Binfield 1801 Census

[jillruss]

Hi again,

Thanks for your kind offer.

This branch of my family only moved to Binfield with the marriage of Benjamin Crockford and Ann Pottenger in Binfield 26 Feb 1801 and I have the dates of their childrens' baptisms there.

Benjamin was baptised in Easthampstead and Ann in Basildon, Berks - so I've often wondered why they ended up in Binfield. I think it may have been because his mother Elizabeth Crockford (Benj was illegitimate) moved there, but I'd be interested to know if there are any earlier Crockford or Pottenger/Pottinger BMDs prior to 1801.

Going way back, I have a Henry Crockford marrying an Elizabeth Strake/Streek in Binfield 1 Nov 1632. I think her family were the Streeks from Binfield but there's no baptism for Elizabeth on the IGI, so I'd also be very grateful if you could look for any sign of her baptism circa 1606-10, probably the daughter of Andrew Streek.

Any help - particularly extra info over and above what you get on the IGI- would be great.

As for the 1801 census, I'd be really grateful for any details of the people mentioned in my second post on this thread.

Hope that's okay?

Jill

[Lesanne]

Have you tried Street there were several of that name...
          caught my eye for some reason. 

[jillruss]

Yes, I think that seems to be yet another version! 

Elizabeth is called Strake in the marriage PRs and I couldn't find hide nor hair of her for ages until I discovered the Streeks and, with her marrying in Binfield (her husband was from Hurst), I figured she was more than likely from Binfield herself.

Unfortunately, it seems to be one of those names that has several spelling variations. Most confusing! 

Jill

[newburychap]

Like Newburychap, I hope to get to BRO and that census is first on my list. 

I get in to the BRO quite often - last there on Thursday. But the Binfield census is in a 1978 copy of the Berkshire Historian, in a binder with my other early copies (still looking for a few from Vols 1 to 4). Sadly, since I got home yesterday I have been unable to locate that binder (found all the others ...). Big tidy up over the next few days, hopefully it will surface!

[jillruss]

Thanks, Newburychap. Glad to know that I'm not the only one who loses things!! 

I'll keep my digits crossed...

Jill

[Lesanne]

Hi Jill,
  Binfield 1801.

The only one I could see was James Streak + Harriet Clewer (did they come from Clewer?)

with a Harriet 2
David * inf

*came at Michelmas.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I had a look in other parishes.

Johane Crockford Bapt Oct 14 1554 Binfield
Marie d/o Simon Crockford bapt July 21 1622 Warfield

Thomas Pottinger married 1672 Wargrave

Will of John Streeke dated 1626

Binfield
1613 Dec 19 Andrew s/o Andrew Strete
1619 Jan 2 Gilbert s/o Andrew Strete
1619 Feb 6 Daniel s/o Frances Strete
1621 May  Jean d/o Francis

Easthampstead 1666 May 5 Thomas Lawrence + Joane Streeke of Binfield

Does any of that help Jill.......

If you can pm me a proper list of dates and names, when I 'pop in' there, I'll have it to hand.

I found a bit in the "Historical Atlas of Britain". a map of Catholics in Berks.
There are 2 dates. 1577 and 1676. I have to read a bit more about it but it could something like a visitation of Papists in the area....

I didn't see Elizabeth in the indexes but that doesn't mean she not recorded in the "proper church books".  Some of mine I've found that way... 

Les

[jillruss]

Thanks Lesanne. I'm sending you a PM.

Was there no Crockfords at all on the 1801 census?

Jill

[newburychap]

Hi,

Finally found my early issues of the Berkshire Family Historian.

Binfield 1801 census is spread over 3 issues - Vol 3 nos 2 to 4 1977/8

The census was taken in March (actual date not shown)

Benjamin Crockford (farmer)
wife Ann
no children as yet.
Also, Benjamin's mother Elizabeth Carter and husband Robert.

No Crockford household
However, wives seem to be listed by their maiden names (what a bonus!).

Schedule 6
Robert CARTER (d 1801) father to James above
& Elizabeth CROCKFORD
children all grown up.

Schedule 142
NEATE family
+ servants incl. Thomas CROCKFORD, c'chman

And, are there by any chance any Pottingers/Pottengers & Tice/Tyse in Binfield?

I didn't spot any Pottingers or Tices, or any more Crockfords - and I don't think there are any. But there is no index apart from that of householders. I did scan through to see if any were listed as servants, lodgers etc. Only found Thomas Crockford above.

[jillruss]

Newburychap,

Thanks for hunting that down for me - it's much appreciated.

Great that it also confirms the 1801 death of Robert Carter.

It's been suggested that the reason that Benjamin Crockford & his wife Ann didn't show up on this census is that they were living in one of 4 dwellings at Westley Mill (they were still there on the 1841) and that these were just outside the parish of Binfield and would have been classed as White Waltham?

Thanks for your efforts on my behalf.

Jill