Sunday, January 21, 2007

Very frustrating morning but minor success

I've spent all morning trying to get past the dead ends.

The CD-ROMS I've got from Kent Family History soc only go up to 1812, as Stephen Brown was born in about 1835 this doesn't help. The online records at Ancestry/free BMD only go from 1837. Have joined the KHFS email list to see if anyone can help me find out how to track down records which fall in this apparent hole.

Someone pointed out that Charity Brown nee Moss is shown on the 1861 census that she was born in Frinton, Wales. This doesn't help at all as there is no Frinton in Wales. I'm sure this is a wrong transcription but can't work out what it should be.

The only positive breakthrough I've had is that I think I've found George Risely Hulett's parents, Samuel and Mary on the 1861 census.. They are living in a house in Milton Ernest, on their occupation it says Alms Man and Alms woman, a Google search confirms my thought that they were in receipt of charity. Samual's birthplace is given as Bromham, Bedfordshire and Mary's as Pavenham. And then BETTER STILL, ta-da, they are listed on the Pallett's Marriage Index (which mainly covers London) as being married in 1808 in Pavenham, Beds it all ties in nearly as its so near Oakley where George was born (as is Bromham) see map. So its Mary Berry born around 1793 that Samuel married. Am now going to join the Beds family history society to get hold of their CD-ROM records which go way back and as I think I have Samuels date of birth as 1786 then I'm not going to fall into the same records hole as I have been with the Browns.

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