Lost and Found
Diana ROBINSON (nee GARDNER) of Rochester in the USA is looking into the history of her great grandmother Jane STUBBLEDAY who married William Dawson FLETCHER at St. Mark's Church in Lincoln on Feb. 20, 1848. The trouble is that William, on occasions, did not use his middle name of Dawson and this has caused some problems with identification. Jane’s maiden name can also be found being spelt in various ways by the family with one of her children it is down as STUBLEY. As Jane only put her mark on documents it is thought that she would not be able to correct the registrar’s mistake. What she would like to know is why, when Jane was born in Wyberton, would she be in Lincoln getting married and where was she in 1841 because she can’t be found on the census? Here we have the Son of Robin and a Gardener plus the person who puts the feathers onto arrows but STUBBLEDAY is not to be found. STUBLEY is thought to be a place in Essex. There is always a chance that the name could have changed from DOUBLEDAY.
Robin DUNN has dropped me a line. His family comes from the north of the county. A look at the 1901 census on line gives the names of George and Elizabeth as being the eldest members there. The trail through the 1881 census lead to brothers John and Joseph and their families. Most families in Lincolnshire were farm labourers but Joseph was the odd one out being a blacksmith by trade. Robin says that the family was living in Wrawby at one time. My transcript of the register confirms the link between Wrawby and South Ferriby with the same pairs of names turning up and this takes the family back to the baptism of William, the son of John & Ann in 1753. The surname DUNN is also the Old English word dunn for dark brown and was sometimes used as a nickname for a dark or swarthy person. The dark brown hedge sparrow is called a dunnock and gets its name from the same root.
Janice is now an OAKMAN and her husband George’s family come from Cambridgeshire and many of these lived in the Foxton area in the 19th century. There were none living in Lincolnshire in 1901 and only 51 individuals in Cambs, there were even less in 1881. The name comes from the Old English Acmann and is a straight forward sort of name as it translates to OAKMAN. Almost without exception the word oak in a name such as OAKES, NOKES or NOCK, OAKER and OAKENROYDE are all linked to people who live near the oak trees or in a clearing (royd). Oakman is slightly different as at one time (1219 in Yorkshire) it was used as a Christian name as in Alexander filius OKEMAN.
Bits and Bobs
Spalding Tuesday February 6th 1855 - Groundless Alarm - on Friday morning, at three o'clock, police constable MEASURES, while crossing the Victoria Bridge, heard cries of murder, fire &c. On proceeding in the direction of the sounds, he observed females with their heads out of the upper windows of the house of Mr. CULY, who, in answer to his inquiries, stated that someone was breaking into the house. The constable looked well around the premises, but saw nought but a heap of snow, which, it appeared, had just fallen over the back door from the roof of the house, and had awakened the inmates.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Friday, May 05, 2006
Da Vinci Is A Better
Da Vinci Is A Better Way To Be Noticed
Lincoln is soon to become one of THE places to visit after the film of The Da Vinci Code hits the screens. This event had been brought to mind with the reading of a book on almshouses and mention of Lincoln being the second most important site after London for a leper hospital. The Lazar is called thus from St Lazarus and was run by an off-shoot of the Hospitallers of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. It is supposed that the first ever leper hospital in the country was founded in Lincoln by Bishop Regimius during the 11th century. It was named the Malandry and built on common land just outside the city walls near Little Bargate. One item of note was the funding of the Lazar; on Canwick Hill was situated a gallows, those that were destined to take a last look at Lincoln from this viewpoint were buried by the lepers and the Lazar received payment for this service. Leprosy in those days was considered your own fault; you must have been afflicted due to your sinful way of life! After it was discovered that you had the disease you would be given a pep talk by the priest to mend your ways, sprinkled with holy water, given a black gown to wear, a rattle to shake to let all know you were coming by and put into a Lazar and left to fend for yourself. The Leper would not be allowed to visit a church, mill or bake-house, talk to strangers, touch anything that was for sale nor wash in a running stream. A shovel full of earth was thrown at the lepers feet and as far as the community was concerned the leper was already dead - just not buried yet.
