tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50300439959768952852024-03-13T23:29:48.877-07:00My Past WhispersA blog about my journey into genealogy.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-23343415245790414592017-11-27T19:05:00.000-08:002017-11-27T19:05:07.283-08:00Early Surf Life Saving in Waihi- Bess Middlebrook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its been a long time since Ive posted about my Middlebrook branch but today I was sorting through some of the photos I have that belonged to Bess Middlebrook (Elizabeth Alice) my Great Grandmothers sister, looking for some photos of Piha Beach that I knew I had seen, and I was newly intrigued by these photos of what appears to be early surf lifesaving.<br />
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Im pretty sure the photo above was taken at Waihi Beach and it definitely looks like Bess in the centre.<br />
I did some reading on the history of the Waihi Surf Lifesaving club and according to their website the club wasnt formed until 1936 .<br />
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Unfortunately there is no information on the photos or in the album to identify the event or the year it occured.<br />
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I will likely add some "story" type pages into this book to cover certain aspects more fully, although by the end of this generation the ties to Winster are almost at an end. - it seems a pity to end the book without adding the generations to come though so I will continue for one more generation - doing a page for my Great Grandparents John Lowe and Susan Wheatcroft.<br />
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I need to backtrack and do a page on Lydia Hawley who was George Samuel Lowe's mother. She was born in Winster and it appears her family had lived there for generations. I havent done much research on the family to date, so I hope I can get at least one page on the Hawleys done before I need to get this book published.<br />
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George Samuel Lowe came from a very small family, unusual in the mid 19th century. He was the second son of George Lowe of Ashover and Lydia Hawley of Winster. The family lived in Wensley, which is only just over a mile from Wisther. Like many others in the area, George was Lead Miner.<br />
George married Mary Jane Boam, daughter of Thomas Boam of Winster ion 21st March 1875. Thomas and George Lowe sr were both Lead Miners, so this is likely how the George and Mary Jane met. From the 1871 census it seems that George Samuel did not follow in his fathers footsteps. As a 16 year old he is listed as an Agricultural Labourer. George and Mary Jane married at St John the Baptist church in Winster in March 1875, and it appears at some point the family did live in Winster as first daughter Lydia Eliza was born there and baptised there just two months after her parents marriage . I have been unable to find baptism records for Elizabeth and Mary Ellen, who born in the same year could have been twins. George Thomas and William seem to have been born in the Wensley area, but by 1881, the family had moved to Cheshire, and George Samuel had joined the Railway. The 1881 census has them living at Smithy Green, Bredbury Cheshire. George Samuel is a Railway Guard. This is where the next few children are born, but by the time Samuel Edwin is born in 1887, the family are back in Derbyshire. and in the 1891 census they are living in Little Rowsley, a village which had a large population of Railway workers.<br />
The family made the move to Derby city before 1895 as Herbert is born there. 29 Drage Street would remain the family home for many years.<br />
Sadly George Samuel died young, aged just 54 in 1898 and Mary Jane was left to bring up her family alone, though by this time her eldest daughters were adults. By 1901 Henry, Elizabeth, John and Samuel Edwin were all working helping to support the family. Eldest daughter Lydia and her husband lived just 3 minutes walk away in Chester Green Road , and Mary Ellen also lived 3 minutes walk away in Mansfield Road. Mary Jane had already lost several children in their childhood- and tragedy would strike the family though during World War 1. 3 sons would serve their country- Henry, John and Herbert. Unfortunately neither Herbert nor Henry would return, Herbert being killed at Gallipoli on August 21st 1915 and Henry being killed on the first day of battle at the Somme in 1916.<br />
It is understood that John was present when Herbert died and narrowly escaped death himself. Mary Jane, mother of 12 children, of whom 6 pre deceased her, still had at least 23 grandchildren by the time of her death in 1919. All lived in close proximity to the family home at Drage StreetLaurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-59611539271758148372017-04-01T19:15:00.003-07:002017-04-01T19:16:20.150-07:00A little side story about one of the Boam family descendants- Harriet BoamI havent done a page on this as this is a side branch of my tree rather than a direct line ( I may do some pages on side branches if I get time though) but in the course of the research on the Boams I discovered this sad little story of the life of my 3rd cousin 3x removed Harriet Boam<br />
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Harriet Boam was born in 1871 in Winster to John Boam and Elizabeth ( Bessie) Heathcote.<br />
To understand how I am related to Harriet we need to go back a couple more generations.<br />
Harriets father John Boam was the son of a previous John Boam (1817-1889) who was the son of James Boam(1790-1856) James was the brother of Thomas Boam ( 1803-1874) who was my 4x great grandfather.<br />
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Anyway back to Harriet.<br />
In 1891 aged about 19 she married James Greatorex also of Winster. They had 3 children, Maud, Bessie and Donald Greatorex.<br />
Sadly in 1903 James Greatorex died .<br />
In 1904 Harriet married James brother Josiah Greatorex. ( note that it wasnt actually allowed under law to marry your brother or sister in law however it happened quite frequently)<br />
Tragically though, Harriet would become a widow for the second time a year later in 1905 when Josiah died .<br />
Probates for both Greatorex brothers show Harriet as the beneficiary.<br />
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Harriet then went on to marry George William Hadfield in 1910 and they had a baby, Bertha in 1911 just before the 1911 census, in fact Bertha is listed as Baby in the census - she had not even been named yet.<br />
George, like Josiah and James before him was a Lead miner.<br />
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Just 5 years later in 1916 tragedy would strike again and Harriet was widowed for a third time.<br />
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I found the death of Harriet Hadfield in 1944 in Winster, however probate gave details of her husband (still living) as Arthur Hadfield !!<br />
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Ive yet to determine the relationship between Arthur and George - they weren't brothers- but im sure there must have been some connection!Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-49760644318457953932017-04-01T17:35:00.001-07:002017-04-01T17:35:31.905-07:00Ancestors of Winster : The family of Thomas Boam 1829-1898Heres another page for the Winster Book<br />
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Thomas Boam was the second son of Thomas Boam . Like his father before him he was a Lead Miner. Lead mining had declined significantly by the mid 19th century, however in the area around Wnster there were still productive mines, including that of Mill Close which didnt close until 1939.<br />
Our first record of Thomas comes in the 1841 census where he is living with his widowed father of the same name and his siblings Martha and John. Thomas’ mother Ellen had died in childbirth when he was just 6 years old. The family lived next door to Ellen’s brother Thomas Fryer, and his wife and family. Its probable the Fryers gave Thomas’s father assistance in rasing his children, as unusually, he did not remarry until well after his children were grown.<br />
Thomas married Mary Wilson, on Feb 12 1849 at St John the Baptist church in Winster, however for reasons unknown at he time of the 1851 census she was living with her parents outside of Winster and Thomas is living alone, though still in Woolleys Yard, the street he had been born in, and the street his father still lived in.<br />
Why both Thomas’ first 2 children are born in 1852 and 1844 in the Manchester area of Lancashire is a mystery, however other members of the Boam family had lived in Lancashire at one time or another . All the remaining children though, were born in Winster, and the family are residents of Woolleys Yard for decades afterward , according to census records, right next door to his father Thomas who by 1861 had remarried the younger sister of Thomas’s own wife Mary making a very confusing family connectionwhere Thomas was not only son, but brother-in-law to his father!!<br />
Thomas only had 2 sons,George, and Benjamin,but tragically Benjamin was to die young, in an accident at Mill Close Mine.<br />
A George Boam (possibly Benjamins brother), was the first to venture in to recover the bodies.<br />
Records show Thomas is still living in Woolleys yard in 1871, 1881 and 1891.<br />
His wife Mary died in 1884. Of his 8 children 6 lived to adulthood, and as mentioned youngest son Benjamin died aged 23. Of the two youngest daughters, Lucy died within a month of birth and is baptised just a week before her death, and Harriet died aged 2 years.<br />
Elizabeth is still living in 1871 at the time of the census , and in 1881 appears to be working as a servant for the Bates family in the Edinburgh Hotel in Salford, Lancashire. She married Richard Tatlock but died without issue.<br />
