Hi all, great to find this group. I had family in this area on my fathers side, Essex Henham, near Stansted Airport, BARKER, who then went to St Pancras area. CUMBER, my maiden name, London/Middlesex area, seemed an unusal surname,to research, but! what a pain!! I stopped at a John CUMBER, as there were a few, surprisingly enough, details if required. My dad was born in Poplar in 1927.

I have BULLER, BEARD and HEMSLEY at Bermondsey (Grange Road for BEARD and HEMSLEY and Tooley street for BULLER).

My 4x great grandfather Henry BEARD was married to Elizabeth HEMSLEY 31 Mar 1766 at St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey. He was a tanner and left a will in 1796 naming his daughter Mary BULLER and her husband Christy BULLER. I do not have any information on the parents of Christopher Buller my 3x great grandfather. My 2x great grandfather Henry Christopher BULLER was born 31 Jan 1805 at Bermondsey and baptized 22 Feb 1805 at St Mary Magdalen. He can be found in the 1841 census in Westminster Hundred, Strand RD, St Paul Convent Garden with his pork butcher shop. He was married at Birmingham but appears to go back and forth between the two until 1862 when he died in London. I have quite a bit of information on Henry Christopher BULLER and his siblings (six).

I am looking for any 19th cent Sellwoods in the Kennington Lambeth Clapham areas who are linked to my Berkshire ones.

Hi Girls,

I am a member of the Guild of One Name Studies Researching the GREENHEAD family and have interests in the London area. If anyone has any connections to the GREENHEAD family I would be pleased to hear from them. PS I feel honoured to be the first male member of the group.

Hi
I am also a member of the Guild of One Name Studies, researching LAW, LAWE, LAWES, LAWS, LAWSE World-Wide though my own LAWS family came from the Tower Hamlets, and my earliest are from Walworth I have collected a huge database The LAWS FAMILY REGISTER we have our own group on this site, our own website www.lawsfamilyregister.org.uk and also I moderate the LAW@Rootsweb & LAWS-UK@Rootsweb groups, Hope we can give mutual help

I am researching the names Ive, Whippe, Gravestock & Thomas all from around London. Will post more details when I have more time.

My one name studies at the Guild of One Name Studies are Pincombe and Siderfin. The Pincombe families in London are descended from two likely related but distant families which originated in Devon. Our Pincombe DNA study is growing very slowly at FT DNA and if this interests you that would help us to learn more about our mutual ancestors. One line of the Siderfin family of Somerset was located in the London area including into Kent. Please contact me at kippeeb@rogers.com for more information. I am gradually creating webpages for these families but already have a large database for each one.

I come from the Essex border of London myself - born in Chingford, so it is not surprising that many of the families from which I am descended were in London, at least in the 19th century; ALABASTER (originally Suffolk and Norfolk), ORAM ( Shaftesbury, Dorset pre-19th century) PARRISH (Kent) as well as my husband's ancestors; HAKE (Minehead, Somerset pre-19th cent) and GOODMAN (Wiltshire)
My One Name Study is Alabaster - they populated Shoreditch and Bethnal Green in 19th and early 20th century. I am always delighted to share information on any of these!

Most of my family - on both sides - ended up in London at some point (I was born there) but I can only find one family that seems to have origins there.
I'm researching Wiles, Green and & Hunt (all Hammersmith/Fulham area), Howes & Hunt (Islington), Thompson (Stepney & Bethnal Green) & Farrell (Lambeth, Bermondsey, Southwark, Camberwell & Forest Gate. So many really common names are a struggle.
Sue Gover

My London interests are mainly -

The Devonshire family descended from Israel Devonshire & his wife Joyce (Williams) who lived in Mile End Old Town in the early 18th century. Many of their descendants were silversmiths, goldsmiths, spoonmakers and allied trades, members of the Goldsmith's Company, and there are still known examples of their work coming up for sale at auction (mainly Devonshire & Watkins of Paternoster Row c.1750s - 60s). These were ancestors of my late first wife.
Particularly interested in the baptism of Israel son of Thomas Devonshire c.1747 (known to be a son of Thomas via the Goldsmith's Company records), and the marriage of this Israel to a Rebecca c.1767. Haven't been able to find either over the last 20 years !


