11 Farm Lab
All born Basildon, Berkshire
Mick
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FreeBMD
Marriages Jun 1843 Bradfield Vol 6 Page 209
TAPLIN William
TAYLOR Elizabeth
Births Jun 1852
Taplin Emily Bradfield Vol 2c Page 280
There is another Birth Reg showing at Jun 1852 Bradfield 2c 210, the image for this one is incorrect and I suspect has been incorrectly transcribed.
Mick
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Marriage;
Emily TAPLIN
John COOK on same page
December 1875
Bradfield
2c 765
Dont purchase cert through Ancestry as it is much more expensive.
Cheers,
Trish
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1871 Census - Family indexed as Tapling/Taplim on Ancestry
Basildon, Berkshire
Class RG10 Piece 1275 Folio 121 Page 6
William Tapling Head Widower 61 Labourer
Ellen Tapling Daughter 22
Emily Tapling Daughter 18
all born Basildon, Berkshire
There is also a married couple in this household shown as Lodgers. (James and Fanny PEARCE)
I always order my BMD Certificates via FreeBMD, it has a link to order from the GRO.
Cost of each Certificate for me is approx $15 Australian.
Always check for yourself the BMD Reference information, we can make mistakes.
Mick
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Hi shad :)
I presume you have 1881/1891/1901 census entries for John and Emily and children. If not someone will post for you ;)
This is probably John in 1861, under Kook
1861 Census
Village
Leckhamstead, Berkshire
RG9/722/7/10
George KOOK, 27, mar, carter, born Hampstead, Berkshire
Ann, 25, wife, carters wife, East Ilsley
JOHN, 6, son, scholar, East Ilsley
Thomas, 5, son, scholar, born East Ilsley, Berkshire
Hannah, 3, daug, born East Ilsley
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Obviously what I have and will post has to be confirmed by marriage cert. info.
SORRY IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS :-[ but i went of on a tangent with the Cooks.
1871 census John Cook aged 16, ag lab, born East Ilsley, is boarding with 2 other labs in Hampstead Norris, Berks.
RG10/1270/27/32
Interestingly next door is;
John Cook, 68, mar, ag lab, born Hampstead Norris, Berks
Ann Cook, 71, wife, born Minchali?, Berks
Possible grandparents?
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1841 Census there is a George COOK, 6, with parents John and Harriott
HO107/16/16/Hampstead Norris
John, 40
Harriett 30
Jane 10
James 8
GEORGE, 6
William 3
Alfred 8mths
Christening for George is on Familysearch;
George COOK, 10 May 1835, Hampstead Norris, parents John and Harriett
Probable marriage,,
John COOK married Harriett POWEL 10 July 1830, Beenham, Berkshire ( Familysearch IGI)
John appears to be a widower in 1851, living with him are children
Jane 20, James 18, William 14, Alfred 10
HO107/1689/359/34
Death;
Harriet COOK
September 1849, Hungerford, 6 142
John remarrries by 1861 census to an Ann and is easy to find on subsequent Census with her 1861/1871 ( I posted earlier) + 1881. By 1891, John is with daughter Jane and Family.
1891 Census
RG12/983/54/9
The Common
Beedon, Berkshire
John BECKETT, head, mar, 62, ag lab, Beedon
Jane Beckett, wife, mar, 60, Hermitage, Berks
JOHN COOK, 88, widower, father-in-law, receiving parish relief, born Hampstead Norris, Berks
Death;
John COOK
March 1892
Wantage 2c 309
Age 90 ;D
Trish
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There is a public family tree on Ancestry.com which has some of the information that Trish and I have located.
The owner of this tree has been active on Ancestry in the past week.
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8458716/person/-947087553?ssrc=
Not sure if you need to be a member of Ancestry to access this tree.
You can be a non paying member of Ancestry.
