American Trail
During a search this week for a COCHRAN individual who was born in Canada and lived for many years in Massachusetts I rediscovered the problem of countries holding the census at different times. The first time I find George F he is married to Ada and in the US 1910 Census they had been married 10 years. It is easy enough to work out that they therefore married in around 1900. According to the census Ada, who was born in Beverley, Yorkshire and entered the States in 1898, so why are they not to be found on the US 1900 census? Could it be they were away in Canada on honeymoon? By the time they come back the census is over and it is another year before the census takes place in Canada where they can’t be found either. One of the handy items to be found on the US census is the nationality of the parents and of the individual. In George’s case this is Canada on all three and this allows (assuming that the nationality doesn’t change) one to discount those that do not fit. They both were naturalised in 1916 and this is listed on the 1920 census. If you use Ancestry.com you can sign up for a trial period for free. The name COCHRAN and its many variations all come from Cochrane the place in Scotland
The first COCHRANE recorded in Scotland was one Waldeve de COVERAN who witnessed a charter in favour of the 5th Earl of Menteith in 1262. Tradition traces the COCHRANE ancestry to a Viking warrior who settled in Renfrewshire where his descendants took their name from the lands of Cochrane near Paisley. The 10th Earl of Cochrane pursued a naval career during the Napoleonic Wars and became popular due to his expertise in capturing larger ships, and his ingenuity for discomfiting the enemy. Later, as MP for Westminster, he became a victim of party politics, and with his services largely unrecognised, in 1817 he accepted command of the Chilean Navy and assisted that country gain its freedom from Spain.
A new name came my way this week with a letter from Stephen ALLEN who is working on the name FENN. The name as it suggests does come from the fenlands. In the 12th century it could be found as Ralph de FENNE or Thomas atte FENNE. As you can see the name has quite a long history. It originated from the Old English fenn, which was a marsh or fen. If you were living in the far southwest of the country it might be a corruption of the place name Venn.
Bits and Bobs
Vellum indenture dated November 28th 1588, being a grant of messuages and lands at 'Strabbie' (now Strubby), as well as a manor, grange, etc., called 'Shepewasshe' in Sheepwash and Canwick, Lincolnshire, signed amongst others by Sir Julius CEASAR, written in a remarkably legible hand, lacking seal but otherwise in fine condition. An extremely interesting document which makes it clear that the grant, to William HENNEGE of Benniworth, by Nicholas WILLSON of Sturton,., was in settlement of a £1,000 debt following a King's Bench judgement against WILLSON, after he had breached the terms of a marriage settlement. The colourfully named Sir Julius CEASAR (1558-1635) rose to Chancellor of the Exchequer under James I
Sold by Auction 2002
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Much Ado About Nothi
Much Ado About Nothing
There are just two returns given when Lincolnshire is put into the search engine for the Victorian Prisoners Photographs at the National Archives site. Louisa MITCHELL who was born in 1844 in Grimsby stole a watch in Surrey and was given three months hard labour in 1873 for doing it. In 1872 John ARCHER was given six months hard labour for stealing three brass balls from his master. The descendants of these can get a copy of the photo from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ using their visa. While we consider it a bit of luck to find such things I am fairly certain that the ancestors concerned would not have viewed it in this light.
The surname MITCHELL was rarely used as a Christian name for this was normally Michael but it is from this that many MITCHELLS have come. However there is a link in one family back in the 12th century when Michael de Middleton was the Keeper of the Kings Wolfhounds. Twenty years later the keeper was William MICHEL and later still Richard MICHEL. It is thought that this was the father passing on the post to his sons. The second possible origin is from the Old English mycel and the Middle English michel and muchel. These translate to the word big. Most of us have heard of this one without realising it. One of the outlaws with Robin Hood was Much the Millers son. We know John nicknamed Little was big and so it is likely that the Millers son nicknamed Much was little.
It is coincidental that the second photo is of John ARCHER and who knows perhaps he is descended from one of the archers with Robin HOOD. Some of the earliest instances of the surname were spelt L’ARCHER with it being an occupation.