His surviving 4 children though provided him with at least 37 grandchildren. In 1891 Thomas has grandson George Heathcote, 9 year old son of Eliza Boam staying with him in Woolleys Yard.<br />
Thomas died in 1898, 14 years after the death of his wife Mary. He is buried in St John the Baptist churchyard with Mary, and their youngest daugther Harriet and grandson Lewis Edwin Boam, who was a son of George, and who died during World War 1. He was killed while a Prisoner of War in Poland. Their Gravestone is in the churchyard beside his son Benjamin.<br />
The transcription of the gravestone reads:<br />
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In Affectionate Remembrance of Mary,Wife of Thomas Boam of Winster,who died April 11th 1884.Also of Harriett, daughter of the above who died April 3rd 1872.Also of Thomas Boam..... died April 28 1898 .Also of L/Cpl Edwin Boam, interred at M?glowitz Oct 18 1918, Aged 27.<br />
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<br />Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-53550290812600557022017-03-26T21:40:00.000-07:002017-03-26T21:40:03.551-07:00Ancestors of Winster: The Family of Thomas Boam 1803-18742 pages in 2 days. Im on a roll!<br />
This is the promised page on Thomas Boam my 4x Great Grandfather whose 2nd marriage meant his son's sister in law was also his step-mother!!- Yes I know that is complicated!!<br />
Thanks to Dawn Scotting for her research on this branch of my family because I dont think I would ever worked it out myself!!<br />
Not to mention its hard to distinguish when your 5x, 4x and 3x great grandfathers are all named Thomas Boam!!<br />
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Thomas Boam was the second son of Thomas Boam and Martha Walker. He was baptised at St John the Baptist at Winster on 18th September 1803 and lived his whole life in Winster. He was a Lead Miner by trade.<br />
Thomas married Ellen Fryer at St John the Baptist on 26th January 1826 and she would bear him 4 children, but died on the same day the youngest child James was born so I have surmised, that she died giving birth to James. She died on September 7th 1835, and was buried on September 10th. Baby James was baptised on September 8th and then there is no further record of him so perhaps he was buried with his mother. No burial record for him can be found. Thomas was left to brng up his 3 children, aged 8, 5 and 3 . In the 1841 census he is living in Woolleys Yard, and appears to be living next door to his brother in law Thomas Fryer, Ellen's older brother, so perhaps the Fryer family helped look after the children while Thomas was at work. Of course by the time of the 1851 census the children were much older. Living with Thomas are youngest son John aged 19 and daughter Matha, now married, and her husband Daniel and their 2 daughters Ellen and Esther. Thomas was a grandfather by 1849 when he was only 46. on 12 Feb 1849 son Thomas marries Mary Wilson, daughter of William Wilson at St John the Baptist in Winster. Confusingly in the 1851 census, Mary is living with her parents in St Werburgh in Derby, and Thomas jr is living alone in a house near his father in Woolleys Yard.<br />
The connection to the Wilson family though is to take on a much more powerful meaning, as the next mention of Thomas Boam senior is his 2nd marriage. Thomas marries Sarah Wilson the youngest daughter of William Wilson - yes the same man who is the father in law of son Thomas.! Sarah is 38 years younger than Thomas, in fact she his 9 years younger than Thomas’s youngest child! This makes Sarah Wilson both the sister in law of Thomas Jr, but also the Step mother!!<br />
Thomas Sr. must have had plenty of life left in him because Sarah provided him with another 7 children between 1858 and 1874, including Sarah’s first child Mary who was baptised with the surname Wilson but who Thomas claimed was his daughter in each subsequent census.<br />
The two Thomas Boam families lived next door to each other in Wooleys yard until the death of Thomas Sr. in 1874 Sadly Thomas would never live to see the birth of his youngest son Alfred Albert who was born in October 1874, 5 months after the death of his father.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-59868615321340161252017-03-25T21:15:00.002-07:002017-03-25T21:15:55.519-07:00 My Winster Ancestry - The Family of William Wilson 1801-?I finished another page for my book about the branch of my family who came from Winster, Derbyshire.<br />
This page is about William Wilson, born 1801 - my 4x G Grandfather.<br />
He is a bit of a frustration because I lose him and his wife, after the 1851 census. I cant pinpoint either his nor Marys death.<br />
I suspect they died before 1861 as their two youngest living children are both back living in Winster, despite the family having moved into Derby for the 1851 census.<br />
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William Wilson was my 4x Great Grandfather, and eldest son of Joseph Wilson and Grace Ashton. Born in Winster, he was baptised at St John the Baptist church there on 21st September 1801.<br />
Once again little is known of his early life until 1822 when his name is mentioned in the High Peaks Quarterly Sessions. He is accused of “Riot and Assault” but the chargers are later dropped.<br />
Perhaps this was enough for William to leave Winster, as he is next seen in Prestbury Cheshire where he marries Mary Short on the 28th November 1824. However by the next year with the birth of his eldest daughter Jane, he is back in Winster. <br />
Several of the children are born in Oldham Lancashire . When his son William was born in 1836, the family residence is noted as Fenleach and William’s occupation is listed as a Joiner<br />
In the 1841 census this move to Lancashire is confirmed by the birthplace of son William being listed as not from Derbyshire. The family residence in 1841 is Market Street, which is now Main Street, and he is the last house on the schedule before West Street which is likely now West Bank.<br />
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Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-71026401995246727012017-03-06T19:50:00.003-08:002017-03-06T19:50:52.309-08:00The Family of Joseph Wilson 1776-1859I finally got time to complete another page for my Ancestors of Winster book.<br />
Its nice to now be recent enough to finally have some census records to work with. Luckily for me Joseph and Grace, my 5x Great grandparents, lived into their 80s and appear in both the 1841 and 1851 census returns.<br />
We also finally have a Wilson living in Winster.<br />
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Joseph Wilson was probably born at the very beginning of 1776 as he was baptised on February 4th of that year at Longnor. He was born at Dunbrook where his parents David and Jane Wilson lived . Joseph was the third of 11 children born to the couple. At some point probably in early adulthood he moved to Winster, in Derbyshire, perhaps to be apprenticed as a carpenter /joiner which is a trade he was still practicing into his 60s.<br />
He married Grace Ashton at St John the Baptist Church, Winster, Derbyshire, on 8 Jun 1801. Grace was the daughter of William Ashton and Margaret Hodgkinson. Grace had been born in Winster.<br />
The first real record I have of Joseph, apart from his marriage and the births of his children is his record in the 1841 census. Joseph was listed as age 65 and his occupation that of Joiner. He is living in Bankside which could possibly later known as East Bank , in fact at the end of the lane later known as East Bank there is a block of terraced houses is now known as “The Flat” It is thought this part of the road used to be known as Wilson’s Row so it is likely Joseph and family lived here .<br />
Still living with Joseph and Grace in 1841 is son George aged 36 and Edward aged 28. Both following the same trade as their father. Additionally a 6 year old child named Grace is living with them. Grace was the daughter of their eldest daughter Jane, who had died not long after the birth of her daughter.<br />
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By 1851 Joseph has become a Wheelwright - perhaps the work was less labour intensive, By this time he is in his mid 70s. Unlike many from their generation, all but the last of Joseph and Grace’s children lived to adulthood and married and had children, infact by 1851 it appears they had at least 31 grandchildren including Grace who was still living with her grandparents at the time of the 1851 census. Eldest son William had 9 children, most of whom lived elsewhere in Derbyshire. Jane unfortunately died after the birth of her only daughter Grace, as mentioned before. George had 6 children who lived in Lancashire. Joseph stayed in Winster and had 9 children . Mary moved to Lancashire like her elder brother, and had 3 children before her death in 1874 but was helping raise the children of her husband John Taylor as well . Edward stayed in Winster and he and his wife also had 3 children . Joseph lived a long life, making it to 83 when he died in 1859, and was buried at St John the Baptist churchyard in Winster on October 1st of that year . His wife Grace had died a year earlier It was noted in 1851 on the census that she was blind but it is unknown how long she had been this way.</div>
Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-41243833606823121232017-02-26T16:23:00.000-08:002017-02-26T16:23:21.475-08:00My DNA confirmed Tree Recently I have had some more DNA connections which have confirmed the paper genealogy<br />
Im very happy that I have now confirmed that all 8 of my great grandparents are in fact my great grandparents!!<br />
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Ive also confirmed at least 11 of my 16 GG Grandparents .<br />
