John NUNN - Help Please

[tracn4]

Thank you for all your help,its most appriecated


Good night

[patrish]

Good day..... I,m afraid I have not had much luck in locating him, I think the parish church for Yaxtley is St, Mary. 

The only thing that I can think of at the moment is that maybe he was illegitimate therefore not born a Nunn, if so mother may have married fairly soon afterward as they often did to a Nunn and subsequently took his name .

This is pure speculation but its a scenario I have come across many times also he may not have been, his father may have died whilst he was very young, mother remarries and again he takes the name, never knowing otherwise 

[tracn4]

Hi

There is an old family story that has changed through the years as old stories do but the main part was that either john nunn changed his name for goddard/godard (not sure which spelling) to nunn or that the mother worked as a servent for the goddard/godard family and got her pregnant (john) but because she was already married with children the baby took her husbands name.
Neither of these stories have been proven of course but the story comes from the oldest living members of our family.

[patrish]

Well thats sounds quite plausable to me and would occount for why he cannot be found, I thought there must be some other  reason why .

 

[Suffolk Mawther]

I notice that in your first appeal, you mentioned that the family were Millers.

You could send a PM to Windy Miller, or he might see this thread as he knows a great deal about millers and milling in Suffolk and may be able to help you further.

Pat ...

[Suffolk Mawther]

Have been going through my White's for 1844 and found under Wenhaston parish (say Wena'ston)

James Nunn, millwright

As marriages often took place in the parish where the bride was living, I have checked Beccles and there are several references to Clarke, including one Abraham Clarke Junior, Corn Merchant of Rook Lane / Smallgate Street

will check in 1855 later.

Pat ...

[patrish]

Dont know whether this helps or hinders, its the right registration dist for Yaxley 

John Goddard March q, 1852 Hartismere 4a - 501

[Suffolk Mawther]

Doh! 

What am I like ?  (as the modern young women say today 

If you check the parish record look up exchange at www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk you will find that Yaxley is listed, although I do not have a volunteer for Wenhaston, there is one for Beccles.

The 'Surnames' web site will be updated, I am saving my pension to have a professional web designer help out with the re-launch, but if you have any trouble contacting the Volunteers, do please let me know 

Pat ...

[patrish]

He married  joanna clarke

I wonder if this has any relevance 

1861 Census RG9/1154/80/14  Living Saxted Suffolk

Wm R Clark 41 Farmer of 200 acres employing 7 men and 2 boys
Jemima wife 39
Henry E. son 11
Charles J. W 10
Edward A. W son 8
Horace W son 4
John Goddard   13 Servant b Saxted.