Buxton, Norfolk

[Geoffers]

Hello

I have a one-place study of the village of Buxton in Norfolk, no specific website for it, but I do have a fair amount of data which I'm happy to share . I'm slowly extending this to include Lammas, with which Buxton is now combined and other neighbouring parishes.

Geoffers
Charlbury, Oxfordshire

[Geoffers]

Just bringing this thread to the fore as it's a few years since I posted it.
As well as 14,000 entries for my Buxton study, I aso have records to help trace foreigners from as far away as Horstead, Lamas, Coltishall, Stratton Srawless and Aylsham. Also a few records for Burgh and Brampton.

[archwayal]

Hi Geoffers,
Do you have any information on the Hannant's from Buxton?

Alison

[Geoffers]

Welcome to the B-G forums

Hang on a sec, I'll just have a quick look...............

No trace in the village before 1755, the following is taken from my spreadsheet index I can provide further information if it would help

PR = Parish Register
AT = Archdeacon's Transcript
B - Baptism
MB = Marriage Banns
M = Marriage
D = Death/Burial
NRO - Norfolk Record Office
Sur - Survey (Census or actual survey of the village)
Baptist - Baptist chapel records.

1755 PR B HANNANT Mary Ann Dau of Mary
1788 AT B HANNANT Elizabeth Dau of James + Mary
1788 PR B HANNAT? Elizabeth Dau of James + Mary
1790 PR B HANNANT Mary Ann Dau of Mary
1792 AT B HANNENT George Sob of James + Mary
1793 PR D HANNANT (…..?) Died 3 yr
1793 PR B HANNANT? George Son of James + Mary
1794 AT B HANNANT William Smith Son of William + Sarah
1794 Baptist B HANNANT Robert Smith Son of Wm Ward + Sarah
1794 PR MB HANNANT Willm And SMITH, Hannah
1794 PR M HENNANT William Married SMITH, Sarah
1795 AT B HANNENT Susanna Maria Dau of James + Mary
1796 AT B HANNENT Martha Dau of William + Sarah
1796 AT D HANNENT Thomas died 9 yr
1796 Baptist B HANNANT Martha D of Wm Ward + Sarah
1796 PR D HANNANT Thomas died 94 yr
1797 AT B HENNANT Felix Son of James + Mary
1798 AT B HANNENT Leonard Son of James + Mary
1799 Baptist B HANNANT Richard Son of Wm Ward + Sarah

[Geoffers]

1801 AT B HANNENT Gibon (son) Son of James + Mary
1801 PR B HANNENT (…?) ChilDau of James + Mary
1802 AT D HANNENT Robert died 8 yr
1802 Baptist B HANNANT Elizabeth Dau of Wm Ward + Sarah
1802 PR D HANNANT Robert died 8 yr
1808 Baptist B HANNANT Wm Clark Son of Wm Ward + Sarah
1809 AT B HANNANT Elizanne Dau of Wm + Sarah
1809 AT B HANNANT Richard Son of Wm + Sarah
1809 AT B HANNANT Wm Son of Wm + Sarah
1809 PR B HANNANT? (…..?) Clarke Son of William + Sarah
1809 PR B HANNANT? Richard Son of William + Sarah
1809 PR B HANNAT? (…..?) Dau of William + Sarah
1810 Baptist B HANNANT Susan Dau of Wm Ward + Sarah
1814 Baptist B HANNANT Sophia Dau of Wm Ward + Sarah
1814 PR D HANNANT Francis died 63 yr Name HANNANT or HAMMOND?
1815 PR M HANNANT Martha Married ALEXANDER, Benjamin
1815 PR MB HANNANT Martha, otp And ALESANDER, Benjamin, otp
1817 Baptist B HANNANT Matilda Dau of Wm Ward + Sarah
1817 PR B HANNANT Matilda Dau of William + Sarah
1824 PR B HANNANT Richard Son of Richard + Charlotte
1826 PR B HENNANT Henry Son of Richard + Charlotte
1826 PR D HENNANT Richard died 2 yr
1830 PR D HANNANT Sophia died 2 yr
1830 PR B HENNANT William Son of Richard + Charlotte

[Geoffers]

