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The Common Room / Re: Wilford, Wilforde, Wylford, Wilsford, Wyllesford, Willesford
« on: Wednesday 03 May 23 10:23 BST (UK)  »
Yes a "Y Wilford" etc could be a good idea. Faced with the information that I have re my branch of the Wilfords is that most were all professional soldiers, and good soldiers judging by their records. The names Ernest Christian seem to have been passed onto all 1st sons regardless of whether they were eldest sons of the eldest son. The name Christian does intrigue me as it seems to be present in the Wandsworth branch a few generations back Probably coincidence and possibly a popular name in Victorian times anyway. Whatever their forebears did or didn't do, my Wilfords certainly travelled all round the globe, I cannot see their forebears being " stay at homes ". The fact that Ernest Christian went to Pilton, near Barnstable, to retire also seems strange as back in those days people didn't hop in the car, go for a drive and decide to end their days in a beauty spot. People are like homing pigeons, something attracts them unwittingly sometimes to their home range. Might be twaddle but I think its often true.

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The Common Room / Re: Wilford, Wilforde, Wylford, Wilsford, Wyllesford, Willesford
« on: Wednesday 03 May 23 09:32 BST (UK)  »
It is good to know Paul that there is at least one other person in the world researching the Wilfords etc etc. We make a merry bunch !! I used a genealogist some years ago to try and unearth the background of Ernest Christian Wilford's family and she came up with the same sources as you ! I did spend sometime trying to dig deeper but became increasingly frustrated with what seemed like a total lack of any information at all between 1600 and 1750 ! I am in South Australia so a long way from where some information must be hiding. Ernest Christian's wife is just as frustrating, the 1841 census says she was born in Ireland but I have tried everything to locate her , my only success being the possible name of her sister who was mentioned in "The story of Saskatchewan and its People". Not at all promising. Anyway I will plug on. Great to hear that you are a librarian. I volunteer in a 2nd hand bookshop and probably should have been a librarian a long time ago. Instead I became a music teacher. Thank you very much for the pictures and please let me know if you find any other good leads.
Best Wishes Merrilie

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The Common Room / Re: Wilford, Wilforde, Wylford, Wilsford, Wyllesford, Willesford
« on: Saturday 04 February 23 12:22 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone help me with a Wilford family whose earliest member that I can find is Major Ernest Christian Wilford RA who died in Pilton, Barnstaple 1836. In his obituary of The North Devon Journal his surname is given as Wilsford. The earliest record that I can find of him is 9 Nov 1799 Lt. Ernest Christian Wilford moves from 2nd Battalion of Argyle Fencibles to be Adjutant of the Royal Irish Artillery. No idea as to why he joined the Argyle Fencibles as that Batallion was raised in Scotland and I can find no evidence of him being in Scotland. At least 3 of his 7 children were born in Ireland ,the rest in Woolwich. His wife Ruth Cochrane was born in Ireland, no trace of her either ! She died in Pilton also. I wondered if there was a connection to the Wilsfords of Devon. The names Ernest Christian were passed down the line to another 2 generations.

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