Another very interesting site I came across recently is that of www.durtnall.org.uk/. This is the family site of Mike Durtnall. What Mike has done is to collect the details of ancient documents and put them on his web site. Some are for sale now while others have been on eBay. The following is the sort of item I found 63/7 Searby - 1827 - Disposal of Half of Manor of Searby by Mary Ann Roadley to John Walter Dudding and John Iles. 4 sheets parchment - signed and sealed by Mary Ann Roadley and witnessed by John Ferraby and Chas. Smith. Contains details of all properties and land included in the sale, and the tenants. Names mentioned - Berry, Bristow, Brown, Clark, Cousin, Dauvatt, Day, Dixon, Drewry, Duislake, Ferraby, Field, Gibson, Hall, Hargrave, Hilton, Jacklin(g), Jackson, James, King, Kirkland, Medley, Mumby, Nicholson, Petch, Platt, Portas, Radley, Rands, Scutterby, Sharp, Smith, Taylor, Trow, Walker, Wakefield, Weston, Wildbore. £58.
If you do not know the area then something along the lines of the next item that was for sale in 2002 can happen. Archive of fifteen indentures on paper, 1750-1803, dealing with land and property transactions in the Manor of Somerby and Searby , Lincolnshire, all in fine condition. An important archive of documents for local historians and genealogist. Somerby is today the village of Somersby and Searby is the village of Swabey, both lying between Horncastle and Alford. They have just moved the village of Somerby 30 miles south.
The last one I do not have a date for. Did anyone see this item? Up for sale were the marriage registers for 1812 -1837 for the villages of Saxby and what seems to be Firsby. How did they become saleable items? I checked the Archives list of deposited Registers and there is no mention of any being missing. The Saxby register has one page used and the Firsby has eight. Not an earth shattering omission to the data available unless it is a marriage of your family. Where did they go to, does anyone know?
Bits and Bobs
Court Report – Tuesday Oct 5th 1858 – William Plaskitt of Cabourne was charged with refusing to attend and be sworn as a parish constable. Discharged on his consenting to be sworn into office.
A policeman’s lot never was an ’appy one Lincolnshire Family History Society 1997
There are just two returns given when Lincolnshire is put into the search engine for the Victorian Prisoners Photographs at the National Archives site. Louisa MITCHELL who was born in 1844 in Grimsby stole a watch in Surrey and was given three months hard labour in 1873 for doing it. In 1872 John ARCHER was given six months hard labour for stealing three brass balls from his master. The descendants of these can get a copy of the photo from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ using their visa. While we consider it a bit of luck to find such things I am fairly certain that the ancestors concerned would not have viewed it in this light.
The surname MITCHELL was rarely used as a Christian name for this was normally Michael but it is from this that many MITCHELLS have come. However there is a link in one family back in the 12th century when Michael de Middleton was the Keeper of the Kings Wolfhounds. Twenty years later the keeper was William MICHEL and later still Richard MICHEL. It is thought that this was the father passing on the post to his sons. The second possible origin is from the Old English mycel and the Middle English michel and muchel. These translate to the word big. Most of us have heard of this one without realising it. One of the outlaws with Robin Hood was Much the Millers son. We know John nicknamed Little was big and so it is likely that the Millers son nicknamed Much was little.
It is coincidental that the second photo is of John ARCHER and who knows perhaps he is descended from one of the archers with Robin HOOD. Some of the earliest instances of the surname were spelt L’ARCHER with it being an occupation.
Another very interesting site I came across recently is that of www.durtnall.org.uk/. This is the family site of Mike Durtnall. What Mike has done is to collect the details of ancient documents and put them on his web site. Some are for sale now while others have been on eBay. The following is the sort of item I found 63/7 Searby - 1827 - Disposal of Half of Manor of Searby by Mary Ann Roadley to John Walter Dudding and John Iles. 4 sheets parchment - signed and sealed by Mary Ann Roadley and witnessed by John Ferraby and Chas. Smith. Contains details of all properties and land included in the sale, and the tenants. Names mentioned - Berry, Bristow, Brown, Clark, Cousin, Dauvatt, Day, Dixon, Drewry, Duislake, Ferraby, Field, Gibson, Hall, Hargrave, Hilton, Jacklin(g), Jackson, James, King, Kirkland, Medley, Mumby, Nicholson, Petch, Platt, Portas, Radley, Rands, Scutterby, Sharp, Smith, Taylor, Trow, Walker, Wakefield, Weston, Wildbore. £58.
If you do not know the area then something along the lines of the next item that was for sale in 2002 can happen. Archive of fifteen indentures on paper, 1750-1803, dealing with land and property transactions in the Manor of Somerby and Searby , Lincolnshire, all in fine condition. An important archive of documents for local historians and genealogist. Somerby is today the village of Somersby and Searby is the village of Swabey, both lying between Horncastle and Alford. They have just moved the village of Somerby 30 miles south.
