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Sussex / Re: Howsego family Westbourne
« on: Friday 23 October 09 08:28 BST (UK)  »
Thank You,
Astin Tower Howsego, baptized at Westbourne on 25th May 1817, son of John & Ann
Howsego. When he married Jane Packer at St. Nicholas, Brighton, on 2nd January 1842, he was registered as Austin Houzego. The Howsego/Housego and all its variations are believed to be from the Norfolk/Suffolk areas and originated in North Friesland(Holland) hundreds of years ago.
I have also wondered about the surname Ariss for the Eliza who married Edward Houzego( another son of John & Ann of Westbourne) As there is a George Ares Houzego at Brighton.

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Norfolk / Fiddaman Family of Brancaster
« on: Thursday 22 October 09 20:59 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for any information on the Fiddaman family of Brancaster.
I have from the 1851 Census a Thomas Fiddaman-Rat Catcher, his wife Elizabeth and their family. I have a baptism at St.Mary's Church, Brancaster, Frances Fiddaman, 13th April 1828. Father Thomas (Labourer) mother Elizabeth. I also have baptisms for two other sons-Thomas Burton Fiddaman and John Fiddaman baptized at the same church.

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Travelling People / Re: Having a nightmare - Howsego/Housego
« on: Thursday 22 October 09 20:34 BST (UK)  »
Hello, Has anyone already given you this information?
Birth Registration December Quarter 1875,
Housego- Frederick William,   Registered at Mile End,  1c 535.
If that is the one it will give the mother's maiden name and address where born,and assuming it IS George  for the father, his occupation.
There is also a Deaths Registration December Quarter 1920 for a George Housego aged 62, Registered at Poplar 1c 444. Is there a connection to the Westbourne Sussex family?

I have in my Sussex Howsego/Housego tree a George Housego, baptized on
1st February 1857, at Westbourne, son of Frederic & Ann.
Frederic Howsego married Ann Rogers on 5th July 1856 at Racton, Sussex.
This Frederic Howsego was the 5th of 12* children of William and Emily Howsego,
baptized on 5th August 1832 at Westbourne. (* I am decended from their eldest child also called William)  William Housego married Emily Steele on 25th December 1823, at Westbourne. William Howsego baptized 19th August 1804 at Westbourne, son of John Howsego and Ann(nee Horner)   You can see some of the variations in the name even in the same parish register.

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Travelling People / Re: Having a nightmare - Howsego/Housego
« on: Thursday 22 October 09 11:15 BST (UK)  »
Have you looked on the 1911 Census? It is online. There are a lot of Housego names for the West Ham area.

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Canada / Ruff Family Canada
« on: Wednesday 21 October 09 15:00 BST (UK)  »
I am seeking any information about Percy Ruff and his wife Dorothy(nee Levene)
who went to Canada in 1952/53. They originally lived in Southampton before emigrating.

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Sussex / Re: Howsego family Westbourne
« on: Tuesday 20 October 09 11:45 BST (UK)  »
They married at Warblington, Hampshire, on 16th February 1798.  Ann is listed as "of this Parish", but that could be through occupancy, as I can't find a baptism record for her there.(at that time Warblington was a big military depot, so she could have gone there to work)  Anne died at Brighton in 1844 with the surname spelt as Houzego. I am given to believe that John died in 1827, although I have not actually seen the record.

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Travelling People / Re: Having a nightmare - Howsego/Housego
« on: Monday 19 October 09 17:45 BST (UK)  »
Sorry, I forgot to add the Howzego/ Howsiego etc of Brighton and the area are all members of the Westbourne family. We are so used to being able to read & write that we forget that many ordinary people were still illiterate. They gave their information verbally to the Parish Clerk and had to accept their name written as whatever he wrote down.    Hope you strike lucky.

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Travelling People / Re: Having a nightmare - Howsego/Housego
« on: Sunday 18 October 09 22:46 BST (UK)  »
I know this is an old posting. Some of the people on "Toni's" information, reply 69. are my ancestors. George and also William are common names in the Howsego (of Westbourne/ Portsmouth area) I have plenty of information regarding them.
Howsego/Housego surname is mostly originating from Norfolk/Suffolk areas and I have found no connection in my research to earlier Housego family in London. As far as I am aware there is no Romany connection to the Howsego surname, most were ag. labs.

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Sussex / Howsego family Westbourne
« on: Sunday 18 October 09 22:08 BST (UK)  »
I am researching the Howsego/Housego family of Westbourne, Sussex.
I have got back to John Howsego and his wife Anne (nee Horner)who lived in Westbourne from 1798. John's Parish of origin on his marriage was Stoughton, Sussex but that is all I can find out. Is anyone else researching this rather unusual surname, please?

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