1833 NRO Sur HANNANT Wm
1841 CR Sur HANNANT John Aged 10
1841 CR Sur HANNANT John Aged 37
1841 CR Sur HANNANT Lucy Aged 17
1841 CR Sur HANNANT Margaret Aged 37
1842 PR B HANNANT Lucy Ann D of Eliza
1843 PR B HANNANT Joshua S of Catherine
1845 PR D HANNANT James Died inft
1871 CR Sur HANNARD Emily Aged 6
1871 CR Sur HANNENT Alfred aged 26
1874 PR MB HANNENT Alfred, otp And SAUL, Edith, of St.Peter's Thetford
1880 PR MB HANNANT George, of Lamas, And GOFFIN, Ann Frances, otp
1884 PR B HANNANT Katie May D of George + Hannah
1884 PR B HANNENT Reginald Harry S of William + Mary
1886 PR B HANNANT Theresa May D of William + Mary
1889 PR B HANNANT Hilda Mary D of William + Mary
1891 PR B HANNANT Harry S of William + Mary
1894 PR B HANNANT Florence Emily D of William + Mary
1901 CR Sur HANNANT Albert Aged 2
1901 CR Sur HANNANT ChristiAnna Aged 37
1901 CR Sur HANNANT Florence Aged 6
1901 CR Sur HANNANT Harry Aged 9
1901 CR Sur HANNANT Hilda Aged 12
1901 CR Sur HANNANT Mary Aged 41
1901 CR Sur HANNANT Thomas Aged 31
1901 CR Sur HANNANT William Aged 40
1922 PR MB HANNANT Frederick Thomas, of Weybourne, and TUDENHAM?, Emily Anna?, of Buxton


No trace of the name in Buxton prior to 1755

[Geoffers]

I haven't included all the census returns, but can provide them if needed.

I can provide additional detail from the registers if required.

From which HANNANT are you descended?

[snailesmum]

Hello,
I am trying to find the parents of William Ward Hannant who married Sarah Smith. I believe Williams parents are George Hannant and Elizabeth Ward. But this is my asumption as it seems to fit with Elizabeths surname and the use of that name as Williams middle name. Are you able to direct me to any links where I can see the documents which you have entered some details of here on this site?
I believe that I am a direct descendant of William Ward, his son Richard, his son Henry, his son William, his son Moreton, then my Dad and me. You have listed other names that appear to be siblings of Richard. I have some of these names and have added them to my tree. If you can help me with other information on this line, I would appreciate you assistance greatly. If there is a cost involved, please let me know, so I can find a way of paying for the information. I would love to hear from anyone who can help me out or put me in the right direction for my research.
Cheers
snailesmum

[Geoffers]

Welcome to the B-G forums


I am trying to find the parents of William Ward Hannant who married Sarah Smith. I believe Williams parents are George Hannant and Elizabeth Ward. But this is my asumption as it seems to fit with Elizabeths surname and the use of that name as Williams middle name.

Got a date?...............or a year??.................or a decade???

Is this in Buxton?


Are you able to direct me to any links where I can see the documents which you have entered some details of here on this site?

Parishe registers, ATs and BTs are held by Norfolk Record Office who sell fiches of original records.

Scans of some original records are available via the familysearch site. They have parish registers, but not the ATs or BTs which need to be consulted in some cases as the PRs for Buxton at certain times are illegible.

[snailesmum]

Hello Geoffers,
Thanks for the quick reply.
William Ward Hannant was born about 1768, Buxton, Norfolk, England. Sarah Smith was born about 1772, Buxton, Norfolk, England. I have no death date. I think their marriage was abaout 1794. I think they had 8 children, Robert Smith Hannant, Martha Hannant, Richard Hannant, Elizanne (Eliza Jane) Hannant, William Clarke Hannant, Sophia Hannant, Sarah Hannant & Matilda Hannant - ranging in years from 1794 to 1817.
That's all I have on this part of the family.
You mention that some original records are available via the familysearch site. Is this the site you mean - http://www.familysearch.org

If you need any other information from me, please let me know. But what I have posted is pretty much all I have with this particular line.

