Essex parish records online - project

[suffolk*sue]

To Springbok

From the Epping registers.

William Criswell/Creswell
born September 22nd and baptised November 1st, 1812
son of
James and Mary.

or

William Cranwill
born May 15th and baptised June 14th, 1812
son of
James and Mary.

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Henry Creswell, born January 5th, baptised March 17th, 1811
son of
Henry and Mary

[Springbok]

Thank you so much Sue, that is the first hint I have had .....looks as if they are unrelated or cousins ..I'll wait until you are further forward to see if James and Mary come up in earlier records.


Spring

[suffolk*sue]

Springbok

I searched Epping baptisms from 1788-1820 and there were no more Creswell/Craswell baps.

[Springbok]

Kind of you Sue. Thanks.


Spring

[arny]

Great work you are doing. You have a question mark against Avis Wendon in Gt Bromley baptism 1812, you can erase it, she had a daughter  & g.daughter both Avice. . I have a Thorrington census of 1811 & one of Beaumont 1821, would they be of interest to you?
I have two Weeley questions. Where were Weeley Barracks & which regiments are noted in the marriages of 1806? I have Maria Newman marrying Joseph Bothroyd 27th May 1806. With that name I am assuming he was a Yorkshireman stationed in Weeley. He & his wife seem to have been posted elsewhere, leaving my ancestor Sarah Bothwright sic behind. If I can trace a regiment I'm in with a chance of following them.
If you're a local girl & old enough you may recall the natives being called Weeley Whoopers, in the fifties it was as usual to say Whoopa as hallo. Does that ring a bell? Well my wife is spanish & she thinks it came to Weeley via soldiers who had been in the Peninsular Wars. Aupa is spanish for "Come on".

[arny]

Wow, thanks to you I found that my soldier had died & that his widow remarried in Weeley,don't know how I missed it at Chelmsford! Can't thank you enough.

[Deirdre784]

Are you likely to include Catholic parish records at some point? Chelmsford/Great Baddow area? 

[denisofessex]

I would like to be another rootschatter to congratulate you on your efforts.
I'm in my 80's so travelling around is past me now.
On-line record searching is my main source of info now.
Best wishes
Denis

[findem]

Hi Helvissa,

Just thought I'd add my congratulations to the others, haven't any ancestors around the areas you are transcribing but at a later date, who knows.

Arny regarding Aupa, I served in Gibraltar where both English and Spanish are spoken, a fellow squaddy told us that Wupa (as we pronounced the word and up as in supper) meant something along the lines of beautiful/pretty/gorgeous.  So there we were saying/shouting to any good looking girl in Gib or Spain we fancied (we were after all just common soldiers and young) "come on" thinking we were praising their looks, I'm not sure if "come on" can be construed as that.     

Regards.