There is also a private tree there which has Emily Taplin Birth 1851 Basildon, Berkshire, England
Mick
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Thanks Trish and Mick, didn't know much about Beckett or Taplins, really useful, but I do have quite an extensive Cook family tree from a distant Cook relative in Australia. Great to see the occupations of the people at the time too.
I will endeavour to have a look at the public family tree on ancestry site.
Didn't realise there would be so much help so quickly.
Cheers
shad
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Hi All,
My gggg grandfather was called Charles Taplin and he was born in Basildon in about 1814. It is possible that William is his brother. Charles was the son of William Taplin born in about 1775 in Berkshire. Although I haven't been into the Taplins before now, I have some burials that might be of use to you.
Basildon St. Bartholomew's Church.
Cook Emily buried on 16 Jul 1927 aged 74 of Upper Basildon
Cook John buried on 24 Dec 1928 aged 73 of Upper Basildon
Matt
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Hi Matt Thanks for that. We are most probably 4th or 5th cousins then maybe?
John Cook and Emily Cook were my gt gt grandparents and I didn't have a year of death for them, so really useful. I thought they may have been buried in St Bartholomews Church though as that was the only churchyard in the village. It's located in Lower Basildon. After that they used St James the Less cemetary in Pangbourne and then up the hill in the current one. Amazing the info that's out there!
Regards
shad
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Hi Shad,
I am afraid that although your gg grandparents are buried at Lower Basildon, there is almost certain to be no headstone visible there now. The graveyard is no longer in use and is, unfortunately, neglected. But I am off to Record Office next week and if i get the time I will look at the Basildon Headstone Transcripts taken in the 80's and see if there's a Cook in there.
Yes St. James the Less Church is full though I see right at the back there are a couple of recent graves. The cemetery is used now, on Pangbourne Hill, just outside Pangbourne College. My grandparents were laid to rest there.
Well Charles is my gg gg grandfather and William is your gg g grandfahter... so we share William 1775-1848 as a Common Ancestor.. so we are 5th cousins once removed :)
Nice to meet you.
Matt
I am just up the Road from Basildon and Pangbourne - I know it well enough.
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Cheers Matt, I didn't get the chance to visit that cemetary when I was last over in 2007, and as you say I wouldn't probably have been able to trace them due to lack of headstones. Only if you have time/inclination when you go to records office. No worries and all that.
My grandparents are buried in the cemetary up Pangbourne Hill and there are a few Cooks there too. The last surviving Cook, Harold died in May 2007 as I woud've paid him a visit.
By the way I was born and bred in Basildon, Pangbourne Road. Awesome place to be brought up.
shad
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My father was born in Basildon in 1956 - this is a long shot but do you remember an Alwyn Arthur James Banks (Jim) born in 1921 died 2000 who lived at Teneplas Drive in the 60's then up at Wakemans till he died. He is my grandfather. Also the Smith family of Bethesda Street and Blandys Lane?
Sorry, hope you don't mind my asking - I am the youngest of all my cousins and my grandparents are both dead so I have no-one to ask these things anymore.
My grandfather Jim was the son of John Harry Banks and Dorothy Agnes Smith of Trees, Lower Basildon. John was a blind basket maker.
Basildon really is a lovely place, very picturesque. Even though it has been thoroughly modernized.
Matt
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Hi both,
With an interest in this because Matt's Charles Taplin links in with my Sellwoods, a word of caution.
Take care. Don't get too carried away before you have proof of the relationship between Charles and William Taplin.
According to the IGI, Charles Taplin was the son of William and Mary bap 1811, whereas William was son of William and Martha bap 1809.
The IGI could, of course, be wrong, or one of them be a mistranscript, or Father William married twice. Only the original Parish Records for Basildon would show that.
Good luck at the RO, Matt.
Vicwinann
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Hi Matt, sorry I don't remember your grandfather, or the Smiths but I do remember a Banks family at Wakemans that had 10 children. Are you related to them?
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Yes, shad, my father was one of the ten. Do you mind telling me what you remember?
Matt