Cracknell

[Ruskie]

Well, we need to be looking for a death for William between 1871 and 1881 because:

1881
James Clark head mar 60 b Methwold
Mary Clark wife 53 b Methwold
Wm Buckenham wife's son 21 b Methwold
Susan Buchenham wife's daur 19 do
Ann Buckenham wife's daur 17 do
John Buckenham wife's son 16 do
George Buckenham wife's son 13 do

At Common Drove ?
Methwold Nfk
RG11/2011/59/10

Job Buckenham is an ag lab in Denver

[Ruskie]

Mary's brother William in 1881?

Guinea Lane
Feltwell
Nfk

William Cracknell head male 55 ag lab b Feltwell
Eliza wife 46 b Feltwell
John W son 13 b Feltwell

RG11/2010/81/9

[Ruskie]

Possibly Mary's older brother John and family in 1871 in Feltwell?

John Cracknell head mar 52 ag lab b Feltwell
Ann wfie 45 b Weiting?
William son unmar 21 b Feltwell
John 19 do
Mary A daur 14 do

RG10/1872/89/20

[susan p]

Am going to try and connect some of these.
Mary did remarry after Williams death to James Clark
Thank you for all your help

[Cockles]

If it's any consolation, I'm a Buckenham from Southery and I get confused about who I'm related to when I go back further than my father - we're worse than Hobbits when it comes to geneology! Attached is some info which I found in my late mother's effects. The William who was a publican of the Nags Head was my grandfather, and by turns blacksmith, labourer and carrier - they all swapped jobs willy-nilly to survive. He married a full-blood Romany who bore him 2 children before dying of tuberculosis (I don't know what her name was, and she died when my father was about 11 years old) He (and following generations) went by the nickname of 'Cockles', and his father was 'Doss'. Such nicknames being normal in Norfolk where we all have the same names i.e. my father George William Buckenham was 'Young Cockles to differentiate from his cousin George William Buckenham who was 'Progue'). I'm not sure if this helps or confuses you further, but if you could tell me what my grandmother's name was I'd be much obliged!

Good Luck

[Ruskie]

Welcome to rootschat Cockles. This is quite an old post, and I can't remember the finer details of it.

There are quite a lot of free Norfolk resources online now, which may help in your search.

Your father's birth certificate would be the best place to start as that will give his mother's name. If you need help finding this, could you tell us his date of birth (if not still living), and place of birth (presumably Southery?)and we'll try to help.

Also, from your father's year of birth we can get an an idea when your grandmother died. From this we may be able to find her age at death, then work out her approx year of birth and go further back to find her parents.

What is the name and birth date and place of your father's sibling (if still living you should not give this information)?

[Ruskie]

Freebmd has the following births:

Births Mar 1881 
BUCKENHAM  George William   
Downham  4b 389   

Births Sep 1887 
BUCKENHAM  George William     
Downham  4b 350

Downham registration district includes Southery.

Are either of these possible? Or are they too early? I'm a bit confused timewise. 

[Cockles]

Thanks Ruskie
Sorry about the delay in replying - I work away.
I've found out that my paternal grandmother was Lillian Legge (someone still living in the village tells me there's a plaque in the church to that effect). Got there in the end!

[susan p]

susan is currently very poorly with cancer to several areas and will respond when able. she is very grateful for any information relevant to her tree and searches
Thank you
Dave Parker