mansell family handborough

[annette1234]

hi I've just started looking at my grans family from handborough or long handborough my gran was Minnie charlotte mansell also known as charlotte durran minnie born in 1888 her dad was James durran i was wondering where the name durran comes from also my gran said her dad and brothers and grandad and uncles was master carpenters and that they had worked at Blenheim palace does anyone know how i can find this out                                   
                     
                                    Annette

[Margaret1913]

I think we're looking for the same ancestors.  My Grandfather's sister was Minnie Mansell.  I've only got back to his grandmother, Charlotte Durran, born in Holywell, Oxford Parish,  around 1820. Her father was called James and her father-in law was William Mansell.  Do you have any more information?

[jamajo]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat Margaret1913 and Annette....

 I have Holywell Prs and could find no baptism  for Charlotte although the marriage is on there. Im guessing you have this ....
You say Charlottes father was called James so looking at OFHS Oxfordshire Marriage Index i have found the following marriage that would fit

25 Dec 1818 James Durran, Steeple Aston to Anne Allen at Duns Tew

Is it possible Charlotte was born here ?

   Sue



 

[Ladyhawk]

I've just started looking at my grans family from handborough or long handborough my gran was Minnie charlotte mansell  born in 1888

This could be Minnie Charlotte Mansell born 1888 with her parents

1891c Broad Road, Handborough, Long Handborough
RG number:RG12 Piece:1174 Folio:64 Page:12       
MANSELL, James Head Married M 35 1856 Carpenter Handborough
MANSELL, Charlotte Wife Married F 41 1850 Handborough Oxfordshire
MANSELL, John Son M 9 1882 ScholarHandborough
MANSELL, Fredk Son M 7 1884 ScholarHandborough Oxfordshire
MANSELL, Thomas Son M 4 1887 ScholarHandboroughOxfordshire
MANSELL, Charlotte M Daughter F 3 1888 HandboroughOxfordshire

 

1901c Brick Cottage, Handborough
RG13 Piece:1393 Folio:61 Page:10     
MANSELL, James Head Married M 47 1854 Carpenter Hanborough
MANSELL, Charlotte Wife Married F 50 1851 Hanborough
MANSELL, Frederick Son Single M 18 1883 Under Carter (Farm) Hanborough
MANSELL, Thomas Son M 15 1886 Cow Man On FarmHanborough
MANSELL, Minnie Daughter F 13 1888 Hanborough
MANSELL, Kate Daughter F 8 1893 HanboroughOxfordshire

FreeBMD marriage http://www.freebmd.org.uk
Dec qtr. 1879 Whitney
James MANSELL
name on same page
Charlotte LAY

1881c Long Handborough, Handborough
RG number:RG11 Piece:1513 Folio:78 Page:15       
MANSELL, James Head Married M 24 1857 Carpenter Handborough
MANSELL, Charlotte Wife Married F 32 1849 Handborough
MANSELL, John W Son Single M 0 1881 Handborough
Plus to boarders

1881census free to search
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp

[Ladyhawk]

i was wondering where the name durran comes from

Birth entry
James Durran Mansell
1857 Jun qtr. Witney

his father also called James Mansell born 1820 mother also called Charlotte born 1820

1841c Handborough
HO107 Piece:890 Book/Folio:1/6 Page:4 
MANSELL, Anne F 45 1796 Oxfordshire
MANSELL, Charles M 25 1816 Oxfordshire Carpenter
MANSELL, James M 20 1821 Oxfordshire Carpenter

It would appear that James Mansell Snr. (bn 1820) was married before Charlotte DURRAN as he's widowed on 1851 census

James MANSELL marriage
1846 Dec q Oxford
names on same page
Ann GRANT, Elizabeth COLES, Elizabeth MERRY

1851c Church Handborough
HO107 Piece:1731 Folio:9 Page:1
CLARK, Elizabeth Head Unmarried F 60 1791 Fundholder & House proprietor HandboroughOxon
MARSELL, James Nephew Widower M 31 1820 Carpenter Handborough
MARSELL, Mary Lodger Unmarried F 62 1789 Servant Handborough Oxon

1851c HO107 Piece:1728 Folio:50 Page:13 
DURRAN, Charlotte Servant Unmarried F 31 1820 Cook Steeple Aston Oxfordshire


Marriage
Dec q 1851 Oxfordshire
James MANSELL
Name one same page
Charlotte DURRAN

1861c Handborough
RG09 Piece:904 Folio:58 Page:1       
MANSELL, James Head Married M 40 1821 Carpenter Master Handborough
MANSELL, Charlotte Wife Married F 40 1821 Steeple AstonOxfordshire
MANSELL, Charles Son M 8 1853 ScholarHandborough
MANSELL, John C Son M 6 1855 ScholarHandborough Oxfordshire
MANSELL, James Son M 4 1857 ScholarHandborough Oxfordshire
MANSELL, Hedley Son M 1 1860 Handborough Oxfordshire

1871c Handborough
RG10 Piece:1450 Folio:61 Page:1     
MANSELL, James Head M 52 1819 Oxfordshire
MANSELL, Charlotte Wife F 51 1820 Oxfordshire
MANSELL, John C Son M 16 1855 Oxfordshire
MANSELL, James D Son M 13 1858 Oxfordshire
MANSELL, Hedley Son M 11 1860 Oxfordshire

[Ladyhawk]

I have Holywell Prs and could find no baptism  for Charlotte although the marriage is on there. Im guessing you have this ....

You say Charlottes father was called James so looking at OFHS Oxfordshire Marriage Index i have found the following marriage that would fit

25 Dec 1818 James Durran, Steeple Aston to Anne Allen at Duns Tew

Is it possible Charlotte was born here ?

IGI extracted christening

Charlotte DURRAN

16 JAN 1820 Steeple Barton, Oxford, England

father James DURRAN mother Anne

[Margaret1913]

Many thanks for all the replies.  It does seem as though Charlotte was  indeed born at Steeple Aston. 

[annette1234]

hi Margaret it looks like we are following the same line what was your granfathers name i didn't know where the durran name came from so thankyou to you ladyhawk and sue lots for me to look into       
       
                              Annette

[Margaret1913]

Hi Annette

Great to hear from you.  My grandfather was Thomas Mansell, born on 22nd September 1885.  I can remember going down to Long Handborough with him when I was a child.  We visited one of his sisters in her cottage, but I think it must have been Kate as she had an only son who, I think, suffered from cerebral palsy. 

How far back have you got in your search?

Margaret