William Seymour (almost certainly born in Somerset c.1800), stonemason, married Elizabeth Cleavely (from Wellingborough, Northants) at St Giles Cripplegate in 1824. They had, to my knowledge, two daughters Eliza(beth) Jane and Martha, born 1830 and 1834 respectively and baptised at St Leonards, Shoreditch. William died in early 1838 and his widow then married Hezekiah Cary, also a stonemason from Somerset, and probably her late husband's cousin, and they went to live in Dartford. William & Elizabeth Seymour's daughter Eliza(beth) married Henry Roch, a schoolmaster from Pembroke at St Matthews, Bethnal Green in 1859, They are my great grandparents. Hezekiah & Elizabeth Car(e)y had several children at Dartford, my ggrandmother's half brothers and sisters. I am interested in any descendants of the Car(e)ys, in particular of Nelson Davies and Emma (Carey) of Dartford, as I believe that my grandmother was a companion to her aunt Emma for a time, probably in the 1880s. I am also interested to know whether William Seymour & Elizabeth (Cleavely) had children before their daughter Elizabeth in 1830 as six years between their marriage in 1824 and first child seems a long time.

Bob

alan charles clark,hounslow or islington?father was herbert clark,born in 1882,he then went on to marry alice clara steadman,they moved to westcliffe on sea,then to liverpool and lived in hoylake rockferry and then onto wallasey cheshire.the year bye now was 1917.herbert worked as shipping manager at ici.i am not certain whether alan charles clark was born in the essex area or wallasey cheshire.though alan was in the navy in the second world war,then went on to merchant seafaring after.

I am looking for info on this family.

Jacob FLANDERS ( Son of Nathan + Jennie Flanders -Germany ) b. abt 1835 Prussia d.9 May 1899 Manhattan N.Y married ( date unknown) Paulina/eJacobsen/Jacobson b.Germany abt 1836 d. 6 May 1922 Queens N.Y. Immigrated from Germany to England date unknown. Immigrated from England to New York City 9 Feb 1874 Passenger List for the ship Holland.

Family surname on passenger list is FLATUA. Below are the different surnames I have found them under.

HASER 1871 England Census (1871 RG10-412 folio 36 pages 23-Schedule110 Aldgate London 7 Hutchison Street ( record is in almost unreadable condition) FLALUA 1874 Passenger List.
FLAMDA 1880 Ny, NY Census FLANDERS 1900 Census

Children ( I do have info on all children after coming to NY) Simon b.March 1866 Aldgate, London, England Sarah b .abt 1868 Aldgate, London, England Fanny b. abt 1869 Aldgate, London, England . Henrietta b 24 Sept 1878 N.Y City d. 27 Oct 1948 Queens, NY m. Max Stretz b. Aug 1868 New Jersey d. 22 Aug 1934 Queens, NY ( my line)

I do not know if Jacob and Pauline were married in London or Germany. There were other children born that did not survive. Some probably in England.

I am wondering if there are any passenger or immigration records available from when they left Germany and went to London or from when they left London and went to N.Y.

I would also love to connect with someone else researching this family.

The family was Jewish and Jacob was a tailor.

Any help would be appreciated!

Arlene

On this day in 1948, the Olympic Games opened in London, at Wembley.
The first games since the Second World War, they signalled hope for all.
Did any of your Ancestors take opart in any way?

Just joined. My connections are:

Cooper - James Davis Cooper b. 1823 (parents, George and Emily) and family, from Highgate/Lambeth/Middlesex. Family of artists.
Ovington - Benjamin b. 1865 (parents Benjamin and Anne) and family, of Surrey
Taylor - Specifically, Captain Edward Taylor of the 5th Militia. Born 1850. Wife, Kathleen Somerset of Middlesex.
Butler - Clifford Frederick b. 1871 (parents Henry and Jane Somerset. Grandfather and Great Grandfather are both James Butler) of Essex/Middlesex
Court - George, of Kent. B. 1807. Wife, Matilda. Son, Albert.

My family lived in Kenton Middlesex in 1948 (Before I was born) and had tickets for Olympics. My father went to most of the events in the stadium and my brother ( 20 years my senior) went to some events but my mother only attended the opening and closing ceremonies.

Lindsey Dedden nee Hunt

Hi Everyone
I am John Laws, a member of the Guild of One Name Studies, researching LAW, LAWE, LAWES, LAWS, LAWSE World-Wide though my own LAWS family came from the Stepney/Bethnal Green/Mile End area and were mostley Mariners, and my earliest is Henry son of John & Mary Laws from Walworth, fairly newly built when he was born in 1800.
I have collected a huge database The LAWS FAMILY REGISTER we have our own group on this site, our own website www.lawsfamilyregister.org.uk and also I moderate the LAW@Rootsweb & LAWS-UK@Rootsweb groups, Hope we can give mutual help

I am trying to trace any descendants of William Arthur Fox (1868 -1945) and Mary Ann Tabor (1868-1909). They married 1899 at St Mary's Newington, lived in South London -Camberwell, Lewisham, Plumstead areas and had 2 children - Lydia born 1900 and Arthur John born 1902. I am particularly trying to find out what happened to Arthur, whether he married and had children. Any help appreciated.

