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« on: Monday 11 March 19 21:34 GMT (UK) »
Hello Jay
Thank you very much for your detailed reply. It is great to be able to add to my findings and confirm others. William Wilson Jones was my great grandfather. He moved to farm in Moreton and at the age of sixty put the entire farm on the train and relocate to Saxmundham Suffolk.
His daughter Hilda was my paternal grandmother
I plan a visit to Shropshire Record Office to look at the Alkington tithe amap. I shall let you know if anything interesting shows up. I attach a few photos. Will look out my Alkington Hall slides
Best wishes
Tim
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« on: Thursday 07 March 19 12:48 GMT (UK) »
Hello Jay
Thank you for your very interesting reply. There are a few questions that come to mind if you wouldn't mind my asking.
I am a retired dentist and started genealogical research predigital age when micro film was the cutting edge of technology! I have moved on though. Before I retired I was working as a locum and spent a few months in Whitchurch. (We live in north Wales.)
While I was there I made contact with Elaine Fernall of Alkington Hall. She was very helpful and agreed to a visit to the farm but needed to ask her son who I understand runs a contracting business. Unfortunately after my initial chat she went off the radar.
I did walk past Alkington Hall many years ago. It is an imposing old building.
I found two Wilson graves in St Alkmunds churchyard Whitchurch.:
Thomas Wilson died Dec 1876 aged 58
Elizabeth Wilson 30th April ?1909 aged 52 ( I have photos)
Do you have the details of William Wilson's siblings?
It would appear he was married twice. I didn't know he was married to Catharine (Kitty Pickering)
In the 1851 census his widow was Martha
Presumably Jane Wilson (your relative) had lef thome by the time of the 1841 census as the eldest child was Thomas aged 25
I wonder why Jane was baptized in Eastham and not Whitchurch
Very interesting that Richard Jones (I have his photo) and Mary Wilson were cousins. I had no idea.
As you know Richard's father Robert farmed in Overpool at Pooltown farm.(now demolished) My late father who lived in Meols on the Wirral remembers staying there. His grandfather Wiiliam Wilson Jones married quite late to Martha Lamb from Bidston (although the Lamb family were farmer from Great Sutton and prior to that from Northwich)
William Pickering ba 30/3/18 married Richard Jones' sister Martha
One of Richard Jones daughters Martha Pickering Jones ba15/1/1847 married Robert Jones from Arrowbrooke farm. Both are buried in Eastham churchyard (I have a photo)
Thanks again for your info.
Looking forward to your reply
Regards
Tim
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« on: Sunday 03 March 19 17:50 GMT (UK) »
Hello
William Wilson was my three times great grandfather. As far as I can gather his parents were Thomas and Mary. My line travels through their daughter Mary who married Richard Jones from
Pooltown Farm Overpool. The present owners are the Fearnalls. I have met Mrs Fearnall but have been unable to arrange a visit although not quite sure why.
As far as I can gather the Wilsons were tennant farmers.There are a number of newspaper articles relating prizes at Agricultural shoes. There are two family graves in the churchyard in Whitchurch.
I don’t have a lot else apart from acquiring Wilson as a middle name and census incormation but would very much like to find out more
Look forward to hearing from Timothy
Wilson Biddle
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