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[samskin111]

Hey,
I've sort of been reading the forums for a few days just to get my bearings so I thought I'd try posting. The majority of my family have been in Staffordshire for centuries as far as I've researched so far, so I thought this would be the most ideal forum to post in.

I've been doing well tracing part of my mothers side of the family (back to the mid 17th century) but I've hit a bit of a brick wall.

I was just wondering if anyone knew any more about Blurtons or Copes in Dilhorne, staffs.

 I'm directly descended from Alexander Cope b. abt 1645 and Elizabeth Blurton b. 1648 d. 1688

I don't have any other information about the parentage or any other siblings they may or may not have had.  Any information would be really helpful; I realise it's a long shot.

Thanks for taking the time to read anyway.

Sam.

[LoneyBones]

Hi Sam, welcome to RootsChat. 
It's always difficult for researchers to find someone just an a single name. Even more difficult when you give us several unconnected names.  If you have a line on someone, a birth or marriage, and can give us a starting point we are more able to help.
Good luck,
Leonie.

[Ruskie]

Welcome from me too Sam.

You've done well to get back so far.

Leonie, it sounds like Sam is descended from Alexander Cope bc 1645 and Elizabeth Blurton b 1648 (d 1688). As I read it this is all the information Sam has and is looking for other members of the same family eg parents and siblings of Alexander and Elizabeth. It looks like they were both born in Dilhorne Staffs. 

Sam, do you have the marriage between Alexander and Elizabeth?

[Ruskie]

It looks like the Dilhorne All Saints Christenings and marriges don't start till 1661 on the IGI.

There are some submitted(!) marriages for Alexander Cope and Elizabeth Blurton on 29 Sept 1670 Dilhorne. And there are some submitted children born to this couple. Which of their children are you descended from Sam?

Have you thought about borrowing the Dilhorne PR's so you can check these submitted entries for yourself?
From Genuki:
Church of England Registers
The parish register of the parish church of All Saints commences in 1559. The original registers for the period 1559-1846 (Bapts), 1559-1960 (Mar) & 1559-1933 (Bur) are deposited at Staffordshire Record Office.
Bishops Transcripts, 1662-1862 (with gaps 1753, 1840) are deposited at Lichfield Record Office.

[samskin111]

Hi, thanks for the advice so far! Thanks for saying I've done well so far; I'm doing this as a sort of summer project for myself while I'm at home from university.

The majority of the research has been passed through the family so I'm more or less trying to confirm the connections with the paperwork because some details were extremely vague, especially going back this far.

I did find the marriage between Alexander and Elizabeth. It was the 29th September 1670 like you said above.  I'm descended from their son Radulphus Cope b. 1673.

[Pety]

Hi, If you log onto the name index at Lichfield,there is a Alexander Cope mentioned of Draycott in the Moors, which is not far from Dilhorne.
http://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/StartPage.aspx?Mode=Details&Index=C

[Ruskie]

Sam,

Have you checked the Parish Records for Dilhorne? As I'm sure you already know, the submitted records on the IGI are not always correct. Your marriage has a specific date so is more likely to be correct than any entry giving approximations, however it is recommended that you check the PR's. You may also find more information about the family.

It is worthwhile checking trees that have been passed through the family. I know a distant ancestor of mine's research has connected to a wealthy family but looking closer at the tree, there is one vital missing link of no birth/baptismal record and no proof of parents for one particular person. Without that I can't add this wealthy family to my tree. However this tree is all over the internet and treated as gospel. Closer reading of the original researcher's notes back in the 1920's does mention this lack of proof, but people have just gone ahead and published nevertheless. So it pays to double check, especially when you get as far back as you have.