My great great grandfather Henry Hannant and his wife Jane Golding/Goulding came to Australia in 1856 on the "James Fernie".
From a copy of Henry and Jane (Goulding) Hannant's marriage certificate the following information was found.
1852. Marriage solemnized at the District Church of St Peter in the Parish of Stepney in the County of Middlesex. Married on 27 June 1852, Henry Hannant, age 26, bachelor, his occupation - omnibus conductor, his residence at the time of marriage was 39 Wellington Place, his father is Richard Hannant and Richards rank or profession is a Tailor. Jane Goulding was 21, a spinster, her residence at the time of marriage was 39 Wellington Place, her father was John Goulding and he was a Pensioner. The witnesses were Henry Manning and Louisa Hopkins.

Thanks again,
snailesmum

[Geoffers]

I am trying to find the parents of William Ward Hannant who married Sarah Smith. I believe Williams parents are George Hannant and Elizabeth Ward.

Okedoke - next question - when and where did George HANNANT marry Elizabeth WARD? - What is the source of the information?

If William (Ward) HANNANT was the son of this couple, in your shoes I would be looking at Elizabeth's parish, which is likely to be where the parents married.

HANNANT and its variants is a frequently occurring name in Norfolk, but does not appear in Buxton before 1755 (and then there is a single entry), a good deal more relating to the name appears from 1788 onwards

In your shoes it is the marriage of George Hannant and Eliabeth Ward that I would be chasing and then looking for a baptism around that time of either William HANNANT, or William WARD in the same parish.


Thanks for the quick reply.

That's alright, it's nice to have a reply read, unlike for example Archwayal who asked a question, had an answer within a few minutes, but never acknowledged it..........such is life


William Ward Hannant was born about 1768, Buxton, Norfolk, England. Sarah Smith was born about 1772, Buxton, Norfolk, England. I have no death date.

Okedoke, there was a Sarah Smith bapt in Buxton in 1775, daughter of George and Martha. How have you arrived at a rough birth year for William?



I think their marriage was about 1794.

Buxton PR entry 162, page 58
William HENNANT, sm, otp
married after banns
Sarah SMITH, sw, otp
at Buxton 5th March 1794
wit: Edmd CLIPPERTON, Ann RIVETT


I think they had 8 children, Robert Smith Hannant, Martha Hannant, Richard Hannant, Elizanne (Eliza Jane) Hannant, William Clarke Hannant, Sophia Hannant, Sarah Hannant & Matilda Hannant - ranging in years from 1794 to 1817.

The children are all recorded in Buxton Baptist Chapel records, but you'll also find baptisms in the local parish church for several. The ATs help by giving Richard's year of birth as 1799. The ATs' record the daughter Elizanne and this appears to correspond to an entry in the Baptists Chapel records for Elizabeth.


You mention that some original records are available via the familysearch site. Is this the site you mean - familysearch.org

Yes, some records are there, Baptist records can be viewed on the pay-per-view site 'TheGenalogist'


From a copy of Henry and Jane (Goulding) Hannant's marriage certificate the following information was found.1852. Marriage solemnized at the District Church of St Peter in the Parish of Stepney in the County of Middlesex. Married on 27 June 1852, Henry Hannant, age 26, bachelor, his occupation - omnibus conductor, his residence at the time of marriage was 39 Wellington Place, his father is Richard Hannant and Richards rank or profession is a Tailor.

I take it the connection back to Buxton is from the 1851 census entry Ho107/1504 f564 p4, in Hackney?

[snailesmum]

I am trying to find the parents of William Ward Hannant who married Sarah Smith. I believe Williams parents are George Hannant and Elizabeth Ward.

Okedoke - next question - when and where did George HANNANT marry Elizabeth WARD? - What is the source of the information?
I found some information in another search engine that had George Hannant and Elizabeth Ward as the parents of William Ward Hannant.

There is a marriage date of 29 January 1770, Paston, Norfolk, England. There was no verification of the information, so I am only assuming that there is a connection at this stage.

If William (Ward) HANNANT was the son of this couple, in your shoes I would be looking at Elizabeth's parish, which is likely to be where the parents married.

How do I find the parishes and the links to contact someone at the parishes?

