Anyone know the surname Pughsbee

[winker]

The only reference I can find to my 3g-grandmother, Sarah Pughsbee, is to her marriage to Joseph Cook in Metheringham Lincs. on 12/10/1824, no other Pughsbee seems to exist. I have tried variations to no avail, even a google search for Pughsbee yields no results!
Anyone heard the name, or have any ideas on what the name may be if it is mispelt?

My first post, the first of many I should think as I am getting stuck with a few people of this generation.

[Thomasin]

Welcome to the Forum, winker. There are a few instances of a possible variation of the name as Pugsby, but none in Lincolnshire. As you say, Pughsbee doesn't seem to exist.

Just a thought - where did you see the name, on a parish register? Could you have misread it?

[Richard1955]

I have only found one birth in Wales 1915. BMD
Nothing on census.
Probably a miss spelling or error by someone.

[Mutley]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

I saw
Pickup/Pickhup/Piccup/Picap, Pashby, Pichop, Pessop, Pescoby, Pugh and a Pughe!
Pugsley seems the nearest 'sounds like'

[Thomasin]

There are many instances of Pashby, mainly in Yorkshire ....

[notanotherminer]

I assume this came from Family Search.

You can view the actual parish records on microfilm at any LDS Family History Centre. There are 2 in the Devon area, one in Plymouth and the other in Exeter. With such a strange name I think you really need to see the original record to see if that's what it actually says.

The film No. you would need to order in is Film No.1542195 (Parish registers, 1538-1977 Parish Church of Metheringham, Lincolnshire)

[Coromandel]

If the 'g' was silent (as in the Welsh surname Pugh) that would open up the range of possibilities further.

For example, Pughsbee could be a misreading of Pughsley: there are quite a few with this name in FreeBMD.

[Jan1954]

Hello Winker - welcome to Brit-Gen,

The only reference I can find to my 3g-grandmother, Sarah Pughsbee, is to her marriage to Joseph Cook in Metheringham Lincs. on 12/10/1824, no other Pughsbee seems to exist.

Did Sarah and Joseph have any children whose births were registered after 1st July 1837? If so, a copy of their birth certificate should provide details of her maiden name.

[kermie62]

Welcome to the Forum, you ahve placed youyrself in some great and competent hands, I dont include myself in thier number however.

My suggestion (apart from agreeing with the suggestion to go to the source) is to go forward in the census for thier children and grandchildren for as far as you can. You occasionally find relatives living with children and grandchildren during the census and you may get lucky. You need to trace every living relative up and down the trees. You find links in the strangest places. Wills are also good for this, I once found a sister to an ancestor because my ancestors grandchild had left a bequest in her will to her second cousin.

Goodluck

[winker]

Thanks for all your responses. (I can't find out how to thank you individually)
I got the name from IGI, is this the best free site? I did subscribe to Ancestory for a while and got all I could from the censuses but found it frustrating at times, especially the search results. I think it is time to do some real research if I am to take it further.
I will certainly pursue your suggestions.
I didn't know that LDS offices held info about the whole country I though they just covered that county, so that was really useful. I'll be off to Exeter asap.

Thanks again