The last one I do not have a date for. Did anyone see this item? Up for sale were the marriage registers for 1812 -1837 for the villages of Saxby and what seems to be Firsby. How did they become saleable items? I checked the Archives list of deposited Registers and there is no mention of any being missing. The Saxby register has one page used and the Firsby has eight. Not an earth shattering omission to the data available unless it is a marriage of your family. Where did they go to, does anyone know?
Bits and Bobs
Court Report – Tuesday Oct 5th 1858 – William Plaskitt of Cabourne was charged with refusing to attend and be sworn as a parish constable. Discharged on his consenting to be sworn into office.
A policeman’s lot never was an ’appy one Lincolnshire Family History Society 1997
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Research al Fresco
Research al Fresco
Wendy PANKHURST sent in the following information that St. Peter's Church at East Halton will be holding an Open Day for family history researchers. They will get the opportunity of looking at the Parish Records and Bishops Transcripts where they were written and a map of the graveyard will also be available. The great day is on Saturday 19th August and at the same time you can enjoy the refreshments that will be available. Perhaps other churches will follow East Haltons lead. The surname PANKHURST along with PENTYCROSS and PERRYCOST all come from the Old French Pentecost and were generally born during that festival.
Sold recently was a Mortgage of an estate in Winterton, Lincolnshire, between John THOMPSON of Winterton, plumber and glazier, and Isaac LEVI of Barton upon Humber, silversmith. It was dated 25th March 1818 in the 58th year of the reign of King George III. The LEVI surname was not regularly found in Lincolnshire. By 1881 there were just two and these were both immigrants. One is from Russia and the other from Poland. The name LEVI means "attached" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of the Israelites (the tribe that eventually became the priests of the Israelites). In the New Testament this is another name for the apostle Matthew. Tending to be of Jewish origin the occupation also hints at the same conclusion. I wonder what happened to him? Isn’t it odd how one can get sidetracked? I looked up George III in Wikipedia as I was unsure as the veracity of his reported 58-year reign. Then I moved back in time to the Jacobite Rebellion of the 18th century and thought about who, if anyone, was claiming the English throne today through their descent from Bonny Prince Charlie; and there is someone. I found that Francis II of Bavaria is the present claimant. The heir presumptive of Franz, Duke of Bavaria, is his younger brother Prince Max of Bavaria. Then his daughter Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, and then her eldest son Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, born 24 May 1995 in London. Prince Joseph is first heir in the Jacobite line born in the British Isles since James III and VIII, The Old Pretender in 1688. Well I found it interesting and by the way George III was on the English throne from 1738 until his death in 1820.
Bits and Bobs
Humberstone (more recently spelled Humberston) is from the Old English Humbre+stone for "the boundary stone in the River Humber". In the 1086 Domesday Book, it is rendered in its original form as Humbrestone. May 5th 1815 – Death – Lately at Humberstone, near Grimsby, aged 83 years, Ann KILLOCK: she had performed the duty of Clerk to the Parish church for 20 years and followed four husbands to their grave, and left 60 children and grandchildren behind her. Lincolnshire Family History Society Magazine 1997.
This must be an unusual occurrence for a woman to have been the Parish Clerk in the 19th century. Her surname is thought to have originated from the village of Kilnwick in Yorkshire.
Wendy PANKHURST sent in the following information that St. Peter's Church at East Halton will be holding an Open Day for family history researchers. They will get the opportunity of looking at the Parish Records and Bishops Transcripts where they were written and a map of the graveyard will also be available. The great day is on Saturday 19th August and at the same time you can enjoy the refreshments that will be available. Perhaps other churches will follow East Haltons lead. The surname PANKHURST along with PENTYCROSS and PERRYCOST all come from the Old French Pentecost and were generally born during that festival.