HANNANT and its variants is a frequently occurring name in Norfolk, but does not appear in Buxton before 1755 (and then there is a single entry), a good deal more relating to the name appears from 1788 onwards

As someone who is not familiar with parishes, counties etc and how they all relate, in England I get very confused very quickly with statements like “HANNANT and its variants is a frequently occurring name in Norfolk, but does not appear in Buxton”. This is not a criticism, simply that I am not familiar with how the parishes and counties etc all work. Is there a way I can find out where the parishes are in relation to counties. In Australia, we have towns, shires or councils, then states. So you might live in Brisbane, which is in Brisbane City Council, Queensland, Australia. We would not write an address using the council or shire that we live in. Rarely would we need to locate what council we are in unless we were looking for electoral information for addresses.
So you would have a house address (perhaps), a street or road address, a town, a parish, a county, then what?

In your shoes it is the marriage of George Hannant and Eliabeth Ward that I would be chasing and then looking for a baptism around that time of either William HANNANT, or William WARD in the same parish.

There is a marriage date of 29 January 1770, Paston, Norfolk, England.
How would I go about looking for the baptism for William, knowing when the wedding took place? This is where my research skills are sadly lacking.



Okedoke, there was a Sarah Smith bapt in Buxton in 1775, daughter of George and Martha. How have you arrived at a rough birth year for William?

I only have William born about 1768. I have no other information.



The children are all recorded in Buxton Baptist Chapel records, but you'll also find baptisms in the local parish church for several.

(So how do I go about locating this information? Who would I need to contact?)

The ATs help by giving Richard's year of birth as 1799. The ATs' record the daughter Elizanne and this appears to correspond to an entry in the Baptists Chapel records for Elizabeth.

Can you please explain what the Baptists Chapel records are?


Yes, some records are there, Baptist records can be viewed on the pay-per-view site 'TheGenalogist'

I don’t know if you are able to comment regarding the benefits of a full subscription or pay per view at TheGenealogist site. If you are, which would you recommend?
From a copy of Henry and Jane (Goulding) Hannant's marriage certificate the following information was found.1852. Marriage solemnized at the District Church of St Peter in the Parish of Stepney in the County of Middlesex. Married on 27 June 1852, Henry Hannant, age 26, bachelor, his occupation - omnibus conductor, his residence at the time of marriage was 39 Wellington Place, his father is Richard Hannant and Richards rank or profession is a Tailor.
I take it the connection back to Buxton is from the 1851 census entry Ho107/1504 f564 p4, in Hackney?

I do not know what the data ‘Ho107/1504 f564 p4, in Hackney’ actually refers to.
I found the above information from a copy of their marriage certificate.

I thank you for your time and efforts on my behalf. I apologise for my lack of knowledge and understanding of how the districts etc work in England. I do appreciate that you are able to assist me and hope that you will be able to answer some of my comments here.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks
Janice

[Geoffers]

Part 1........


There is a marriage date of 29 January 1770, Paston, Norfolk, England. There was no verification of the information, so I am only assuming that there is a connection at this stage.

Okay , you have a date and place for a marriage. did you find this on the IGI, or on freereg, or where?

You need to verify things by looking at the original register entry. The registers for most Norfolk parishes have been scanned and those scanned images can be found on familysearch.org

Couples often married in the home parish of the bride, their first child was often born and baptised there. You have a marriage in the parish of Paston, so in your shoes that is where I'd be checking first, if only to act as a means of elimination.

Paston is a small village in North East Norfolk. It has one C of E church and so is a single parish

Oxford English Dictionary - Parish, noun (In the Christian Church) a small administrative district with its own church


How do I find the parishes and the links to contact someone at the parishes?

The Norfolk Records Office has its own web-site (http://www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/nroindex.htm)and online catalogue called NROCAT (http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/Dserve/DServe.exe?dsqServer=128.60.0.31&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl) look near the top of the NROCAT screen and move your cursor over 'set searches' - select 'Church of England Parishes' and you can search to see what they hold for any parish in the county. It is highly unlikely that you will need to contact the parish itself (see below)

As mentioned above, you may well find that you can view the register online - if not then you may be able to hire a copy of the registers on film at a mormon church (LDS) record centre - or if not have a look at the freereg site - or if that is no good see if you can purchase a copy of the registers on fiches from the NRO

[Geoffers]

Part 2........


