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Title: Loughborough lookup please
Post by: hugatree on Sunday 26 February 12 22:38 GMT (UK)
When someone has an idle moment, please could you look for the parents of William Henshaw born c1800 Loughborough?  I also have details of a rumour that the family had north african blood, does anyone know about this?  I won't be able to check up on replies until tomorrow so thank you very much in advance.

Kind regards

Hugs
Title: Re: Loughborough lookup please
Post by: diddymiller on Monday 27 February 12 19:20 GMT (UK)
Hi hugs - I have added this to my list for Loughborough library this week - may be wed /thur

Diddy
Title: Re: Loughborough lookup please
Post by: hugatree on Monday 27 February 12 20:01 GMT (UK)
ooh, thanks Diddy, wasn't expecting anyone to offer that, thought someone might have the Loughborough PR's.  I found some parents off someone else's web site, but I'm not inclined to accept it as on that tree the parents and all other siblings were born in Ilkeston, Debyshire and with the Henshaws having a long history in Loughborough too, thought it a bit odd.

Owe you a drink next time I'm visiting Leicester

Regards

Hugs
Title: Re: Loughborough lookup please
Post by: diddymiller on Monday 27 February 12 20:03 GMT (UK)
Loughborough has a great family history section including all local PRs / census/newspaper/ electoral lists etc.

in every week anyway
Diddy
Title: Re: Loughborough lookup please
Post by: diddymiller on Wednesday 29 February 12 12:21 GMT (UK)
william henshaw c1800 L'boro

PRs index 1791 - 1812 only has 1 Henshaw listed - an Elizabeth.
fiche 1813 - 1820 checked  no sign of william.

I suspect william will have been baptised in onw of the small villages around L'boro - unfortunatley these are not indexed so unless we find a clue to the right one we are stuck.

do you have him in census?

Diddy
Title: Re: Loughborough lookup please
Post by: Mike from Leicester on Wednesday 29 February 12 22:04 GMT (UK)
Greeting’s ….Folks.

 There is this Marriage in 1808. :~

Just wonder if if he's William's Father ?

All Saints Parish Church.
Loughborough.


William Henshaw of the Parish of Derby
And Sarah HOPKINSON of this Parish.

20th. December.
By Licence.
By Stephen Aldrich. Curate.

Both signed the register in clear strong writing.
In the Presence of :~
Samuel Bates.
Mary Toone.

Details from the affidavit :~

Approved & Granted 19th. December 1808.

HENSHAW. William Bachelor 33.
Clark to Mr Smith a Manufacturer Derby.

HOPKINSON. Sarah. WIDOW 30.
 Of Loughborough

Securer of £200 Bond….Samuel Bates. Hosier Leicester.

The only Henshaw on the 1811 Head Count Census

Thomas Henshaw Farmer. One Male & One Female within the household.

MIKE. …..
Title: Re: Loughborough lookup please
Post by: hugatree on Wednesday 29 February 12 23:17 GMT (UK)
Hi Diddy and Mike

Thank you very much Diddy for taking the trouble to check this out for me and Mike for the details you have also found.  I will have to make more of an effort to take time off work and get to Leicester and see if I can piece it all together.  I'm not lazy, just too many demands on my time.

Once again thank you   :)  :)  :)

Title: Re: Loughborough lookup please
Post by: barahir33 on Thursday 27 February 14 05:05 GMT (UK)
hugatree... let me know if you were able to find out more about William's parents. I just started my own research, and I'm his direct descendent, living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thanks!
Title: Re: Loughborough lookup please
Post by: hugatree on Sunday 26 July 15 21:37 BST (UK)
Hi barahir33,  I have William's parents as Samuel William Henshaw m Jane Davis in 1798.  I too am a direct descendent of William so hello distant cousin!  I have still not identified William's place of birth but now I've moved back to Leicester I might have more time to research this.  So you very helpful guys in Loughborough and Leicester, claim the pint I owe you!  ::)