Genealogy Chat

I'm just wondering what town to try searching for my ancestors on Free BMD. The 1871 census says they were all born in Donyland but I can't find any of them. thanks

Karen, East Donyland falls under Lexden district. Crista

thanks Christa

Hi Karen. Dont know if its much help, but i have the 1861 Lexden Census. Cheers. Tony Vic.

HI Tony, the mother was born in wivenhoe, would that be under Lexden? All the kids were born in East Donnyland but not til after about 1863. If so, I am looking for Sarah Ann Jacobs. According to the census , she was 51 in 1871, & 40 in 1881. Fountain of youth is alive in East Donyland !! The family disappear after that. She married Neal/Neill Walford, not sure if before or after 1861. Don't think this helps..but in 1881 they lived at Olive Place Chapel Street. thanks Karen

According to my Maps,Wivenhoe and East Donyland are a stone throw from each other. So i would say it would be under Lexden. Il'e have a look at the 1861 and get back to you. Cheers. Tony

Hi Karen. 1861 Census Lexden. Tony. Oz Age Peice Folio Parish JACOB CHARLES 24 1105 14 Dedham JACOB GARRARD 49 1105 14 Dedham JACOBS EMMA 20 1102 84 East Mersea JACOBS HANNAH 55 1102 99 West Mersea JACOBS SAMUEL 55 1101 77 Brightlingsea JACOBS THOMAS 57 1102 99 West Mersea JACOBS THOMAS 17 1102 99 West Mersea WALFORD AMOS 13 1102 31 EDL WALFORD ANN 50 1102 31 EDL WALFORD ANNA 12 1103 41 LYH WALFORD BENJAMIN 38 1102 42 EDL WALFORD BENJAMIN 8 1102 47 EDL WALFORD BENJAMIN 7 1102 31 EDL WALFORD CAROLINE 2 1103 121 STW WALFORD CHARLES 33 1102 34 EDL WALFORD CHARLES 23 1104 12 WKC WALFORD CHARLES 8 1103 41 LYH WALFORD DAVID 60 1104 11 WKC WALFORD DAVID 35 1104 13 WKC WALFORD EAWEN 13 1103 41 LYH WALFORD ELIJHA 11 1102 31 EDL WALFORD ELIZA 35 1104 13 WKC WALFORD ELIZA 18 1102 46 EDL WALFORD ELIZA 8 1104 13 WKC WALFORD ELIZABETH 45 1103 41 LYH WALFORD ELIZABETH 22 1103 41 LYH WALFORD ELIZABETH 18 1104 11 WKC WALFORD ELIZABETH 6 1104 13 WKC WALFORD EMILY 6 1102 28 EDL WALFORD EMLY 8 1102 31 EDL WALFORD EMMA 25 1102 34 EDL WALFORD EMMA 1 1104 13 WKC WALFORD FRANCES 13 1104 13 WKC WALFORD HEZEKIAH 15 1104 13 WKC WALFORD JAMES 24 1104 26 CHP WALFORD JAMES 20 1103 121 STW WALFORD JOHN 60 1104 23 CHP WALFORD JOHN 52 1102 31 EDL WALFORD JOHN 26 1102 47 EDL WALFORD JOHN 21 1102 31 EDL WALFORD JOHN 12 1102 28 EDL WALFORD JULIA 16 1103 18 LYB WALFORD LOUISA 16 1102 31 EDL WALFORD LOUISA 4 1104 13 WKC WALFORD LOUISA 3 1103 41 LYH WALFORD LUCY 36 1102 46 EDL WALFORD LUKE 14 1104 13 WKC WALFORD MARIA 42 1102 28 EDL WALFORD MARIA 25 1104 26 CHP WALFORD MARY 17 1103 41 LYH WALFORD MARY ANN 30 1102 47 EDL WALFORD MARY ANN 16 1102 31 EDL WALFORD PHEOBE 22 1103 121 STW WALFORD ROBERT 36 1104 24 CHP WALFORD ROBERT 13 1103 41 LYH WALFORD RORERT 9 1103 41 LYH WALFORD SARAH 59 1101 11 WVH WALFORD SARAH 54 1104 11 WKC WALFORD SARAH 41 1103 18 LYB WALFORD SUSANAH 29 1104 86 GTY WALFORD SUSANNA 37 1102 42 EDL WALFORD SUSANNAH37 1104 24 CHP WALFORD THOMAS 50 1102 31 EDL WALFORD THOMAS 19 1102 31 EDL WALFORD WALTER 4 1102 31 EDL WALFORD WILLIAM 42 1102 28 EDL

hooley dooley !!!!! I think I just found out where the rest of the Walfords came from !! Thanks so much Tony!! Now I have a new avenue to research!! cheers Karen

I just checked on the map & wivenhoe is just a paddle away from Gravesend where my lot came from.....eureka !!

