Freer Family

[linnet27]

Hi

I would really appreciate some help with this family.  I recently discovered that my grandfather's brother served in the Lincolnshire Regiment in WW1, was injured, returned to the UK after 12 months as POW, and died as a result of his wounds.  He is remembered on the War Memorial in Metheringham and buried in the cemetary there.  His name is Joseph Freer Wright and I wondered where the Freer came from.

His father was Charles Wright born 1858, Barnoldby le beck.  His grandparents were Richard Stark Wright and Elizabeth Freer.  I found their marriage, June 1840 Glanford Brigg, on Free BMD.

I can't find her birth or any possible siblings and am not sure where to start looking for her parents.

Can anyone help with the information or point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

[ammonite]

The best thing to do would be to get hold of the marriage certificate for this marriage.  It should contain information about her father  and the witnesses caN also be helpfully related on occasions.  My great grandfather also came from the Metheringham area and served in the Lincs reg in WW1.  They probably knew each other!

Ammonite

[Geoff-E]

Marriage 16 June 1840 at Elsham
Richard Stark WRIGHT (son of John) to Elizabeth FREER (dau of John)

From Glanford Brigg spreadsheet here- http://s10.freefronthost.com/mi/index.html

IGI baptisms at Elsham end 1812.


Indexed FERRAR in 1841
in Elsham
Mary FREEAR 55
Ann 20 Fem Serv

Buried at Elsham
29 Aug 1830 John FRERE (36)
19 Sept 1847 Ann FREER (28)
21 Nov 1849 Mary FREER (66)

[linnet27]

Thanks for the advice Ammonite.  I am trying to save some pennies, but I think on this occasion the certificate may prove useful.

Geoff - thankyou.  At least you found a few names!  I scoured Ancestry and couldn't see anything that looked hopeful, plus I hadn't thought about the spelling!!  Mary could be her mother.  Do you think the two Marys could be the same person?

Thanks for the link.  I noticed a Thomas Freer marriage in 1844, so that could be a brother.  I have another North Lincolnshire family, so will have a good look through it over the weekend.

Lynne

[Geoff-E]

I would think the burials would be the people I found in the census.

Thomas FREER was "son of Thomas".

[Geoff-E]

Try http://freereg.rootsweb.com/cgi/Search.pl

searching Elsham, Lincs for FREER (soundex)

[linnet27]

What a fantastic link.  Thanks Geoff.

There is always something new to learn with this hobby!

Lynne

[ammonite]

Linnet

I try and do it all for as cheaply as possible as there would be so many areas otherwise that you could pend money on.  The Free reg sites and their counterparts FreeBMD and FreeCe, are so good for this but the trouble is waiting for the records!   The other site is brilliant as well. 

Ammonite

[TaraM]

My mother's maiden name is Freear.

The family tree so far goes back to Harry Freear early 1800's  All in Horncastle area.

In my research the name is often mis splelt, especially in the census.

Our part of the tree has died out now. Only my great uncle left (also called Harry)