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Antrim / Re: Mary Ballantyne Elizabeth PATTERSON - Antrim
« on: Thursday 31 July 25 22:28 BST (UK)  »
John Ballantine shows up in the 1766 census in Toberkeigh, Ballintoy and again possibly (or maybe a John Jr) in the 1796 the Flax Grower's List together with a Charles Ballantine and a Daniel Ballantine, both perhaps being adult sons of that John Ballantine of the 1766 census.  Additionally, the next townland over, a John McKay of Cloughcor married Jane Ballantine (possibly a daughter of the 1766 John) and that couple had a number of children including Charles McKay (putatively named after Jane's brother Charles Ballantine?), James McKay, John McKay, Denis McKay, Margaret McKay, Mary McKay.  There are only four sources of documentary evidence available so connecting dots is all that is available, but it is all non-verifiable.  See the 1766 Religious Census return for Ballintoy at the PRONI website, and via Tom McAfee's website, the 1796 Flax Grower's List and the 1803 Religious census of Rev. Trail and the 1803 agricultural census.  There are many McKays but only the four Ballantines discussed above.

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Devon / Re: Mystery Winsor family in Ugborough 1780s-1790s
« on: Saturday 09 November 24 13:00 GMT (UK)  »
Also, I cannot find a pair of candidate parents for that George Winsor in any of the descendants of William and Zenobia.

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Devon / Mystery Winsor family in Ugborough 1780s-1790s
« on: Saturday 09 November 24 12:57 GMT (UK)  »
A series of birth entries in the Ugborough church records shows:

George Winsor & wife Betty (mnu):

dau  Susannah b. 1787- d.bef 1791
son  George b. about Jun 1788               
dau  Elizabeth “Betty” b. 1789
dau  Susannah b. 1791
dau  Mary b. 1793

Descendants' DNA shows this George Winsor tracking back to William Winsor of Modbury and wife Zenobia Prior, but I cannot find the above couple before they show up for the birth of first daughter Susannah in 1787 - no marriage records - and after 1793 this couple disappears from Ugborough records. 

This couple is definitely NOT George Winsor and wife Elizabeth Wills of Staverton (no DNA matches with that line and they had children before, concurrent and after all born in Staverton).

Are there any directories from the 1790's Ugborough showing tradesmen/occupations?

Any thoughts on other resources I could use in research would be greatly appreciated.

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Kent Resources / Re: James Spence of Woolwich - occupation 1750's?
« on: Tuesday 03 September 24 20:12 BST (UK)  »
Another potential from Kew records, again possibly indicating a father-son sequence, from 1776:

"Date: 1776 Mar 27   
Samuel Seddon, Piccadilly. He has orders to prosecute Armadoe Limbery and James Spence for having HM's stores in his possession or for stealing lead from the Thunderer. The former was sentenced to pay a fine and to remain in gaol until it was paid. James Spence indicted and tried for stealing lead, although he confessed in writing, signed before Justice Jones, and committed to gaol, he was proved at the trial by Lawrance Storekeeper of Woolwich and was found not guilty."

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Kent Resources / Re: James Spence of Woolwich - occupation 1750's?
« on: Tuesday 03 September 24 20:05 BST (UK)  »
1731 vs 1748 not enough time to be titled shipwright worthy of a helper, I suspect it may be his father who is noted in that 1748 record.  Now I am wondering if the dockyard would put his son on the books as an apprentice/helper.  It's a possible lead.  Thanks again!

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Kent Resources / Re: James Spence of Woolwich - occupation 1750's?
« on: Tuesday 03 September 24 20:03 BST (UK)  »
Marriage 1756 (not 1754) to Mary Drew of Plumstead, James Spence "of this parish" St. Mary Magdalene.    Burial record 13 Mar 1813 at Deptford St. Nicholas at age 82.

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Kent Resources / Re: James Spence of Woolwich - occupation 1750's?
« on: Tuesday 03 September 24 19:57 BST (UK)  »
Fairly certain he was born circa 1731 based on a Deptford death record, calculated his given age (always approximate) at time of death and it brings me back to 1731-ish.  Thanks for the link to the online record, he married 1754 in Woolwich. 

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Kent Resources / James Spence of Woolwich - occupation 1750's?
« on: Tuesday 03 September 24 16:11 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone suggest resources to find the occupation of an individual.  James Spence "of this parish" of St. Mary Magdalene in Woolwich and married to Mary Drew - I have found marriage and baptism records, but no indication on any of those records of his occupation, and, no indication of his place of birth, although the imputed year of birth from his death record indicates he was born about 1731.  I am looking for any clue as to his origin.  If I could nail down that he was a shipwright or some other occupation associated with the shipyard, it might help, and I am trying to avoid the goose chase of hiring research at Kew.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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London and Middlesex / Re: Access to microfilm for St. Luke Charlton next Woolwich?
« on: Wednesday 29 November 23 22:59 GMT (UK)  »
That's exactly excellent, thanks for the tip!  Yes, I do have the exact date.

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