Ancestry recently released the Church of England parish registers from Jersey, Channel Islands. My 2x great grandfather’s sister went to the Channel Islands, so I have been searching the parish registers, as well as checking the census records, for her family. I have already set up 3 posts about the family: The Prout family of… Continue reading Sarah Eliza Prout
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Fanny Prout
The census records had shown that Thomas Prout and Elizabeth Clement Whimpey had a daughter Fanny, born about 1863. I hadn’t found her baptism when I found the baptisms for the rest of the family, so I tried searching for a Fanny, born in 1863, in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. Her entry had been… Continue reading Fanny Prout
Mary Jane Prout
Mary had appeared with her parents on the 1851 and 1861 censuses, but not on the 1871 census. She could have possibly married or died, but there was no marriage or death found in the Jersey records. I therefore decided to search for any records for a Mary Jane Prout, born about 1848 at St… Continue reading Mary Jane Prout
The Clements family
Back in 1979, my dad was sent a family group sheet by relatives in the US that showed Elizabeth Clements was christened 28 January 1792 at Frome, and was the daughter of Thomas Clements and Joan Ames. Elizabeth married William Whimpey in 1817, so this baptism seemed likely. Then, around 2007, I was browsing the… Continue reading The Clements family
The Prout family of St Helier
One of my 2x great grandfather’s sisters went to live at St Helier after her marriage. I had followed the family through the census records, but I hadn’t yet found the baptism, burial and marriage records for the family. So, when last week Ancestry announced on their blog the release of the collections for Jersey,… Continue reading The Prout family of St Helier
Elizabeth Slawson – an update
On 21st December 2016 I wrote the post Latest research – Elizabeth Slawson. I had found a possible marriage for Elizabeth, and sent for the marriage certificate, to see who her father was listed as. Today, I received the certificate. Elizabeth Slawson, age 21, spinster, servant, married Thomas Hensman Knibbs on 7 April 1863. Her father… Continue reading Elizabeth Slawson – an update
Latest research – Walter Grieve Williamson
The article for yesterday’s Trove Tuesday post had mentioned Elizabeth Clyne’s daughter, Mrs. Margaret Williamson. This reminded me that I still haven’t been able to find out what happened to Margaret’s husband, Walter Grieve Williamson. Walter and Margaret’s youngest child was born in 1862 in the Ballarat area, so I narrowed my search to Ballarat… Continue reading Latest research – Walter Grieve Williamson
Joseph Slawson
Over the last few weeks, I have been researching the children of Elizabeth Skempton, to determine whether there were more grandchildren than I had in my family tree. Last week, I focused on Elizabeth’s 7th child, Priscilla Slawson, which just left Elizabeth’s youngest two children, Joseph Slawson, and Thomas Burgess Slawson. Thomas died when he was… Continue reading Joseph Slawson
Sydney Briggs
While I was searching for articles about Thomas Briggs for today’s Trove Tuesday post, I found a death notice, that created a bit of a puzzle. The death certificate for Elizabeth Briggs, nee Sharp, had shown that their youngest child was Sydney, but the death certificate indicated he was deceased. I therefore decided to check… Continue reading Sydney Briggs
Latest research – Priscilla Slawson
In the last couple of weeks, I have been researching the children of Elizabeth Skempton, to determine whether there were more grandchildren than I had in my family tree. Last week, I focused on Elizabeth’s 6th child, Mary Ann Slawson, so this week, my research will be on the 7th child, Priscilla Slawson. Priscilla was… Continue reading Latest research – Priscilla Slawson