Sold recently was a Mortgage of an estate in Winterton, Lincolnshire, between John THOMPSON of Winterton, plumber and glazier, and Isaac LEVI of Barton upon Humber, silversmith. It was dated 25th March 1818 in the 58th year of the reign of King George III. The LEVI surname was not regularly found in Lincolnshire. By 1881 there were just two and these were both immigrants. One is from Russia and the other from Poland. The name LEVI means "attached" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of the Israelites (the tribe that eventually became the priests of the Israelites). In the New Testament this is another name for the apostle Matthew. Tending to be of Jewish origin the occupation also hints at the same conclusion. I wonder what happened to him? Isn’t it odd how one can get sidetracked? I looked up George III in Wikipedia as I was unsure as the veracity of his reported 58-year reign. Then I moved back in time to the Jacobite Rebellion of the 18th century and thought about who, if anyone, was claiming the English throne today through their descent from Bonny Prince Charlie; and there is someone. I found that Francis II of Bavaria is the present claimant. The heir presumptive of Franz, Duke of Bavaria, is his younger brother Prince Max of Bavaria. Then his daughter Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, and then her eldest son Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, born 24 May 1995 in London. Prince Joseph is first heir in the Jacobite line born in the British Isles since James III and VIII, The Old Pretender in 1688. Well I found it interesting and by the way George III was on the English throne from 1738 until his death in 1820.
Bits and Bobs
Humberstone (more recently spelled Humberston) is from the Old English Humbre+stone for "the boundary stone in the River Humber". In the 1086 Domesday Book, it is rendered in its original form as Humbrestone. May 5th 1815 – Death – Lately at Humberstone, near Grimsby, aged 83 years, Ann KILLOCK: she had performed the duty of Clerk to the Parish church for 20 years and followed four husbands to their grave, and left 60 children and grandchildren behind her. Lincolnshire Family History Society Magazine 1997.
This must be an unusual occurrence for a woman to have been the Parish Clerk in the 19th century. Her surname is thought to have originated from the village of Kilnwick in Yorkshire.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
What's It Worth
What's It Worth?
Back in 1680, employing a craftsman for 13 days would cost you the equivalent of just one hour for a modern plumber. In 1270, for the same amount, you could add five extra days of craftsman work, 14 lbs of wool and a bale of wheat. How do I know this? Well I found the converter on www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency At The National Archives the new currency conversion program where you can convert old money into new equivalent values, and at the same time you can also see what the relative buying power of money was in days gone by. For example, did you know that Jane Austen left £50 in her will in 1817? That sum is approximately equal to the spending power of £2,096 today. It would have bought her beneficiary: 318 days of craftsman labour or,53 stones of wool or, 8 quarters of wheat or, 9 cows or, 4 horses.
Grasby had a visit from a gentleman who lives in Hykeham and more years ago than he would like to remember his address here was the same as mine is today. He was kind enough to let me scan a postcard he had with him which was of our house in the very early part of the 20th century. What is it about these old postcards that makes them so much more evocative than the coloured ones of today? When these visits occur always try to get a name and contact number. Me? I forgot! Hopefully he will get in touch again.
A document recently for sale dated 6 April 1773 in the 13th year of the reign of King George III and for the Release of land in Wigtoff, Lincolnshire, between John GAINSBOROUGH of Swineshead, Lincolnshire, yeoman and Mary his wife (nee WATERS) and Samuel FOSTER of Swineshead, yeoman. The property is All that piece of land in Wigtoff called the Fore Fen of 4 acres lying South East of the turnpike road from Boston to Donington (No 49 on the Inclosure Map).
By 1881 the FOSTER family seems to have disappeared for the FOSTER that is living in Swineshead comes from Stamford and has his father in law Levi DAYBALL staying with him. The name FOSTER, so the book says, might come from Middle English foster as in cild-foster, a foster parent or nurse. However having seen the name FORSTER, FOSTER and FORESTER being used for the same family I feel that it is more likely to be the occupational name of a person who works in a forest.
The Mormons with the IGI lump all the DIBBLE, DYBELL, DAYBALL, and DABBLE together as having the same root. Just about all of the elder members of these families came from Norfolk according to the 1881 census. I seem to spend this week disagreeing with the book; it says that DAYBELL is a nick name that came from the practise of ringing a bell at dawn which was called imaginatively enough the day-bell. The alternative, and the one I prefer, is the ease with which some words can be changed by using a D instead of a T. The name Tibbald was represented in Old Saxon as Dibald which started off as the font name Theobald. It is not very far to go to get DIBBLE or DAYBELL from DIBALD.
Bits and Bobs
LRSM 8 December 1848 - Spilsby Petty Sessions 27 November - Ruth DAWSON, of Bolingbroke, applied for an order upon Wm. STENNETT, of Revesby, to prove that the defendant (who is cousin to the plaintiff) had sent her money not to swear the child, plaintiff had called a second Wm. Stennett, also a cousin; but upon examination he swore positively that he had never spoken to the plaintiff upon the subject, and so prevaricated in his statements that it was clear he had been tampered with. The magistrates expressed their strong disapprobation of the witness' conduct, and of the defence which was attempted to be set up. Order granted for 2s 6d weekly and expenses.