As someone who is not familiar with parishes, counties etc and how they all relate, in England I get very confused very quickly with statements like “HANNANT and its variants is a frequently occurring name in Norfolk, but does not appear in Buxton”. This is not a criticism, simply that I am not familiar with how the parishes and counties etc all work. Is there a way I can find out where the parishes are in relation to counties.

First thing to do would be to go to your local library and borrow a book on researching in family history, or to buy a paperback from your local bookshop. This would help you to understand in detail the organisation of records in this country.

Very basically - Before the introducation of civil registration in England and Wales in 1837 (That's the recording and issue of births, marriage and death certificates), the main source for finding out when someone was baptised, married or buried is through Church records. The established church is the Church of England (C of E), but records are kept by other churches too (e.g. Methodist, Baptist, Quaker, Jewish, etc). To keep things simple let's just keep to the C of E for this thread.

The C of E has lots of churches throughout the country. The area covered by each church is called a parish (definition at top of this message).

England and Wales is split into counties, each county will have quite a few parishes within it - Historically, Norfolk has had 752 parishes. A parish is an area with a church in it; a single parish church may cover a large rural area consisting of a village and several outlying hamlets, or you may find a village which has two parishes, or you may come across large towns and cities which have many parishes within them (Norwich was split into 33 parishes).

Each C of E parish had its own church and priest; and each parish church kept its own records (for this thread we'll just deal with parish registers).

By Law, each parish had to maintain registers recording baptisms, marriages and burials - and from the mid-18th century also registers of banns (notices of intention to marry). The amount of detail recorded in parish registers varies over time, as does their condition and survival.

In Norfolk, an annual copy of the registers was made - for 6 years out of 7 this copy was given to the Archdeacon and this copy is known as the Archdeacon's Transcript (AT), every 7th year the copy was given to the Bishop of the diocese and this copy of the registers is known as the Bishop's Transcript (BT).

ATs and BTs have not always survived and sometimes are harder to read - they can however have crucial importance in some parishes where corrections and additional information is provided, or where (for example in Buxton in the late 18th and early 19th century, the parish registers are in very poor condition and the annual copy is essential to research).

Just think of a parish as being a place like a village, or being a suburb in a town. Each with its own records. To find out what is recorded in a parish register you need to look at the original register. Once they are full,

[Geoffers]

Part 3......

parish registers are usually deposited in County Record Offices. In this case at Norfolk Record Office.


I get very confused very quickly with statements like “HANNANT and its variants is a frequently occurring name in Norfolk, but does not appear in Buxton”.

I have a one-place study for Buxton - which was a single parish covering the main village and an outlying hamlet (a small group of houses). I know from studying Norfolk records for 35+ years that HANNANT, HANNENT, etc is a common name in Norfolk, especially North East Norfolk where my main interest lies. I have read and copied every entry in the parish registers for Buxton and also the ATs and BTs. I know from these records that the name does not appear in Buxton before the single entry in 1755 and that quite a few entries begin to appear from 1788 onwards.

[Geoffers]

Part 4........


There is a marriage date of 29 January 1770, Paston, Norfolk, England.

How would I go about looking for the baptism for William, knowing when the wedding took place? This is where my research skills are sadly lacking.

In Norfolk it often happens that a couple married in the parish where a bride was born, or living. The first child was often baptised in the same parish. You have information from somewhere that this couple married in Paston (so you also have a location), confirm this by looking at the parish registers for Paston. Then also check the register for Paston to see if there was a William WARD baptised just before they married, or a William Ward HANNANT was baptised just after they married.


Geoffers - Okedoke, there was a Sarah Smith bapt in Buxton in 1775, daughter of George and Martha. How have you arrived at a rough birth year for William?

snailsmum - I only have William born about 1768. I have no other information.

You mentioned William being born about 1768. What I need to find out is why you think he was born about 1768? Is this a guess based on when he married and assuming he must have been about a certain age, do you have a document in which his age is mentioned?


Geoffers - The children are all recorded in Buxton Baptist Chapel records, but you'll also find baptisms in the local parish church for several.

snailsmum - (So how do I go about locating this information? Who would I need to contact?)

