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Just found some more information in my file

The book is
 Meditations on the word of God  by Sturm 1807
 
Thomas writes in 1819
 
" My name his Thomas Caunce and England his my nation
Rufford his my dewelling place and heaven his my salvation.
When this you see remember me
When I have (past?) forgotten
When I ham dead and hin my grave
and all my bones are rotten"
 
below this in a different hand Thomas Sharrock repeats the first 4 lines
 
On the last page of the book a Joseph practices his name.
 
I have had some interesting replies from other listers, including this from 1841 census which could be the family ?
 
" have found a Thomas Caunce on the 1841 Census at Rufford, Ormskirk.
He is the oldest Thomas Caunce on the census.

He could be the one.

Thomas Caunce aged 50 Farmer born Lancs
Susan Caunce 47
Margaret " 25
Susan " 20
William " 18
Jane " 16
Anne " 11
James " 8
Thomas " 6

I do not have the 1851 Census.
He is not on the 1861 Census"
 
 
 
 
And  the same generous person found this
 
"Thomas Sharrock 45 farmer
Jane 40
Betty 15
Ann 10
Jane 8
Thomas 5
Hugh 3
Richard Caunce 70"

This infers that the Caunces and Sharrocks were intermarried. On the 1841 Census there is no indication as to relationships. But it looks like Richard Caunce could be Jane's father.

I also have a contact descended from Jane and Thomas..
 
so you now know all that I know !

 
kind regards
 
 May

I have copied details from a family Bible spotted in a charity shop.
The original date was 1761and the first owner might have been someone with the surname Woods. With the Bible was a religious book presented to a Thomas Gibson in 1874 at Didsbury and Barlow Moor Weslyan Chapel.
Inside the Bible the following names and birth dates appear.
Mary Hesketh born             July 21 1845
Mary Harriet Gibson born    Jan 11th 1885

Elizabeth Bower born            Nov 26   1820
George Bower                        April 10 1822
Ann Bower                             Sept 29   1824
John Bower                             May 1st 1827
Mary Anne Bower                  March 18 1830
Hanna Bower                           Aug 10 1832
James Bower                          July 29 1834
Joseph Stafford (Bower ? )      Dec 3  1836
Sarah Ann                                   Oct 1836
Mathilda Bower                             Jan 1841



Alfred Berry                                24 July 1879
Jane Bowden died                       Aug 8 1879
Susanna Berry interred                   Jan 4 1839

Mary Hesketh born                     June 24 1801
died                                              Sept 1821
Thomas Hesketh born                   Nov 1803
died                                           Dec 23 1803
Betty Hesketh born                  Oct 13 1805
Thomas Hesketh born                6 Nov 1808
Jacob Hulme     born                    July 24 1819
Joseph Hulme    born                  March 22 1821

I hope this is of use to someone ! I will attempt to send a copy to Rena King for her collection
Regards
Gill

Faith has researched the Capen Capon Capner....hursts and may be able to help you.

fcapnerhurst@msn.com

regards
May

I found a devotional book in an Oxfam shop. The book was printed in 1807. The owner in 1819 was Thomas Counce(s) who lived in Rufford. Can anyone identify his family ?
Thanks
May Gladwin

I have some photographs of a family prayerbook relating to this family who lived at the rectory mid 18c


Rev John North rector of Bradenham

Eliza Catherina North (nee Harris)died ? 01/12/1763 

Married Rev North Great Missenden Buckingham  08 April 1725

Children

John North born 13/7/1727 christened19/08/1727 Bradenham

William North born 04 Sep 1729 christened Sep 17  1729 Bradenham( later of Aston Salop)

Eliza Catherina born 16/11/1731 christened 09/12/1731 Bradenham

Died 08/02/1758

Mary North born 13 Mar 1736 christened Bradenham 12 April 1737 owner of the book

Anne North born 13 May 1738 christened 07 June 1738 Bradenham

                    Married Thomas Busby  of  Bicester 21 Nov 1763 Bradenham