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Re: Fewell
« Reply #63 on: Friday 17 September 04 11:07 BST (UK) »
Hi all,
At the end of this month I'll be on my way to Essesx and the ERO, so I thought now is a good time to catch up with the Fewell saga.

I will be doing some verification work on William Fewel son of William & Hannah baptised 5 Feb 1744 at Felsted, I feel there is a pretty good chance he is the husband of Margaret Twin.  The only other info I have concerning William is that his parents do not appear to have married in Felsted.

Does anyone have info which might save me from doubling up on work already carried out etc.

Where are we with the Gt & Lt Easton search, has there been any progress made?

Any comments/thoughts?

Concentrating currently on:
Essex: Card, Harris, Stowell, Theobald/Tibbles & Turner.
Norfolk: Beale, Cork & Dalton.
Yorkshire: Oswald Sturdy birth/baptism c1708, Oswald where the devil are you?

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Re: Fewell
« Reply #64 on: Sunday 24 October 04 20:21 BST (UK) »
Hi Findem et al ....

It's all gone very quiet out there !  How did you get on in your searches while visiting the UK Findem ?? 

There's a whole bunch of us sitting out here in hyperspace just dying to find out if you found any clues as to William (b1744) Fuel's parentage.  Any luck ??

I look forward to hearing from you soon - no matter what the news !

Aye


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Re: Fewell
« Reply #65 on: Monday 08 November 04 10:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi All,
We arrived back in Oz Saturday night, now more or less over the jet lag so here are the results of my Fewell checks at Felsted and Gt Waltham.
I confirmed the Felsted PR entry for William Fuell son of William & Hannah baptised 5 Feb 1744 at Felsted.  Also carried out a marriage search for him in Felsted and Gt Waltham PRs, the only William Fewell/Fuel marriage found was the one to Margaret Twin in 1768 at Felsted.  Now that I've carried out those checks I'm personally satisfied that the William son of William & Hannah baptised 5 Feb 1744 is the husband of Margaret Twin.  How about the rest of you, do you agree? or do you have doubts?
I also checked in Felsted and Gt Waltham PRs 1743 to 1757 for any siblings of William and found none, other than the the child with no name baptised 1770.
As for the marriage of William Hannah I didn't find it at Felsted or Gt Waltham, quite a disappointment but that's life I suppose.  Unfortunately due to the load of research I had to get through I wasn't able to check out surrounding villages to find the marriage.  Just kicked myself because I believe I omitted to check Boyds Marriage Index to see if there was a William & Hannah Fewell marriage around 1743 listed, stupid I know.
   
Concentrating currently on:
Essex: Card, Harris, Stowell, Theobald/Tibbles & Turner.
Norfolk: Beale, Cork & Dalton.
Yorkshire: Oswald Sturdy birth/baptism c1708, Oswald where the devil are you?

Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: Fewell
« Reply #66 on: Monday 08 November 04 21:18 GMT (UK) »
Hi Findem ....

Good to have you back safe and well.

Sounds like you were extremely busy when over - I just hope you had time to enjoy the cold, dank, weather while you were here !

More seriously, I think you've done a great job ... thanks for sharing the results with us all.  I'm as convinced as I think I'll ever be that William s of William and Hannah is 'our' William. 

The hunt is on for William and Hannah I guess - and to this end I've already put out a few pleas.  I'm still hoping for something to come from the Thaxted or Dunmow records but they're proving to be rather elusive.

Thanks again ......


ME
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Re: Fewell
« Reply #67 on: Saturday 12 March 05 15:52 GMT (UK) »
I have only just registered on the site & have replied to another Fewell discussion. My Patermal Grandmother was a Chignall Fewell youngest of 13 children by Arthur & Harriett. Before he died 18 months ago my Father (Walter Mills) researched the family tree. He got back to Robert Fewell married april 1581 in Suffolk. He has William (Married to Margaret Twinn in1768 Felstead 7 children) to be the son of Philip Fewell married to Ann Judd in 1736 (1 child No places noted) He in turn was one of 2 children of John Fewell who married Elizabeth Green in 1707 in Dunmow. Before that are 2 Daniels (father & son) from Thaxted who lead to Giles Fewell (b1582) son of the Robert mentioned earlier from Suffolk.   I only have the "tree" as the disc and research is at my mother's in Broomfield, Essex. when I have time I will try and get the programme to open and access Dad's work. He was born in Chignall St James and after taking early retirement trained as a minister and was Vicar of Chignall Smeally for several years.
I hope this is of use to you!
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Re: Fewell
« Reply #68 on: Saturday 12 March 05 17:07 GMT (UK) »
Hi Trevor ....

