John McJannett/McJennett

[mick cooper]

Hello

I am researching the Mcjannett (and all its multitudinous spelling variations!!) family line and looking for help.

I have seen a few threads and, being a beginner on this site, am much confused as to how to make contact.  So I am posting this although I am not sure if it is in the right place.  No doubt some kindly soul will let me know.

I am particularly keen to hear from Karen Bida and Rachel Dunkley who are undoubtedly cousins (of some nth degree plus some removals!) and any of the other wonderful folk who help novices like me.

My line descends through William McJannett b 23/6/1805, d 2/9/1848 and who married Mary Ann Fenn (although I have not found the marriage).    I have reasonable amount of info on his descendants and also some info on his siblings - Ann 1802-14;   John 1808 - presumably died young;   Mary 1810 - ?;   John 1812/3 - ? who married Martha Thompson and produced several children including James whose marriage to Emma yielded children in the East End of London some of whom got a bit confused with my line (eg the two Rosina  births1871 Bethnal Green and 1876 Shoreditch);   Jane b 3/2/1816 d 1842 who married Thomas Gates;  Elizabeth b 8/8/1820 d 1886 who spent her life as a servant much of it in Chelsea;  James Hutchins b 22/2/1823 d 1910 and who married Caroline Denby and had at least 9 children and lots of descendants.

Going backwards is where I am stuck.   I am aware that their parents were John who married Mary Hutchins 10/11/1801 in Narborough.   I can see them in 1841 & 1851 just off Clapham Common and believe John probably died in 1858 and Mary in 1862.   I have not yet pinpointed John's birth (or therefore his parents) with the only clue showing Wanstead (oddly) and 1781/2 on the 1851 census.   Has anyone solved this one?

I am also aware of the line of Thomas Mcjannett (Mack Jannett) 1788 - 1862 who married Jane Botterill, and also suspect he was a brother of John.   Again I have not been able to pinpoint his birth in Clapham or parents although I wondered if his records from his time in 12th Dragoons (12 years from the age of 16 - wow!) might have helped.  Has anyone seen these or resolved the problem of his birth and parents?   

I am not sure if it is a coincidence but my William was apparently in the 13th Dragoons until he was 34 - has anyone seen these papers?

By the way, there was a George McJennett chr 6/8/1785 at Brickfield (non-conformist) congregational church in Stratford, East London, parents John & Ann.   Clearly from a location and date perspective there is a possibility that this is another brother.  Wanstead is not so very far away although Clapham is the other side of town (Clapton is a lot nearer!). 

Can anyone help please?   I will of course share anything that I have that interests anyone.

Thank you

Mick

[rachdun]

It is great to hear from you Mick

I have also hit a brick wall - I also suspect that your John and my Thomas were brothers, but have also been unable to prove it  

Do you know who the witnesses to John or Thomas's marriages were please?  I only have the record from the IGI and haven't been able to check the original records.

I'm afraid I can't help you with William's papers but I do have a copy of Thomas's discharge papers if you would like to see them.

Interesting about George - his baptism date would indeed fit in very nicely between John in abt 1782 and Thomas in abt 1788.

Rachel

[mick cooper]

Hey Rachel

Excellent to get your reply.  I am sure we must be cousins - I cannot believe that John and Thomas were not brothers.  How do we exchange email addresses?   I don't think we are meant to post them here and they seem to be hidden.  As I'm a novice here I'm not too sure how it works.   

Anyway, I do not have those marriage details of witnesses either.  Do you know where they are and how we can get to them?   I am abroad and only infrequently get back to the UK so I generally have to rely on the free online sites.   

Or some extra-ordinarily kind souls to look them up - JOHN McJENNETT to MARY HUTCHINS 10/11/1801 and THOMAS McJENNETT to JANE BOTTIRIL 16/5/1826 in NARBOROUGH, LEICESTER - anyone, please??

I would love to see a copy of Thomas's papers - how do you get them to me?   Is his service record available anywhere?   As he joined up at 16 I would have thought his parents names, at least, would have been mentioned.   

All I saw on William was that he was in the 13th Dragoons and that he was discharged when he was 34.   I suppose there must be more on the full record, presumably held at Kew. 

Have you checked for other papers and records, like wills, that might be around someplace? 

I'd like to see more of your ancestry - obviously I didn't follow Thomas & Jane further than his kids.   I am sure a direct email would be better for this.   

Did you ever communicate directly with Karen who is also plainly in this line?   

If George is a sibling then we have the parents John & Ann, not that that will take us anywhere very quickly!

Hope to hear from you soon

Mick