Bryan Thornhill from Hemingford, Huntingdon

[Paul Street]

Hi

Looking for any info on a Bryan Thornhill, possibly born in Hemingford, Huntingdon around 1826.

Cheers
Paul

[genjen]

Are you looking for him in censuses or do you already have those?

Jen

[avm228]

See also http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=411354.new#new to avoid duplication of effort.

Anna

[trish1120]

Hi Paul,
The only thing I can find is submitted record on Familysearch ( to be treated with caution until confirmed)

Bryan THORNHILL
Christened 30 July 1825, Diddington, Huntingdon, England
Parents;
GEORGE Thornhill
Charlotte Matilda GREEN

Died, 22 January 1911

Married, Sophia TUKE, 04 December 1849

Trish

[trish1120]

There is another IGI submitted record for George THORNHILL, born 1783, Diddington, died 19 May 1852, with quite a lot of info including his parents.

Georges parents;
George THORNHILL
Mary Annie HAWKINS

Mary was the daughter of Sir Ceasar Hawkins.

If this is all correct there is quite a lot of info on him if you "google" him.

Trish

[trish1120]

As I said I am not sure how much of this submitted record is true but have found George/Charlotte in 1851 Census

1851 Census
Diddington House,
Diddington, Huntingdonshire

George THORNHILL, Head, mar, 67, Landed Proprietor M P, born Middlesex, London
Charlotte, Wife, mar, 60
Charlotte, daug, unm, 35
Lydia Ann, daug, unm, 30
Georgina, Daug, unm, 27
Everilda, Daug, unm, 25
William, son, 28, No cure of Souls
Juliana PARDOE, grand-daug, 4, born Essex, Leyton
+ abt 10 Servants

Charlotte and all children born Hunts, index says Horringford, image looks like Hemingford

[bedfordshire boy]

He gives Hemingford as his birthplace in censuses, although Diddington is only 5 miles away.

Hemingford Abbots' baptisms are on the IGI although I'm not convinced that it's complete as it's mainly females, but there are no Thornhills. Hemingford Grey isn't on the IGI, nor has it filmed by the LDS so it would take a trip to Huntingdon Records office to see if he appears

Diddington parish register is on the BVRI, but strangely the only child of George and Charlotte Matilda Thornhill to be baptised there was Henry Jordan Thornhill on 22 Aug 1832. I wonder where those member submissions got their data from?

David

[trish1120]

Bonjour David

As they were quite a prominent family is it possible they were private baptisms?
And these entries were taken from a Family Bible?

1841 Census
St George Hanover Square,Middlesex
HO107/733/5/St George Hanover Square

Mary THORNHILL, 50, yes
Mary Ann..., 30, no
Charles, 25, no
LYDIA..., 20, no
GEORGINA, 15, no

Obviously they keep 2 houses Hunts/London. Cant find Bryan 1841 (away in Army?) or parents (overseas?)

1861 Cenus Charlotte is back in St George Hanover Square with unmarried daughters. Birth palce now St Fers, Hunts
RG9/43/6/5

Trish

[bedfordshire boy]

G'day Trish

I see the entry on the IGI for Henry Jordan Thornhill is a birth on 25 July 1832, which would tie in with a baptism on 22 August. So it does look as though the submitter had access to some private papers. Not sure about private baptisms though, as these are usually then entered into the parish register, with a note "privately".

David