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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Northamptonshire => England => Northamptonshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: margaret davies on Friday 19 July 19 23:20 BST (UK)
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:)Hello! I have for some time been looking for my 5times g/grandfather Samuel Mellins` birth place, with the help of rootschat someone found his POSS parents JAMES MELLIN and JANE PEPLOE in Bristol Gloucester who married there in 1771 I have searched all that area online for Samuels birth but failed to find any clues when searching further afield I found a Bishops Trans bap for Samuel Mellin 1779 in Daventry on the page it gives for every entry the parents name but unfortunately it doesn`t give the parents name for Samuel Mellin only a line across the page is there someone out there who can shine a light on this problem,Many thanks for taking the time reading my query, margaretx
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From FreeReg.
Samuel Mallin. born 3 May 1779. baptised 28 May 1779, Holy Cross, Daventry.
Notes Parents' Names Not Recorded
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HI.
There does not seem to be any other children born or baptised in the Church on the Northants Baptism Indexes. There is also no marriage for a couple on the Northants Marriage Indexes under various spellings.
Sandy
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Also from Free Reg:-
Burial 4 Mar 1788 Holy Cross, Daventry. Jane Mealin, widow. Buried at Dunchurch.
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:)Thank you for looking solidrock I think this is the record that I found its good that its been confermed thanks again.
Sandy Hall,thank you for looking, I did check the records also to see if there any more children born to this couple,,, I didn`t have any luck with that eitherThe marriage for Samuels parents took place in Bristol in 1771 so will have a look in that area just to see if there are any children born between 1771 and 1779, thanks again.
Brentor boy, Thank you for this information if she was a widow in 1788as stated I will have to look for James her husbands death between 1771m and 1779 b of Samuel their son....Thank you so much for taking the time to look Margaretx
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::)Sorry I`m back again just to ask where DUNCHURCH is is it a name of a church or a place,? Margaret.
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Hi Margaret it is in a village in Warwickshire.
Sandy
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Thank you Sandy, honestly I don`t know how I would have found any of this without the help of rootchatters many thanks again Margaretx
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:)Hi! I`m back again looking for a little more help on my query Samuel was bap in Daventry 1779 and also someone found for me his (poss) mothers death 1788 her name Jane Mellin widow now Samuel would have been 9yrs of age could he have gone into a childrens home or would he have gone into a apprentice school,, also I have tried to find his father James Mellin death between 1778 and 1788 when Jane Mellin died the only thing I can find is POW in Porchester perhaps there is someone on here that can shine some light on this for me ??? ??? Many thanks in advance Margaretx
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Prisoners have always been taken during warfare – not just in the 20th century. From the 16th century, as armies grew and weapons became more sophisticated, far more prisoners were taken. In Britain, buildings like Portchester Castle were used to hold them in growing numbers.
Portchester first held prisoners during the Anglo-Dutch wars of the 1660s. But it was its final phase as a prison, during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars (1793–1815), that saw the greatest numbers of prisoners at the castle – up to 8,000 at any one time.
Most of the prisoners held at Portchester were French, but there were also many Dutch and Spanish prisoners. Other nationalities included Americans, Danes, Germans and Italians, and Lascars from south-east Asia (Malays). This cosmopolitan mix reflected both the global nature of the war and the international make-up of some national armies. The prisoners also included soldiers’ wives and families, as well as passengers and crew from civilian ships captured by Britain.