Recent matches include a match to my paternal 4x G Grandparents William Garbett and Elizabeth Powell of <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">14.7 centimorgans shared across 1 DNA segment. This is my second match to this couple. The other match I share only 7.2 centimorgans . It would be ideal if I could see these matches on a chromosome browser as neither show as shared matches in Ancestry, being more distant than 4th cousin . Additionally, Ancestry have formed a DNA circle for William Garbett and Elizabeth Powell of which I am a part as is the 14.7cM match but strangely the smaller match doesnt appear even though we are listed as shared matches by Ancestry .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Source Sans Pro, Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I do have a shared match which is also shared by both the above members though so I think we can count this match as triangulated and confirmed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Source Sans Pro, Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Another match which was confirmed just last week was on another paternal line - I match a 2nd cousin 2x removed with 97cM over 7 segments . Our common ancestors are my 3x Great Grandparents John Bennett and Mary Seabourne. They are my matches' Great Grandparents. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Source Sans Pro, Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The most frustrating part of my DNA journey so far is the complete lack of matches to help identify my GG Grandmother Mary Ann Gleeson. She is one of the main reasons I decided to have my DNA analysed in the first place , and she remains as elusive as ever!. I have multiple matches which confirm several generations back on her husbands side but nothing so far for her. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Source Sans Pro, Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The great thing about having your DNA analysed though is that it is a gift that keeps on giving - every week I am getting more and more new matches and finding more and more new cousins I didnt know I had!.</span></span>Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-71385202218497418502017-02-13T14:02:00.001-08:002017-02-13T14:02:45.165-08:00The Family of John Fryer 1777- 1841In a continuation of my book about my ancestors who hailed from Winster in Derbyshire, here is my page about my 5x great grandfather John Fryer who was a shoemaker like his father before him.<br />
Interestingly he moved away from Winster, but his daughter Ellen Fryer married back into the village!<br />
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This one was a bit hard to complete as I knew so little about him. Thankfully we are now moving toward the time of better records and John lived just long enough to be part of the 1841 census, and he did appear in the 1835 Pigots Directory for Derbyshire.<br />
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John Fryer was the eldest son of Henry Fryer and Ann Twigg. He was baptised at St Johns in Winster on March 14th 1777. Like his father took up Shoe making as an occupation.<br />
This is proven by the 1841 census where he, aged 64 (his age in the census is rounded down) is still working in the industry.<br />
According to the 1835 Pigots Directory of Swanwick John and his son Joseph were both working as Shoemakers in the Village of Swanwick Derbyshire.<br />
Though born in Winster, at some point before 1798 when he married Ellen Vickers, he moved to Edensor, Derbyshire which is about 9 miles from Winster..<br />
His eldest child Joseph was born there, but later the family moved elsewhere in Derbyshire as subsequent children are born in Pentrich, and then Alfreton which close to Swanwick where the family were living in 1841.]<br />
I have only confirmed the birth of 6 children to John and Ellen. I believe the Ann Fryer aged 20 living with the family in 1841 is the illegitimate daughter of Mary Fryer.<br />
The two younger Joseph Fryers I assume are also grandchildren.<br />
John Fryer would have been an artisan making new shoes as this was the definition of a cordwainer.<br />
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In the mid-1800s shoemaking was still very much a cottage industry. Shoemakers worked individually, collecting raw material from a manufacturer and then returning the finished product in return for payment. The work was carried out by hand, usually in a workshop in the shoemakers’ own home. Other family members, including wives and children, were often engaged in assisting the shoemaker. As the sewing machine was not invented until 5 years after John Fryer died, all the shoes he made would have been hand stitched.<br />
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John died on the 3rd September 1841 and was buried 2 days later at Alfreton Derbyshire. His wife Ellen died just 15 months later, and also is buried at Alfreton.<br />
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Though John himself left Winster, his daughter Ellen was to return when she married Thomas Boam, continuing the family history in the village which had for so many generations been home to her ancestors.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-64178349708784287462017-01-15T23:04:00.003-08:002017-01-15T23:04:47.358-08:00The Family of Henry Fryer 1757- 1807I had time today to finish another page for my Ancestors from Winster book. This one is about Henry Fryer my 6x Great Grandfather (son of the subject of yesterdays page) and his wife Ann Twigg.<br />
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Henry Fryer was the third child of Thomas Fryer and Jane Woolley. Father Thomas was a master baker, but it appears Henry took up a different trade, as Settlement Examination records in 1778 mention Henry had been an apprentice to Thomas Prime of Birchover for 7 years as a Cordwainer from the age of 12.<br />A Cordwainer was a boot or shoemaker who made new shoes from leather. I suspect we have the correct Henry in these records, as one of Henry's sons - his namesake Henry, born 1790 is listed as a Shoemaker in the 1871 census. <br />If Henry learned his trade in Birchover,which is likely where he met his wife Ann who was born there in 1752, he did return to Winster, as he married Ann Twigg on 10th December 1776 at St Johns church in Winster, and all of his 12 children were born in Winster. In addition, both Henry and his wife Ann are both buried in Winster.<br />
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Henry and his wife Ann had a total of 11 children, however they also suffered some incredible sadness. 1794/5 was such a year for them, with the death of 3 children- second son Joseph, and third son Thomas and youngest child Thomas Twigg Fryer (most likely named after his recently deceased older brother) who died as an infant in 1794 and then 3 year old Mary died a few months later in February 1795. What the children died of is unknown, however in other areas of England Typhoid was rampant, and 1794 was noted as being an extremely cold winter, in fact the coldest since records had begun in the mid 1600s.<br />In addition , 11 years earlier it appears Henry and Ann lost a baby daughter Ann who was born in February and was buried on Boxing day of that same year. <br /><br />Henry died aged 50 in 1807. He is buried in St John the Baptist churchyard Winster. His wife Ann lived another 25 years, dying on 28th May 1832. She was also buried on 31st May at St John the Baptist in Winster. Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-78590340120418918522017-01-14T20:42:00.002-08:002017-01-14T20:43:14.682-08:00The Family of Thomas Fryer 1729-1779 I had some time to complete another page for my book which will feature my ancestors who lived in Winster, Derbyshire.<br />
This page focuses on Thomas Fryer , my 7x Great Grandfather. I am quite interested in the fact that he was a Master Baker. I would like to learn a bit more about him and find out where he lived in Winster. I hope when I visit there later this year I can find out some more.<br />
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Thomas Fryer was born in Thornton Leicester, according to Settlement examination records dated 1758. In these records Thomas states he is the son of John Fryer and had arrived in Matlock some 20 years earlier and then subsequently moved to Elton which is where John Fryer had died in 1737. The Settlement examinations also stated Thomas, at the time 28 or 29 years old, had married Jane Woolley 9 years earlier. This tallies perfectly with a marriage record from All Saints Church Youlgreave on 20th June 1749.<br />
Also mentioned in the settlement examinations was that Thomas and Jane had 3 children, John, Ann and Henry. <br />
In 1746 Thomas had been bound as an apprentice to Anthony Cooper who was a Baker.<br />
By 1753 Thomas was himself a Master Baker and had indentured apprentices himself, and was still employing apprentices as late as 1777.<br />
Not a lot is known about Thomas Fryer except the information in the Settlement Examination . The district that a person had legal settlement was important, as in the case of need, entitlement to help from the parish went to those who had legal settlement in that district. You could obtain legal settlement if you were born in the district and by several other methods including by being ‘bound an apprentice by indenture’ to a parishioner, no prior notice being needed. <br />
Clearly due to the fact Thomas had both been an indentured apprentice, and then also later become a Master Baker with his own apprentices meant that he and his family would be taken care of by the parish should the need exist. <br />
Records show that Thomas died in 1779 and was buried on July 7th of that year . Jane died 5 years later in 1794 and was buried on April 28th 1784. <br />
Eldest son John was buried in 1768 aged 18, but there appear no records for marriage or death for Ann, Thomas or James . They may have moved away from the district. Son Henry though, stayed in Winster and married Ann Twigg .Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-76807777135952304662016-11-28T19:53:00.000-08:002017-01-14T20:43:37.325-08:00The family of Thomas Boam 1768-1822This page for my Families of Winster book was probably the hardest to make so far because I know so little about Thomas Boam , my 5x G Grandfather - he is the last generation before civil registration and censuses teach us so much more about our ancestors.<br />