Back in 1680, employing a craftsman for 13 days would cost you the equivalent of just one hour for a modern plumber. In 1270, for the same amount, you could add five extra days of craftsman work, 14 lbs of wool and a bale of wheat. How do I know this? Well I found the converter on www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency At The National Archives the new currency conversion program where you can convert old money into new equivalent values, and at the same time you can also see what the relative buying power of money was in days gone by. For example, did you know that Jane Austen left £50 in her will in 1817? That sum is approximately equal to the spending power of £2,096 today. It would have bought her beneficiary: 318 days of craftsman labour or,53 stones of wool or, 8 quarters of wheat or, 9 cows or, 4 horses.
Grasby had a visit from a gentleman who lives in Hykeham and more years ago than he would like to remember his address here was the same as mine is today. He was kind enough to let me scan a postcard he had with him which was of our house in the very early part of the 20th century. What is it about these old postcards that makes them so much more evocative than the coloured ones of today? When these visits occur always try to get a name and contact number. Me? I forgot! Hopefully he will get in touch again.
A document recently for sale dated 6 April 1773 in the 13th year of the reign of King George III and for the Release of land in Wigtoff, Lincolnshire, between John GAINSBOROUGH of Swineshead, Lincolnshire, yeoman and Mary his wife (nee WATERS) and Samuel FOSTER of Swineshead, yeoman. The property is All that piece of land in Wigtoff called the Fore Fen of 4 acres lying South East of the turnpike road from Boston to Donington (No 49 on the Inclosure Map).
By 1881 the FOSTER family seems to have disappeared for the FOSTER that is living in Swineshead comes from Stamford and has his father in law Levi DAYBALL staying with him. The name FOSTER, so the book says, might come from Middle English foster as in cild-foster, a foster parent or nurse. However having seen the name FORSTER, FOSTER and FORESTER being used for the same family I feel that it is more likely to be the occupational name of a person who works in a forest.
The Mormons with the IGI lump all the DIBBLE, DYBELL, DAYBALL, and DABBLE together as having the same root. Just about all of the elder members of these families came from Norfolk according to the 1881 census. I seem to spend this week disagreeing with the book; it says that DAYBELL is a nick name that came from the practise of ringing a bell at dawn which was called imaginatively enough the day-bell. The alternative, and the one I prefer, is the ease with which some words can be changed by using a D instead of a T. The name Tibbald was represented in Old Saxon as Dibald which started off as the font name Theobald. It is not very far to go to get DIBBLE or DAYBELL from DIBALD.
Bits and Bobs
LRSM 8 December 1848 - Spilsby Petty Sessions 27 November - Ruth DAWSON, of Bolingbroke, applied for an order upon Wm. STENNETT, of Revesby, to prove that the defendant (who is cousin to the plaintiff) had sent her money not to swear the child, plaintiff had called a second Wm. Stennett, also a cousin; but upon examination he swore positively that he had never spoken to the plaintiff upon the subject, and so prevaricated in his statements that it was clear he had been tampered with. The magistrates expressed their strong disapprobation of the witness' conduct, and of the defence which was attempted to be set up. Order granted for 2s 6d weekly and expenses.
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Its The Accent What
It’s The Accent What Does It
My searches just recently have been for the PETT family of Spalding who left the county to live in the Doncaster area in the early part of the 19th century. In the parish registers we only have the PITT surname and the occasional PIDD. Usually this can be explained by the fact that the PETT that is giving his/her name to the vicar has a strong accent which the vicar then translates as PITT. The books agree with me here (which doesn’t help) for under PETT they say to ‘See PITT’. So the question is how do you prove that they are one and the same. What one hopes for here is a change in the vicar and hopefully a change in the name. To illustrate this take that of the gentleman who discovered a comet; most people pronounce the name as HAYLEY or HALIE but is this right for I have seen in one register the name spelt HALLEY and HAULEY. This indicates that the first element is pronounced HALL. Where does this leave PETT research? To be as sure as one can be the only thing one can hope for is to carry on looking for an entry with a change of spelling where the two can be linked together. In addition to the spellings above the book also has putt and they all come from a location. It is the dweller by the pits or hollows and is from the Old English pytt. There is village with the name Pett in Kent and one called Pitt in Hampshire.