Hi all if any one has info on the walford family i would be most greatfull my family came from east donyland my 3 times great grandarants were thomas and louisa walford. My2 times great grandparents were elisha and susannah walford who moved from donylamd to harwich and started there family including my great grandmother elizabeth walford she married bemjamin ward hope some one can help or even find some of my family out there would be great julie

Welcome to the boards, Julie.

Could you give us a few dates, please?

Also, have you looked to see if anyone on genes has any of your family in their trees on here, and tried to contact them for more information? (Use Search/Search All Member Trees tab, top right)

Added:
This might be the marriage of Elisha and Susannah, but which Susannah?
Marriages Dec 1870
xxxxKeeble Susannah Tendring 4a 413
MATT George Tendring 4a 413
xxxPIERCE Susannah Tendring 4a 413
xxxxWALFORD Elisha Tendring 4a 413

The parishes in Essex and the movement of them between registration districts can be found here:

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/ess.html

One thing to be careful of is that the village of Tendring was not in the registration district of Tendring.

From the parish records Elisha Walford was baptised at East Donyland on 6th October 1850. He was the son of Thomas, a fisherman of East Donyland, and Hannah Louisa.

A subscription to the SEAX site may be worthwhile (24 hours for £5) for anyone who knows what parish their ancestors came from. You can get a lot of marriage details that way which would cost nearly £10 per certificate via the GRO. Make sure you familiarise yourself with that site first though.

Edit: I should mention that the site contains images only, you have to look at many before you find the ones you want.

You can go to http://maps.familysearch.org/ and see the 1850s parishes.
Click on Essex, then list all the parishes and select, say, East Donyland.
At the top of the list there's a "Layers" tab, so you can layer on the civil rego districts.

hi all thanks for the info. it would be susannah keeble,i have found there grave in dovercourt cemmetry,i have quite a bit of info on the walfords but would realy like to no a bit about my 3 times great granparents Thomas and Hannah Louise as no one i have spoken to no much about them ie parents and siblings,i got in a bit of a mess as Hannah Louise is only listed as louise on a lot of documents.by the way we still have a lot of walford decendents liveing in harwich nice to hear from you all julie

Have you not got the marriage certificate of Thomas and Hannah Louise for information about their fathers?

Marriages Sep 1840
WADE Hannah Louisa Lexden &c 12 201
WALFORD Thomas Johnson Lexden &c 12 201

Baptisms 06 Mar 1842 WALFORD Thomas George Essex Fingringhoe
Baptisms 29 Sep 1844 WALFORD Louisa Hannah Essex East Donyland
Baptisms 07 Nov 1847 WALFORD Zachariah Charles Essex East Donyland
Baptisms 22 Sep 1852 WALFORD Charles Benjamin Essex East Donyland
Baptisms 26 Mar 1854 WALFORD Benjamin John Essex East Donyland

(other children, from below link)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl


Burial
County Essex
Place East Donyland
Church St. Lawrence Pr
RegisterNumber 454
BurialDate 26 Sep 1852
Forename Charles Benjamin
Relationship
Rel1MaleForename
Rel1FemaleForename
Rel1Surname
Surname WALFORD
Age 1w
Abode East Donyland

Chris :)

Sorry Julie, I misread Hannah Louise, her name is Hannah Louisa.

There is a tree on Ancestry with the family on it and a photo of the grave.

Using that tree as a clue, I saw the marriage data on the SEAX site. It is
at Fingringhoe, Essex on 3 July 1840:
Thomas Johnson Walford, of full age, bachelor, mariner of Fingringhoe, father John Walford, mariner.
Hannah Louisa Wade, off full age, spinster of Fingringhoe, father Charles Wade, carpenter.
Witnesses: Charles Wade, Sophia Wade.

If you look at the 1861 census image, then Thomas Walford is living next door to a possible brother or other relative.

Tree on ancestry says the parents are

John Walford 1787 -1860?
Hannah Johnson 1788-1860

Charles whitaker wade 1796-1864
Hannah Woodward 1797 -1884