Hello
I'm looking into my GG Grandfather who was based at a seaport called Lymington in Hampshire, UK and brought up his young family there. There is a hint on Ancestry (with same parent names) that the family may moved to America in 1830s and that the parents may even have originated in the States - the placename Oneida, New York City is mentioned as a possible residence.
Unfortunately there is no record of the family in the first two UK census of 1841 and 1851 - which might confirm the time spent in America.
So far I have pieced together the Hutchins family as follows (with help from Rootschat):
Richard HUTCHINS
Jane HUTCHINS (nee HOUSE)
married Lymington 1818 - from this I assume both b.<1800
CHILDREN
William b.~1820
Edwin b.~1823
Mary b.~1825
Herbert b.1829 - my GG Grandfather - he was a mariner in the UK after marriage in 1855
This is stage they may have emmigrated?
Emma b.~1837
Barbara Ann b.~1842
Any help with tracing the family (and Herbert) in America or their voyages would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
