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Europe / Re: LARCHER - French Huguenot
« on: Thursday 01 March 12 23:07 GMT (UK)  »
I can't wait to tell my elderly mother. She thought that somebody with that amount of jewelry must be part of the aristocracy.

I wish I knew where it all went after that. I guess it paid a few bills and set them up in business.

Thanks again
Avon

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Europe / Re: LARCHER - French Huguenot
« on: Thursday 01 March 12 22:45 GMT (UK)  »
Heavens that's interesting.

So maybe the anecdotal story about one of my French ancestors escaping to England with an English sailor and her jewels in her knickers might have some credence then??? So far most of us have just split ourselves laughing.

That is great, many thanks for the effort.

Avon

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Europe / Re: LARCHER - French Huguenot
« on: Thursday 01 March 12 21:05 GMT (UK)  »
Can you please explain what the edict was and how it affected our ancestors. Thanks
Avon

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Wedding look up for Blackburn
« on: Wednesday 23 November 11 09:43 GMT (UK)  »
That's brilliant - Thanks Radcliff - do you have any idea of the year of Jane's baptism?

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Wedding look up for Blackburn
« on: Wednesday 23 November 11 07:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, I am just starting out on this site, so please excuse my antipodean ways.

I am descended from Henry Aspden who married Alice Walmsley in the Blackburn Registry Office 8th Feb 1850.

Their two witnesses where: Nancy Wolsmholm and Henry Livesay Haworth. Isn't that a coincidence.

From the 1841 census, I have found Henry living with his siblings and his father James Aspden in Blackburn.

From the 1851 census I have Henry Aspden and his wife Alice living ,along with Henry's father James in the house of Rodger Farren in Blackburn.

I have been led to believe that James Aspden married Margaret Broughton, daughter of John Broughton and Jane Walmsley, but I cannot confirm this.

I am hoping you might be able to help with this line as your post, named persons who seem to be sort of common to us both.

In particular, the Aspden ancestors of James born 1791, are an enigma.

Cheers

Victor55

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Europe / Re: LARCHER - French Huguenot
« on: Tuesday 22 November 11 05:46 GMT (UK)  »
Well NZTabbycat would be thrilled to pick up another relation, let's know how you progress.

Avon

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Europe / Re: LARCHER - French Huguenot
« on: Friday 21 January 11 22:58 GMT (UK)  »
I am so thrilled with all this new information.

In case it helps anybody else here is my part of the tree below.

I believe that Andrew Larcher married Sarah Grafton on the 24 May 1790

Their children were
Andrew 25.2.1791
James 24.5.1795
Sara H (died in infancy) 17.12.1797
Mary Ann 21.4.1799
Cristina 24.5.1801
Elizabeth 25.7.1802
Sarah Rebecca 27.7.1804
Ester 2.7.1806
Louisa Ann 30.6.1811
Louisa married John William Jeffries (18.5.1808 to 21.10.1892)) on 11.6.1837 at St John the Baptist Hoxton.
John was the son of John Jeffries and Isabella Anderson who were married 16.7.1807 at Southwall Christchurch.
The children of John William and Louisa Ann were:-
Harriet (Min)
Fanny
Louise
Henrietta
Frank
Charles Ebenezer 1872
Alice Maud (my gr grandmother) 1.1.1875
Frederick William 3.8.1876
I hope this helps somebody
Avon

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Europe / Re: LARCHER - French Huguenot
« on: Friday 21 January 11 00:46 GMT (UK)  »
I am a New Zealand descendant of Andrew Larcher and Sarah Grafton, married 24 May 1790 at Stepney Spital Fields.
My family comes down from the youngest daughter Louisa Ann born circa June 1811.

I would be thrilled to be able to trace either of the Larcher or Grafton families back even further and to find out more about them. We have been fed romantic stories of escapes from the French Revolution but I don't believe the time frames fit.
Avon

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