RootsChat.Com
England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Norfolk => Topic started by: Chrisw2 on Wednesday 27 July 05 14:52 BST (UK)
-
I am a newcomer to Rootschat. My main Norfolk lines are FLOWERDAY / FLOWERDEW, RUSHMER and BROOKS. I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who is also researching these families.
-
Hi Chris
Just to say that I have friends by the name of Flowerday living in New Costessey, Norwich. If you have any names or dates re/ the people you are looking for, I will ask them for you.
Happy hunting!
Holly
-
Hi Holly,
Thank you very much for your kind offer.
The main lines of my FLOWERDAYs and FLOWERDEWs came from the Stalham and Smallburgh areas of Norfolk. My 6x Great Grandfather was John FLOWERDEW, born circa 1713 in Smallburgh. He married Ann NICHOLS. Their son, Robert, married Sarah GRAVENOR and their daughter, Frances, married James RUSHMORE (RUSHMER?) in Stalham in 1792.
I would be grateful to receive any info linked to the FLOWERDAYs. They seem to have cropped up in various areas of Norfolk, but I would love to find links between the various branches.
Best wishes,
Chris.
-
Hello Chris,
I have an Elizabeth FLOWERDAY who married a William SILCOCK at Lessingham Norfolk on 11 June 1815 .......... no background on her unfortunately.
joboy
-
Hi again Chris,
I've received an e-mail back from Mike Flowerday in Norwich. In the late nineties he did a bit of "Flowerday" research to help out a guy in Hertfordshire to fill in some blank areas in an extensive Flowerday tree he was compiling. Mike has given me his details, if he is still there, but it's surely worth a try!
ALAN B W FLOWERDAY "INGHAM CORNER", 5 NEWLANDS, LETCHWORTH, HERTS, SG6 2JE phone 01462 481841.
If you are unable to contact Alan Flowerday from the above information, Mike will check to see if he still has his file of correspondence with Alan about somewhere.
Mike & Alan's ancestors all hailed from the INGHAM & SMALLBURGH areas of Norfolk, which are very close to STALHAM.
Best of luck, you may find a ready-made tree!!!
Holly
-
Hi Joboy,
Many thanks for the information about Elizabeth FLOWERDAY. I believe she was born in 1795 in Crostwight, Norfolk. Unfortunately, I haven't, as yet, found a link between her and my FLOWERDAYs, but I'm sure there must be some sort of connection as Crostwight and Lessingham are both close to Stalham!
Chris.
-
Hi Holly,
Thanks for taking the trouble to contact Mike FLOWERDAY. I'm sure there is a link here, as a lot of my FLOWERDAYs came from Ingham and Smallburgh.
I was passed some information put together by Alan FLOWERDAY some time ago. However, I don't think I've been in contact with Mike before, and would be very interested in finding out how our trees are linked. My 6x Great Grandfather, John FLOWERDEW, was born in Smallburgh around 1713. He married my 6x Great Grandmother, Anne NICHOLS, there in 1736.
Many thanks again,
Chris.
-
Hi Chris
Unfortunately, although Mike did a little bit of research to help Alan several years ago, he says that he has neither the time nor the inclination to do anymore as he isn't really interested himself. That's why he passed Alan's details on for you.
Sorry, but we can't force him if he's not interested can we? It does seem as though there was a connection between his & Alan's families though so maybe you could go back to Alan for help.
All the best in your searching.
Holly
-
Hi Holly,
I completely understand! Thank you so much for all your help.
Good luck with your research!
Best wishes,
Chris.
-
I am also extremely interested in Flowerdays. I have a multiple-great grandfather who was a sea captain born in King's Lynn in the mid-18th century - James Flowerday. We have quite an amount of correspondance relating to his property, but are unable to locate his baptism or marriage. His son, another James, moved to London. Has any other Flowerday researcher found something which might be relevant? I would be very grateful.
Graham Dixon
-
Hi, I have an Elizabeth Flowerday b. 1815 Fleet, Lincolnshire marries Daniel Fulcher in 1835 any relation? As far as I can tell her father John, came from Upwell Norfolk, married Frances.
Joan
-
Sorry, Joan, I don't think there is a link here. I don't know of any of my Flowerdays moving to Lincolnshire, but will let you know if I come across any! Many thanks for getting in touch, though!
Chris.
-
Hi - I don't know if you will get this message as it is someyears since you posted on this family - My interests come from William flowerday 1802 - 1858 (stalham to hull). I have traced his parents to John Flowerdew and Elizabeth Johnson and earlier John Flowerdew and Sarah Dunt all from Stalham - if you get this message I would like to hear from you. My family links into Shepherd, Raven, Neve, Crow all Norfolk names - Regards
-
if you click on the posters name it will tell you when they were last on this site.
-
Hi hardiman-burton,
You're correct, it's so long ago that I don't even remember posting on these names! I do have friends by the name of Flowerday but I'm not sure if they are researching their family history. I'll have to ask & if they are, I'll refer them to this site.
Thanks for info.
Holly
-
I am also attempting to research the Flowerday family. I have only gotten as far as David Cockrell Flowerday (b. 1860) and his wife Martha Everitt (Cullen?) Flowerday. I can't seem to link up to David's ancestors. They were married in St. Nicholas parish in Yarmouth, Norfolk, and it seems that the church records were destroyed in WWII. Someone out there must have a family tree, though. Please let me know if you know who David's ancestors are!
-
hi there, David was married to Martha Everitt 20/05/1888 a witness was William Cockerill, so was D born out of wedlock, so therefore he gets Flowerday from his mother. I'm not related to the Flowerdays, Dave.
-
I have considered this as a possibility. In the 1871 census, David and his brother William and sister Emma are listed as living with Rosina Flowerday as the head of household. It looks like David's father was either deceased very young or not in the picture. However, in other records I found a Rosina Cotterell (variant of Cockrill) born the correct year to match the Rosina in the 1871 census, leading me to believe that this may be David's mother and that there is still a male Flowerday parent. David is also the youngest of three children (all Flowerday) so I think that's a strike against him being born out of wedlock. William Cockrill may have been a grandfather or uncle. It looks like the church records from this time were destroyed in WWII, so we might never know, but I would sure like to find out! :)
Also, David and his brother William are listed as boarders with the Tunmore family in the 1881 census. Rosina appears to be a nurse at the Great Yarmouth Workhouse at this point -- she is listed on the staff there and the age matches up.
Edited to correct year and add info.
-
Hi, i agree with most of your info, but, I also found ,Rosina, born 32/33 in South Walsham with Emma & Will in the 1871 census living in Great Yarmouth, have you tried (familysearch) they are there, I think Cotterell is a red herring, happy hunting Dave, p.s 1 more post then you will get P.M.'s, or why not set up your own search on the chat.
-
Yes, I've been using FamilySearch. My mother is a Flowerday and I inherited a lot of photos of David and Martha's family, and I believe I have a photo of Emma as well. David had a daughter named Rosina too, so there are multiple Rosina Flowerdays.
I think that we are finding the same info because the Rosina Flowerday I found was born in South Walsham. I have never heard anything about David or any of his brothers and sisters being born out of wedlock, though, and I do believe it's unlikely given the fact that he is the youngest of three. Who knows?
The Flowerdays were members of Great St. Nicholas parish in Great Yarmouth and their archive site states that most of these records were destroyed by German bombing during WWII. I think we may be stuck with a lot of conjecture.