Measham Cemetery Lookup - RICE

[hpjrt]

Hi May,

I noticed that you offer to do lookups at Measham cemetery ... and I am interested in any of the RICE family that may be buried there.

You say that it opened in 1883 ... may I ask where those who lived in Measham were buried prior to 1883?  Would it have been Ashby de la Zouch?

I can trace the RICE family in Measham to circa 1830 ... so would like to know where to search for the earlier RICE family members.

Thanks so much.

Mary E. Bannister

[spendlove]

Hi,
Just in case you have not found this site:-

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/measham/measham.html

There are trade directories, Census info, pictures etc.

Don't forget that on the 1841 Census the ages for Adults were rounded down by
up to 5 years, so if age stated is 50 they could be aged between 50 and 55 etc.

Spendlove.

[hpjrt]

Hi Spendlove,

Thanks for the link.  I had visited that page and had found my RICE family back to about 1830 in the trade directories etc. 

I have also recorded the 1841 census information ... although I had forgotten about the 5 year rounding down of the ages!  I must make a note of that in my files. 

Unfortunately, I don't have a LDS family history centre very near me ... and the closest one is only open on Tuesday afternoons ... which aren't always convenient.  : (   

However, I'll have to see if I can order the Parish Record films at the next closest centre.

Mary

[Astonian]

Hello Mary

I have just joined Rootsweb and read your message about the Rice family in Measham.  I am researching all connections of the Rice family in Measham and think I might be able to help you if you haven't already found out the information you were looking for.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Astonian.

[hpjrt]

Hi Astonian,

I look forward to any information you can give me about the RICE family in Measham.

I have gone back as far as Thomas RICE and his wife Hannah ADCOCK ... and have only one child of theirs, John RICE. 

I'm looking, naturally, to go as far back as I can ... and thought that the local cemetery would be of help there.  : )

The RICE family seems to have been involved in both farming and blacksmithing in Measham, so any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

You can email me directly if you like at hpjrt "at sign" flarenet.com.

Thanks

Mary

[Astonian]

Hi Mary. Will contact you later with info.