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January 31, 2022

Finding a Knight in My Tree

 

Recently I’ve been devoting free time to digging deeper into my mother’s English ancestry.  Both her parents were born in Ramsgate, Kent England and her lineage is solidly England for many generations.

Finding that my ancestor Solomon Hougham aka Huffam was a young Knight immortalized in a stained glass window in a Parish Church in Kent England was thrilling. 

Solomon Hougham born 1475, in stained glass window st Nicholas church in Ash, kent, England. He is the second figure from the left.

A second find (see image below) gave more details of Solomon and his life. Now I am researching why Solomon had elephants on his cloak and shield. I want to know what their significance was to him or his family.




January 30, 2022

Obituary William Wellington Eyers 1894

 

William Wellington Eyers farmer of Moulton Township Ontario age 88 died 1894

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January 29, 2022

The Fun in Being Wrong

 

Burial Richard Philpot 1628 Wye Kent England
I did it again. Last year I found that my ancestor Richard Philpot aka Fylpot was the father of my ancestress Agnes Philpot who was baptized in Wye Kent England 21 April 1560. I knew Agnes’ mother was Eleanor and when I found the marriage of Richard to Eleanor Dane in Wye in 1556 I happily entered entered Eleanor in my Genealogy program.

Then I spent considerable time searching for Eleanor’s parents.  Today when digging deeper into the Wye Parish records, I found several siblings for my Agnes, and the burial of her father Richard in 1628.

But hold on! I found a second marriage for my Richard, to an Eleanor Potten, in Wye in July 1559.  Since my Agnes was baptized in 1560 Eleanor Potten must be her mother.  I’d made a newbie mistake and didn’t keep looking for more details for Richard.  It was an easy mistake to make   E cause who would thin ke had two wives named Eleanor. But it was an assumption, not an exhaustive search to verify I had the right wife.

I’ve forgiven myself for jumping to conclusions and actually had some fun tracking down the family group for Robert and his three wives.  Yes - three. I discovered a third wife named Alice but not given the courtesy of a surname in the church register.

It seems tha my Richard Philpot first married Eleanor Dane in 1556 and had two sons with her - Stewyn [sic] in 1556 and Thomas in 1558. Eleanor died that same year.

Richard then married Eleanor Potten (also found as Potyn and Pottry) in July 1559 and had two children by her- Agnes in 1560 and Mary in 1561. This wife was buried in Wye in July 1562.

Richard wasted no time marrying again but the poor man had three youngsters (little Thomas died at 4 days old) and needed a wife to care for them. In November 1662 Richard married Alice and had two more children - Anfra in 1567 and a second son named Thomas in 1569. Alice lived u til 1608 and Richard  died 20 years later in 1628. His burial records him as “an ancient householder”

So, while I made a silly mistake and had to redo my earlier research, I’m having fun finding out more about my Philpot family in Wye. 




January 28, 2022

Obituary Abraham Angle 1885

 

Obituary Abraham Angle age 68 died 1885 in Wainfleet Ontario

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January 26, 2022

Thinking Outside the Genealogy Box

 

When my ancestor John Suckling of Pluckley Kent England died in 1644, accounts from other villagers for their assistance were submitted to the Parish Church for payment.

Starting in April 1643 the Church provided support for the Suckling family for 13 months, with candles and money.

We can also see from the account listings that one of their children had died in this time period.

Finding this wonderful bit of detail about John and his last days came about because I found an obscure Thesis from 1987 called “ Custom and Conflict in a Wealden Village; Pluckley 1550-1700” a 1987 thesis by Neil Davie,

Reading through the 400 plus pages I found it full of names and tiny facts about the villagers. I’m still gleaning information about several of my Pluckley ancestors and about the village in general.

Thinking outside the box and looking for alternate obscure records can provide many happy findings. So don’t  overlook the less obvious sources  of information as you go about your genealogy journey.


Obituary Emma Fralick 1917

 

Emma wife of James Fralick died suddenly 1917,age 65

Residence Aftercliffe Ontario

Interment Caistorville

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January 24, 2022

Obituary Jonas Furry 1873

 

Jonas Furry, farmer, Residence Dunn Ontario, age 77 died 1873


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January 22, 2022

Obituary Thomas C Armour 1923

 

Obituary Thomas C Armour , 64 years died in Onondaga Township Ontario 1923


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January 20, 2022

Obituary John Eugene Keogh 1887

 

Obituary John Eugene Keogh son of Thomas Keogh, age 17 died 1887 in Dunnville


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January 18, 2022

Obituary Mansel McCollom 1911

 

Obituary June 16, 1911

Dunnville Riberside

Mansell McCollom age 65

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January 16, 2022

Obituary Harold Eagle 1908


 Harold Eagle, cheese maker, residence Canboro Ontario, died1908, age 54


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January 14, 2022

Obituary Fred Goring 1912


 Obituary Fred Goring 1912

From Wellandport, died Homer Ontario

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January 12, 2022

Obituary Anna Mary wife of John Green 1929

 

Died in Caistorville Ontario 1929, Anna Mary, wife of John Green, age 74


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January 10, 2022

Obituary Dr Alfred E Meyer 1906

 

Dr Alfred E Meyer died in New York City, age 38. 1906


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January 8, 2022

January 6, 2022

Obituary John Porter Emerson 1906



 
John Porter Emerson age 20 died Moulton Township Ontario 1906


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January 4, 2022