He probably was a Lead miner, like his sons and grandsons but I can find nothing to confirm that. He may have lived in Woolleys Yard as his descendants did, but again, nothing I have found confirms this - so the page below is simply what I know of him and his family and Winster, where he lived his whole life.<br />
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Thomas Boam was born in 1768, and baptised on 23rd October 1768 at St Johns the Baptist Church in Winster, the son of James Boam and Ann Allen. He was the 4th child and second son of the couple. Little is known of his early life, however a large proportion of the population of Winster was employed in the nearby Lead Mines. Certainly Thomas’ sons James and Thomas and those of several generations following him, were Lead Miners. <br />
On 29th June 1790 Thomas married Martha Walker, who was the daughter of Adam Walker and Sarah Ohme, also of Winster. <br />
Very soon after their marriage their first son James was born, and was baptised on 28th December 1790 . <br />
Thomas and Martha went on to have at least 6 children including one who died as an infant in 1808. <br />
Both Thomas and Martha died in the same year 1822 . Martha died first on the 4th June and was buried in St John the Baptist churchyard 2 days later on 6th June of that year. <br />
Just a few months later in October, Thomas also died and is buried in the same churchyard as his<br />
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Winster changed considerably during the term of Thomas’ life. Mining had brought immense prosperity. Between 1720 and 1770, Winster's population had grown to more than 2,000 and over 20 inns had sprung up. Most of the houses, now standing in Winster, date from those times. But the huge amounts of ore extracted eventually rebounded on profitability. By the late 18 century, the London Lead Company found their Derbyshire operations too costly and sold their Peak District concessions in 1778.<br />
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This page will replace the previous Boam pages I had done as the first Boam page in my series as I unfortunately discovered an error in my previous research and the James I thought was this James was not !- That James had died as a child but his death record had previously gone un noticed.<br />
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My James - it appears was an illegitimate son of Sarah Boam from Darley Dale and we arent positive who her father is, though it could be Hugh Boam - I believe these people are all descendants of Henry Boam or his siblings from my earlier post but more research will have to be done to prove it<br />
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It is thought James Boam is the illegitmate son of Sarah Boam of Darley Dale. Sarah was probably the daughter of Hugh Boam from the same village, however records are not clear enough to be sure. <br />
James was baptised on 9th March 1740 at St Helens Church in Darley Dale. Where he spent his childhood is unknown but he married Ann Allen in St John the Baptist Church, Winster on 14th May 1764. <br />
James and Anns first 3 children were born in Winster, James and Samuel in 1764 and Thomas in 1768, however Samuel sadly died in the same year Thomas was born. <br />
What James occupation was is unknown but it is clear that the family came upon hard times because in 1769 there is a Removal order for James, his wife Ann and their children James and Thomas. The removal order dated 18-01-1769 for "James BOAM - wife Ann and children James abt 4 and Thomas abt a a year". to be removed from the parish of Winster, back to Darley Dale, where James had been born. <br />
The removal order would have been based on the poor law Act of Settlement and Removal. The Settlement Act allowed for the removal from a parish, back to their place of settlement, of newcomers whom local justices deemed "likely to be chargeable" to the parish poor rates. Each person had a Parish of Settlement. This was the parish that a person was entitled to live in , and the Parish would often take responsibility for the poor in their own parish, however they did not want responsibility for those who were from elsewhere.<br />
Clearly James and his family needed financial aid and could not provide for themselves at this point in time.<br />
It is unknown if the Removal Order was enforced, but in any case by 1771 James and Ann and their family were back in Winster, as all the remaining children were born there. <br />
It is likely James gained employment in the Lead mines in the area. Winster was a village with man lead miners in its population. Mining brought immense prosperity to the town . Between 1720 and 1770, Winster's population had more than doubled to 2000 and over 20 inns had sprung up.<br />
James was buried on Christmas Even 1799and is buried at St John the Baptist churchyard in Winster along with his wife Ann who died just over 3 years later in February 1803. Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-22813578851124784322016-11-26T17:39:00.003-08:002017-01-14T20:44:48.099-08:00The family of David Wilson 1747-1795 - updated- and the family of Simon Wilson Its been a busy week genealogically speaking for me.<br />
This was prompted by my last weeks layout on David Wilson and the discovery of a whole new branch of the family which necessitated me redoing last weeks layout<br />
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David Wilson was my 6x Great Grandfather. He was baptised at Longnor Staffordshire on 22nd November 1747, and married Jane Sleigh at Alstonefield . Very early in their marriage they lived at Under Longnor Edge, probably in the same house or close to Davids father who also lived at this location, however before long they moved to Dunbrook, where most of their children were born, and remained there for the rest of David’s life as his burial record attests. After Davids death, Jane remarried to William Slack but they dont appear to have remained in the district. <br />
It is unknown what occupation David held, however we do know from his marriage record that he could at least write as se has signed his name. The marriage of David and Jane Sleigh was witnessed by Peter Wilson who was Davids brother .<br />
We do not know for sure what occupation David held but it is likely he was either a farmer, or a miner, or even a stone mason, as his son Simon was and his grandsons Edward and Isaac. based on the location of his cottage at Dunbrook, and the occupations of his children some of whom became lead miners. Davids son Joseph, my 5x Great Grandfather, was the first in my direct line to move to Winster in Derbyshire.<br />
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The cottage that the Wilsons probably lived in along with its detached 2 story barn, at Dunbrook is still standing and though it has had significant modernisation, it still retains the character it likely had when it was lived in by my 6x Great Grandparents David and Jane had a total of 9 children. The eldest, Elizabeth, baptised as Betty was born while the family still lived at Under Longnor Edge however all the rest were born at Dunbrook .Later it seems youngest son Simon, with the help of his son Issac, built another house just across the road - a more modern 2 story stone cottage which he left in his will to his son Edward. One of the conditions of the will was that if Isaac wished to build a similar house Edward should pay half towards it. Apparently Isaac took his father up on that offer, because now 2 stone houses are on the same property. Isaac stayed at Dunbrook until 1866 when he emigrated with his family to New Zealand.<br />
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I will probably do a separate layout which covers the following information about Simon - but before I forget all Ive learned this week I will post it here<br />
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While there is no record of his birth, it is presumed that Simon Wilson - who is living at Dunbrook in the 1841 and 1851 census is the son of David Wilson.<br />
Unfortunately we are not likely to ever prove this conclusively as the records from the church at Longnor where Davids children were all baptised are missing several years covering the period where Simon was born, however the fact he is living at Dunbrook, and his children all take names strongly linked with Davids family ( including one named David) would indicate that our assumption would be correct.<br />
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What we discovered is that there is more than one house at Dunbrook - we originally thought just the old cottage now known as Poole Cottage was where David lived.<br />
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However we also discovered a cottage called Dunbrook Cottage- this apparently is a 19th century dwelling so probably not Davids,- it is far more likely he lived in the cottage above, which dates from the 1700s The house below - called Dunbrook cottage was most likely built by Davids son Simon who was a stone mason<br />