In response to the enquiry about the Kensington Workhouse and Infirmiry, I do not know about the Workhouse but suspect the Infirmary was what became St Lukes Hospital, near Sidney St ( St Lukes Church is in Sydney St) . My Randall ancestors rented a house in Sydney St from St Lukes Hospital from around 1898 unti 1980.

Lindsey

I'm looking for Penfolds who lived in the Twickenham / Brentford area in the 1800s.
John Penfold is the earliest I've found, born 1818/19 and married Mary Anne Hall. they had 11 children between 1848 and 1868: John Joseph 1848, Sophia 1850, George 1853, Eliza 1855, Emma 1857, Edward 1859, Henry 1861, Jane 1862, Alice 1864, Annie 1866, Mary 1868.

In the 1851 census John was living as a coachman with his family lodging at Three Tuns Public House, 66, London Road, Twickenham. In later censuses he was a stableman and postillion coachman in the same area. He died in 1881.

John Joseph is my ancestor and in the 1881 census was living at Colne Road, Twickenham with parents and 9 siblings - occupation - billiard marker.

There are a lot of Penfolds here - anyone out there know of any of them?

I'm looking for HALLAM in Hackney, WHARTON in Longfield in Kent.

I am researching the following surname MacQuillin with the following variations McQuillin, McQuillan, McQuillen. I would be interested to hear from anyone with connections to any of those surnames connected to South London, East London and Ireland.

I'm interested in any information regarding the surnames Wakeling, Tullett or Simner in the London or the home counties areas.

Christopher

I know a Tulllett who origianted from Sussex (Horsham) and now lives in Christchurch - could put you in touch ( I know him through the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. I too live in Dorset)

Nearly ALL the Tulletts in the south of England originate from one French widow, Ales Toulett, who arrived in Horsham between 1650 and 1665 with her four children. If he/she is interested I could probably trace his/her ancestry back to that individual.

Wakelin(G0 occurs lavishly in Bucks and adjacent Oxon. It is just over the border in the latter county that the beautifully named Mahershalalhashbaz Wakelin is found. I wonder what his friends called him? Ma, or Hash, or even Baz, probably.

Christopher, do you have any names for your Wakelings? I have lots of them in my tree. Wakelings originated from Hampshire, according to a one name study, but lots of mine ended up in London
Maybe we have some in common
Lin
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Lin.
I am in contact with a Dennis Wakeling @ Rustington who has his direct male line back to 1535 in Essex, which is where the name originates apparently, all other branches and variations in the name come from that area.
My male line going backwards is as follows:
Frank Lewis Wakeling, born 10/03/1927 @ Peckham, Camberwell
Frank Wakeling, born 20/11/1903 @ Nunhead, Southwark - had two brothers & two sisters, full details available - Died Newhaven, East Sussex 30/11/1979
Frederick William Wakeling, born 1867 @ Nunhead, Southwark (Christened 24/10/1867 @ St. Pancras Old Church) - had two brothers and six sisters, names and some details available [brothers emigrated to Canada] - Death Registered @ Camberwell, December 1/4 1942.
James Wakeling, born 15/10/1838 @ Clerkenwell, Middlesex - only one younger brother traced whose descendents lived in Shorditch - Death Registered @ Camberwell, December 1/4 1882
James Wakeling, born St. George in the East, London, 24/06/1793 - one sister and one brother traced - Death Registered @ Holborn, London, September 1/4 1876
Edward Wakeling, born c1771, place unknown. All I know is that his wife's name was Elizabeth (born 1771) and that she came from Cripplegate.
James Wakeling, born c1745, place unknown. Wife's name Jane, born c1747.

