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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Warwickshire => Topic started by: Chris1286 on Sunday 02 November 14 08:09 GMT (UK)
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Has anyone knowledge of ht eabove family.
Edward Wallis was born 1786 at ?
Martha Wallis was born 1781 ?
Sons Edward and John born 1821.
John later used the name John Wallace and moved to Tavistock, Devon and Clutton Somerset. In the censuses he gave his place of birth as Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire.
In the 1841 census all the family states they were not from Warwickshire?
Any thoughts of where they came from and waht happened to Edward and Martha.
Chris Reeves
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Sorry Chris, but was Martha his wife or sister?
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In the 1841 census the family are living at Asps and Edward is a gamekeeper.
Edward Wallis b abt 1781 , residence Asps , buried 11 Oct 1841 St Nicholas , Warwick
Edward and Martha appear to have had a daughter :
Amelia Wallis 28 Jul 1821 St Nicholas , Warwick , dau Edward Wallis , gamekeeper , and Martha of Asps.
I also spotted this :
John Wallis 27 Aug 1819 at Thorner St Peter , Yorkshire , son of Edward Wallis , gamekeeper , and Martha of Thorner.
If this is the right John Wallis the family had moved to Warwick by 1821 when he would have been 2 years old - he probably wouldn't have known that he was born in Yorkshire.
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Sarah Wallis 24 Nov 1816 Thorner , St Peter , Edward , gamekeeper , and Martha of Thorner , Little-Moor.
I can't spot a baptism for young Edward yet.
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This looks like the marriage of John Wallis :
John Wallis , full , bach , gamekeeper , of Bridge End , Edward Joseph Wallis , gamekeeper
Elizabeth Ann Bennett , full , sp, of Bridge End , Henry Bennett , farmer
4 July 1844 St Nicholas , Warwick
Possible burial for Martha Wallis :
Martha Wallis of Bridge End aged 74 4 Mar 1850 St Nicholas , Warwick
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Here's another interesting marriage at St Nicholas , Warwick :
Thomas Barnett , full , bach , shoemaker of Bridge End
Clementina Arkesden , full , WID , of Bridge End , Edward WALLIS gamekeeper
married 29 Apr 1846.
Baptism for Clementina Wallis :
4 Sep 1814 Bourn , Cambridge , parents Edward and Martha
Clementina Wallis is a fairly unusual name so I think the above is probably correct . Looks like your Wallises moved around a fair bit !
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Marriage for Edward Wallis :
Edward Wallis full, bach , gamekeeper , Bradford Street , Edward Joseph Wallis , gamekeeper
Maria Gould full, sp , Alcester Street , George Gould, farmer
21 Jul 1851 Birmingham , St Thomas
If the couple can be located on the census it may be possible to discover Edward's birthplace.
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Possible?
Edward WALLIS Bachelor of the Parish, Married Martha KING, Spinster of the Parish, 03 December 1807, St. Peter & St. Paul, Godalming, Surrey
Witnesses, John WALLIS/Sarah PINK
(FreeREG)
They Baptised 2 Children there;
HARRIET, 03 June 1808
GEORGE, 29 April 1810
(FreeREG)
Edward WALLIS Baptised same Church, 19 Nov 1786 to GEORGE/HANNAH
(FreeREG)
Trish :)
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Possible?
Edward WALLIS Bachelor of the Parish, Married Martha KING, Spinster of the Parish, 03 December 1807, St. Peter & St. Paul, Godalming, Surrey
Witnesses, John WALLIS/Sarah PINK
(FreeREG)
They Baptised 2 Children there;
HARRIET, 03 June 1808
GEORGE, 29 April 1810
(FreeREG)
Edward WALLIS Baptised same Church, 19 Nov 1786 to GEORGE/HANNAH
(FreeREG)
Trish :)
I wondered about this too , but I can't find any records giving this Edward's occupation . It's certainly brightened up a wet day here !
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I found some references in the papers to Edward Wallis as game keeper to Lord Warwick's estate. I also found an item in Wells Journal of 21 Apr 1866 which mentions two men charged with breaking into the premises of John Wallace , gamekeeper to Lord Warwick in Somerset. It seems that the Warwick estates extended to Somerset and may explain the way the family moved around.
There are also references to John Wallace as bailiff to the Earl of Warwick which fits in with later census records.
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Thanks to everyone with their help. John Wallis or Wallace did move to Clutton, Somerset and worked for thr Earl of Warwick. The family split up before 1871 and both John and his wife Elizabeth called themselves Widow's when they were still married? Most of the chihdren, became servents in other households.
Chris
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May I ask for help with finding Clara, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Wallace (Wallis)?
Clara Wallace was born at Greyfield, Clutton in 1853. She was christened on 2nd November 1855 at ? Church, Clutton. In 1871 census Clara (Wallice) was listed as living in Holt, Bradford upon Avon, Wiltshire. An employee and living with Eyres family. I believe this to be Clara.
Clara then goes off the radar. No other Clara Wallaces in Censes after 1871, electoral rolls or other deaths of a Clara Wallace of similar age that I think fit. I cannot match her to a marriage and she isn’t listed as dying as Clara Wallace. Most of her family, her mother, three sisters and brother are living in London from 1871 onwards and I would have thought she would have tried to be closer to them.
I have found a Clara Wallace, aged 28, who died in an asylum in West Yorkshire in 1882. Not sure this is her.
Would anyone be able to help with this?
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I have an extended family of Wallises in and around Chipping Campden and Broadway, descended from the 7 sons of *Benjamin Wallis, b.c1675 in Stanway. I'm really only familiar with my own particular branch, which does not fit here, so cannot point to any definite link. Several villages worth looking at: Weston Subedge, Ashton Subedge , Church Honeybourne, Childwickham, Saintbury, Broadway, Willersey, Chipping Campden, Evesham, further south towards Stow on the Wold and west towards Cheltenham.
Please get back to me if you think I may be able to help.
Geoff
*PS. See my recent posts under Gloucestershire
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Thanks.
I've found another Clara Wallace admitted to Wiltshire County Lunatic Asylum in 1874 and released in 1876. The records are held at Chippenham and will go and have a look to see if this is my Clara.
There is no connection with your Wallis/Wallaces as none lived in or around Gloucestershire.
Thanks for the offer
Regards
Rosie
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Hi, Rosie!
Glad you now have a definite lead to follow up. I have used the Chippenham RO in the past; they have a very good documents service and are extremely helpful.
Geoff