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<i>This is the last will and Testament of me Simon Willson of Dunbrook in the township of Longnor in the parish of Alstonfield in the County of Stafford. First I direct that all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses be paid by my executors hereinafter named out of my personal estate. I give and bequeath subject to the privisoes hereinafter made until my son Edward Willson his heirs and assigns for ever All that my freehold Dwellinghouse in which I now reside situate at Dunbrook aforesaid together with one morety or have part and sall be set off and divided by my executors of my Cow house, Coal house Garden adn Croft with all rights roads and appurtenances thereunto belonging I give and bequeath unto my son Isaac Willson his heirs and assigns for ever all that other morety or half part of my said cow house coal house garden and croft as shall be set off or divided by my executors with all rights roads and appurtenances thereunto belonging provided always my will and mind is that if in case my son Isaac shall within Twelve calendar months make up his mind and elect to erect therafter upon the premises hereby bequeathed to to him a Dwellinghouse I do hereby charge my Dwelling house which is bequeathed to my son Edward with half the cost of the materials and workmanship of the masonry plastering flagging tiling or staking for a similar dwellinghouse as to value as that now in my occupation. This charge I consider equivalent to Issacs share for help in the erection of my dwellinghouse but in the event of my son Isaac Willson electing to receive the sum of Forty Pounds at the end of Twelve Calendar months next after my decease in lieu of the half or morety of my cow house coal house garden and croft and for the share of building materials and workmanship as a ove provided and charged I wish my son Edward or his heirs and assigns to accede to the terms and pay that sum to my son Isaac in lieu of his morety and Building Materials as above bequeathed to him with charge for workmanship and the erection of a Dwellinghouse and the release of my said son Isaac his heirs and assigns shall be a good discharge to his brother or his heirs or assigns for the same after which being executed my son Edward or his heirs and assigns will take the whole of my real property. Provided further in the event of either of my daughters Elizabeth or Sarah being left Widows and needing a dwelling house my wish and desire is and I do hereby will and bequeath that one or both of them my said daughters as the case may happen may have free use and tenure during her life or lives respectively of my parlour and my bedroom over my parlour with ingress and egress to and from the said rooms without any payments of rent whatever or it may be optional with all parties concerned for my son Edward his heirs and assigns to allow rent to one or both of my said daughters equivalent to the value of the above named rooms for her or them to reside elsewhere in case of needing a Dwelling house in widowhood only and as to the rest and residue of my property whether in Money Book Debts Stock Implements or other effects whatsoever, except tools which I wish my two sons to take equally between them, I hereby give and bequeath the same to be equally divided between my two daughters Elizabeth and Sarah as soon as convenient after my decease. I dp hereby nominate constitute and appoint my two friends Joseph Millward and Joseph Grindey both of Tunstead in the township of Longnor aforesaid Executors of this my last will and testament and direct that they shall be the arbitrators in the division of my cow house coal house garden and croft as herein before declared I do hereby revoke and make void all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this alone to be my last will and testament contained on two sides of this sheet of paper in witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand this third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty. </i></div>
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Simons daughter Elizabeth had already emigrated to New Zealand in March 1860. Later she married a second cousin - David Wilson Hamilton, who had also chosen to emigrate to New Zealand sometime before. David Wilson Hamilton, owned a house, “the Grange”, and was proprietor
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This page features David Wilson my 6x Great Grandfather, son of Francis Wilson of Longnor, Staffordshire whose<a href="http://mypastwhispers.blogspot.co.nz/2016/11/the-families-of-winster-book-family-of.html" target="_blank"> page I did previously</a>.<br />
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Again as noted previously because this era had records which featured very little information , not much is known about the day to day lives of this family, however their address of Dunbrook, Longnor gives a good clue as in the early 18th century there were very few buildings in the area and Dawn Scotting (from whom the vast majority of the research on this family was done) has ascertained that the house which David Wilson built is still standing .<br />
The other exciting thing to note is David is one of the most distant ancestors of whom I have a copy of his hand writing - which came from his marriage record.<br />
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David Wilson was my 6x Great Grandfather. He was baptised at Longnor Staffordshire on 22nd November 1747, and married Jane Sleigh at Alstonefield . Very early in their marriage they lived at Under Longnor Edge, probably in the same house or close to Davids father who also lived at this location, however before long they moved to Dunbrook, where most of their children were born, and remained there for the rest of David’s life as his burial record attests. After Davids death, Jane remarried to William Slack but they dont appear to have remained in the district. <br />
It is unknown what occupation David held, however we do know from his marriage record that he could at least write as she has signed his name. The marriage was witnessed by a Peter Wilson. I am unsure who Peter is as from our records, this was not the name of any of David’s brothers or Uncles.<br />
It is likely he was either a farmer, or a miner, or even a stone mason, based on the location of his cottage at Dunbrook, and the occupations of his children some of whom became lead miners. Davids son Joseph, my 5x Great Grandfather, was the first in my direct line to move to Winster in Derbyshire.<br />
The cottage that the Wilsons lived in along with its detached 2 story barn, at Dunbrook is still standing and though it has had significant modernisation, it still retains the character it likely had when it was lived in by my 6x Great Grandparents David and Jane had a total of 9 children. The eldest, Elizabeth, baptised as Betty was born while the family still lived at Under Longnor Edge however all the rest were born at Dunbrook .<br />
It appears the home stayed in the family as an 1834 trade directory has a Simon Wilson, Mason living there, and he remained there for the remainder of his life, as shown in both the 1841 and 1851 censuses and his death record in 1860.<br />
From the 1851 census it would appear that Simon was born in 1788 or 89 so could have been a child of David and Jane but I can not find a birth record for him at all , however the records around this time are quite damaged and pages appear to be missing so Simon could easily be the son of David and Jane. Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-19103549485915308292016-11-14T00:37:00.000-08:002016-11-26T17:46:38.149-08:00The Family of James Boam 1679-1753ADDENDUM<br />
Unfortunately after completng this layout it appears that this is not my branch of the family. It was thought that my branch descended from James 1783 who married Ann Herdsfield - and then down through his son James, however James 1783 son James died as a child so this can not be the case.<br />
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Heres my third page for the book Im producing on the branch of my family who lived in Winster, although with this instalment the family is still yet to reach Winster, This covers the family of James Boam and his wife Grace nee Fern who were from Bakewell. It is with James son that the family finally makes the move to Winster.<br />
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Almost nothing is known of James Boam, son of Henry Boam and Joane Plant, who was baptised at Bakewell All Saints Church on 21 Dec 1679. Unlike his brothers Hugh and Francis, James remained for his life in Bakewell. <br />
On 28 January 1707 he married Grace Fern, also of Bakewell and they had 8 children, that we are aware of over the next 18 years. <br />
Again little is known about these children except for their baptism, marriage and death records. The last 4 of James children died as children or infants , the second child Ann, died without marrying aged 30 before both her parents, and Grace born 1711 was widowed not long after she married. I have no information on what happened to her after her husbands death. Only the two sons John and James survived their parents and had children themselves. <br />
All the children were baptised at All Saints Church in Bakewell. The church in Bakewell had been in existence for hundreds of years before the Boam family baptised their children there. The church dates from Saxon times with additions throughout the next 800 years. <br />
.In the early 18th century there was an attempt to attract people to Bakewell with the building of a Bath house. Nearby Buxton had a thriving economy which was assisted by travellers visiting the warm spring . James Boam would have seen the building of the Bath House, however which was built in 1697 by the Duke of Rutland However, at 15°C, Bakewell’s spring was much colder than Buxton and the venture was not a success. <br />
As stated almost nothing is known of the day to day lives of the Boam Family at this time and we do not know what industry James Boam was involved in, however his younger brothers Francis and Samuel had moved their families to Winster by the mid 18th century so it is possible the family were involved in the lead mining industry.<br />
Lead Mining along with wool, had been one of the largest earners for the wealthy of the Derbyshire Peak District from as early as the 13th century. The surname Fern, that of James’ Wife Grace is associated with the Mining industry in nearby Bonsall. By the middle of the 18th century though, Lead Mining in the Bakewell region was in decline, and the Manners family who lived at Haddon Hall had moved to their Leicestershire Estate and this vastly impacted the economy of the region as their estate was a large employer of the local population. <br />