A local name I have come across is that of FARMERY. This has little to do with farms but comes from the English habit of knocking letters of from the beginning of French words. Similarly the hamlet near Caenby Corner named Owmby by Spital gets its name from the shortening of the word Hospital. The Old French word is enfermerie is the origin of the English infirmary and a FARMERY would most likely work in the monastery infirmary.
While still on the subject of shutting people away it seems that Sue from Perth, Australia had a relative on the wrong side of the law as far as Australians are concerned. He, Nathaniel FARRANT lived in Stamford as the Goal Keeper. Sorry but when I first read this I was thinking of football and wondered what they called the team in those days!! By 1851 he was a Magistrates Clerk. Could this be thought of as a step up the social ladder? If this is your family Sue would be delighted to hear from you. By 1881 the solitary FARRANT family member to be found in Lincolnshire, is George the bolt-maker of Lincoln who is living in Gainsborough.
The name FARRANT is thought to either come from the Old French ferant which is short for Ferdinand or ferrant being the nickname for one with iron-grey coloured hair.
Bits and Bobs
Jan 6 1837 – there is now living at Misterton near Gainsborough, Mr James FARAM, who has reached the very advanced age of 102 years, and is in the enjoyment of considerable activity and health except for his eyesight, which has failed. He is proof that this neighbourhood is not so prejudicial to health as common opinion has held it to be.
Lincolnshire Family History Society 2001
Lincoln is soon to become one of THE places to visit after the film of The Da Vinci Code hits the screens. This event had been brought to mind with the reading of a book on almshouses and mention of Lincoln being the second most important site after London for a leper hospital. The Lazar is called thus from St Lazarus and was run by an off-shoot of the Hospitallers of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. It is supposed that the first ever leper hospital in the country was founded in Lincoln by Bishop Regimius during the 11th century. It was named the Malandry and built on common land just outside the city walls near Little Bargate. One item of note was the funding of the Lazar; on Canwick Hill was situated a gallows, those that were destined to take a last look at Lincoln from this viewpoint were buried by the lepers and the Lazar received payment for this service. Leprosy in those days was considered your own fault; you must have been afflicted due to your sinful way of life! After it was discovered that you had the disease you would be given a pep talk by the priest to mend your ways, sprinkled with holy water, given a black gown to wear, a rattle to shake to let all know you were coming by and put into a Lazar and left to fend for yourself. The Leper would not be allowed to visit a church, mill or bake-house, talk to strangers, touch anything that was for sale nor wash in a running stream. A shovel full of earth was thrown at the lepers feet and as far as the community was concerned the leper was already dead - just not buried yet.
A local name I have come across is that of FARMERY. This has little to do with farms but comes from the English habit of knocking letters of from the beginning of French words. Similarly the hamlet near Caenby Corner named Owmby by Spital gets its name from the shortening of the word Hospital. The Old French word is enfermerie is the origin of the English infirmary and a FARMERY would most likely work in the monastery infirmary.
While still on the subject of shutting people away it seems that Sue from Perth, Australia had a relative on the wrong side of the law as far as Australians are concerned. He, Nathaniel FARRANT lived in Stamford as the Goal Keeper. Sorry but when I first read this I was thinking of football and wondered what they called the team in those days!! By 1851 he was a Magistrates Clerk. Could this be thought of as a step up the social ladder? If this is your family Sue would be delighted to hear from you. By 1881 the solitary FARRANT family member to be found in Lincolnshire, is George the bolt-maker of Lincoln who is living in Gainsborough.
The name FARRANT is thought to either come from the Old French ferant which is short for Ferdinand or ferrant being the nickname for one with iron-grey coloured hair.
Bits and Bobs
Jan 6 1837 – there is now living at Misterton near Gainsborough, Mr James FARAM, who has reached the very advanced age of 102 years, and is in the enjoyment of considerable activity and health except for his eyesight, which has failed. He is proof that this neighbourhood is not so prejudicial to health as common opinion has held it to be.
Lincolnshire Family History Society 2001
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