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The Common Room / Re: I`m confused.com :)
« on: Saturday 09 April 11 11:00 BST (UK)  »
I`ve been trying to fine the male line of the Thorneycroft/Thornicroft/Thornucroft family, luckily they seem to of been fairly stable with regard to the area they lived in Staffs.  Early 1800`s the Thorneycroft family disappeared and the Turnock family appeared, same Christian names, dates of birth etc.
The glitch is that Edward seems to be the one that initiated the name change. Unless someone else in the family did something that Edward wanted to distance himself and the rest of the family from.
Like I said... confused.com  :)

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The Common Room / I`m confused.com :)
« on: Saturday 09 April 11 10:06 BST (UK)  »
Was it normal in the early - mid-1800`s for someone to change their surname to avoid disgrace on the family after commiting a crime  ???

I`ve found a glitch in my search for male Thorneycrofts, and I was wondering if I was chasing the wrong line.

Dee
xx

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The Common Room / Re: Help please
« on: Friday 08 April 11 21:17 BST (UK)  »
Thank you to all for your help, it`s all certainly given me quite a bit of work to do  :)

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The Common Room / Help please
« on: Thursday 07 April 11 21:10 BST (UK)  »
 Assumption being the mother of all foul-ups, and assuming I am on the right trail, how can I find information on a "Prison Hulk" what ever one of those is  ???

I`m looking for a Saml Turnock born in 1808,
Received: 15 Nov 1831
Ship: Hardy
Moored: Portsmouth
Convicted: 19 Oct 1831
Place Convicted: Stafford

From what other info I can find, maybe the "prison hulk" was called HMS Hardy 1824-1833 ????

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Leicestershire / Re: HURST in Oadby, Wigston
« on: Sunday 03 April 11 17:00 BST (UK)  »
Not wishing to muddy any waters, but I know of some Hursts in Newfoundpool, Leicester c. 1930`ish.
Hurst is my maiden name  :)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Bigamy in the 1800`s
« on: Sunday 23 January 11 18:12 GMT (UK)  »
Cheers both  :)
I didn`t think that they would advertise a bigamous marriage, but one thing I do know is not to take anything for granted, even if I don`t know anything else about history research.
Cheers
Dee

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Bigamy in the 1800`s
« on: Sunday 23 January 11 17:40 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry about the lack of info in my first post  :(
Right, what I have is 1861 census for Wymondham in Leicestershire.
John H Rimmington - Head aged 60 - Pig farmer ??
Elizabeth H  "         - Wife aged  73
Emma  Rimmington - Wife aged 26
Lelia                     - daug. aged  6
Elizabeth              - "         aged 4
John G                 - son     aged 2
Then in the 1871 census, there`s no mention of John H and Elizabeth H and Emma is listed as Head of household,although 2 more children come along, Florence (7) and Lincoln (6). 1881 Emma is listed as widow.
Any ideas ???
Thanks
Dee

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Family History Beginners Board / Bigamy in the 1800`s
« on: Sunday 23 January 11 17:05 GMT (UK)  »
I found a possible for my 2x G.Grandfather, John H Rimmington, but he`s listed as having 2 wives, one Elizabeth and the other Emma in the 1861 census.
Was this a normal thing to find in the 1850`s/1860`s ??
Thanks
Dee

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: New at this with loads of questions :)
« on: Saturday 22 January 11 20:33 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Andrea,
From the look of it I wasn`t too far off !!1  Only a few thousand miles  :D
But being serious, all the ages from the 1851 census I was using to the people you mentioned in the 1861 census all tally up with ages etc.
The weird thing is, Northampton isn`t that far from where I live now !!
Thanks to all for your help getting me back on track !!!!   :-*

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