This could account for why more members of the Boam family seemed to make the move to the Winster area. <br />
James and Grace however seemed to stay in the Bakewell area, James death is listed as March 1753 and he was buried on the 7th of March in that year, at All Saints Bakewell, 8 years after his wife Grace had died in April 1845 and was buried on 28th April 1845.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-66617228583953945712016-11-12T19:30:00.001-08:002017-01-14T20:45:20.168-08:00The families of Winster Book - The family of Francis Wilson 1690- 1795 My last layout was the first I had done for a book Im planning on the families of the branches of my family tree who lived in Winster in Derbyshires Peak District.<br />
I started last week with the Boam family and today I start with a branch that marries into the Boams - the Wilsons.<br />
I must thank and acknowledge Dawn Scotting for her work on researching this family that we share.<br />
I have started with Francis my 7x Great Grandfather.<br />
Of course once again we know very little about the day to day lives of our ancestors back in the 17th century, but Dawn has pieced together as full a story as we can write based on the little information at hand which consists almost entirely of birth, marriage and death records.<br />
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The Family of Francis Wilson 1690-1795<br />
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Firstly, the dates of birth and death above are NOT a typo. Francis Wilson, my 7x G Grandfather did in fact live till the amazing age of 105. His age was noted in the burials in the parish records at Longnor Edge where he died on 11 March 1795. <br />
He was born miles away in Eccleshall, Staffordshire to father Francis and mother possibly Elizabeth, but when he moved to Longnor is not known except that it before 5th October 1728 when he married his first wife Elizabeth Burton . Together they had 8 children, and then Elizabeth died weeks after giving birth to the 8th child James. <br />
With multiple young children, Francis need to remarry and he did to Mary Redfern, on 7th May 1747 . Mary and Francis went on to have at least 6 more children. <br />
It is noted on the baptism records of Francis’ children that he lived at “Under Longnor Edge” <br />
Top of the Edge is a hill area on the outskirts of Longnor Village and at the bottom of the hill, at the end of High Street, there are a small group of very old cottages. I wonder if Francis and his family lived in one of these cottages.<br />
Eccleshall, Staffordshire is over an hours drive from Winster on modern roads, so for the family of Francis Wilson in the 18th century it would have been a long distance away, however the family moved progressively closer to Winster over the next century. It wasnt until 2 generations later that the family end up living in Winster. As we know so little about the daily lives of people this long ago we can only surmise as to why Francis moved from Eccleshall where he was born to Longnor where he married his first wife Elizabeth. This was a huge distance away . The walk between the two would take over 10 hours, but he was definitely a resident in the village of Longnor when he married so had not just moved there in order to marry. Perhaps his trade was more needed in Longnor than Eccleshall. From Longnor the distance to Winster is much less ,so the various branches of the family would not had more than a 3 hour walk across the hills of the Peak District.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-52705520185677705392016-11-07T15:12:00.002-08:002016-11-26T17:45:01.016-08:00The Family of Henry Boam 1650-1697ADDENDUM <br />
Unfortunately - after creating this layout evidence came to light to prove that my line of the Boams might not extend down from Henry and then through James 1679 as previously thought. <br />more research is ongoing ...<br />
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- In preparation for my trip to the UK next year I decided to embark upon a book covering my Winster based families.<br />
Im starting with the Boams and will cover the Wilsons and others I can find enough information on before I go <br />
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The hard thing about doing layouts and books about these ancestors is I know very little of their day to day lives so stories are limited and the layouts are basically just covering facts which can be a bit dry and boring.<br />
Hopefully the book will end up not being too boring!!<br />
Im starting with Henry Boam born 1650 in Bakewell. It was his sons who appear to be the first in the family to move to Winster.<br />
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Henry BOAM was baptised at All Saints Church Bakewell, Derbyshire on June 30 1650. The baptism register is written in Latin and he is named as Henricus and his father as Samuelus Boam. It is thought that Samuel was born 1623 also in Bakewell, and died 1674 but it is not known who Henry’s mother was. <br />
Little is known of Henry’s life but it is know that he married Joan PLANT at St Giles Church, Great Longstone, Derbyshire on 29 June 1676. Great Longstone is about an hours walk across the hills from Bakewell. <br />
Records are sparse , but it is known that Henry had at least one older sister, Dorothy (1647-1656)<br />
Henry is thought to have had 8 children. Some have Joan listed as the mother but others list no mother, but one assumes she was the mother of all the children.<br />
Records show two sons named Samuel so the assumption is the elder Samuel died and the younger Samuel was named after him. <br />
It was around the mid 18th century and the early stages of the industrial revolution that mining became important to the Derbyshire region, this could be why several of Henry’s children moved their families to Winster.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-41388372357090333842016-11-07T15:12:00.001-08:002016-11-07T15:12:59.905-08:00The Family of Henry Boam 1650-1697In preparation for my trip to the UK next year I decided to embark upon a book covering my Winster based families.<br />
Im starting with the Boams and will cover the Wilsons and others I can find enough information on before I go <br />
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The hard thing about doing layouts and books about these ancestors is I know very little of their day to day lives so stories are limited and the layouts are basically just covering facts which can be a bit dry and boring.<br />
Hopefully the book will end up not being too boring!!<br />
Im starting with Henry Boam born 1650 in Bakewell. It was his sons who appear to be the first in the family to move to Winster.<br />
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Henry BOAM was baptised at All Saints Church Bakewell, Derbyshire on June 30 1650. The baptism register is written in Latin and he is named as Henricus and his father as Samuelus Boam. It is thought that Samuel was born 1623 also in Bakewell, and died 1674 but it is not known who Henry’s mother was. <br />
Little is known of Henry’s life but it is know that he married Joan PLANT at St Giles Church, Great Longstone, Derbyshire on 29 June 1676. Great Longstone is about an hours walk across the hills from Bakewell. <br />
Records are sparse , but it is known that Henry had at least one older sister, Dorothy (1647-1656)<br />
Henry is thought to have had 8 children. Some have Joan listed as the mother but others list no mother, but one assumes she was the mother of all the children.<br />
Records show two sons named Samuel so the assumption is the elder Samuel died and the younger Samuel was named after him. <br />
It was around the mid 18th century and the early stages of the industrial revolution that mining became important to the Derbyshire region, this could be why several of Henry’s children moved their families to Winster.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-72860759251932287152016-11-03T22:29:00.001-07:002016-11-03T22:29:36.071-07:00DNA UpdateHere is my latest update on the branches of my family tree that I have confirmed with DNA.<br />
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Samuel 1829-1875</div>
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George Robert Garbett joined the Mormon church and emigrated to America .</div>
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Samuel Garbett followed his fathers lead and became a miner, eventually rising to become a Chartermaster.</div>
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Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-39027607536056997692016-10-31T20:52:00.003-07:002016-10-31T20:53:23.666-07:00Benjamin Boam 1864-1887 and the Tragedy of the Mill Close Mine I hope to be lucky enough in mid 2017 to visit the village of Winster where many many of my fathers ancestors once lived. The Boam family have a long history in Winster and many of them were Lead Miners.<br />
In starting some pre-trip research I discovered the story of Benjamin Boam who died in an explosion at the nearby Mill Close Lead Mine .<br />
I hope to photograph his headstone myself in the Winster Churchyard but in the mean time I found the wonderful work of Michael Greatorex who has photographed many if not all the gravestones there including that of Benjamin which you can see here<br />
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Benjamin was born in 1864 in Winster. I have yet to find his baptism record but he was the second son and 5th child of Thomas Boam and Mary Wilson. Thomas was also a Lead Miner, as was his father also named Thomas.<br />
Benjamins 2 younger siblings, Lucy and Harriet both had died in childhood, so Benjamin was the youngest child of Thomas and Mary at the time of his death.<br />
