Collins family

[CitizenSmith]

Hi Nelwild

Your Amy Mobey was baptised as d of John and Amelia, Victoria Road, Chair Caner, at St John's, Fulham, 3 Dec 1876.

The marriage of John Mobey and Betsy Hearn took place in the same church, 3 Nov 1879. He's described as bachelor, 20, Stoker, 1 Victoria Road, son of John Mobey, Horse Dealer.

She is spinster, 20, d of Solomon Hearn, Tinman.

Both signed with X. Witnesses were W. Huxley and David Shopland (who both signed - the latter looking like a regular witness)

Found these on Ancestry.co.uk - who in the past few days have made available all of London's parish registers in digitised form (bapts 1813-1906; marriages 1754-1921; churchyard burials 1813-1980) So no need to buy pre-1906 London marriage certs any more...!

Best wishes
Sharon

[nelwild]

Many thanks Both.

Steve,

I think with all reference books,the passing of time makes revised editions necessary,particurlary nowdays with info more easily shared,and new names constantly emerging.

Having said that,this sight in itself is like a constantly updated reference book.And it means Bobs info can potentially help a lot more researchers.

As always,im really grateful for your input.

And Sharon,

im equally grateful to you for confirming all that.I had no idea this info was free.

This is going to save a lot of time and money for a lot of people.

Regards,nel.   

[CitizenSmith]

Glad the London parish register release info was useful. It's worth getting on Ancestry's newsletter mailing list to be kept alerted.

Best wishes
Sharon

[CatOne]

Here are a few Huxley families that could be connected to Amelia, they have "traveller/gypsy" type occupations/names, and are in the right area (maybe the 71yr old William is her father/brother??) -

1881 RG11/1350 Folio 71 Page 57
24 William Street, Chiswick, Middlesex
William Huxley 45? Working Cutler NK
Caraline 40? Hawker NK
Alfred 19 General Labourer Chiswick
Selina 16 Laundress Chiswick
Elias 10 Scholar Chiswick

RG11/74 Folio 74 Page 6
Bagleys Lane 2 Victoria Cottages, Fulham, London
William Huxley 35 General Hawker Middx Turnham? Green
Charlotte 32 Hawker Chiswick
Charlotte 13 Chiswick
Mark 7 Scholar Chiswick
Susan 4 Scholar Fulham
Riley 2 Fulham
Millie 3mos Fulham
/
Albert Huxley 23 Basket Maker Fulham
Zealser??* 22 Uxbridge
Arthur 12mo Fulham

(* theres the marriage of an Arthur Huxley and Zelpha Smith in June 1877 Fulham  )

1891 RG12/1033 Folio 113 Page 43
39 William Street, Chiswick, Middlesex
Venus Huxley 47 Hawker and Tinker Chiswick
Union 48?      "           "       Chiswick
Samuel 23 Labourer and Hawker Kent
Venus 17 Hawker Chiswick
John 12 Chiswick
Ada 19 Hawker Fulham
Amy 11 Fulham
Jane 10 Fulham

42 William Street, Chiswick, Middlesex
William Huxley 26 Hawker Chiswick
Ada 24 Hawker Walton on Thames
William 5 Fulham
Lizzie 3 Chiswick
Samuel 1 Chiswick
/
William Huxley widr 71 Tinman Tinker Kent
Alfred son 28 s Hawker Chiswick
Selina 22 m Flower Hawker Chiswick
William grandson 6 Chiswick

[CatOne]

William Street, Chiswick seems to be a favourite street with the Huxleys and other Hawker families. In 1871, Venus, Union + 2 sons William and Samuel are living there, as well as, a few pages on, 51yr old William Huxley, Working Cutler, born Hadlow Kent, wife Caroline 47 b. Middx Harrow + children Ellen 16 Fulham, Arthur 13 Fulham, Selina 7 Chiswick, Liaas 2 Chiswick and Alfred 11 Fulham RG10/1321 Folio 81 Page 10 and 15

and 1861 enumerated as "Oxley"

RG9/28 Folio 79 Page 21
Russell Place North end, Fulham
William Oxley 42 "Butler" (I suspect this should be Cutler the same as 1871 occupation!) Kent Audley?
Caroline 37 Harrow
"Selinas"? son 19 Ostler Turnham Green
William son 10 Acton
Ellen dau 6 Fulham
Arthur son 2 Fulham

[nelwild]

Catone

Many thanks for all this.

I think we can safely assume that the Huxleys in that area were either travellers or traveller connected from the names and occupations.

Now i need to find Amelia.

Ive tried the Ancestry site for the London records,but unfortunaetly my subscription doesnt allow it,so ill update it tomorrow.

Ive also now got a marriage to a Dixey/Dixie in the area,which after a few glasses of the tati parni looks very like Huxley.

You never know.

Nel.

[rastajill]

The collins were a travelling family and still are look around travelling fairs Collins fair has been coming to Congleton in Cheshire for over 100 years now and they actually own a piece of land in the centre of Congleton which is still called The Fairground even thought the police station is now built on it after Frank Collins donated it to the people of Congleton.  Good luck with your search my Grandfather was very close to the travelling community and circus people and I know they are hard to pin down anywhere,

[Steve G]

 tati parni

  Kakka, Farmhouse! Start that game and we'll have to start demanding our own board for Pogardi jib! 

[nelwild]

Parakro Tute for that Steve,not a wafti idea,in fact quite a cushti one,Nel.

Rastajill

Many thanks for that.

Do you know if this Frank who ran the fairs was my Frank,or is it a related Collins family?

Either way,id be very intrested in any more info you might have.

All the best,Nel.