I have also traced several of the side shoots, i.e. decendents of various siblings at each generation, which is how I've mamaged so far to gather much of my information through contacts that have emerged as a result. None of them in Hampshire though!
Chris

Hi Christopher, youre right, I should have said Essex.
I have Dennis's tree also, and several of the Wakelings from Essex, ended up in Hampshire, Daniel, for instance, b. 1829, son of Giles and Frances. Daniels daughter Mary Ann WAKELING married Reuben BELCHER, my GtGrandfather. James is a common name within the Family, so maybe we meet somewhere down the line......

regards
Lin

Lin,
Dennis is the fount of all knowledge when it comes to all matters Wakelin(g), he has an office in his home about 8' square stacked to the ceiling with archives - a visit is an education!
Chris

looking for links to edward tyrrel b1833 and wife matilda b1834

Ancestry.co.uk has London Metropolitan Archives marriages and baptisms on its site, they are partially indexed and are a wonderful source. You see the original marriage certificates from the parish registers with the original signatures!

Wish I could afford an Ancestry world wide subscription so I could access them! Can only afford the Canadian edition

I found the London parish records on Ancestry a few days ago and finally found my great grandmother, Harriet Ann Gould's birth and baptism dates after looking for three years! By chance my cousin's daughter in Australia with whom I have been collaborating for 3 years found the same thing a day or so earlier.

We have finally laid to rest a family myth that she was a Russian immigrant. This myth was perpetrated by a descendant of one of my grandmother's siblings but I don't think he has accepted the fact that she was born in Chelsea of parents who also were born in Chelsea. I have found the family in several of the C19 census returns so was convinced that the Russian immigrant story was a myth but could not satisfy my distant relative.

Family myths can be funny and a pain. I searched for "Scottish" ancestry in my mother's family having been told that my grandfather was born in Dumfries. I found his birth record in Battersea and then found his father in a Census return in C19 in Sussex! I have since found a huge "clan" of his family in E Sussex ( I commend the site www.sussexweald.org to anyone with sussed ancestry. It has been of great help to me finding "my" Brookers!

Thomas Willan (abt 1755-1828) was a wealthy man - he was stagecoach proprietor and had between 800 and 1000 dairy cows on what is now Regents Park. He built the gothic styled Twyford Abbey and was a landowner. But who was he? Who were his parents and who was his wife? His daughter, Isabella, married a Douglas, hence my interest.

Col Frank Willan (b 1846, d bef 1875) also married a Douglas, whose father had been killed in Dehli in the Indian Mutiny. We know this Willan was the son of John James Willan (1799-1869), also a stagecoach operator on the Brighton run, based in London at the Bull and Mouth Inn, which was at some time owned by the Willan family. Other Willans were involved in procuring horses for the army and were landowners in South Weald.

I am trying to understand how these families link together. They clearly had some influence at the time, but their stories appear to be undocumented.

If anyone can throw light on the Willan family of London and Middlesex, I would be delighted to hear about it.

Yours aye,

William

Hi
I have interest in any information on the MUCKLESTON/E family or its derivatives in the London, Surrey, Middlesex and Kent area. I am a member of The Muckleston Family History Group and would be very pleased to hear from any family member.

I am researching the surname McMurdie (Mackmurdie, Macmurdie, McMurdy, etc) in the greater London area. I am also interested in the Farmer and Bond surnames who intermarried with the Mackmurdie family.

I am interested in anything that relates to the Le PLASTRIER family. If anybody comes across anything that includes information on this family, I would be very interested.

A longshot, I know, but I would dearly love a photo of maternal Gparents home in Old Brentford. It was Collins Cottage, Layton Road, Old Brentford. We visited earlier this year, but the last surviving in the row was the one next to it! We presume it was bombed in WW2. Does anyone have old photos of Layton Road?

Just joined your group. I am continuing research for my husbands ancestors on his mothers side. Although I am a long way from London ( Queensland, Australia ) I hope that I may be of some help to others. Happy to do look-ups for Australian records.
I sent an email out to the group but realized after that maybe i should have posted that request on the "comment wall". Still finding my way around.

Hello folks. Glad to join you all here. I have been researching my surname BOGGESS for several years now, but cannot take my line farther than a John Boggess (ca. 1560-?) of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. I would appreciate greatly any information regarding this surname in 1600's England and prior. Furthermore, I'd like very much to collaborate with any others interested in this surname. Cheers!

Am researching my paternal side of the family - surname Nicholls. I live in South Africa. I managed to get a copy of a Nicholls Pedigree chart drawn up by another branch of the family, but giving me some info about common relatives to me. I would dearly like to find some photos, if possible, of addresses which I have, of my great-great grandfather, great-great-great grandfather and my great-great-great-great grandfather. Of course, I realise that some of these houses may not longer be standing, but it's worth a try. Greatx4 grandfather, William Nicholls - address, King Street, Parish of St Georges, Hanover Square [now Culcross Street] off Park Lane, London, and my greatx4 grandmother, Judith Cramp married on 24 June 1794 at St Georges Church. Then my greatx3 grandfather, also William Nicholls died at 3 The Terraces, Fore Street, Edmonton, Middlesex, and my greatx3 grandmother, Frances, died at 7 Cloudesley Terrace, Islington, Middlesex. Then my greatx2 grandfather, George John Nicholls died at 8 Courtfield Gardens, Kensington, London and is buried in Brompton Cemetary. His wife, my greatx2 grandmother, Lady Mary
Ann Heiden [sp] died at 58 Holland Road, Kensington.
It would be much appreciated if anyone at all could assist in my endeavours.

