Completed My Visit to Cambridgeshire County Record Office - will do simple Look-ups

[Ian Chambers]

Hi Kieth

I bet you are regreting offering to look up in Cambs


If the offer still stands and I will understand if it doesn't
I wondered if you look up to see when James Chambers b 1829 and Martha Pilkington b 1828 married possibly in Whittlesey.  More importantly I know they had two Children Martha and James is there any record of any others.

All data gratefully received

A LONG SHOT I know from 1901 census Martha was born in Ireland, is there any other record of where or any information on her family Mother Father etc

I am desperately trying to make a link with this family and now looking for a repeat of names passing from one generation to the next to add to my ever strengthening evidence

Cheers ian

[Keith Sherwood]

Hi, Ian,
I will certainly look for these members of your CHAMBERS family in the Whittlesey registers next time I'm at the CCRO (possibly this coming Tuesday).  I'm afraid I'm not much use with advice on Irish BMD's, and I think they're quite tricky to track down, too.
I presume the c.1828 Martha birth is the Irish one - perhaps try a general post on the Irish boards here on Rootschat...
Very best wishes,
Keith

[Keith Sherwood]

Ian,
Here are the details from the 24-08-1851 marriage at Whittlesea St Andrews:
James CHAMBERS (x) 20, bachelor, labourer, Horsegate: father Jn CHAMBERS, thatcher to:
Martha PILKERTON (x) 22, spinster, Horsegate: father Ricd PILKERTON, labourer.
Witnesses: John CHAMBERS and Sarah CHAMBERS (x)

All these details would be on a marriage certificate that you could order from ONS...
Very best wishes,
Keith N.B. Bride's name given as PILKERTON rather than PILKINGTON

[Keith Sherwood]

David (Bedfordshire Boy),
Four days on, here is what I discovered on your request for the marriage GATES/SPARKS...
In the Longstowe registers, a marriage in 1818 (can't quite believe this, but I seem to have omitted the day and month...aargh!):
William SPARKES and Ann GATTES (sic). b.o.t.p. Witnesses Mary Wiles (x) and Wm Farr (but he appears on several of the contemporary marriages, so is probably connected with the church there).
Here is a baptism for Ann GATES, d. of Ellis and Elizabeth 08-11-1801
and her siblings, all children of Ellis and Elizabeth GATES:
29-09-1787: Charles s. of   do  do
29-11-1789: Rachel daughter of   do  do
25-09-1791: Mary d. of   do  do
28-07-1793: Robin s. of   do  do
25-10-1795: David s. of   do  do
14-01-1798: Thomas s. of   do  do

There are previously 3 baptisms of GATES children to Ellis and a Ruth, which will be explained by the burial entries that follow thereafter.
John GATES s. of Ellis and Ruth 09-08-1778
Rebeccah GATES d. of   do   do  15-04-1781
Samuel GATES s. of   do  do      1784 (Again, must have been rushing myself, as I've omitted the day and month)

Now, the burials: 03-06-1785: Ruth GATES, wife of Ellis
10-09-1792: Rachel d. of Ellis GATES
23-11-1801: Thomas, s. of Ellis GATES
22-06-1820: Thomas GATES aged 16
02-12-1833: Ellis GATES aged 82
28-11-1843: Elizabeth GATES of Gransden aged 91
07-04-1820: Wm SPARKS aged 24

Not quite clear about the 2 Thomas GATES' burials, so sorry about my slipshod transcribing - will nail them down properly next time!
Keith  p.s. No sign of either of Ellis GATES's marriages in this particular parish, Longstowe

[Dale]

Kia Ora Keith (& the Beds Boy)
Hope you both had a merry festive season on whatever you are drinking!
I have been absent during a very trying time with an elderly parent but am taking this opportunity to ask for some more help on my dreaded Faireys by whatever spelling!

Keith you kindly looked up some entries in Great Catsworth (about 4/5 of this thread)

I have some confusion about the baptism of William Fairey 1812 s/0 ot Thomas & MARY when all the other children appear to be of Thomas & SARAH (Mitchell).

Is it possible there was a 2nd marriage?  It seems unlikely as a child born Gt Catworth but baptised 1810 in Riseley was named Thomas Mitchell Fairy.

Would Beds Boy be able to help me with me with the Hunts Marriage Index? Especially for any Fair(e)y marriages in Great Catworth 1820- ?

Also I have found an Ann Fairey bn c. 1835 & Eliza Fairey bn c. 1837 on the 1851 census. Both claim to have been born in Gt Catworth but which of my numerous Fairey do they belong to..?

I   note the good humour has continued unabated - hope Mother's 80th birthday was a success and that you found the candles!

From a Down Under teacher
Marlene

[Keith Sherwood]

Kia Ora, Dale!
Sorry to hear you've had a difficult time with your family; and thanks for the greetings re the 80th birthday (went extremely well), and the Festive season - I still seem to be drinking rather a lot of red wine at the moment, way beyond Christmas, thanks to a very generous fellow Rootschatter.
I'll certainly have a look at your winged ancestors again, but no doubt David will have something to say too...
Keith

[Ian Chambers]

Hi Keith

Thank you very much for that. If you are there again could you see if James and Martha christened their son James William in 1864

Cheers Much appreciated

Ian

[Dale]

Many thanks Keith. I'm pretty sure that any Fair(e)y baptisms or marriages in Great & Little Catworth will be mine either residents or flown in!!!
I have no doubt at all that the Beds Boyo will have something to say .. the question is what!
Delighted to hear you are being supplied well - why not take a trip to Aotearoa and try some of our vino?

Just had the rugby 7s here - now can't wait for the Commonwealth games!
Don't burst your boiler over the Fairys - just if you have minute!
Special  thanks
Ka kite
Marlene

[Keith Sherwood]

Ian,
I've just looked on the freebmd site and there are two birth entries for a James CHAMBERS in the June 1864 quarter for Whittlesey, references 3b 587 and 3b 590.  I would think that the correct one of these will give the complete forenames, though of course it's impossible to tell which one! Sometimes not all the forenames are given in the Parish transcripts.
I'll certainly have a look next time...
Keith