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Huntingdonshire / Re: Are any of these family names yours ?
« on: Tuesday 16 April 13 21:35 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Gilllg & Redroger.  Its great to see that you are still active, gillg.
Being very much a newcomer to roots I had no idea how it all works - and I'm not sure if Gillg will get an email prompt as well as Redroger, since he is the last to respond. We shall see!

Thanks for John's date of birth, I had not picked up on this at Family Search.  Having followed the previous chat I was aware of Rev Manning, in fact his was a name passed on from my grandmother to one of my sisters many years ago, but only recently passed to me.  However we had no idea of where he fitted in.  Rev Manning & his wife were both born a few miles north of where I now live so at the weekend my wife & I took a trip to Yardly Hastings & Braifiel-on-the-Green to see if there was evidence of Baptist chapels. We found none in Yardly Hastings, but in Braifield OTG we just happend to ask the right people - two members of the present congregation who then took us on a guided tour.  They had no idea of its original build date and the only date stone looked like 1880's. Shall have to follow this up.
I hope to visit Spaldwick soon - but I won't try knocking on the door!

The tailoring trade would seem to be well established in the Church family.  I don't know if Rebecca was ever designated a seamstress, but her grandson ( my grandfather) Robert Walker Mayes became a successful taylor in London.

For Mercy to move from Northampton to Burnley seems strange, unless there was a family connection.  Did her husband originate from that area?
Thanks again
LAD

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Huntingdonshire / Re: Are any of these family names yours ?
« on: Tuesday 09 April 13 22:00 BST (UK)  »
Good to hear from you Avril.
I have the 1841 census which shows the family of girls, but John is mentioned in your chat with Gillig. Do you have a date of birth for him by any chance? and are there other children older than Rebecca?
Interesting that Mercy was widowed when young, as Rebecca's husband, Edward Mayes (my GT2 grandfather), also died young (about 26yrs).  Rebecca re married and went on to have another family, living in the Crew area.

LAD

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Huntingdonshire / Re: Are any of these family names yours ?
« on: Tuesday 09 April 13 16:45 BST (UK)  »
Its a long time since the last message about the Manning/church families was posted is anyone still following the thread?
Richard & Hannah are Gt2 granparents of mine through their daughter Rebecca, sister to Rhoda, Ellen, Elizabeth Mercy & Susannah.
Would love to hera from any one with information.
LAD

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