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Title: Frogley family in Abingdon
Post by: sarahmocat on Wednesday 03 November 21 21:01 GMT (UK)

Can anyone help with looking up parish registers for Abingdon please?

I am looking for the baptism of Joseph Frogley in the 1790's or early 1800's.
He lived in London later in life and I have found him on the 1851 census with a birthdate of c1801 and on the 1861 census with a birthdate of c1794. He states that he was born in Abingdon and was a chairmaker by trade.

Title: Re: Frogley family in Abingdon
Post by: ribbo39 on Wednesday 03 November 21 21:42 GMT (UK)

Hi Sarah,

I have found in the transcripts from the Oxford FHS a baptism for Joseph Frogley in Abingdon St.Helens;
27-7-1794 Joseph Frogley (s/o Joseph & Sarah - weaver).

Additionally I have also found this marriage - same church as above;
23-3-1788 Joseph Frogley to Sarah Dorn.

There is no other info listed.

I hope these help.

Alan

Title: Re: Frogley family in Abingdon
Post by: sarahmocat on Wednesday 03 November 21 21:55 GMT (UK)

Thankyou so much - this is exactly what I hoped for!

Title: Re: Frogley family in Abingdon
Post by: ribbo39 on Wednesday 03 November 21 22:08 GMT (UK)

Hi Sarah,

If the marriage  of Joseph Frogley  & Sarah Dorn is the one to follow,
Then these records may help;

18-1-1808 Sarah  Frogley  buried.  w/o Joseph - weaver
3-11-1823  Joseph    "          "       of Boar Street, aged 59

also;
Sara & Elizabeth Dorne bapt. 28-8-1763 dtrs /o Richard & Elizabeth, sackweaver

marriage; 6-1-1745 Richard Dorn - m - Elizabeth Whiten

All the above entries from the Abingdon St.Helens transcripts ex Oxford FHS

Alan

Title: Re: Frogley family in Abingdon
Post by: sarahmocat on Wednesday 03 November 21 22:20 GMT (UK)

Thankyou so much! Yes I'm sure this is the right family. Do you know if Joseph and Sarah had any other children? And is there a baptism for Joseph Frogley (senior)?

Title: Re: Frogley family in Abingdon
Post by: ribbo39 on Wednesday 03 November 21 23:03 GMT (UK)

Hi Sarah,
I have managed to find the following baptisms in Abingdon St.Helens;
18-4-1790   Elizabeth Frogley d/o Joseph & Sarah, sackweaver
12-6-1791   William        "      s/o       "            "           "
26-8-1792   John            "        "        "            "          "
27-7-1794   Joseph         "        "        "           "      weaver
22-5-1796   Lydia            "      d/o      "            "     hempdresser
4-3-1798     Richard        "       s/o      "            "     weaver
16-6-1799   Robert         "         "        "            "          "
13-6-1802   Stephen       "         "        "            "          "

I haven't found yet a baptism for Joseph (senr)

Also I see there are more baptisms for a Joseph Frogley & Elizabeth, weaver
from 1810 to 1814.
In the absence of a 2nd marriage for Joseph to Eliza I can't say if this is the same Joseph as the one who married Sara Dorn.

Alan

Title: Re: Frogley family in Abingdon
Post by: sarahmocat on Wednesday 03 November 21 23:43 GMT (UK)

 Hi Alan
I cannot thank you enough for all your help. You have filled the missing pieces of the jigsaw!

I've found a non-conformist birth record for a Frogley son of Robert and Elizabeth in Abingdon in 1764 and although no first name for the child is given I think it may be Joseph. If so I can now go back another generation or two. I will need to do some further investigation.

Thanks again for all your help.
Best wishes
Sarah