On This Day in FEBRUARY ...

[aspin]

11.2.1908 my Dad Joseph McKenzie was born the second son to James Watson McKenzie and Mary Jane Black.He was born at 28,South Street South Shields Gateshead .Sadly he died 21.4.1968 of the big C just at the age of 60
Happy Birthday Dad
Elizabeth

[Seoras]

On February 11th 1782 Margaret Gibb, the third child and second daughter of my 5xG grandparents Walter Gibb and Margaret Sneddon was born in Bo'ness. Her elder sister Janet Sneddon Gibb was my 4xG grandmother.

I have known who Walter's parents were for some time but only recently found Margaret's. My confusion stemmed from there being two possible mothers, who after much frustration I found out were both the same person. It doesn't help that these families constantly intermarry. Walter's wife was a Sneddon and so was his mother and both were probably related.

[Lydart]

I forgot one yesterday.    James Paul Stubbs born 10/2/1932, died 2004.

He's a son of Reginald Stubbs, son of my great aunt Lizzie, sister to my grandmother .... the one who 'ran away to Canada'.   Paul, as he was known, was born in Frenchman Butte, Saskatchewan, and I think he lived in that Province all or most of his life.   I met him once in Canada; he loved to dress as the cowboy, with tall tooled leather boots, and a big cowboy hat !

I later met his daughter in Malvern, UK, when she was over here for a conference !   Isn't the world a small place.

[genjen]

Baptised 11th February 1686, in Cockfield, Co. Durham - Mary Littlefair, my 8 x great aunt.

Baptised 11th February 1798 in Spennithorne, North Riding of Yorkshire, Richard Bushby - 5 x great uncle.

11th February 2013 - This very morning, I met my second cousin for a brief chat as he was on his way up to Ullapool to clear his mother's house. We share a set of great grandparents and I found him and his brother about eighteen months ago by some devious searching of Scotland's People and then asking Mr Google. They have an unusual surname so it wasn't hard to track them down but I never thought we'd ever meet!

[LizzieW]

Our 'phone has been out of order since 6 Feb, so no internet connection.  We didn't realise it was the 'phone, as we could ring out, we thought it was the router!  The fault has still not been fixed, so we can't receive calls, but for some reason the internet has suddenly become available.  So here are my "On this day" from 6-10 February in two posts probably.  I've not looked at today's yet as I wasn't expecting to be on line.

Regarding where were you on 6 Feb when King George VI died, I must have been in junior school, but I do remember when I got home that my mum was in a really bad mood.  I wondered what had happened and she told me the king had died,  but the reason she was so cross was that it was the first time since my dad had got home from Burma in 1946 that he had arranged to take her out to the theatre and it had been cancelled. She couldn't understand why just because someone - even the king - had died, that  meant that the rest of the population had to be inconvenienced and in a way, I don't blame her.

6 Feb
John Stanton my 6 x g.grandfather was baptised in Morton by Bourne, Lincolnshire in 1707/08

Sarah Mutton my 3 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Gedney, Lincolnshire in 1790

Harriet Dye my 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Mary’s Parish Church, Newton Flotman, Norfolk in 1814.  Her father was a butcher as was one of her brothers, whilst her other brothers preferred to be ag.labs.

Thomas Woodward my 3 x g.g.uncle married Jane French in Weaverham, Cheshire in 1798.

John VI le Strange my 16 x g.g.uncle died in 1311.  He was only 29 but had already produced three children.

Elizabeth Negus was the wife of my 1st cousin 5 times removed and she died in Spalding, Lincolnshire in 1885.  By chance I have Elizabeth Negus in my tree.  She is my 7 x g.grandmother and came from Willingham in Cambridgeshire.

Matilda (Maud) d’Aubigny my 22 x g.g.aunt died in 1216 aged 38.  She had married William de Warren but remained childless.  After her death William re-married and had 2 children.  The daughter of this marriage, married Hugh d’Aubigny who was the nephew of Matilda (Maud).  It’s possible Matilda (Maud) was buried at Lewes Priory, as her husband’s 2 x g.grandfather founded the Priory.

Roger Postlethwaite Benson my 2 x g.g.uncle was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Ulverston, Lancs in 1875, 3 days after his death in the local workhouse.  Whether this is where all the inhabitants of the workhouse were buried I don’t know.  His other relatives were all buried in Dalton in Furness.

7 Feb
Anthony Benson my 6 x g.g.grandfather was baptised in Holme Cultram, Cumberland in 1697/98

James Whittaker my husband’s 2 x g.g.uncle died in Romiley, Stockport in 1811

James Postlethwaite my 4 x g.g.uncle was buried at St Mary Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1779

8 Feb
John Christian George Collett (656) married 1893

Billing Chapman my 4 x g.g.uncle was baptised in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire in 1775.  I have copied part of the parish record which shows his name.  If anyone thinks it reads anything other than Billing, please let me know.

Hannah Dyke my husband’s 4 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Hatton, Warwick in 1765

Alice Hobson (nee Pemberton) my g.grandmother died in Manchester in 1908.  She was 65 and died of broncho-pneumonia and cardiac failure.  Administration was given to one of her sons.  Her effects were calculated at £107.13s 9d.  My mother who always thought that she, or her mother (a daughter of Alice Hobson) were badly done to, told me that before Alice Hobson died, she “gave” her butchery shop to her 2nd eldest daughter and her husband (who came from a butchering family) and  that her mother had been left out.  As, her mother’s husband was a draper, it was hardly surprising that he wasn’t going to be given a butchery shop.  My own thoughts are that Alice Hobson sold her business to her son in law.