As mentioned, the non-conformist records (e.g. Baptist records) are available to view on the pay-per-view web-site TheGenealogist. Facsimile copies of the C of E registers may be available on the familysearch.org web-site


Can you please explain what the Baptists Chapel records are?

There are several different churches. The established church in England and Wales is the Church or England. For various reasons there are several other different churches; these include the Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the Quakers, The Catholics, etc, etc.

These other churches are referred to as 'non-conformist' and kept their own records just as the Church of England does.

In Buxton, as well as the main church, there was also a Baptist Chapel (Oxford English Dictionary - Chapel, noun - a place of worship
for Nonconformist congregations)

[Geoffers]

Part 5.............


I don’t know if you are able to comment regarding the benefits of a full subscription or pay per view at TheGenealogist site. If you are, which would you recommend?

With any pay-per-view - Subscribe in hast, repent at leisure

You can carry out a free search of the records via 'BMDregisters' (which is connected to TheGenealogist) the site turns up easily with any search engine.

Why not carry out a free search to see what hits you get. If you find just a very few entries or so entries, just pay for a few units to see them. If you carry out a search and there are several hundred of interest, you may think a subcription worthwhile.


Geoffers - I take it the connection back to Buxton is from the 1851 census entry Ho107/1504 f564 p4, in Hackney?

snailsmum - I do not know what the data ‘Ho107/1504 f564 p4, in Hackney’ actually refers to.
I found the above information from a copy of their marriage certificate.

Yes, but you will not have found the groom's birthplace on the marriage certificate.

Birthplaces are recorded on census returns.

Each census returns has a reference. If you use a pay-per-view site (e.g. findmypast), you can search by the census reference.

HO107/1504 folio number 564 page number 4 relates to an entry in Hackney in the 1851 census. This shows a man there who may be of interest to you who records his birthplace as 'Buckstone, Norfolk'. Census references are a bit like an address which also tells you the year.

When you look at census returns, do note down the full reference which is given. This is an important general rule when carrying out research; record what you find, when and where (location, type and title of document) and also record the reference.

[snailesmum]

Hello Geoffers,
I am still looking to find where I got the marriage date for George Hannant and Mary Ward .
I usually do save the sources but not this one.

I have found some information from the Norfolk Registers.
Thanks for the links.

I have found a few maps online with the counties and will look for more detailed maps, when time permits.

Okay, so I’ll be subscribing as soon as possible.

“Geoffers - I take it the connection back to Buxton is from the 1851 census entry Ho107/1504 f564 p4, in Hackney?

snailsmum - I do not know what the data ‘Ho107/1504 f564 p4, in Hackney’ actually refers to.
I found the above information from a copy of their marriage certificate.
Yes, but you will not have found the groom's birthplace on the marriage certificate.

Birthplaces are recorded on census returns.”

I checked my information. It was sent to me from a lady in England about 20 years ago. I tried to contact her again and received a reply that she had passed away and the family were not following up her passion for research.

On the information she sent me, she listed information and stated that it came from the marriage certificate. I assumed that to be correct. I see now that it was correct information, but it didn’t all come from the one source.

I will be keeping a copy of your information for me to refer back to. It is quite a bit to take in and as I find the links and actually use them, things are becoming clearer.

Thanks very much for taking the time to reply to my queries. Thanks for your assistance, suggestions and links for me to follow up.
Cheers
Janice

[Geoffers]

I have found a few maps online with the counties and will look for more detailed maps, when time permits.

There are many online maps - streetmap is quite good, others exist such as multimap, AA, RAC, google


I checked my information. It was sent to me from a lady in England about 20 years ago. I tried to contact her again and received a reply that she had passed away and the family were not following up her passion for research.

On the information she sent me, she listed information and stated that it came from the marriage certificate. I assumed that to be correct.

Double check for yourself any information you are sent - DO NOT ASSUME IT TO BE CORRECT - this is absolutely fundamental. Whilst many people have correctly researched information, there is an awful lot o'squit about ('squit' a good old Norfolk word with which your ancestors would have been acquainted) which is no more than fiction.