I know so much and yet so little about James Marchant from census & marriage records. All have conflicting info on his place of birth --- Soho, St Giles, Clerkenwell. These are all in the greater London area & all records show him still in the area & yet I can't find his birth/christening dates etc. Calculating his age from census he was born about 1825. From his marriage, fathers name Charles. Where can I go from here. He is out there somewhere. Any ideas & help would be so much appreciated,
Jessie Hatch, Queensland,Australia

I recall seeing someone enquiring about Fore Street Edmonton recently but can't now find the relevant comment. I have 1 or 2 photos of Edmonton which include parts of Fore Street as my husband's family Deddens lived in Edmonton and ran a dairy business there many years ago. There are two small publications available from London Borough of Enfield Leisure Services "Lower Edmonton in Pictures" and "Upper Edmonton In Pictures" which might also be of interest to whoever posted the queriy.

Hi all,
The October edition of the newsletter www.parishregister.com written by from Jonathan Legon of Docklands Ancestors included a link to this website
http://www.londonancestor.com. which includes transcribed extracts from Kent's Directory for the Year 1794 among other intersting inf. The Parish Register is a great site for all with ancestors in East London and any connection to the River Thames.

Hi
I am researching the surname HULL. I have only ever found my grandfathers (Edward) baptism entry never a birth cert although date of birth hand written next to entry in book. (6th Jan 1886) On it, it shows his father as James William Hull and mother as Margaret. I have found them in Battersea on the 1891 and James Birth cert Deptford 1863. His family then seemed to have lived in the Westminster area. His parents were Albert James Hull and Emily Ann Thomas, other children were Edward G, Hannah E, Emily A, Robert, Eliza and Fanny all Hull of course. Would love to find Edward (1886) birth and 1901 census entry as well as much more information on James William Hull and Margaret ?? , have James birth and him on the 1871 then 1891 but nothing else.
Any help please

Looking for a Samuel Fox who was born around 1730-40 in the London Middlesex area. Probably around Lincolns Inn Fields or maybe St. Brides. Trying to find his parents or any factual birth records of Samuel Fox.

I am researching surnames; Worsfold, Louder, Louden. Grandfather Richard B. Worsfold b. 06 Sep 1855 St. George's in the East; he married Sarah Jane Howard 18 Jul 1878 Barley Hertfordshire. His father, William Worsfold was witness to their marriage. We do know William was b. approx 1805 Horsham but have not found his date of death. He married Agnes Arnold 21 May 1855 Spital Middlesex. She remarried in 1859 Stepney Middlesex. We have been looking for some time and would really appreciate any help. Aslo my grandfather Charles Henry Louden lived in Redhill Surrey at the time of his signing up for the Army. He is listed in the 1900 Census under his real name of Louder but somehow it was changed while in service. His family lived on Grove Rd. Redhill; and his sister, Mrs. Gobill, lived at 23 Lambert's Cottage, St. John's, Surrey or that could be Kings Avenue Redhill, Surrey. There was 2 addresses on his UK military papers. Again any help in direction of finding info would be great. Thanks

Does anyone know of a cemetary in the area of Mayfair during 1906 or thereabouts? My maternal grandmother lived here. I'm trying to locate approx where they lived.

There are no cemeteries as such in the centre of London. Prior to the middle of the 19th century, almost everyone was buried in church graveyards or burial grounds, but the increase in population meant that these were (sometimes literally) overflowing. So the government encouraged the establishment of private and municipal cemeteries on the outer edge of town and in the 1850s the church yards were closed to new burials by Act of Parliament. So finding London burials can be very tricky. They should certainly never be regarded as a short cut to finding a death. Have you got her death certificate? The wealthy had more choice in where they were laid to rest, but the "ordinary" folk would tend to be buried in the relevant municipal cemetery. In the case of Mayfair, this would be Hanwell Cemetery. See http://www2.westminster.gov.uk/services/communityandliving/burials/... for more details.