On This Day in FEBRUARY ...

[LizzieW]

Sarah Dye my 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Mary’s Parish Church, Newton Flotman in 1816.  Her father was a butcher and she had 10 siblings.  The fifth became my 2 x g.grandmother.

Ann Day my 3 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Osbournby, Lincolnshire in 1787. 

Elizabeth Singleton my 6 x g.g.aunt was baptised at St Peter’s Church, Huddersfield, Yorkshire in 1665.  Despite having at least 11 children, all baptised at St Peter’s Church (apart from the first who was baptised at Elland which is only about 5 miles from Huddersfield, I cannot find a birth or marriage anywhere for Elizabeth’s father, Caleb. 

Samuel Cockett and Catherine Buckworth my 6 x g.grandparents married in Liddington, Rutland in 1694/95
 

[nanny jan]

Born today in London in 1869 my 2xgt. uncle Edward Burgess; son of Robert Richard and Elizabeth (nee Gandy). He was baptised the following month in St. Thomas Charterhouse and no sightings after that.  I suspect that he died in 1870 .

[stonechat]

Found just one today without going to the further reaches
my cousin Anne born today 1943, emigrated with parents and family to Australia 1956, I did meet her once.

[LizzieW]

Sarah Woodward my 3 x g.g.aunt married Thomas Hamlet at St Laurence Church, Frodsham, Cheshire in 1798

Ann Okey my 6 x g.g.aunt was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire in 1698/9.

Susanna Moss my husband’s 3 x g.grandmother died in Little Moor, Glossop, Derbyshire in 1842.  Her cause of death was an Apopleptic fit.  Her age was given as 66 but we have no proof this was her exact age, as she was employed as a housekeeper and it could be that she told her employer that was her age.  She was shown as 65 on the 1841 census, but that is rounded up/down. We cannot find any birth/baptism for her, the 1841 census shows she was not born in County, i.e. Cheshire.

Elizabeth Francke my 9 x g.g.aunt died in Morton by Bourne in 1587/88.  She was about 6 days old.

[genjen]

19th February 1815, Sarah Williams, daughter of Emmanuel Williams and Ann ( Nancy) Grose, was born in Portsea, Hampshire. My 4 x great aunt.

Lizzie, my 2 x ggrandmother died of an apoplectic fit. I have always assumed it meant that she suffered a stroke. Is that your interpretation of it as well?

[LizzieW]

Lizzie, my 2 x ggrandmother died of an apoplectic fit. I have always assumed it meant that she suffered a stroke. Is that your interpretation of it as well?

Yes, I think so, or perhaps an aneurysm that would cause a sudden death.

Lizzie

[Lydart]

Could it perhaps have been a severe epileptic fit .... what are they called ??   Grande mal ??

[stonechat]

Just another cousin today - Celia
Don't like to go too far off the main line or siblings

[genjen]

Baptised 1732, John Littlefare, in Cockfield Co.Durham. A 6 x great uncle.

Married 1760, in Rafford, Morayshire, Alexander McBeath and Jean Duncan, my 5 x great grandparents.

Baptised 1787 in Portsea, Hampshire, George Grose. A 5 x great uncle.

Is it silly of me to enjoy so much the fact that my ancestors came from the bottom of England, the top of Scotland and many points in between?