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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => London and Middlesex => Topic started by: rosiesblossoms on Tuesday 03 December 13 17:26 GMT (UK)
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i am looking for any information please on the family of a Mr&Mrs.Thomas Durham,from Middlesex,London.
Thomas married a lady by the name of Lily Gilchrist.
I believe that they had 5 children.
They were William Alexander Campbell Durham 2.Robert Keith Archibald Durham [1777-1842]
3.James George Durham [1878-] 4.Sarah Winifred Durham 5.Thomas Durham
I believe that Thomas married Mary or Marion Sterling.
Any help please especially with Sarah please,i would like to start with girls first]
Thank you so much
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Can you give some idea of dates?
Or at least clarify those you have given, as there cant be siblings born 1777 and 1878!
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Do you have the Will of the Reverend William Alexander Campbell Durham ?
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D19572
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Robert also left a PCC Will http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D76349
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Thanks Shaunj that c!arifies the date situation
William AC marries jul/aug/sep 1838 to Sarah Edwards or Mary Simmonds
City of London ref 2 123
(From freebmd)
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William AC was buried 3 Feb 1857 at Norwood cemetery, age 81
So born about 1776 ish
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Marriage
10 Mar 1814
St Augustines, Watling street
James George Durham of this parish, bachelor to Charlotte Norris of parish of Beckley in Sussex spinster
by licence
By me W A C Durham
Witnesses Robert Keith Archibald Durham, Elizabeth Blackman and Juliette Norris
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Thanks Shaunj that c!arifies the date situation
William AC marries jul/aug/sep 1838 to Sarah Edwards or Mary Simmonds
City of London ref 2 123
(From freebmd)
1851 St Matthew Friday Street, London
Rectory House
William AC Durham, head, b 1776 London. Middx. Rector
Sarah Durham, Wife, b. 1791 Beckley, Sussex
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1841 census for William AC Durham and wife Sarah, same place as 1851.
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Christening
12 Jul 1809
Westminster
Robert George Durham
Father - Robert Keith Archibald Durham
Mother - Sarah
And 1 May 1806
Thomas John Robert Durham
All other details same as above
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An online tree has Robert KA Durham married to Sarah Rotten, if this is correct here's the marriage.
Robert Durham m. Sarah Rotten 25 Aug 1805 Piccadilly St James Westminster.
Date and place fit with Liz's christening finds for their children in previous post.
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Sarah Winifred Durham baptism 31 Mar 1782 St Martin in the Fields, Westminster. Father Thomas, mother Lilley.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NY5R-M72
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Sarah Winifred Durham baptism 31 Mar 1782 St Martin in the Fields, Westminster. Father Thomas, mother Lilley.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NY5R-M72
Per the register image she was born 10 March 1782
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James George Durham, Vicar, died 7 June 1832 Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire.
Some info on him here
http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/NewportPagnell/vicars.html
http://ccedb.cch.kcl.ac.uk/jsp/persons/DisplayCcePerson.jsp?PersonID=1805
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=james%20george%20durham%2C%20vicar%20in%20buckinghamshire&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCwQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mkheritage.co.uk%2Fnph%2Fpdf%2Fmonuments-newportpagnell-church.pdf&ei=kTaeUqClOMPT7Ab9xoHoCA&usg=AFQjCNGadXXfY4I_0zkhBFp6SDArxsY5Ig
Sorry, I wish I knew how to do the shrink link thing :-[
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Have you seen this interesting link re. the Durham family
http://digilander.libero.it/DURHAM_FAMILY/DURHAM-STRAYS-2.htm
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More info on Thomas Durham (senior) the bookseller, including a possible illegitimate child
http://www.londonlives.org/browse.jsp?div=WCCDEP35828EP358280302
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DvGnuFN6_PIC&pg=PA416&lpg=PA416&dq=thomas+durham+bookseller+london&source=bl&ots=xq1CC8xQ6H&sig=lvKyqrSPN-2JLFwHs4-nbskhYhs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YjqeUrrpIayg7AbTlYC4DA&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ
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An online tree has Robert KA Durham married to Sarah Rotten, if this is correct here's the marriage.
Robert Durham m. Sarah Rotten 25 Aug 1805 Piccadilly St James Westminster.
Date and place fit with Liz's christening finds for their children in previous post.
Its only the Bishops transcript for this marriage on Ancestry so no witnesses to help confirm that it is the right family.
It was by licence, not banns.
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british newspaper archive brings u[p this snippet in the results - possibly his relict??
“... of Mr. Robert Keith Archibald Durham, aged 79 years. ... ”
Saturday 06 May 1865 , Louth and North Lincolnshire Advertiser
fits nicely with this 1861 census entry from Louth
William A Green 48 - proprietor of houses and land, b Louth
Lily Elizabeth Green 48 - b MIddlesex
Lilia Eliza Green 13
Robt R A Green 8 [possibly Robert K A]
Mary Ann Green 53 - sister, anuitant
Sarah Durham 74 - mother in law, landed proprietor and fund holder, b Birmingham
Ann Butters 16 - servant
RG 9, 2382, 17, 4
Her probate registry entry gives Lily Elizabeth Green as one of the executor. estate under £600
Sarah Rotton
Baptism 9 Jun 1786, Birmingham, St Philip
Father Joseph Rotton
Mother Elizabeth Rotton
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Thomas who marries Lilly Gilchrist in 1774 was a widower