Shropshire Archives visit this week

[rosemaryag]

Hi

going to the Shropshire Archives today & probably tomorrow.... happy to do look ups, but please keep them simple, I am quite new to this archives game

cheers
Rosemary

[Mumsiep]

Hi Rosemary

Thanks for the offer. I'm looking for the christening of Richard GORING, c1796. 1851 census gives his place of birth as STIRCHLEY, which I think may be covered by Dawley Magna records, but I'm not 100% certain of that. Hope you can find him.

Kind regards

Pauline
 

[AnneMc]

Hello rosemary:
thank you for the kind offer. If you have time could you look up the marriage of this couple for me?   I need to know the name of the groom's father. to confirm that the groom is a brother to my 3xgrgrandfather.  Here is the information from free bmd site


Dec.    1857    Shrewsbury

Charles     Hotchkiss
Charlotte  Downes.



Thank you very much I really appreciate this as I live in Canada.


Cheers
Anne

[Cher4]

Hi Rosemary could you lookif you have time for a birth of a Joseph Cooke born 1810 Ellesmere.

Thank you

Cher

[rosemaryag]

OK, repeat after me 'The Shropshire Archive is not open on a monday' 

...as I reached the building, it all came rushing back to me. I have managed to do this a couple of times before you know ;

So, I will be trying to do your various requests later in the week (whilst remembering that they close at 1pm on Thursdays)

Rosemary (who needs a memory booster)

[JeannieTel]

Good luck with your next visit - I hope you didnt have far to travel!   

When you go to the archives, I would appreciate it if you would look up a marriage for me ie George Easthope and Mary ?  in the Madeley/Broseley/Shifnal area. around 1830 (sorry if this is vague).The inforrmation I have is from the 1851 census ie
George Easthope aged 41, born Madeley
Mary (wife) aged 39 born Broseley.  Their first child Hiram was born in 1830 in Stickley (Sturchley?). 

I have some information from another source which might suggest that George is the son ofRichard Eastop and Elizabeth of Shifnal.

Thanks.

[rosemaryag]

When you go to the archives, I would appreciate it if you would look up a marriage for me ie George Easthope and Mary ?  in the Madeley/Broseley/Shifnal area. around 1830 (sorry if this is vague).The inforrmation I have is from the 1851 census ie
George Easthope aged 41, born Madeley
Mary (wife) aged 39 born Broseley.  Their first child Hiram was born in 1830 in Stickley (Sturchley?). 

hey JeannieTel - been trying to get more info on this to make the best use of my time at the archives - when i finally make it there

I take it you are interested in the couple + umpteen kids in Dudley 1851:
HO107/2032 folio 508 p33 address New Dock
George Easthope, head, 42, furnace labourer, b. Madely
Mary, wife, 39, b. Broseley
with eldest son listed as
Hiram, son, 21, furnace labourer, b. Shi?ley, Shrops

I found these in 1861 census still in Dudley:
RG9/2057 folio 83 p10 address Waterloo Street, New Dock
Mary Easthope, head, widow, 46, b. salop, Brosely
with many kids matching to 1851

& Hiram as: RG9/2057 folio 82 p8 address Waterloo Street, New Dock
Isaac Hiram Easthope, head, 30, iron furnace labourer, b. Madely
+wife & 3 kids

so - my plan is to start by looking for the marriage of George Easthope & Mary in Broseley & Madeley (which were only about 2 miles apart) around 1830 - & including the birth of Hiram in that

I have some information from another source which might suggest that George is the son of Richard Eastop and Elizabeth of Shifnal.

Is your other source the IGI from familysearch.org - which has a George Easthope born in Shifnal 5 Dec 1810 to Richard & Elizabeth Easthope?

Whilst searching for 1851 & 1861 census entries I noted that there is a George Easthope born c1810 Shifnal who is an unmarried servant in Ross, Herefordshire in both 51 & 61

... he looks a better fit with the IGI info than the Geo Easthope living in Dudley in 1851.... what do you think?

Anyhoo - I shall concentrate on the c1830 marriage of George Easthope to Mary with child Hiram for now

Rosemary

[JeannieTel]

Yes, these are the fruitful two that I am interested in!  I contacted someone else who was looking at the Easthope family (seems it was another branch tho') and was given the Shifnal George info.  I am not 100% about it though hence my request to you to look for George and Mary's marriage. 
Incidentally the family I know now have been catholic for as long as they can remember - I dont know if this might have a bearing on which records you look at.

Thank you



 

[rosemaryag]

OK, I managed to visit today

AnneMc - no news for you today - I didn't get to your request - next time I go though

JeannieTel - getting complicated, so will cover in a separate post

Cher4 - good news!
Ellesmere PR Year 1810 page 246 Joseph son of William + Mary Cooke [of] ?Jet-?chill-moor was born January 25th and christened July 1st 1810

Pauline - not sure  Stirchley has a church, so I checked these PRs first, covering 1791 to 1803. The only possible was the Goram family - could it have become Goring - as follows:

1791 Decem 1[0/8]   Ann the daughter of Thomas Goram by Eleanor his wife was baptised
1796 May 22  Richard, the son of Thomas Gor?n by Eleanor his wife was baptised
1799 Mar 24  Thomas son of Thomas Go?am by Eleanor his wife was baptised

I have started looking at Dawley Magna records (1794-98) but parts of these are v. difficult to read.... no Richard Gorings so far though.


I had fun - so happy to look some more if you have follow-up requests

Rosemary