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<i>Benjamin Boam was the 2nd son, and 5th child of Thomas Boam and his wife Mary Wilson. He was the younger brother of my GG Grandmother Mary Jane Boam. Benjamin was a Lead miner, like is father, and his grandfather and many many of the men in the village of Winster, Derbyshire where he was born. He was employed at the Mill Close Mine, in nearby Darley, where a shaft had been sunk in 1860 and was one of numerous men who worked below ground in shifts around the clock.<br />On November 3 1887 the mine would take the lives of 5 of the men of Winster including that of Benjamin Boam</i><br />
HIGH PEAK NEWS SATURDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 1887 <br />
Shocking Accident at Mill Close Lead Mine Five Men Killed <br />
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From what can be ascertained it appears that a shift was commenced at midnight on Wednesday. There would be twenty-one or twenty-two men on duty. Before they began work the mine had been officially examined by the deputy, William Webster. He found a quantity of gas in the heading, and duly reported the occurrence to the company who took the particular route in which the explosion happened. The men were in charge of Job Stone, and the company was known as Stones's. They were warned of the presence of gas on going down. It seems they were engaged on the top level, or 84 yards from the surface. The distance they had to travel underground was between 500 and 600 yards before reaching the face of the rock. Upon a portion of the road they would be able to use naked lights, but were compelled to have safety lamps whilst at their work. There were for getters and two waggoners working in the stall or heading, and, unfortunately, all the six were within measurable distance of the force of the explosion. Had it happened a few minutes earlier or later the waggoners would have been away from the spot conveying the ore to the exit from the mine. There was nothing perceptible of the approaching danger when the men began their usual occupation. Several shots of dynamite charges had been fired. This powerful explosive is regularly used at the mine to blow down the rock, with which the ore is mixed. The heading is about six yards high, and a charge of dynamite <br />
is inserted into a hole which is drilled for it. The charge is fired with "touch", and the men retire out of danger, as they consider. They would move away to a distance of about 40 yards. The shot went off in the usual manner, and was immediately followed by a terrific explosion of gas. The force of the concussion was felt all over the mine, the head trees, forks, and scores of tons of rock being removed. The fall of bind killed the men, debris covering them.<br />
The shock was not felt on the surface, and it was not until one of the men, Marsden, who is injured, made his way <br />
in the dark to the bottom of the shaft, that the disaster was known. He was the only one spared to tell of the sad accident which befell his comrades. The men engaged in the heading were Robert Marsden, Birchover; Job Stone, Elton; George Stone, Elton; George Allen, Winster; Benjamin Boam, Winster; and George Needham, Wensley. Boam and Needham were the waggoners. They, as we have previously said, were unfortunately along with the other group when the gas was ignited. The lights were all blown out with the force of the explosion, but Marsden, though injured, made his way in the darkness to the bottom of the shaft. He signalled <br />
to be drawn out, and then the intelligence became known. He displayed conspicuous bravery by going down the shaft again along with a stoker named George Boam. These two men were thefirst to venture down the mine. They were stated to have felt the effects of the after-damp, but not to any serious extent. The explosion took place a few minutes before three o'clock. It was some time before any of the bodies were discovered. Lights were procured and a search party was quickly formed, under the leadership of John Heathcote. He arrived on the premises about five o'clock, and, being one of the deputies, organised the relief party. Messengers were <br />
despatched as quickly as possible to Mr. Joseph Greatorex, of Winster, the agent, who was speedily at the mine. A verbal message was also sent to Mr. A.M. Alsop, of Wirksworth, the manager. When Mr. Greatorex arrived he took charge of the search party, and went down, finding the deputy there. It was discovered that the men were almost entirely buried in the debris. The bodies were fearfully crushed. After the bind had been removed the remains were brought out. The first person to be conveyed up the shaft was Job Stone, who could be seen under the refuse, but was quite dead. In the meantime Dr. Stubbs, of Darley Bridge, and Dr. Cantrell, of Winster, were summoned, but their services were of no avail except in the case of Marsden, who was bruised about the head. He was taken to the Warren Carr Farm, and, after attention, conveyed home. The men were sent up as speedily as possible, and taken to the office. There they were stripped and laid on stretchers. The bodies presented a shocking spectacle, being fearfully crushed. It took until seven o'clock to recover all the deceased miners.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-64752233587191880832016-10-09T16:31:00.003-07:002016-10-09T16:35:56.259-07:00DNA Verified Ancestor Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ive had quite a few DNA matches in the last few weeks and several who have verified branches of my tree. As you can see from the chart above I have had much more success with my mothers side than my fathers, and I put this down to having had my mother and several of her cousins tests done as well.<br />
I have now verified all my grandparents, 7 out of 8 of my Great Grandparents , and 9 out of 16 of my GG Grandparents which I think is remarkable given DNA testing is quite new in New Zealand.<br />
I am almost certain seeing that I have confirmed Samuel Middlebrook as my GG Grandfather that would also mean that I am descended from his wife Mary Jane Rea, but as yet havent had a confirmed DNA match to the Rea family to prove it completely. <br />
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A second cousin on my Dads side has just tested and another 2nd cousin on that side has also promised to test so that could help confirm more branches on my fathers side.<br />
I hope that in a few more months, and as DNA testing becomes more popular both here and in the UK I will see more matches either confirming or disproving my research.<br />
<br />Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-35017842545519984682016-10-03T18:11:00.000-07:002016-10-03T18:11:06.702-07:00The Boyt-Mathias Branch - Deciphering the DNA Todays post is a visual account of the research I have done on the various DNA connections my family have to the Boyt family tree. - All names of living people have been replaced with initials for public viewing but I have a version with full names for family to view privately.<br />
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The various DNA connections relating to my 3xG Grandmother Jane Boyt and her parents William Boyt and Mary Mathias are one of the best examples I have of how important it is to test as many people in your family as possible, and how valuable each and every test is in determining the validity of the researched relationships.<br />My paper research had formed the basis of my family tree with a confirmed birth certificate for my Great Grandfather Phillip Goodwin whose parents were James Goodwin and Mary Ann Gleeson. James birth was slightly more difficult to prove as there was no registered birth in the correct time frame for James Goodwin, and his marriage certificate was from a year before the time when parents names must be provided. Family lore said James father was William Henry Goodwin who had been a soldier in the 58th Regiment. There was in fact a gravestone in Ngaruawahia for W.H. Goodwin ex the 58th regiment along with his wife Jane. Before long it was established that W.H Goodwin was infact Henry Goodrum and had married Jane Boyt, the eldest daughter of William Boyt (who was a Fencible living in Onehunga) and his wife Mary Mathias. I did in fact then easily find the birth for their son James who was registered as James Goodrum. <br />The first DNA proof I was on the right track was a match to R.G who was a Grandaughter of James’ younger brother Samuel Henry Goodrum/Goodwin. She matches me with 46cM . This is a low result for our relationship of 2nd Cousins 2x removed, where the average match is more than double at 84cM. My mother matches her with 63cM, again around half of what you would expect for the relationship. However JG and LG match her with 188cM and 183cM respectively - quite a bit higher than the average. The matches between RG and the rest of us confirmed a common ancestor - and the most recent would be W.H Goodwin and/or his wife Jane Boyt. The next Boyt family match came soon after - V.M. is a Great Granddaughter of Susannah Boyt, Jane’s younger sister. Both JG and LG match VM, but RG, my mother and I do not appear to have any match at all. Without JG and LG’s tests we would not be able to confirm the link which took the DNA proof of relationship back one generation to Janes parents William Boyt and Mary Mathias. Subsequently 3 more matches appeared, to J.F, a GG Granddaughter of Jane’s youngest brother Henry. JF matches all 5 descendants of Jane at varying amounts from 7.1cM with myself to 38.7cM with LG. Next came a match to a JVP- GG Grandson of Henry Boyt. He matches with only LG, JG and RG but not with my mother nor I . Then most recently a match with CH and his daughter MH, who matches with RG, JG and LG but again not with my mother and me. <br />Combining the results of all the tests proves beyond any reasonable doubt that we all descend from either of William Boyt and Mary Mathias or both of them - the parents of all 3 of the Boyt Children.<br />
