New Database Online

New Database On-line

The 1837 online website now has a facility for looking up living relatives and ready to be searched through by those with a need. Living Relatives is a premium database, allowing you to search the current electoral roll, telephone directory (business and homes) and directors’ details to find up-to-date contact details. The service costs just six units per search across all three datasets - less that the cost of standard directory enquiries.  You do have to upgrade from the standard subscription to get access but it could be very cost effective if it saves having to look through a county’s electoral roll.  There is also a section for unusual names.  A few that have been found in the public domain are Shrove TUESDAY, Preserved FISH and Shutters WINDOWS.  The longest name that has been found for the site was that of KONSTANTYNOPOLITANCZYKIEWICZOWNA which had originated in Poland and before anyone asks I do not have the foggiest idea as to its meaning although I do make out Constantine as a start.
This is a cautionary tale for the users of the IGI.  Mark VERNON was searching for his SCAMAN family but it appeared that they must have emigrated rather earlier than he had expected as there was absolutely no sign of them anywhere in the IGI.  Mark was fairly certain that they were still in Lincolnshire and was lucky enough to already know their birth dates and the place of birth – Swaby of his great-great-great-grandfather.  Bernie carried out some research for him and found that what was written in the parish register as SCAMAN had been read by the transcribers of the IGI as SEAMAN.  No doubt there are people out there pulling out their hair trying to fit this SEAMAN family into their tree!!
Mrs HALL of North Hykeham has traced her maiden line back to John CUBLEY born in 1781 in Donington according to the 1851 census.  His son was also a John.  One possible addition to this family is that of James who appears on the 1841 census and who seems to be looking after his widowed mother Mary.   Another piece of information I found on the IGI is that of a John being baptised in Donington in 1784 who was the son of Francis and Martha née PATMAN of Horbling who were married in 1783.  Several other members of the family were born in Holbeach. The earliest place that I found them in is that of Harlaxton with the marriage of William to Agnes WAYT.  This seems to be a family of Ag Labs who eventually put down roots in Gedney and stayed there.  The name CUBLEY comes from the village of the same name.  This village is west of Derby and originally was the ‘leah’ belonging to Cubba.  PATMAN comes from the pet form of Patrick.
Bits and Bobs
Nettleham Register – Jan 20th 1790 – Clerks wages are as follows – Each messuage payes at Christmas and at Easter 6d and each cottage 2 ½ d and according to the old custom everyone who occupied a plow gave a pye.  But some made the pye so mean of bones or even of what was not fit to eat that it was thought proper to pay 4d instead of the pye.  So each possessor of a plow pays 4d more than what is charged upon a messuage or cottage.  William HETT curate.
Bob Kershaw in the Lincolnshire Family History Society Magazine 2001