FEWELL Family

[julied]

Hi to all you Fewell finders out there.  Long time no chat [for me anyway, I see you've all been busy]. 
Have just spent the past couple of hours going thru all the messages on here from way back.  Can't remember when I last received notification of anything on this board - gremlins somewhere... 
Very interesting catching up on all the latest Fewell news.  I eagerly await the next installment. 
Hope everyone's keeping well.
Talk soon.
Cheers
Julie   

[MiddleEnglander]

Hi Julie ....

Yes, long time no hear - and very little activity.  I guess that it's the summer hols !

As you've probably gathered, we all seem to be waiting on Kath at the moment - she's following a new lead that points to a village (only a few miles from Great Waltham - and pretty close to Takeley and Chignall St James) the parish records for which nobody has .  All she needs is a fiche reader that works !

Good to hear from you and hope you get a notification for this mail OK.

Aye

Trevor

[julied]

Hi Trevor - yes I did get notification of this message from you [obviously].  Have no idea why I've had no others for many months now.  Guess the gremlins have sorted themselves out.
Had a really good giggle when I read Kath's last message re the fiche reader.  Poor bugger, how frustrating.  Fingers crossed she gets it sorted out soon.

Cheers
Julie

[essexbird2004]

Hi All

Am on the library PC at the minute, i'm afraid mine as died a death and i have no idea what is wrong with yet.
I am pulling my hair out as i havn't had the PC since the 2nd Sept.
Just thought i'd better let you all know.

As for the poxy fiche reader i bought GRRRRR..... I have given it to my dad to have a look at as i cannot afford to buy another and i suppose if anyone can fix it he can as he's an electrician.

I do hope you are all well and as soon as i am up and running again i will post and let you know.

all my love
Kath xxxx

[findem]

Hi All,
Thought I'd let you know that yet another descendent of Thomas Searles and Sophia Fewell has come out of the woodwork, he (Brian) contacted me via Genes Reunited.

His link to Thomas and Sophia is via Mary Ann Searles the daughter of Thomas Searles (son of Thomas & Sophia) and his first wife, Charlotte Purkiss.  Thomas junior had three wives, not at the same time though, he wasn't that brave.

I have recommended RootsChat to Brian.

How's your computer and fiche reader going Kath?

Regards.

[essexbird2004]

HI All,

sorry not had net since sept, dad has had to fix pc should be up and running at end of november, will let you all know when i am back online, dad is in process of looking at fiche reader.

Great news about another descendent
I will say Hi to Brian now whilst i can 'Hello Brian' 'I am Kath pleased to meet you, welcome to the family'

anyway hope everyone is well
will try and keep you all posted, and i did try the library fiche reader but i didn't think it was very good, so maybe i will have to go back and take my fiche to the ERO it will probably be easier and quicker.

TTFN

Kath xx

[chandos]

Do any of you Fewell searchers have my ancestor, James Fewell (born White Roding about 1829(?).. ages on that census page are hard to read) in your line?   He married Elizabeth Newman in 1862.   I'm searching for his father, Phillip, but I'm not sure which of several possible is correct.   Philip's profession is shown as Bailiff on his son's Marriage Certificate.

[Susie1]

Hi Chandos
I think this James's parents were Philip & Martha.  It's not our line, but I found them in the 1841 when I was looking for info on our lot.  Ours are down from Philomon (also sometimes known as Phillip).
1841 census. Leaden Roothing:
Phillip Fewell  60
Martha Fewell  50
William Fewell  20
Ann Fewell  20
Charles Fewell  15
James Fewell  13
John Fewell  (This one not sure if it says 1/2 or 72)

Which census is hard to read?  He's 52 in 1881, 42 in 1871 both Sutton.  There is also a possibility that the one in 1851 age 23 in Regents Park as a servant is him, but I havn't found him in 1861.
Hope this helps.
Sue

[chandos]

Thank you for your quick answer.    Our James is indeed the one whom you show as 52 in Sutton.   My photocopy of the 1881 Census page is one I got several years ago when I was in England  and I'm only just back working on the Fewells again.   At the time of the census, someone neatly put quite a thick check mark through the age of each family head and I didn't look to see how it has been transcribed elsewhere....  It could have read 57 or 54 or 52 or even 37 (his wife was 40).

Thanks for moving me along another step.   Now I can get back to some more research.