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[Ceeoh]

Have not been able to check 1841 index FindMyPast still down for maintenance!?  24 hours now.

Had another look at Hovingham (suspect Oggeven or Eggeven near York) - it looks to be more than 50 miles from York, not "near" at all.  Nearest "big" place would be Malton.  There is a parish church in Hovingham - All Saints.


Margaret

[stroudie]

Hello Ceeoh

I believe I checked Hovingham Parish registers at the York archives dept and the only notable name was the baptism of John Burnside.

What was it you neede to check from 1841? Would I find it on ancestry?

[Spidermonkey]

Joseph Wingrove was found guilty of larceny and sentenced to three months imprisonment on 3rd April 1860

[Ceeoh]

Hi, 1841 - I was going to go back to Smith and see if there were any John Smith with a daughter Mary +- 5 years or so, Yorkshire.    I had a look at   1901online   1841 index and there were numerous John Smith between the ages of 25 and 45 within the Guisborough census district but I do not have vouchers for that site - I have a couple left for FindMyPast.

Not sure how Ancestry census works - is it user friendly?

Are you still on Ancestry?  Do you have the Ancestry facility to look for the 1960 Joseph Wingrove criminal record entry NR?

Margaret

Added, Spidermonkey has answered the Wingrove query - may thanks

[Ceeoh]

Thanks Spidermonkey - does it say where Joseph Wingrove was from or where he was imprisoned?

I think we are possibly straying too far away with the Wingrove "connection" but all avenues explored and/or discounted take us a little nearer the true identity of Mary Smith!

Margaret

[Spidermonkey]

Sorry, it doesn't tell you anything more that I gave    I'm guessing that as all that is on ancestry is the registers then perhaps the local archives might have some more info.

[heywood]

Thanks spidermonkey. I was hoping that it would say where Joseph W was based so that may be a clue. The name Wingrove turns up from somewhere 

Yes I agree with straying too far- somehow the various characters seem to be interlinked or are linked through coincidence- Hawkers, Guisborough, Joseph's age etc but on the other hand nothing knits them together.

[Spidermonkey]

According to ancestry, in 1841 there are 605 Mary Smiths born 1836 +/- 5 years in Yorkshire, living in Yorkshire. 

[Ceeoh]

Oh my goodness - that's a tall order - was that all Yorkshire or North Riding?

I was going to look at Guisborough (NR) census area to start with, either a John with a daughter Mary, or a Mary with a father John.  Mary could be anywhere from 2 years to 10 years on the 1841 census going by the data we have for her.  But were true ages given for under 15s on the 1841 census?  Were they also rounded down?

This would have meant find one on the index then view record.  605 times

I think Hovingham also falls into the North Riding.

Calling it a night - we are 2 hours ahead of U.K. here.

Many thanks - back on the trail tomorrow.

Margaret