OLD families of Dorset

[GenJohn]

Can anybody help me

 I know of several Old Lines in Dorset. My line seems to end in kimmeridge in 1794 when John & Mary Old had George 1798 Charles and two other children at Church Knowle.
     I know a family Bible exists showing the lines that went to cornwall but have no idea who has the bible my grandads father died before my grandad could look at the bible as you had to be 16. Would love to find the bible.




Moderator Comment: 'Old' in title changed to 'OLD' to avoid confusion  

[Springbok]

Hi John,

Welcome to Rootschat!

Guess that you have looked on the Family Bibles board on here. Have you tried e-bay. A number come up on there.Sadly though unless they stay in the family, it is sheer luck to find one.

Apart from your Old family,what other lines have you? I would suggest you add the names to your profile as it helps people to link with you.

Spring

[toby webb]

My great grandmother who was born in Halstead, Dorset  in 1853 was christened Annie OLD Wills. OLD has to be a family name from a previous generation but I have never discovered any link. If one inserts on a map of Dorset any parish that christened an OLD ( as seen on Latter Day Saints CDs Edn.2 )
the oldest  [ 1650 - 1750 ] are found inside a polygon bounded by Yetminster, Sydling St. Nicholas, Dorchester, Dewlish, Hermitage, Yetminster. It hasn't helped me but I still feel that the answer is somewhere within that area. Perhaps it might help you.

[Springbok]

Thanks Toby,

All my lot come from the Bridport area and so far no Olds, but will check with other contacts on GR as so many of these families are interlinked.

Spring

[GenJohn]

Thank You Toby
  My Old Family never stayed in the same place for long as they were shepherds thats probably why they are so hard to find.

[Paul Caswell]

Hi GenJohn,

I have a spreasheet of PR events within 5 miles of Corfe Castle.

Here are Baptims:

Steeple   1792   13 May; Robert son of John & Mary Old
Kimmeridge   1794   14-DEC; George son of John & Mary Old
Kimmeridge   1798   10-JUN; Charles son of John & Mary Old
Steeple   1799   20 Oct; William son of John & Mary Old of Kimmeridge
Steeple   1803   29 May; Elizabeth daughter of John & Mary Old - admitted
Swanage   1805   07 Jul; Mary daughter of Ambrose & Grace Old
Wareham   1835   02-Aug; Ellen daughter of Robert & Dinah Old - Journeyman Blacksmith.; [St. Martins ]
Wareham   1838   17-Nov; Diana Old daughter of George & Diana Riggs of Worgrett - Labourer;

Note that John and Mary had a 'Robert' in 1792 in Steeple.

You probably have all these.

Paul

[Paul Caswell]

Marriages

Church Knowle   1812   29-OCT; James Lucas of Nether Cerne & Anne Old
Swanage   1814   24-May; George Elliot of Studland & Jemima Old
Church Knowle   1840   05-OCT; Charles Old & Mary Rumsey (her father Joseph Trent)
Wareham   1841   08 Jan; John Old of Tyneham & Susan Selby

[Paul Caswell]

Deaths

Langton Matravers   1678   19-DEC; Old John; Combs
Worth Matravers   1686   30 Nov; Alice wife of old good man Robert Bower


I included the second one because it made me chuckle.

Paul

[Paul Caswell]

Please note that all of this ultimately came from Dorset OPC.