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Title: Tuffield/Tockfield in Great Missenden
Post by: elfael on Wednesday 14 July 10 07:56 BST (UK)

I have some Tuffields in my line in Great Missenden in the late 1700s-early 1800s. I've long been puzzled by how few Tuffields I was able to find, but I've just worked out that the name also appears as Tockfield, Tokefield, Tophel, Tophill, Tofil and Tofild - the spelling variations I've found are quite astounding!

Particular pieces of information I'm now looking for are:
- the birth/baptism of John Tuffield/Tockfield around 1760
- his marriage to Ann around 1780
- other children they had - I know about Richard 1786, James 1788, Mary 1791, and Bridget 1794
- marriages and/or deaths of Richard, James, Mary and Bridget
- potential fathers of Bridget Tuffield's three children (Ann 1818, Charles 1822 and Caroline 1827; Ann came to Australia with her husband John Statham in 1848)
- rmarriages and/or deaths of Bridget's children Charles and Caroline

I know there are quite a few Tockfields and Tophels just over the county border in Hertford, within 15 miles of Great Missenden, so I wouldn't be surprised to find a Hertford link.

Any assistance with this troublesome family would be most gratefully received  :)

Rebecca

Title: Re: Tuffield/Tockfield in Great Missenden
Post by: trish1120 on Wednesday 14 July 10 13:58 BST (UK)

This is the only Ref I can find for Bridget;

1861 Census
Chesham, Bucks
RG9/845/7/7

Bridget TOFIELD, 68, Lodger, Unm, Charwoman, born Great Missenden, Bucks
Living with Martha Plested and Family + other lodgers

Death Reg on Anc;
Bridget TOCK----D, September 1867, Amersham, Bucks, born abt 1793
FreeBMD;
Bridget Tock---d, September 1867, Amersham, 3a 251, Age 73

Trish :)

Title: Re: Tuffield/Tockfield in Great Missenden
Post by: trish1120 on Wednesday 14 July 10 14:24 BST (UK)

1841 Census in the Great Marlow Workhouse we have;
Richard TUFFIELD, 60
Sarah, 40
Mary, 11
Ellen, 4
HO107/59/9/Great Marlow

Possible Marriage from Familysearch Pilot;
Richard DUFFIELD, Single
Sarah MULLETT, Single
27 November 1820, Wycombe, Buckingham

Possible Death;
Richard TUFFIELD, June 1843, Wycombe, 6 272

Title: Re: Tuffield/Tockfield in Great Missenden
Post by: trish1120 on Wednesday 14 July 10 14:34 BST (UK)

1841 Census
Chesham, Bucks
HO107/47/14/Chesham

Moses HEARN, 61, Farm lab
Sarah, 61
Charles, 19, Hawker
Rachel, 17
George, 2
Charles TOFIELD, 18
Caroline, 12
All born in County

I cant find anything on them conclusively after this ::)

Title: Re: Tuffield/Tockfield in Great Missenden
Post by: elfael on Thursday 15 July 10 01:12 BST (UK)

That's brilliant Trish, thank you!

Now I just have to work out who the Hearns were to Charles and Caroline  ::)

Rebecca