Henry France 1808

[wolfman99]

I'm living in Australia and have traced my paternal grandmother's ancestors back to Henry France (b.1808 Honley, Yorks) and his spouse Sarah Newhill (b. 1811 Farnley Tyas, Yorks).  Sadly, I've hit a brick wall.  Can anyone suggest any on-line resources other than ancestry.com as I've exhausted their records.

[Isobelruss]

birth 4 Jun 1808
Christening 11 Sep 1808 Honley Moor,Cottom Independent,Honley Yorks
Henry France
parents William France and Martha

familysearch.org

[wolfman99]

Wow.  Great work and super quick as well.  Thanks very much.  I wonder if, in your travel through history, you might have come across anyone researching the France families of Honley, Yorks?

Tks again.

[Isobelruss]

No sorry.I have an Alice France from Lancs in my family and having no luck with her either.

[trish1120]

Welcome to Rootschat wolfman99,

1841 Census
Berry Croft,
Almondbury, Yorkshire
HO107/1274/3/Almondbury
Wm FRANCE, 70, Woolen Weaver
Martha, 70
Joseph SUTLIFFE, 25, Woolen Weaver
Martha, 25
Edwin, 5
All born in County
On same page is a GEORGE France born c 1801 and Family

MARTHA France Married Joseph SUTCLIFFE, 31 August 1835, Almondbury, Yorks
(IGI Extracted)
1851 Census Martha is a Widow, Milliner, born c 1817, Honley. With her and Son Edwin is a Mary France born c 1834, Honley.

Possible Marriage IGI Extracted;
William FRANCE
Martha DRANSFIELD, 15 Nov 1802, Saint Peter, Huddersfield, Yorkshire

Trish

[trish1120]

MMM maybe not the right Marriage unless William Married 2 Marthas?

MARTHA France Christened 06 April 1817, Almondbury, Yorkshire
Father Wm FRANCE
Mother Martha LITTLEWOOD
(Source Familysearch.Org)

[wolfman99]

Thanks for the welcome Trish1120.  As very much a newby, it's really appreciated.  There is quite a bit to review in all of this.  As well, I've just been contacted by a "France" relation in Australia who has provided some more recent information.   It seems the blanks from  1900 onward are easy to fill in, but Honley is the problem - particularly from William and Martha backwards.

I'm off to Las Vegas on holidays (?!) for a couple of weeks, after which I'll take up the chase again.

Thanks to both you and Isobelruss.

[mirf]

Hi would I be right in saying Henry remarried in 1862 to Deborah  France.
There were two marr at Kirkheaton in1830  Henry marr Sarah  and Charles France
marr Mary Ann Pool sme day they were witnesses at each others weddings.
 any help   Mirf

[wolfman99]

OK.  I'm back on deck after a visit to Las Vegas, a new grandchild and a very busy Christmas period.  And I should say a belated Merry Xmas to all on the board.  Yes, you are correct Mirf.  Henry married Sarah who passed away in 1859 and then married Deborah France in 1862.