CARVER Ramblings

[bedfordshire boy]

http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/documentxsl.asp?com=1&i=9&nbKey=2&stylesheet=xsl\A2A_com.xsl&keyword=carver&properties=0601

Certs. signed by Officers in the 1st Batt. Commanded by Lt. Col Sam. Whitbread, Esq. and Officers in the 2nd Regt. Commanded by Lt. Col. the Rt. Hon. Lord St. John. These are dated 1811-12 but had previously been guarded and as a result are in no particular order. Some persons have several certificates.
Militia Man Carver Thos. Wife's name Eliz.

A pity no parish is mentioned, but if it's the parents of Ann chr 1806 the Elizabeth who was buried 1809 must be a different one.

There are no Carvers in Bedfordshire Muster Lists

David

[janan]

Hi David
I can't find the hit you posted (the link doesn't work as apparently the page is only temporary) but have this

BEDFORD (St. Paul) PARISH RECORDS
Militia
Certificates of men serving in the Militia and orders for payment of maintenance to their families. 1811-1812 - Militia Man Carver Thos. Wife's name Eliz.

So this Thomas is possibly Thomas the bakers son - I can't find any children in Bedford St Paul for this couple. If they are Ann's parents they must have moved back to Wrestlingworth as Ann is there in 1824
 
Thank you for your continued interest in this confusing family
Jan

[aussie carver]

Keep up the great searching , Carver folk
Thrilled to note 2224 readers so far , I am always fingers crossed " all will be revealed ", eventually xx
thanks
Aussie Carver, (still in shorts)

[Easby Carver]

For Aussie Carver,

There were two Carvers on the First fleet.   I picked up these potted biographies on them from a reference book in the Hertfordshire Records Office (Hertford) a while back.

JOHN CARVER (1757-1826)
Private Marine 24th Plymouth Company became settler.  Had 80 acre grant at 'Field of Mars', 3rd Jan. 1792.  Married Isabella Smith (22 in 1789) on 9th Jan 1792 at Parramatta.  Illiterate.  Was not among colonial landholders mustered in 1800.  Was working for Isaac Nichols in 1806 at "Carver's Farm" which transferred to John Larkham for £20 in 1809.  By 1814 was 'labourer' on farms.  By 1825 was inmate in Sydney Benevolent asylum.  Buried Sydney 15th December 1826 aged 69.  No record of children.

JOSEPH CARVER (?-1796)
From Sittingbourne, Kent.  A labourer who stole four pounds of 'thrown silk', one pound of 'raw silk' from the Newark ship on the River Medway.  7 years transportation - sentenced at Maidstone, Kent 18th March 1785.   By January 1787 was in charge of a gang of convict workers.   Settled 30 acres at North Boundary Farms.  Married Mary Bigsby 16th June 1793 at Parramatta.  Buried at St. Phillips, Sydney 5th June 1796.


Go Eels then?

Neil.

PS: I also have a little on the William Carver school in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire which I'll dig out.

[janan]

Hi
Here is a link to a separate thread

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,229051.new.html#new

Which may be of interest

Jan

[aussie carver]

thanks Neil,
Yes have come accross those other aussie Carvers.
Thank goodness they were infertile.
They have caused some confussion re land grants but now sorted.
Would appreciate the Melbourne Cambridge Carver info
Beverley

[aussie carver]

 Hi folks,
Have had some great luck.
A desc of Wm Crole Carver , therefore Rev William and his father Rev John etc. has found me.
He has a family tree compiled by an in- law of Wm Crole's son Edmund. It seems to be compiled from family knowledge rather than research .
A gold mind for that line .
AND interestingly it names the " home town" of some of the early Carvers.
       eg Ch of Rev John
        1. John - Capt Army
         2. Thomas - Bedford
    ** 3 Henry - *Parramatta - this must be my Benjamin
                                             no Henry in Aust         
          4. William - Melbourn
Will try to work out how to get the chart to anyone interested if John agrees
very happy Aussie carver

 

[janan]

Hi Bev
How exciting
Although I still have no idea if I connect with your lot I would be interested to see the info - who knows it might shed some light
Cheers Jan

[aussie carver]

hi folks,
per newly located Carver tree. per John of London
 John Carver b.1730 d 1791 ( so definately mine xxx)
1/ John Capt Army - remember the one that got 1 shilling.
2/ Thomas Bedford Carver
    his Ch
          1/  John Carver
           2/ Abraham carver
            3/ Thomas Carver
           4/  Elizabth Carver
            5/ Rebecca
3/ Henry  Parramatta Carver (?? my Benjamin)
         * 1/Peace Appleby Carver
need to relook at the barstardary files for this one ??

NB. The compiler of this chart was a peer of William Crole Carver so would have had family legeon info., these peole had living memory and perhaps contact all the way back to Rev William and probably even Rev John
What do you think ??
smiling Aussie Carver

AND how would they have know about Parramatta if Benjamin had not written "home"