Funny Place names

[kazfoster]

Hi All
I have a Thomas Womble who is in Finningley 1841 to 1861.  He claims to be born in "Alexton" or "Booton".  I have looked on Google maps and can't find anywhere like.
1851 is HO 107 Piece 2384 Folio 296 Page 21

1861 is RG9 Piece 3522 Folio 119 page 9

Could anyone decipher this??

Happy Christmas

KF

[Pels.]

Not sure if it will help, but there is a place called Blaxton less than a mile from Finningley :

http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/places?NTT,SK670990,5,Finningley

Pels.

[suzard]

I think the places you are looking for are Ollerton and Boughton

Ollerton was origially called Alreton or Allerton
1851 census image -although faint- reads to me as "Alerton"

Boughton is pronounced "Booton"

Ollerton and Boughton "kind of" run in to each other

I think "Alexton "is just a bad transcription

This is just my opinion!

Suz

[kazfoster]

Fantastic - I thought it might be Ollerton - Many thanks K

[willow154]

Hi everyone,
I agree with Suzard - I think it's Ollerton.
Although I couldn't find a Thomas Womble on the Notts Baptism CD there is a Thomas Woombell baptised at Wellow ( near Ollerton) on 25 May 1806 on familysearch. This could be him.
Hope so!
Paulene

[kazfoster]

Thanks
I will check out Wellow as I have an old copy.  I am not sure this is him though - there were a number of family branches all living in the same few villages.  Will check it out and let you know
KF

[Alexander.]

Hi KF,

There is a Thomas Woomble baptised on 5 Sep 1810 in Boughton - parents William & Sarah. This date fits a bit better with his census ages.

I also see his siblings:
George bap. 10 Apr 1803
William bap. 27 Apr 1806

William Wombell married Sarah Morton on 10 Aug 1801 in Boughton.

Alexander

[kazfoster]

Thanks
Where did you get the Ollerton PR?  Is it on the CD you can get from Notts FHS???  I will invest in one I think.

Cheers
KF

[Alexander.]

Where did you get the Ollerton PR?  Is it on the CD you can get from Notts FHS???  I will invest in one I think.

Do you mean Boughton? In any case, both Boughton and Ollerton are on the Notts FHS CDs. You can view the coverage here: http://www.nottsfhs.org.uk/shop/parishregisterlist.pdf

Thomas's baptism doesn't seem to appear on the CD - there seems to be a gap for 1810. But I think all the records I mentioned can also be found on FamilySearch.

I was given the Notts CDs this Christmas and it is the best present I've had in years.