There is quite a lot of information on this har inter-webby to help us Norfolk dumplings follow our family history. Do yer click on this har thread (http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php/24425-Beginning-Norfolk-research)for some more ideas of web-sites to help and beginning research in Norfick.

[benny1982]

Hi Geoffers

I was born in Norfolk and raised there. And even though I dont have any connections with Buxton I have been there a few times.

Ben

[Wellard]

Just bringing this thread to the fore as it's a few years since I posted it.
As well as 14,000 entries for my Buxton study, I aso have records to help trace foreigners from as far away as Horstead, Lamas, Coltishall, Stratton Srawless and Aylsham. Also a few records for Burgh and Brampton.

Hello Geoffers

I'm very hopeful that your Buxton study might contain some information that I'm missing in my attempts to research the Jegon family tree.

I'm wanting to find more information about Robert Jegon who was born c1607. His father, John Jegon, (born
c1550) was Bishop of Norwich 1603-18. His mother was Dorothy Lilia Vaughan (born c 1580). They married
c1607. John died in 1618 and is buried inside the Parish Church in Aylsham Norfolk.

Robert Jegon was one of four children, the others being John, Dorothy and Joane.

I do not know when, (or to whom) Robert married, but he had a son called William Jegon who I believe was baptized on 6th May 1650 in Buxton, Norfolk. William Jegon became Rector of Swanton Morley and died there 18th Nov 1710.

I'm hoping that the records you have for Buxton will include details of William Jegon's christening and that these might include more details about his father Robert and his mother. I'm also keen to learn whether Robert had any brothers or sisters.

I'm visiting Norfolk in March and intending to visit Swanton Morley, Aylsham and Buxton to progress my research. Anything you can add to point me in the right direction would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your trouble.

Wellard

[DebraJane]

To : Wellard
I would love to connect with you and compare notes. I have been trying to tie William Jegon to Bishop Jegon for some time. William Jegon is my 8th great-grandfather and I was aware that there was a connection to the Bishop but have been unable to establish William's parentage. Would love to hear from you.
Sincerely, Deb Jahn

[Procat]

Hi Wellard,

Unfortunately Geoffers is no longer active on the forum and is unlikely to see your post.

[Wellard]

Hello Procat

Thanks for the information about "Geoffers". I've since stumbled upon reports of the work done by Goeff Lowe and others to transcribe parish records and provide these to the Norfolk Records Office. It's quite likely that they are one and the same so I'm grateful that the knowledge Geoffers uncovered has been made available to the public.

Wellard

[Wellard]

Hello DebraJane

It seems we are both interested in the Wellard family. My father's stepfather was Charles Thomas Jegon Wellard who was decended from Anne Jegon and Robert Wellard who married 24th Nov 1711. Anne Jegon was the daughter of William Jegon and his first wife Mary. I can be sure that Anne Jegon was decended from Bishop John Jegon because there is an ancient memorial stone to Robert Wellard in Alkham Church, Kent which states this. I can send you the inscription if you don't have it. My understanding is that William was the son of Robert Jegon who was the first born son of Bishop John Jegon. I don't know the name of Robert's wife, or whether they had other children. Robert Wellard was the son of John Wellard and Ann Croshold. Both John and Robert were Town Clerk of Dover.

I have quite a lot of historical information about this line of the Wellard family because others in the family have researched and preserved documents. Anne Jegon was the only child of William and Mary to survive into adulthood so documents dating back to those time were handed down through the Wellard line and ended up with me. Out of curiosity I am keen to fill in the gaps in my knowledge about the Jegons and other branches of the Wellard family and am happy to collaborate with you and share our history.

Best regards

Howard Bowron

[RoninYudanshaRy]

Hi Geoffers,
My Grandfather Alfred James Ives was born in Erpingham in 1889, family moved to Buxton, Lammas one of his brothers was gamekeeper on them local estate during WW11 my mother Irene was evacuated there. I know he had several brothers one killed in ww1 another was gamekeeper, another Fred moved to N London grandfather to Mike Reid comedian, but have no more information, what have you if anything?
Regards
Ray

[peter nicholl]

Hi Ray
Unfortunately as you can see from Post #23, Geoffers is no longer active on the forum and is unlikely to see your post.
Peter

[RoninYudanshaRy]

Thanks for the heads up Peter