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Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Bendelow baptism request for Bedale 1796
« on: Thursday 25 February 10 14:53 GMT (UK) »
Just a note to add to previous messages.
Some luck and perseverance needed to trace the Bendelow family origins! The rarity of the name helps of course, but there are endless branches of the Bendelow family in N Yorks in 18th century. Certainly there is at least one family at Scruton, several at Well, Thirsk and so on, some still at Burneston. At Pickhill where the family seems to have spread from they can be traced back in the parish register to the end of 16th century.
I found the 1841 census gives a good idea of the parishes covered at that time.
The name variations are very confusing - Bendlowes, Benlows, Binsley, Bindlos and countless variations of these. I have often seen the name spelled differently in the same document, and certainly the parish registers demonstrate how the spelling was in no way standardised at this time.
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Some luck and perseverance needed to trace the Bendelow family origins! The rarity of the name helps of course, but there are endless branches of the Bendelow family in N Yorks in 18th century. Certainly there is at least one family at Scruton, several at Well, Thirsk and so on, some still at Burneston. At Pickhill where the family seems to have spread from they can be traced back in the parish register to the end of 16th century.
I found the 1841 census gives a good idea of the parishes covered at that time.
The name variations are very confusing - Bendlowes, Benlows, Binsley, Bindlos and countless variations of these. I have often seen the name spelled differently in the same document, and certainly the parish registers demonstrate how the spelling was in no way standardised at this time.
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