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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: Yashca on Sunday 02 December 18 10:47 GMT (UK)
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Hi all,
I've hit a bit of a dead-end with George and Kezia Armitage. Working backwards:
1861:
George Armatage Head Married Male 54 1807 Mason Yorkshire, England
... [Kezia] Armatage Wife Married Female 54 1807 - -
George Armatage Son Unmarried Male 22 1839 Moulder Rotherham, Yorkshire,
Jemima Armatage Daughter Unmarried Female 20 1841 - Barnsley, Yorkshire,
Samuel Armatage Son Unmarried Male 18 1843 Mason Rotherham, Yorkshire,
Benjamin Armatage Son Unmarried Male 16 1845 Moulder Rotherham, Yorkshire
'Kezia' is clearly a tricky name to transcribe. It's also tricky (for me at least) to read where George and Kezia where born. I've attached an image of this section of document - maybe you can read it?!
1851:
George Arimatige Head Married Male 45 1806 Mason Hall Green, Yorkshire
Kezia Arimatige Wife Married Female 44 1807 - Nottingham
John Arimatige Son Unmarried Male 16 1835 - Rotherham, Yorkshire
Ann Arimatige Daughter - Female 15 1836 - Rotherham, Yorkshire,
William Arimatige Son - Male 13 1838 - Rotherham, Yorkshire,
George Arimatige Son - Male 12 1839 - Rotherham, Yorkshire,
Jemima Arimatige Daughter - Female 10 1841 - Rotherham, Yorkshire,
Samuel Arimatige Son - Male 8 1843 - Rotherham, Yorkshire,
Benjamin Arimatige Son - Male 5 1846 Scholar Rotherham, Yorkshire
Arthur Arimatige Son - Male 2 1849 - Rotherham, Yorkshire
In 1841:
George Armitage Male 30 1811 Yorkshire, England
Cassia Armitage Female 30 1811 -
John Armitage Male 6 1835 -
Ann Armitage Female 5 1836 Yorkshire, England
William Armitage Male 4 1837 Yorkshire, England
George Armitage Male 3 1838 Yorkshire, England
Jemima Armitage Female 1 1840 Yorkshire, England
I have found a marriage record from Nottinghamshire in 1830:
First name(s) George
Last name Armitage
Name note -
Marriage year 1830
Marriage date 26 Jul 1830
Marriage place Radford
Spouse's first name(s) Kezia
Spouse's last name Richards
County Nottinghamshire
Which is the only marriage I ca find between a George Armitage and a 'Kezia'. I've played around with other spellings of 'Kezia' but haven't found anything else.
I cannot find a plausible Kezia Richards in the parish records anywhere, and I am struggling to narrow down the number of George Armitage possibilities (understanding his birth place would help!).
Anything you can suggest would be much appreciated :)
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Ditto New Mill Dam
Derbys Hilsom?
Yorks Rotherham
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Is it possibly Hilson in Derbyshire. Asking Mr G, there are papers at TNA for a soldier who says he was born in Hilson, Derbyshire.
Added: George is said to be born "Yorkshire, New Mill Dam". Genuki says it should be suggest New Miller Dam
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The childrens' birth registrations confirm that Kezia's maiden surname was RICHARDS.
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
Debra :)
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Am not related to these Armitages, though the name is one of "mine", but am charmed by the different spellings of the name.
Have not come across these renderings before.
And I often wonder why a more sound-based spelling such as" Armutedge" does not sometimes appear on old documents. Maybe because it was such a strong West Yorks name that everyone knew how to spell it.
Most names seem to have been prone to prononciation based spellings at times eg Hirst written as Hirsch, Briggs as Bridge.