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BAALHAM Family of Polstead Suffolk?
« on: Saturday 04 August 07 03:45 BST (UK) »
Has anyone done any research - or know anything about - the Baalhams of Polstead Suffolk?

I have a Maria Baalham in my husband's tree who was a Gt Gt Grandmother and who was born in Polstead.  There were a small number of people by this name all settled in Polstead and looking at a road map I found that this appears to be a small village? not too far from Harwich and wondered if the name could be Dutch - or even Belgian.

There appears to be no trace of Baalhams on the LDS website before 1759 and I wondered if there was any particular reason why such a group should move to England at that time or whether it could be hardship in general.

I would be grateful to hear anything about this family if anyone else has done research.

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Re: BAALHAM FAMILY
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 04 August 07 07:36 BST (UK) »
Looking through Boyds marriage index, the name Balaam and variants, goes back to the 1500 and 1600s. The marriages listed there are predominantly in Suffolk.

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Re: BAALHAM FAMILY
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 04 August 07 07:49 BST (UK) »
The Suffolk Burials Index has a fair number of entries for 'Baalham' in various places. In Polstead there are entries covering the period 1754 to 1807.

EDIT: There are far more entries for 'Balaam' so I guess this is/was the 'correct' spelling.
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Re: BAALHAM FAMILY
« Reply #3 on: Monday 06 August 07 01:36 BST (UK) »
Thank you to both respondents - I will look at the suggested websites.  It is great to get such a quick response to a name that has been puzzling me for some time.

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Re: BAALHAM FAMILY
« Reply #4 on: Monday 06 August 07 05:54 BST (UK) »
I have tried to get into the Boyds Marriages and have done the registration to Origins but cannot get an further - it is a really difficult website to use - do you have any tips for using the website?

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Re: BAALHAM FAMILY
« Reply #5 on: Monday 06 August 07 10:05 BST (UK) »
British Origins is a pay per view site. They do 72hours, monthly or yearly. So you would need to take out one of these subscriptions, to view the info they hold.

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Re: BAALHAM FAMILY
« Reply #6 on: Monday 06 August 07 13:05 BST (UK) »
When I was working in school in Bury St Edmunds there were a number of students from Balaam/Baalham/Baalam families - as far as I know it is an old Suffolk name, found all over West Suffolk - just spelled in more ways than one, usually pronounced as 'Baylem'.

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Every time I find an ancestor,
I have to find two more!

SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham - all link to  Framlingham 
DERBY - Bridges and Frost (originally Framlingham/Parham)
NOTTINGHAM - Lambert & Selby
BERKSHIRE/then Hammersmith LDN - Fulker
LDN/MDX - Murray, Clancy, Broker, Hoskins, Marsden, Wilson, Sale
 
GGfather Michael Wilson born Cork, lived Fulham London - moved to Boston USA 1889, what happened next?

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Re: BAALHAM FAMILY
« Reply #7 on: Monday 06 August 07 17:46 BST (UK) »
I have paid for a 72 hour sub just to see how I  get on with it - but I cannot get in as I need a membership number for Origins - so I keep going round in circles as it says I am registered but I cannot get to a search site only my details!

I have sent a message to see what that brings up.

Thanks anyway to both repliers.

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Re: BAALHAM FAMILY
« Reply #8 on: Monday 06 August 07 17:54 BST (UK) »
I have never had any problems. When on the log in page, you usually just put in your email address and your chosen password.
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