Mary Woodward (nee Bell) my 4 x g.grandmother died at St Laurence Church, Frodsham, Cheshire on 8  February 1805 and was buried on 10 February 1805.   Oddly, her gravestone – photo attached shows 1808, it also shows that her daughter in law was also buried in the same grave, however, her daughter in law has her own gravestone with her husband! The age on the gravestone, matches the age Mary would have been in 1805!  I can only assume that the gravestone was put up years after her death, probably when the daughter in law died and although they knew her age at the time of her death, they had forgotten which year it was.  Alternatively, the stonemason got confused as he had already carved two 8s he just carried on and carved another one. I imagine that the stonemason thought it was a family grave and the daughter in law was being buried there too, I wonder if it was the same one that made the original gravestone. 

[LizzieW]

9 Feb
Robert Postlethwaite my 5 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1745/46

Anne Randal my 5 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Sutton, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, in 1701/2

Thomas Woodward my 3 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Laurence Church, Frodsham, Cheshire in 1777

Ann Sharp (nee Gilchrist) my 3 x g.g.aunt died in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1874

Roger Postlethwaite my 5 x g.grandfather was buried in Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire in 1769 aged only 42.  Despite having the same surname as my 5 x g.g.uncle, these two men were not related.  The only connection is that Roger’s daughter, my 4 x g.grandmother married a nephew of Robert Postlethwaite called Thomas Postlethwaite.  That means I have two Postlethwaite branches in my tree, but I cannot find a connection between them.

10 Feb
Anne Bayldon my 4x g.g.aunt was baptised at Almondbury Parish Church, Yorkshire in 1731/32

Sarah Wood(w)ard was baptised at St Laurence Church, Frodsham, Cheshire in 1744/45

Lucy Stanton my 3 x g.g.aunt died in Heckington, Lincolnshire in 1808 aged 16 days.

John Walker Blain my uncle (by marriage) died in Davyhulme, Manchester in 1992. He was aged 89.  He was the uncle whose wife died of a Sub arachnoid haemorrhage whilst playing bridge.

Hilda Dawson would have been my husband’s aunt but she died age 9 months in Beswick, Manchester, from Acute Bronchopneumonia in 1906.

Thomas Felton my 11 x g.grandfather died in Playford, Suffolk in 1587/88.  Thomas Felton succeeded to the Lordship of Playford on his father's death and was found to be heir of Sir Thomas Sampson, his grandfather and son and heir of Margaret Sampson, late wife of Robert Felton.  The manor of Playford with several other manors and lands came to his father by marriage to Margaret Sampson.


Mary Tubbs (nee Dunham) was the first wife of my 3 x g.g.grandfather.  My 3 x g.g.grandfather had already fathered an illegitimate child, my 2 x g.g.grandfather before marrying Mary Dunham 5 years later.  Mary Dunham died was buried in Holbeach, Lincolnshire in 1830.  Eight months later, having been left with 6 children from that marriage, he married again to someone called Ann Dunham.  I don’t know if there is any connection between his first and 2nd wife.  They have the same surname, but his first wife was born in Holbeach and his 2nd wife in Hull. 

Francis William Benson my dad was cremated and his ashes buried at his home in 2003.  I wrote more fully about him on 1 February the day he died.

Mary Bell my 4 x g.grandmother was buried on 10 February 1805.  More about her on 8 February the day she died.

Mary Hawkins and John Cocket my 5 x g.grandparents married at St Mary’s, Weston, Spalding, Lincolnshire in 1751/52. 
 
Bridget Postlethwaite my 5 x g.g.aunt married Joseph Goad in Aldingham, Lancashire in  1755

[LizzieW]

Here are my ancestors for today's date.

Eliza Stanton my 3 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Heckington, Lincolnshire in 1809

Sarah Bagshaw my 5 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Penistone, Yorkshire in 1707/8

Eleanor (Ellen) Tubbs my 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised at All Saints Church, Holbeach, Lincolnshire in 1828

Clement Tubbs my 2 x g.g.uncle was baptised at All Saints Church, Holbeach, Lincolnshire in 1826.  He was the brother of Eleanor above, and was the second Clement Tubbs to be born into the family.  The first one was baptised in February 1822 (I wonder what it was about them having babies baptised in February?) but died in December 1824.  The Clement Tubbs baptised this day in 1826 also died in October 1826.  Their father eventually got a son who he called Clement (after his own father) but only after his first wife died and he remarried.

Agnes Benson my 1st cousin 5 times removed was baptised in Ulverston, Lancashire in 1781

William Smith my 6 x g.g.uncle was baptised at St Mary’s Parish Church, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire in 1710/11

James Sharp my 1st cousin 4 times removed who died on 8 February 1838 was buried on 11 February 1838 in Boston, Lincolnshire.

[aspin]

Gosh poor you
Elizabeth

[stonechat]

Jane Cocks nee Fletcher, my maternal grandmother's step mother died today in Bolton in 1911

My granmother was only 7 when her mother died and when she was 11, her father remarried Jane
My grandmother reported that her stepmother was kind.

I am sure it helped that Jane had a sweet shop!