A bit of a brick wall ...

[hpjrt]

Hello,

One of my lines of research is the LEA family in Gloucestershire. 

I have a Nehemiah Lea baptised on June 2, 1783 [/i][extract from Parish Records - Source: IGI][/i] in Windrush ... I have him marrying Ann Maides in Eastleach Turville on February 17, 1806 [/i][extract from Parish Records - Source: IGI][/i] and a son, William [baptised November 5, 1807, Father: Nehemiah Lea and Mother:  Anne [/i][extract from Parish Records - Source: IGI][/i] .

However, I can't find any reference to Nehemiah anywhere else.  He would have been 58 in 1841 ... but I can't find him on the census.  I can't find a death for him ... and he's not listed on the NBI [first edition].

I would like to hae some idea of when he died ... and you'd think with a forename like Nehemiah, it would be relatively easy. 

Anyone have any ideas of where I can look for a death?  There are about a hundred parishes in a 5 square mile radius of Windrush ... but I'd imagine he stayed around that area.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Mary

[CU]

http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx

Try this. It will be slow going but he will be there some where. Good luck.

[hpjrt]

Hi CU,

Thanks for the suggestion ... however,  I labouriously trolled through all of the Death Indexes from 1837 through and including all of 1841 [just in case] with no luck.  No Nehemiah Lea entries.  Nor were there any likely Ann Lea listings either.  *sigh*

This means that either he died prior to 1837 [or in 1837 but no one registered the death since the law was new etc.] ... or ... ?

With my luck, the two of them died in 1836 ... just before Civil Registration! 

Does anyone have access to the 2nd edition of the NBI?  I have the 1st edition, but he's not there. 

Not only am I in the 2% of Canada that doesn't have access to "high speed" internet ... but I'm also in an area where the LDS Family Research centre is open only on Tuesday mornings ... and this isn't often convenient for me to go there.  It's also quite a distance away from me.

Are there cd's that have all of the available parish records on it?  I couldn't find anything on the IGI but I don't think the IGI has all of the parish records for Gloucestershire ...

I'm at a loss to know how to proceed further.  Since his name was on actual Parish Record extracts, I "know" he existed ... but without being able to find out when he died ... I'm feeling like I made him up!  LOL

Any ideas?

Thanks

Mary

[Keziahemm]

Hi Mary,

No sign in NBI 2nd edition 

You could try Gloucestershire Family History Society www.gfhs.org.uk where you will find their email address for enquiries.


Susan 

[Arranroots]

Did you try LEIGH - just in case?

 

[Keziahemm]

Yep, all variations 


Susan 

[Arranroots]

Hee hee - sorry Susan - I was wondering if Mary had checked the Indexes for LEIGH.

 

That will teach me!!  I know you are very thorough of course!!

 

[Keziahemm]

Arranroots - Oops   

Susan 

[liverpool annie]

Nehemiah Lea baptised on June 2, 1783

Heres a weird thing - I wouldn't say this name is a common one    
but I found a
" Nehemiah Lee " born 1782 on 1850 American census living in Conneticut with a wife ( not Ann ) and family ! - he is a farmer ! but it says he was born there !!

Just a thought!!

Annie