Bucke/Dickens in Monk and Earl Soham

[AmyB]

Hi everyone,

I recently took over my Father's work on the family history when he passed a few years ago, and I seem to have hit a brick wall down one branch of the tree.

I've managed to get as far as Robert Bucke (1810 - 1885) born in Earl Soham and his wife Mary Ann Dickens (1806 - ) born Monk Soham. They had three children, Julia Rebecca, Horace Walter and Robert Dickens. I ordered Robert Dickens Buckes birth certificate (my 2 x great grandfather) to double check his Mother was Mary Ann Dickens as many others on ancestry have Robert Buckes wife as a Mary Ann Chaston and this confirmed it was indeed Dickens and explains the name of Dickens being used as a middle name.

Freereg have a baptism entry for a Mary Dickens in Monk Soham in 1806 which lists their Mother as Mary Lancester, do you think this could be correct?

I'm struggling as finding records from Suffolk seems quite hard and I now don't know where to turn. Do you have any suggestions or are any of you researching these names?

Many thanks in advance,

Amy

[ribbo39]

Hello Amy,
Welcome to Rootschat - I'm sure you will find great help here as I have found over the years.

I don't have much info for you but what I have is the following;
Baptism Monk Soham;
24-3-1806 Mary Dickens  (born 12-3) with mother Mary Dickens (Late Lanceter)

Baptism Earl Soham;
23-7-1809 Robert Buck s/o Benjamin & Mary (late Ward)

I don't know where or when Robert Buck(e) & Mary married so am unable to help here but if you have details please post.

The above info is taken from the baptism CDs issued by the Suffolk FHS who have produced many covering the Deaneries of Suffolk (including marriages & burials).
They also offer a search facility which you may find useful as you have found out not many records for Suffolk appear on-line.
disclaimer; I'm not associated with the Suffolk FHS only a happy customer over some years.
https://suffolkfhs.co.uk/index.php/

Hope these above entries help.

Alan

[AmyB]

Hi Alan,

Thank you for you reply and warm welcome. The information you've provided is greatly helpful thank you and gives me a bit more to go on!

I found this entry of Marriage on FamilySearch which I believe could be for Robert Bucke and Mary Ann Dickens, i'm finding reading the handwriting fairly hard but think it could possibly be Earl Soham?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SVQ-JV?i=69&cc=1824690

I'm unsure of when Mary died, but both Robert and Mary Ann are on the 1871 census, but on the 1881 Robert is listed as a widow living with his Daughter, and Roberts death was registered in Q1 1885 in Plomesgate.

I'll definitely have a look at Suffolk FHS as it looks like there could be a wealth of Knowledge on there, and I know I have a lot of ancestors from Suffolk.

Thanks again, Amy

[Annette7]

Not an entry of marriage but an application for a licence dated 27/12/1837.   Clearly this must be them but I cannot see that the marriage actually took place.   Nothing in marriage records.

Annette

[Annette7]

Mary Ann Bucke bc.1806, death entry June qtr.1873 Plomesgate.

Annette

[trish1120]

Marriage;
26 May 1805
St George, Hanover Square, Westminster
Mary Ann LANCETER to William DICKINS

1851 Census has a Mary Dickins age 68, pob unknown as a Charwoman in Middlesex. Widow.

+ a Burial 20 Mar 1815, St. John The Evangelist, Westminster
Mary DICKINS age 32 (1783)

Both above on Anc.

[AmyB]

Mary Ann Bucke bc.1806, death entry June qtr.1873 Plomesgate.

Annette

Hi Annette,

Thank you for your help, I didn't realise it was an application, I wonder where they got married then? Yet another mystery to try to unpick!

Amy

[AmyB]

Marriage;
26 May 1805
St George, Hanover Square, Westminster
Mary Ann LANCETER to William DICKINS

1851 Census has a Mary Dickins age 68, pob unknown as a Charwoman in Middlesex. Widow.

+ a Burial 20 Mar 1815, St. John The Evangelist, Westminster
Mary DICKINS age 32 (1783)

Both above on Anc.

Hi Trish,

Thanks for all that info, if Marys parents were from Middlesex that might explain why Robert and Marys Daughter Rebecca was born in Pimilco and on a marriage application Roberts address was in Pilmico even though they were to be married in Suffolk. Definitely something to look into more, and I have an ancestry subscription which should come in helpful. Always throws me when the spellings of names change though!

Amy

[trish1120]

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