The Honey family of Sunningwell

[colinsorigins]

The Honey name first appeared in the Sunningwell PR in 1618 with the baptism of Alce daughter of Edward.   The family multiplied in Sunningwell and from about 1720 onwards went on to populate the county with Honeys.

Very few of the marriages between 1600 and 1700 have been found.   It is assumed that they took place in the surrounding parishes.

I would be most grateful if RootsChatters with access to PRs for the surrounding parishes not extracted into the IGI could look for Honey marriages between 1600 and 1700.  It would also be useful if negative results were reported.

Many thanks

Colin

[Pennie]

Hi Colin ...

I had a look through the OFHS's Oxfordshire Marriage Index (1538-1837) for any HONEY (and variants) marriages from 1600-1700.  These are the only three on the entire index:

21 DEC 1676 - Richard HUNNEY to Margaret COOK at Wootton
30 DEC 1672 - Alice HONEY (Bampton) to Edward JONES (Bampton) at Alvescot
27 DEC 1653 - Anne HUNNY (Clanfield) to Francis CLARKE (Clanfield) at OX St. Michael

However, please note that for some reason Kennington (the parish immediately to the east of Sunningwell) does not seem to be included in the index.

Hope this may be of some help.

Pennie

[colinsorigins]

Hi Pennie,

Thank you for reply, it is a valuable, and surprising, addition.
It also illustrates the paucity of information, there should be a dozen or more marriages based on the recorded births for the lines investigated so far;  taking all the potential lines it should be over 30.

I am happy that  Richard is one of mine, and I expect him to prove to be the grandson of John or Edward   -  input from any other RootsChatters most welcome.

Anne and Alice point to an area of research which I may need to defer for a while.   If they are mine, and I suspect they are, it shows that the Honey migration from Sunningwell started much earlier than predicted.   My thought at present is that Anne is the daughter of the other one of John and Edward, and that Alice is her neice.

One of the joys of RootsChat is that you rarely get the answer you expect, so that tendencies to tunnel vision are dispelled.

Many thanks for your help Pennie

Colin

[Treefan]

 
Hello Colin,
I have been looking through the various posts re. the Honey family of Sunningwell as I too have ancestors of this family.
I noted that the entries were a couple of years old now so I hope that it is still possible to contact you in this way.
I seem to agree with the info as I have understood it and I wondered whether you have continued your Honey research to perhaps point me in the right direction re. Edward Honey?
The furthest that my research has taken me is that William Honey (born 1626) who married Elizabeth Clements was the son of Edward Honey who I presume was born c1590. If you could shed any more light on any details re. Edward I would be most grateful please. Also, I have Robert (born 1664) who was the son of William Honey & Elizabeth Clements. I have never been able to locate a marriage entry for him and I wondered whether you have had any luck in this area?
Should you be able to help me at all I would be very grateful if you would contact me please.

With many thanks,
Treefan.

[colinsorigins]

Hi Treefan
Good to hear from you.   I think you are uptodate with current information.   Marriages at the time of Robert have faded to the point of disappearing.   My line also passes through Robert and then went through the parishes of Appleford and Shillingford, would be interested in your line.

I keep searching for Edward, I know his baptism is not in the Sunningwell register.   I have seen an entry in the Bishops Transcripts for the marriage of Edward Honye of Newbury, but I have since seen a published transcription giving Edward Lonye of Newbury.   In the new year I shall borrow the parish register for the 5th time to check this out.   I have recently had a communication on Friends Reunited quoting another subscriber giving his birth as Sunninghill.   I have not checked this out yet.

Happy Christmas

Colin Honey

[Treefan]

Hi Chris, many thanks for your reply.

My Honey line is as follows :-

1.  Edward Honey born c1590
Father of 5 known offspring, all baptised Sunningwell.

2.  William Honey (son of Edward) baptised 24 Dec 1626, Sunningwell
married Elizabeth Clements 21 Nov 1650, Sunningwell

3.  Robert Honey baptised 25 Nov 1664, son of William. No likely marriage found as yet. 7 known offspring all baptised in Sunningwell.

4.  Christopher Honey, son of Robert, born 1700, Sunningwell married Mary Stevens in Bessleseigh 18 June 1730.
Christopher buried 22 Aug 1756, Sunningwell
Mary buried 28 June 1763, Sunningwell

5.  James Honey, son of Christopher, baptised 28 July 1734 Sunningwell
married Ann Wheeler 16 April 1759, Sunningwell
James was buried in Iffley on 2 April 1807
10 offspring known, all baptised Sunningwell.

6.  Christopher Honey, son of James Honey, baptised 4 May 1777.
Married Elizabeth Couldrey 19 June 1803, St Peter in the East, Oxford
Elizabeth died & was buried in Iffley, 8 Aug 1809.
Christopher re-married to Frances Combes on 8 Oct 1811, South Hinksey.
Frances died & was buried 30 April 1820 aged 47, St Aldates, Oxford
Christopher died & was buried 27 Jan 1822 aged 45, St Aldates, Oxford.

My line then continues through their daughter Mary Honey who was baptised St Aldates, 13 June 1804  --  she married Joseph Steventon who was baptised St Aldates 7 Jan 1802. They had 10 children.

I hope this brief outline of the Honey branch of my family tree is useful to you.

With best wishes,
Treefan.

[jamajo]

Hi,

    I have Sunningwell and all surounding villages  including Abingdon on PRs so will have a

   look and see if i can help you

            Sue

[colinsorigins]

Many thanks Sue, all help welcome.

I have looked at many Oxfordshire and Berkshire parishes on film, often unreadable, from LDS but there are still many gaps.

Cheers

Colin

[jamajo]

Hi Colin,

  As you know years ago names could be spelt many ways so what do you think of these?

     From Sunningwell PRs

      Baptisms all spelt Hunny

6 Nov 1651 Barbara dau William and Elizabeth
31 Sep 1655 Joane dau Edward
2 Nov 1656 Elizabeth dau William of Bayworth
17 May 1658 Mary dau Edward
1 Feb 1659 Margarett dau William

 And these marriages

5 Apr 1649 Edward Hunney to Ann Purnell of Shipton
21 Nov 1650 William Hunney of Bayworth to Elizabeth Clements
25 Sep 1664 William Hall to Catherine Hunney

       Hope these are useful

I will see what else i can find in nearby villages

      Sue