It's great to hear from you - although I'm saddened to hear of your father, Walter's, passing.  Although I did not communicate with him directly, I've seen his messages on GenForum and my elder brother (James) communicated with him for many years regarding the Fewell line.  Your father did some fantastic work(much of it before the internet revolutionized genealogy) - and many of the subscribers to this forum are indebted to him in that we are descended from William and Margaret and used much of Walter's research (directly or indirectly) to help map our own trees. 

Because so many of us are descended from William and Margaret - especially their son Samuel (who married Sophia Childs at Chignal St James) any further data you can pass on will be eagerly received.  In particular, and as you can see by the exchanges above, we are all desperately keen to firmly establish who William of Felstead's parents actually were.  We'd just started to think that, after years of research by many people (including your father) we had discovered that William's parents were called William and Hannah ... not Philip and Ann.  Ho hum the joys of genealogy eh !! ??

I must confess that I like the thought that William was from the Takeley / Dunmow area - and from my researches Philip and Ann are one of the few likely couples to have been his parents had this been the case (I can't find a suitable William - with or without a wife called Hannah anywhere .... yet, at least.)  One of the problems has been that there is a black-spot of nearly a decade in the Takeley records - where the vicar (rather anti socially or slothfully) decided not to bother keeping them.  Needless to say this is the decade in which 'William of Felstead' would probably have been born.  Anything that you are prepared to share with us  regarding this critical part of the tree would therefore be truly appreciated.

Once again, it's great to hear from you .... and know that Walter's works are not lost to us.

Aye


Trevor   (aka ME)
Fewell, MacDougall, Stevens, Rainbird

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Re: Fewell
« Reply #69 on: Saturday 12 March 05 23:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi Trevor
I read your message and thought this was probably Trevor's line and now I see he has replied to you.
I have got back to a John Fewell who married Elizabeth Lanham in 1768 Great Canfield. But as there is a great lump missing out of the Great Canfield records, like Trevor said where the vicar didn't enter anything, this is where I have hit a brick wall.  There are 2 of us going up this line, and we can't get any further, so if when you go through your records you come across anything on this couple, and who John's parents are, any info would be gratefully received.
Thanks
Sue
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Bridge, Crow, Fewell, Prior - Essex
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Re: Fewell
« Reply #70 on: Sunday 13 March 05 01:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi Trevor,
It was very exciting to read your post.

My Fewell line from William & Margaret is via their daughter Sophia who married Thomas Searles in 1809 at Gt Waltham.

A friend with some of the Felsted PRs on microfich had supplied me with the possible baptism of William (husband of Margaret Twinn), William son of William & Hannah Fewell bap 5 Feb 1744 at Felsted.   Last year whilst in the UK and of course the ERO I spent time on William Fewell, and verified that baptism but failed to find any siblings or the marriage of William & Hannah.  In addition to baptisms and marriages I also checked burials, I couldn't find a burial for William (did I miss it?) prior to his marriage to Margaret Twinn.  As you would have noted up until your post I was convinced that the 1744 William is the William who married Margaret, now the picture changes.

No doubt your father found the William of William and Hannah baptised 1744, when you get the opportunity could you see if there are any notes regarding that William?

Thanks for making contact .      
Concentrating currently on:
Essex: Card, Harris, Stowell, Theobald/Tibbles & Turner.
Norfolk: Beale, Cork & Dalton.
Yorkshire: Oswald Sturdy birth/baptism c1708, Oswald where the devil are you?

Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: Fewell
« Reply #71 on: Sunday 13 March 05 11:42 GMT (UK) »
Thanks guys for your swift responses. I only have one large print out of "tree2 at present. It has William, marrying Mgt Twinn in Felstead,  1768 at age 29. By back counting that makes DOB 1739 (ish), which is three years after Philip Fewell & Ann Judd married in Dunmow with only 1 child produced. Dad had ???? for DOB of William and Philip.  As you know there are alot of parishes within 15 miles of Dunmow/Thaxted. Interestingly the Fewells that Dad has recorded on this Tree above Philip (?father of William) are all noted as having only one child each (?accurate or assumtion of his computer programme). which could make the number of fewells around in Essex potentailly less pre 1760. I am back at Mum's at easter and will see what I can find of Dad's details on Philip or another older William.

Trevor M (Nottingham Uk by the way)