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Title: John Massey Look up Please
Post by: KARENALLAN on Saturday 07 September 13 21:18 BST (UK)
Hello

I am looking for any information relating to John Massey who was born approx. 1801 in Griffydam,Leicestershire. Ie his parents, I know he married a Ann Stinson and had at least one child called Dorothy. Any help would be appreciated.

Karen
Title: Re: John Massey Look up Please
Post by: DORAN54 on Saturday 07 September 13 21:34 BST (UK)
HI, do you have the marriage for this couple 8 aug 1825 st Mary's &hardulp parish church breedon on the hill leicester
Title: Re: John Massey Look up Please
Post by: DORAN54 on Saturday 07 September 13 21:42 BST (UK)
1841 census piece 594 book 18 folio18 page 5
breedon on the hill
john massey age 41
ann  wife  age 35
William son age 15
Dorothy  daughter  age 11
Thomas  son  8
john son  5
Title: Re: John Massey Look up Please
Post by: DORAN54 on Saturday 07 September 13 22:00 BST (UK)
could this be a baptism for a sister?
Hannah massey baptised 4 aug 1806  griffydam parents james& Martha massey Wesleyan chapel
Title: Re: John Massey Look up Please
Post by: DCB on Wednesday 11 September 13 10:08 BST (UK)
The baptisms of three of the children have recently been added to Ancestry. They give the parents of Ann as William and Mary Stinson but nothing on John's parents. He was living in Griffydam for the baptism of John in 1836 and a Hawker living in  Worthington for the baptisms of Thomas and Dorothy in 1833.

My wife has Massey and Stinson/Stenson relatives in the area, including Worthington, but I have not been able to find a baptism for her ancestor, Mary Massey, daughter of Joseph.

I have several photographs of the graves of Masseys from Griffydam but nothing to indicate who John's parents might be. Most seem to be related to a Joseph Massey.

There are several baptisms of a James and Martha Kilbourn of Griffydam between 1806 and 1824.

Regards,

David