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Herts Completed Lookup Requests / Re: HILLS/CAKEBREAD in Broxbourne COMPLETED
« on: Tuesday 05 November 24 16:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Judy and thank you so much for making contact.    I think we may have been in touch in the past or I have been in touch with your father?  The name Maxwell rings a bell (thank goodness for unusual names). I have a note that John Lancelot and Jessie Jones had a daughter Heather and granddaughter Lana Nancarrow and that Lana sadly passed away in 2014.   I think it was about that time that I may have had contact with you r father.

I am the great niece of John Lancelot Hills who married Annie Dean, my grandfather being his brother William James.   John had a sister, Susan Catherine Ellen, who also emigrated to Australia with her husband John English and younger children in 1911.

Ian Mackenzie is a descendant of one of those children and his wife Tricia has done a lot of family history investigation.   Tricia and Ian visited us when they were last in England some years ago but are now back in Queensland.

Tricia’s email address is tricia.mackenzie44@gmail.com and I’m sure she would be able to give you more info and maybe photos.   She is much more IT capable than I am.

I really haven’t  investigated the Cakebread line although I have names back to 1630.  I have  Sarah’s parents as William Cakebread and Sarah Peck who married in Broxbourne in 1779. 

Do let me know if I can fill in any more for you.

Best wishes, Thelma WIGLEY



Best wishes, Thelma WIGLEY

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London and Middlesex / Re: John WILLIAMS St.Lukes
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 17:38 BST (UK)  »
Phew!   Thank you so much for pointing me to National Archives.   Yes, much clearer (although the jargon as always proved difficult) and, as thought, after the usual directions that all funeral expenses etc be paid he gives and bequeaths all the residue both real and personal equally between his two children, son William Horne and Sarah (wife of John Williams) equally share and share alike and to their heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns according to the respective nature and qualities thereof he appoints his friends to be  Executors of his Will made on 9th April 1824.   No mention of his wife, of course, because she had already passed away.

Many thanks to everyone who has helped to pass most of a day of this boring lockdown!  Very much appreciated.

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London and Middlesex / Re: John WILLIAMS St.Lukes
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 16:03 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Lily.   That helps to confirm that it was Thomas SAYER Horne who married Rebecca.

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London and Middlesex / Re: John WILLIAMS St.Lukes
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 15:53 BST (UK)  »
Really difficult and not possible to enhance.  It looked as if there was a mention beginning on the second page of "William Horne (possibly a son?) and Sarah (wife of John Williams) share and share alike...."   It goes on to mention, I think, administrations and assigns and "the respective nature and qualities thereof."    Then he names executors.   It would have been helpful to see the first part and whether his wife is mentioned.

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London and Middlesex / Re: John WILLIAMS St.Lukes
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 15:30 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for that Lily.  I've looked at the Horne data and Thomas & Rebecca are certainly possibilities - John & Sarah named one of their daughters Rebecca.   Sarah's birth is on Ancestry under Births, Baptisms and Christenings - I do find it annoying that you sometimes have to search so many lists on Ancestry.

Sadly Thomas didn't include his middle name of Sayers in the marriage registration but if that is him then his parents seem to be John Horne and Ann Sayers who were married in 1756 at St.Mary, Islington.  Interestingly John is shown as a Jeweller - so the families both appear to be involved in the local trade.

Thanks again for your interest.

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London and Middlesex / Re: John WILLIAMS St.Lukes
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 12:36 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much all of you who have replied to my post.   I do already have some of the information but was fascinated to see the baptism registrations for Elizabeth Frances and Eliza because on the London, England CofE Births and Baptisms 1813-1917 there are baptism entries at St.Leonards (pp21/22) on 30 March 1834 for Elizabeth b.20/12/1822, Sarah b.26/7/1820 and Esther b.26/12/1833 all with parents John & Sarah Williams, he a watch finisher, living at Tenter Row.   The dates don't allow for this to be a second Elizabeth after the death of another so maybe they had fogotten she had already been baptised!

The two baptism entries for John are both possibilities, particularly perhaps the Engraver father and I will try to follow up the Freedom of the City papers and the death entries.   Nightmare name to have to deal with!

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London and Middlesex / John WILLIAMS St.Lukes
« on: Friday 26 June 20 15:59 BST (UK)  »
Still hoping someone else may be following the line of John WILLIAMS b circa 1791/2 in the St.Lukes/St.Leonards area.   I believe John married Sarah HORNE in 1811 in St.Leonards as one of their sons was named William Horne Williams.  In 1829 they were living in Tenter Row, St.Leonards as shown on several of their childrens' baptism entries and John was shown as a Watch Finisher.
I'd love to know whether anyone has been able to go further back and to share info.

Thanks, Forest

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Europe / Re: Re: Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960
« on: Tuesday 29 January 19 13:38 GMT (UK)  »
It seems you are actually looking for border crossings from the USA to Canada.   Ancestry has such records but only from 1908-1935 and a search for Eleanor Hallett did not bring up any results I'm afraid.     

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Surrey Lookup Requests / Re: Sarah EDMONDS 1874 death
« on: Thursday 23 February 17 12:01 GMT (UK)  »
Aah, thanks for that.   I think I might have to think it out again or give the GRO further details if and when I order the certificate.

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