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Wouldn't you know it... I got the certificate back from NWBMD and it turns out that William and Daniel's mother's maiden name was .... Roberts!

I suppose there was a fair chance of that.

Anyway, I've got one generation further back so thanks again for your help. I think this thread can be closed.

Dave

Thanks for the reply, William.

I'm afraid you're way ahead of me... I wasn't aware that his mother's name was Jane.
I'm sure its clear somehow but can you explain how you are so confident of this?

As you say, looking for Daniel's birth certificate may be the best route. I'll try that next.

Thanks again - you're helping me move forward with this conundrum.

Dave

Hi Shirley

My great uncle, Caradog C Roberts, fought in the RWF - specifically 16th battalion, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, part of 113rd Brigade in 38th Welsh Division, service number 201116).

Sadly he died in the final 100 days offensive, in the fighting around Villers-Outreaux.

I'm trying to locate a photo as I'm sure my grandmother had one. If I find one I'll scan it and send it to you.

If you already have one, I would really appreciate a copy!

Regards

Dave North 

My relative tells me her grandfather was the postmaster at Ballymote. This would have been in the early 1900s but she doesn't remember any other details.

I checked the occupation records on Ancestry and found Francis William Gorman was appointed SC+T (which I believe stands for Sorting Clerks and Telegraphists) in 1898 but couldn't find any further record.

Can anyone confirm whether he went on to become post master?

In fact, any other information about the Gormans in Ballymote would be very welcome!

Sorry for the lack of information and many thanks to anyone who reads this and is able to help.

Hi Helen

Don't know if you are still looking for Horstead connections but I've also been looking at my Horstead ancestors and am trying to check my connection to Elizabeth and Henry. As you have already discovered (judging by your post) one major problem with tracing the Horsteads is the seemingly endless variety of mis-spellings in the census reports and other documents.

Anyway, all I have on Henry and Elizabeth is below:
Henry Horstead: b about 1825, father's name John Horstead
Married Elizabeth Goodyer on 10 May 1846
They had at least 4 children: George Henry b. 1856, James William b. 1858, Elijah b. 1860, d. 1860 and Alchamia b. 1864, d. 1864

I concluded that Henry is the same Henry Horstead in my family tree who was born on 10 May 1824. Although there is a difference of a year or so in the date of birth, Both Henry's were born in Brigg, Lincolnshire and both have a father John who is a 'roper' or rope maker. Also the name Alchamia crops up in later generations of the Horstead family.

If I am right, Henry is the son of John Horstead (b. 21 May 1795) and Elizabeth Bannister (b. 1794).
If you check my family tree on Ancestry, you can see how this then fits in with the other Horsteads of Lincolnshire and the West Ridings of Yorkshire. Or visit the excellent site http://www.lincolnshire-wolds.org which has lots of painstakingly researched information from church records for Lincolnshire.

As with several of my Horstead ancestors, they were watermen, seemingly spending much of their lives on board the barges and schooners which sailed the rivers and coastal seas. That's why they appear in so many locations in the different census returns.

If you're still looking for information, have a look at these two sites which have newspaper reports on Captain George Henry Hosrstead which give a real insight into the hazards of the waterman's life
http://www.knottingley.org/history/disasters-at-sea-012.htm
http://www.knottingley.org/history/pastyears/years_1929.htm

And there's an excellent article on the watermen and the ships they sailed here: http://www.knottingley.org/history/genealogy/adams-family-history.htm

Hope this is still of interest - even though its now a very old post!

I would like to thank you too - your post allowed me to find the records for some census returns with mis-spelt names which I was having real trouble finding.

Dave