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My Mother is first cousin to both JG and LG who are sisters. She matches LG at 1023cM and JG at 866cM which confirms their relationship as 1st cousins and I match my mother as expected as with a parent child relationship.<br />
It is clear to me that the Boyt portion of DNA that was passed down to J.G and LG was recombined differently with my mother who did not inherit nearly as much, and therefore I received very little. My children may have no DNA connection tto the Boyts at all which is why its so important to me to reasearch my tree using tools of genetic genealogy as well as traditional paper research now.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-17353548992036958462016-10-02T22:25:00.001-07:002016-10-02T22:25:21.774-07:00The Secombe Brothers Todays post continues with the research on the newly confirmed branch of my tree. That of the Secombe family. You will remember from previous posts, based on DNA connections we have finally confirmed that my 2x G Grandfather William McClellan was in fact William McClellan Secombe. He came from a family rich with Coastguard and Navy history.<br />
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Thomas Seacombe lived a life firmly based around the Sea. He was from a very young man, employed by the CoastGuard, and before that the Maritime Revenue Service. There are many with the name Secombe to be found in the records of the Coastguard and the Navy, including Thomas’ own grandfather Mark who fought in the Battle of Trafalgar on the HMS Tonnant. Thomas clearly loved the life, and passed the love onto his sons who each appear to have a history of seafaring adventures.<br />
In a letter of application for the youngest son Lewis, Thomas’ wife Isabella states that she wishes nothing but a life for Lewis on the sea as it was the life of his father and all his brothers. While I have yet to find records for all the sons, most indeed appear to have spent a good part of their life with the British Coastguard or Navy.<br />
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William McClelland Secombe<br />1833-1894<br />
William appears to be the first child of Thomas and Isabella and was born on the Isle of Whithorn on 17 March 1833 and was baptised a month later. His first maritime record appears to be entering Naval Service when he signed up for 10 years service, on the 1st November 1860. He was posted to the HMS Ajax. Little more is known of the next 10 years except that he was involved in a disasterous storm which took place in Kingstown harbour during which the Captain of the Ajax drowned. Later records find him as crew on coastal traders in Australia, one of which was the Fairy Queen, which in 1873 wrecked in Timaru harbour. It is at this time it appears William gave up his life on the sea and it was probably at this point he changed his name to William McClellan. He settled first in Pleasant<br />
Point,and later in Woodville and married Elizabeth Brodie and had one son, William McClellan.<br />
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Alexander Secombe<br />1840-1885<br />
There has been no record of Alexanders birth, His parentage and place of birth comes from his later records. Alexander states he was born in 1840 on the Isle of Whithorn Scotland, like his elder brother William. The first we officially know of him is in Australia. His arrival date and method of arrival in Austrlia is unknown but members of the family suspect he jumped ship from a Naval vessel. By 1860 though, aged just 20 he is the proprieter of the Miners Arms Hotel in Georgetown, Queensland Australia, so it can be certain he didnt complete his naval service if he did in fact sign up. In 1864 Alexander married Melvina Rachel Vincent and they had 9 children . He died not long after the birth of his last daughter Georgeana, the cause of which was apparently suicide aged only 45.<br />
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Mark Secombe<br />1841-1889<br />
The Naval records of Mark Secombe are more complete than those of his older brothers .Also born on the Isle of Whithorn, he signed on as a boy, 1st Class on 15 Dec 1859 when he joined the Ajax. Initially volunteering for a term of 10 years he re engaged in 1870 in order to serve long enough to obtain a pension. He served on many ships including the HMS Ajax, HMS Edgar, HMS Blenheim and Excellent, HMS Pearl and Duke of Wellington and HMS Penelope, which appears to be his last posting before retiring from the Navy. Mark married Elizabeth Mulholland in 1875 and they went on to have 11 children in the next 14 years, before Mark died in 1889, the same year his youngest daugther was born. In 1881 Mark is listed as a Naval Pensioner and hsi wife Lizzie as a GreenGrocer. They are living in Walton Suffolk. Mark died aged only 47 in Aug 1889.<br />
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Andrew Secombe<br />1846-1884<br />
The records for Andrew Secombe state he was born in Portaferry, County Down, Ireland. This ties in with his fathers posting to Ireland after he joined the Coastguard. Andrew volunteered as a Boy 2nd Class in June 1861 for a period of 10 years ( from the age of 18)and then like is elder brother Mark, he also extended for a further 10 years from October 1874.<br />Like William and Mark, Andrew started his service on the HMS Ajax and also served on the HMS Defense, Excellent, Victory,HMS Terrible, Duke of Wellington, Euphrates, Lord Warden and HMS Favourite. <br />Andrew married Emma Chaston in Duffus Scotland in 1875 and they had 2 children, Edgar and Daisy .<br />In the 1881 Scotland census he is living in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire and is listed as a Coastguard and he dies in Suffolk in 1884 aged just 38.<br />
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Lewis Secombe<br />1852-1905?<br />
Lewis Secombe was the youngest child of Thomas and Isabella. He was only a child when his father died in 1864 and Isabella was instrumental in his life on the sea. In support of his application as a Boy 2nd Class ( aged just 15) Isabella wrote “ Newtonwards, Ireland, 9th October 1867. I am writing, Sir, that my son is joining the Navy, as it is the only life I wish for him. His father and all his brothers were in the same too, and as I am alone, Sir, I trust the Lord will teach him his way and make him a good boy. Your humbled servant, Isabella Seacombe. Lewis was born in Ballywater County Down, Ireland and served on many ships including HMS Scout, Chameleon, Pembroke, Fox and Royal Adelaide .The last record for him I have confirmed is as an inmate in HMS Wakefield Prison where he is serving 7 days hard labour for drunkenness and states he has also been in Bodman prison. It is not know if he married.Laurenbavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066608760779833809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030043995976895285.post-51763654909750437742016-09-25T21:05:00.001-07:002016-09-25T21:05:15.294-07:00Thomas Secombe: A Man of the Sea.<br />
Having now confirmed with DNA that my 2x Great Grandfather, William McClellan was in fact William McClelland Secombe, I felt it appropriate to start to do some serious research on his ancestors.<br />
His father, My 3xG Grandfather was Thomas Secombe.<br />
Much research has been done already on the Secombe family, and I would like to acknowledge the work of Maureen Gates and Peter Symms. Maureen sent me a lot of information, much of it sent to her by Peter Symms from the UK, and I have also downloaded a large number of records of the British Coastguard from the Royal Archives today to learn as much about Thomas as I can.<br />
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I find it useful to create a timeline for my ancestors as a starting point to further research and so here is one for Thomas Secombe.<br />
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1809: BIRTH: Polruan, Cornwall 3 March 1809. ( Year varies on records)<br />
1825: ENLISTMENT: Signs up with Royal Navy .<br />
1831: CREW: Is crew on HMS Diligence, a RevenueCutter 18th Oct 1831<br />
1832: CHOLERA: 26 July 1832 on shore at Cholera Hospital<br />
1832: MARRIAGE : 9th Nov 1832 to Isabella McClelland at Stranraer, Wigtown, Scotland<br />
1833: BIRTH: of Son WILLIAM MCCLELLAND SECOMBE 9th Nov 1833 at Isle of Whithorn, Wightownshire, Scotland<br />
1838:DISCHARGED: From HMS Diligence due to nomination to join Coastguard.<br />
1838: JOINED :Coastguard at Bangor Station, Ireland<br />
1840: BIRTH: of son ALEXANDER SECOMBE at Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland.(No record found but date from later records of Alexander)<br />
1841: BIRTH: of son MARK SECOMBE 9th Nov 1841 at Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland<br />
1842:APPOINTED: To Coastguard station Tara, Strangford, Ireland, position Boatman 10 Aug 1842<br />
1843: BIRTH of daughter ELIZABETH SECOMBE location unknown but possibly Ireland.<br />
1846: BIRTH of son ANDREW SECOMBE 6 Oct 1846 at Portaferry Northern Ireland<br />
1850:PROMOTION:27 Sept 1850 promoted to Revenue Man and transferred to Rodden Stn, Donghadee, Ireland<br />
1851:BIRTH of son JOHN SECOMBE, Donghadee, Ireland<br />
1852:BIRTH of son LEWIS SECOMBE 13 Oct 1852, Donghadee, Ireland<br />
1854:RECALLED to Royal Navy due to Crimean War. Posted to HMS Calcutta and sailed to the Baltics<br />
1855:DISCHARGED: From HMS Calcutta,and transferred to HMS Pembroke<br />
1856:PAY 1s6d per day RANK Commissioned Boatman<br />
1856:TRANSFERRED to HMS St Albans<br />
1856: DISCHARGED St Albans to rejoin shore based position at Rodden Station Donaghadee, Ireland July 1856<br />
1859:GOOD CONDUCT BADGE: Received 1 Mar 1859<br />
1861:GOOD CONDUCT BADGE: Received 1 Jan 1861<br />
1862: DEATH: of Daughter ELIZABETH SECOMBE, Age 19 at Greyabbey, Newtownards, Ireland<br />
Buried at Church of Ireland, Balligan, Ireland. <br />
1862:DEATH: THOMAS SECOMBE died 24 Mar 1862 at Rodden Stn, Donaghadee, Ireland, Buried at Church of Ireland, Balligan, Ireland with his daughter Elizabeth.<br />
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