CARVER Ramblings

[janan]

Hi Beverley
See you can do it
It would be fascinating to know what sent Benjamin on the road to crime - being the son of such an upright fellow as a Baptist minister. Can only speculate.
Jan

[aussie carver]

looking for living descendants of original Southill Carvers - Thomas /Mary.
Capt Arthur E. Carver R.A.M.C 1916/1917. son of Edmond (b. 1824 Melbourn Camb) also doctor of Cambridge
Arthur was Physician --Vice Pres Torbay Med Soc 1939
He died 1947.- then I hit the wall.-
in appreciation
Aussie Carver

[aussie carver]

Hi Jan,
Re More Carvers of Southill.
Per Rev John Carver's will ,- he/ Ann mar 20/5/1854
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John *
Thomas
Mary
Martha
William - b 1770 Kirkling camb ( dad preaching there.) only birth details I have.
-  infants 1m+1f, died 1765 - Southill.
 I "guess" a number of the above were also born Southill.
Which may complicate your research into the many Johns and Toms .
John was obviously a naughty boy like my Benjamin because he received 1 shilling "if he applies for the same"
Not sure if this will be alerted to you or just go on the thread.
Beverley -aussie Carver

[aussie carver]

 Carver "Dissenters" of Bedefordshire

Was there a D/ Meeting Place in Turvey ?
If not, where was the nearest to there and any know if there is Church Book re that group ?
Or anyone come across any Carvers in the records of other "D" Church Books , anywhere ?
thanks
beverley

[janan]

Hi Beverley
This is a good site for searching out living relatives

http://www.GenesReunited.co.uk/register.asp?wci=form

The subscription is about £10 if you want to be able to contact people or you can enter family details and wait for others to contact you for free I've had quite a bit of success.

Tracing forward is so much more difficult than going back
Have you found a marriage for your Arthur? You could start a new topic and put out a specific request for help with him.

Jan

[janan]

Re Turvey Baptists

http://website.lineone.net/%7Egsward/baptist.html

Turvey isn't listed so I suppose that would mean there wasn't a meeting house there - perhaps that is why Thomas and Mary settled in Southill

Thanks for the list of John's children will add them to my file and one day hopefully make sense of things

Jan

[seahall]

Hi Beverley 

Carver "Dissenters" of Bedefordshire Was there a D/ Meeting Place in Turvey ?

No Carvers but might help to put in your favourites.

http://www.turvey.homestead.com/nonconform.html

Sandy

[MaggieLou915]

No Longer needed
full refs for these people in 1851 in Wrestllingworth. If anyone is able to do that it would be much appreciated.
Young Carver born Wrestlingworth circa 1799 wheelwright
Mercy Carver his wife born Wrestlingworth circa 1801
James Carver  born Wrestlingworth circa 1830 Wheelwright
Alice Handley (married James Carver in 1852) born Wrestlingworth  circa 1825
Letitia (Letty or even Louisa) Handley Alice's mother born in  Cockayne Hatley circa 1806
Any other Carver's in the village would be of interest as they all appear to be related. Thank you in anticipation Jan

I am entering the census into my file for James Carver and Alice Handley and I noticed on the1871 census for Werestlingworth the name of Pete Handley a widower who is a boarder with the family.  He is 65.  A relation of some kind?  And then on the 1881 census of Wrestlingworth I noticed the name of Louisa Handley, grandmother, widow age 77. 

All for now

Marg

[janan]

Hi Marg
If you look at the image for the 71 entry you will see that 65 year old Pete is female    and that it  actually says Lete - short for Letitia - another wonderful mistranscription from Ancestry. She becomes Louisa in 81 - listed as grandmother rather than mother in law, only assume info was entered by one of the children. On one of the earlier censuses she is Sally

Jan

Also on 71 James and Robert are said to be Millers - as they are wheelrights/carpenters on all other censuses and in trade directories this seems highly unlikely. Can only assume James gave his trade as Journeyman Wheeler, which would have sounded like Willer in a Bedfordshire accent and then got transposed to Miller.