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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wiltshire => England => Wiltshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Heather58 on Thursday 13 July 17 22:44 BST (UK)
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Good evening, I am new to this area as I live in the North West of England in Chester and I have found someone who is from Heytesbury, Wiltshire. His name is Euclid Eular Eugene Muspratt born 1851 in Heytesbury, he died in Chester at the Blue Coat School Yard n 1934 he married Maria Catherall in 1880 If anyone can help me as to why he has this name or any information I would be extremely grateful.
Kind regards
Heather
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According to his birth ( I wouldn't think there were two of that name) he was born in London
Euclid Euler Eugene Muspratt
1851 Jan-Feb-Mar
Pancras London
Volume: 1
Page: 298
The censuses also give London as POB
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According to the GRO site, his mother's maiden name was HURDLE .
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There is an Edward Muspratt and a Jane Hurdle listed on the marriage Index for Sept Qtr 1848 St Pancras. From FreeBMD.
Giggsy
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On the 1841 Census there is an Edward Muspratt age circa 18 years living with his (assumed) family in High Street, Heytesbury, Wiltshire. It comes under Warminster RD.
Archive Reference HO107
Book 8
Folio 14
Page 21
Piece Number 1177
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There is a Lucy Mary Muspratt with mother Hurdle registered Dec 1853 Holborn 1b 389
A possible death for Jane Muspratt Mar 1854 Warminster 5a 125 age 31.
So if Euclid was born in 1851, then Lucy 1853, then they moved out to Heytsebury where their mother died, then it's probably the only home he knows and assumed he was "from" there.
And in answer to your question "Where is Heytsebury?" It's on the A36 about half way between Bath and Salisbury. https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Heytesbury,+Warminster,+UK/@51.2246687,-2.2378843,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4873d08a0620dc73:0xe0fa7407c15fc10f!8m2!3d51.1825471!4d-2.1046695
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Thank you all for your kind responses this has helped me a lot. Just to let you know that Euclid Eular Eugene Muspratt died in Chester at the Alms Houses at the Blue Coat School 1934. I have his obituary and according to it his father Edward Muspratt built Eaton Hall, where the late Duke lived, don't know if that's true but who knows.
Once again thank you
Regards
Heather :)
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My grandmothers Grandfather was Euclid Eislar Eugene Muspratt and I believe from family records that’s Edward and Jane were his parents. I have a photograph of EEE Mustpratt with 4 generations included
Hilda May
May Davies pre Harris
Alice Maud Moore (2nd marriage) pre Alice Maud Harris pre Muspratt who is EEE’s daughter
And I think her mother Maria Muspratt pre Catherall
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As to why he had those names, perhaps his father admired mathematicians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonhard_Euler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid
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Hi, just read your post about the Muspratt family in Wiltshire. My partner is a Muspratt and although I have not done a lot of research I have got back to an Arthur Muspratt born in 1874. Uncertain where he was born, two possible places Boscombe in Wilts or Norwood in Surrey (on census records). But he married in Idmiston, Wilts, Rose Smith. I have the family from there on to present day.
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Arthur Muspratt born in 1874
Hi
You can look up his birth on the Free BMD index or the General Register Office birth index to find which registration district his birth appears in. That should lead you to Wiltshire or Surrey.
Couple of possible births
Arthur Dec 1875 Strand
Arthur John Mar 1876 Lambeth
1891 there is an Arthur 14 born St Martins in the Fields
Mother Eliza has birthplace Warminster Wilts
Yours is A J or Arthur J on a couple of census
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Is this him?
Births, December qtr 1875
Strand Registration District (London) vol 1b, page 608
Muspratt, Arthur
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The Strand one has MMN Pearce which I believe Eliza from Warminster was.
Arthur John birth doesn't have a MMN listed.
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Thanks both. I have been using census records mainly, hence not knowing for sure which place he was born or knowing who his parents were.
1901 and 1911 has him born Boscombe, Wilts. Age 26/36
1921 says he was born Norwood, Surrey. Age 45
Then on his marriage there is no father named, just says deceased.
He is a Carter on all.
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Thank you all for your kind responses this has helped me a lot. Just to let you know that Euclid Eular Eugene Muspratt died in Chester at the Alms Houses at the Blue Coat School 1934. I have his obituary and according to it his father Edward Muspratt built Eaton Hall, where the late Duke lived, don't know if that's true but who knows.
Once again thank you
Regards
Heather :)
As you say, can you believe everything you read in the newspapers?
Chester Chronicle, 2 Mar 1940
Note - the status of your post doesn't allow attachments but the obit mentions "his father who was then managing foreman at the building of Eaton Hall"