1841: lookup Cockermouth: WRANGHAM

[Lou1]

Could Sks with access please lookup

William WRANGHAM in 1841 please? 
Dorothy WRANGHAM wife
possible children with them:
Dorothy and William

Thank you for reading this.  Are there any other WRANGHAM researchers out there (COCKERMOUTH)?

Lou

[ange]

Hi Lou1,
Sorry I can't find them in Cockermouth in 1841, but some of the pages are unreadable
Ange

[Lou1]

Thanks for trying: I do appreciate it.

Cheers, Lou

[purple frog]

Hi I am researching Wranghams as part of my family tree and most appear to be in the north of England. My lot to early 1800's are around the Strand and city areas of London.My gt gt gt grandad William Joseph Wrangham was a Journeyman carpenter.I have wondered if he may have originated from the north of England. Is that where your research is based?
                             Purple Frog

[Lou1]

Hi,

I am not sure where your family came from.  Is your William Joseph WRANGHAM the one bap 26 Feb 1815 St Clement Danes, Westminster?  Parents: William & Sarah?   I have had a quick look to see if I can find the parents' marriage but seem to have drawn a blank here: any ideas?  Also, I looked at the batch number to see if any other children were baptised to this couple here: none!   They could have moved into the area.   There were a couple of other WRANGHAMs having children in Middlesex at this time: JOseph/ James - I wonder if they are William the elder's brothers?

Sorry I can't give you a firm answer.   You seem to be right in that most WRANGHAMs seem to come from the 'north' - Cumberland and Yorkshire in particular.   If I can help, I will.

Louise

[purple frog]

Hi Louise,
                  Thanks for looking & yes I had found that William Joseph Wrangham and believe he may be mine.It just seems a little strange the move in areas from Westminster to whitechapel. Also the change in occupations from silversmith to carpenter from father to son! I have no idea where his parents are from but may search the parish records for any other children and their marriage.
Can I ask where you looked for their marriage and what batch no you are refering to?
                       Purple Frog

[Lou1]

Hello there,

I looked for the information on the IGI - Latter Day Saints website - www.familysearch.org/Eng/search/frameset_search.asp?  On many baptisms (marriages etc too) there is a 'batch number' below, which if you click on it, will take you back to the first screen and you type in the surname again (and the father's first name if it's a common surname) and it will search that church register/ film/ records they hold (they are not complete records) for other baptisms on that batch number.   You can use that screen and change the last number in the batch number from 1 to 2, 2 to 3 etc up to 9 and search other records at that church also as they often are listed on subsequent batch numbers.  Hope this makes sense??

I did have a look for other children on this batch number and there were none.  It is also not uncommon for ancestors to move around and it is not that far from Westminster to Whitechapel.  My husband's family moved all over London then to Berkshire between 1841 and 1901!  As for changing occupations, again, I have come across some extreme cases of this also: from jeweller to labourer etc!   I think it was deliberate to throw us descendants off the scent!!

Good luck!  Louise

[shellyesq]

This site gives an explanation of the batch numbers and allows you to click on the ones available for the town that you're looking into.  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#PageTitle.htm

[Lou1]

Shelley is right: I'd forgotten about that site.

ALso, if you go to this site, there are some wills for WRANGHAMs of London/ Middlesex/ area, which may or may not be part of your family.  It could be worth a look/ ordering one or two?  I have used the site a few times now and it is amazing what clues there can be in some wills.


www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline    (look for wills)