A phone call set me on the trail of GUENIGAULT & COSFORD of London. What an opportunity we have to get the spelling wrong when it comes to a French name and an English accent. These are Huguenots that had been here a while but in the 1881 census there is but one head of house and that is Charles who was born in London. Could this be the one and only link to today’s families? A swift rummage on Google and up comes the www.tolliss.com/ site where can be found 84 GUENIGAULT individuals. A number of these should be living in London during 1881 so why aren’t they listed? The father of Charles, Louis Stephen GUENIGAULT, can be found on the Tollis site along with half a dozen of Charles uncles. Many of these had children. A French genealogical site also has GUENIGAUD as a spelling. Swapping a few letters around gives a few more individuals by the surname GUEINGAULE living in Battersea. The family is still there today with Mary GUENIGAULT working with the Liberal Democrats in Southwark. There is a hero in their midst for during the First World War amongst those lost on the raid on Zeebrugge was Able Seaman GUINIGAULT. Charles William GUENIGAULT was 19 years old and the son of Frederick William and Hannah of Essex Road. My books are deficient as to a meaning. The second however is a place name and comes from the person called Cossa who had control of the ford over a river.
Bits and Bobs
Fiona of the Grimsby FHS was at the Lincolnshire Family History Society AGM and was one of those lucky enough to hear John Wilson, archivist at the North-east Lincolnshire Archives speak on the Lottery funded project which involves indexing the Crew Lists held at Grimsby and Hull. While there is a lot more Grimsby data the Hull index has beaten them to the punch and they are on line at www.hullcc.gov.uk/. Go to the online catalogue and using DPF as a reference type in your name. She will let those on the internet know when Grimsby is up and running.
My searches just recently have been for the PETT family of Spalding who left the county to live in the Doncaster area in the early part of the 19th century. In the parish registers we only have the PITT surname and the occasional PIDD. Usually this can be explained by the fact that the PETT that is giving his/her name to the vicar has a strong accent which the vicar then translates as PITT. The books agree with me here (which doesn’t help) for under PETT they say to ‘See PITT’. So the question is how do you prove that they are one and the same. What one hopes for here is a change in the vicar and hopefully a change in the name. To illustrate this take that of the gentleman who discovered a comet; most people pronounce the name as HAYLEY or HALIE but is this right for I have seen in one register the name spelt HALLEY and HAULEY. This indicates that the first element is pronounced HALL. Where does this leave PETT research? To be as sure as one can be the only thing one can hope for is to carry on looking for an entry with a change of spelling where the two can be linked together. In addition to the spellings above the book also has putt and they all come from a location. It is the dweller by the pits or hollows and is from the Old English pytt. There is village with the name Pett in Kent and one called Pitt in Hampshire.
A phone call set me on the trail of GUENIGAULT & COSFORD of London. What an opportunity we have to get the spelling wrong when it comes to a French name and an English accent. These are Huguenots that had been here a while but in the 1881 census there is but one head of house and that is Charles who was born in London. Could this be the one and only link to today’s families? A swift rummage on Google and up comes the www.tolliss.com/ site where can be found 84 GUENIGAULT individuals. A number of these should be living in London during 1881 so why aren’t they listed? The father of Charles, Louis Stephen GUENIGAULT, can be found on the Tollis site along with half a dozen of Charles uncles. Many of these had children. A French genealogical site also has GUENIGAUD as a spelling. Swapping a few letters around gives a few more individuals by the surname GUEINGAULE living in Battersea. The family is still there today with Mary GUENIGAULT working with the Liberal Democrats in Southwark. There is a hero in their midst for during the First World War amongst those lost on the raid on Zeebrugge was Able Seaman GUINIGAULT. Charles William GUENIGAULT was 19 years old and the son of Frederick William and Hannah of Essex Road. My books are deficient as to a meaning. The second however is a place name and comes from the person called Cossa who had control of the ford over a river.
Bits and Bobs
Fiona of the Grimsby FHS was at the Lincolnshire Family History Society AGM and was one of those lucky enough to hear John Wilson, archivist at the North-east Lincolnshire Archives speak on the Lottery funded project which involves indexing the Crew Lists held at Grimsby and Hull. While there is a lot more Grimsby data the Hull index has beaten them to the punch and they are on line at www.hullcc.gov.uk/. Go to the online catalogue and using DPF as a reference type in your name. She will let those on the internet know when Grimsby is up and running.
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