PETERSEN REPORTS
Patron: Mary L. Petersen
REPORT No. 1
It is a pleasure to send a report on searches made to date on the ancestry of Henry Wagstaff.
According to the patron's explicit request I have checked and authenticated any information shown on the pedigree as a result of previous research, and am happy to say that I have been able to clarify and in fact prove one of the controversial points on the pedigree. The needed birth record of Joseph Wagstaff has been found in the registers of the Baptist Chapel 1of Blunham, Bedfordshire.
I hope that the patron will not think that the present results are meagre in relation to the cost of this report, but I would like to point out that much of the time was spent carefully proving, point by point, the information already on the pedigree so that it was not possible to spend much time getting new data. It would have been foolish to have rushed ahead without first establishing these points, and the file is now clear to extend the various lines of the pedigree when we continue research.
Wagstaff line.
Nos. 4 & 5 on the pedigree appear thus in the 1854 census of Upper Caldecote, Beds
Joseph Wagstaff 45 Ag. Labr. Born in Bedfordshire
Edith Wagstaff 50 Born in Bedfordshire
You will recall that in the 1841 census the enumerator recorded the age of persons to within the nearest 5 years. You will notice that this couple did not have any of their children living at home with them. Their son John was recorded at Brookend, Northill, as follows:
John Wagstaff 25 Garderner's Labourer Born in Bedfordshire
Jane Wagstaff 20 Born in Bedfordshire
George Wagstaff 01 Born in Bedfordshire
Hannah Wagstaff had married before the 1841 census and is recorded with her husband at Lower Caldecote as follows:
William Symonds 25 Gardener Born in Bedfordshire
Hannah Symonds 20 Born in Bedfordshire
The Old Meeting Baptist Church, High Street, Blunham. The other Baptist Church is “Strict Baptist” in Park Lane, Blunham,
In the 1851 census which gives more complete details we find your ancestor William Wagstaff with his wife and eldest daughter living at Upper Caldecote as follows:
William Wagstaff Head Md. 26 Gardener & Beerhouse Keeper Born Northill, Beds
Betsy Wagstaff Wife Md. 22 Born Biggleswade, Beds
Sarah Elizabeth Wagstaff Dtr 09 mths Born Sandy, Beds.
And next door William's parents:
Joseph Wagstaff Head Md. 56 Gardener's Labr. Born Northill, Beds.
Edith Wagstaff Wife Md. 60 Born Northill, Beds.
These census returns show quite clearly that Joseph Wagstaff was born about 1795 at Northill, but Northill Parish Registers show no entry of his christening. A search of six parishes adjoining Northill also failed to show the christening of Joseph Wagstaff so I decided to search the Non-conformist Church records of Cardington, Blunham, and Biggleswade, the nearest non-conformist chapels. At Blunham Baptist Church the following appears:
Joseph Wagstaff son of John & Elizabeth Wagstaff (maiden name Larkins) of Brookend, Northill. Born 23rd April 1797; registered 12th September 1797.
This undoubtedly refers to the ancestor, and proves the name of John Wagstaff and Elizabeth Larkins. The birthdate 1797 is two years out from the age given in the census returns, but as Edith Rowney was a few years older than her husband I think he must have said that he was a bit older than he was in order to lessen this fact.
The following family group record can now be recorded:
Ray M. Wagstaff 3rd gt. gdson.
John Wagstaff born about 1759 of Northill, Beds.
buried 12 July 1835 Northill, Beds.
Married 1 Elizabeth Larkins, 16 June 1784 Eyeworth
2 Mary Huckle, widow, 24 Dec. 1809 Sandy
Wife:
Elizabeth Larkins buried 25 March 1803 Northill
Children born at Northill, Beds:
1 James chr. 27 Mar. 1785 md. Mary ..................
2 Eliza chr, 19 Aug. 1786
3 Isaac chr. 09 Dec, 1787 md. Mary Gillians 12 Oct, 1808
4 Jenny chr, 29 Mar. 1789
5 Newman chr, 18 Dec, 1791
6 William (twin) chr, 18 Dec, 1791
7 John b. 06 Feb. 1795
8 Thomas b. about 1795 (aged 54 in 1851) md. Rebecca ............
9 Joseph b. 23 Apr. 1797 died 10 Mar 1866 md. Edith Rowney 25 Dec. 1817
10 Ann B/04 Aug, 1798
11 Ruth b. 07 Feb. 1800
Note: Children 1-6 inclusive recorded in Northill Parish Registers. About 1792 the parents must have been converted to the Baptist faith; children, 7, 9, 10 & 11 recorded at Blunham Baptist Chapel. Child no. 8, no birth record found.
Ray M. Wagstaff 2nd gt, gdnephew.
James Wagstaff chr. 27 Mar. 1785 Northill, Beds. son of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins.
Wife: Mary ............................ born about 1785 of Northill, Beds.
Children: born at Northill, Beds.
1. Jane chr. 11 Sep. 1807
(in Bishops' Transcripts recorded as Mary.)
2. Samuel chr. 27 Jan 1811 md. Sarah ...................
3. John Chr. 21 June 1812 md. Maria ....................
John Wagstaff (Gardener owning 20 acres) chr. 21 June 1812 Northill son of James Wagstaff & Mary ...............
Wife: Maria (probably Bass) born about 1812 Kimbolton, Hunts.
Children born at Northill:
1. Jesse born 1843 (aged 7 in 1851)
Isaac Wagstaff chr. 09 Dec. 1787 Northill
son of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins
died 25 Feb. 1844 Northill
md. 12 Oct. 1808 Northill
Wife: Mary Gillians
born about 1789 (aged 62 in 1851) Northill.
Children born at Northill
1. William chr. 20 Aug 1809 md. Mary ................
2. Mary chr. 05 May 1811
3. John b. abt. 1816 md. Sarah ............... (aged 34 in 1851)
4. Ann b. abt. 1825 (aged 15 in 1841)
5. Rachel b. abt. 1830 (aged 21 in 1851)
William Wagstaff
chr. 20 Aug 1809 Northill. Son of Isaac Wagstaff & Mary Gillions.
Wife: Mary ..............
born about 1818 Northill.
Children born at Northill:
1. Isaac b. abt 1835 (aged 6 in 1841)
2. James b. abt 1837 (aged 4 in 1841)
3. Newman b. abt 1840 (aged 9 months in 1841)
John Wagstaff (Gardener owning 3 acres)
born 1816 (aged 25 in 1841; aged 34 in 1851). Northill. Son of Isaac Wagstaff & Mary Gillians.
Wife: Sarah ....................
born abt. 1821 (aged 30 in 1851) Biggleswade, Beds.
Children born at Northill:
1. William born 1843 (aged 3 in 1851)
2. Fanny born 1846 (aged 5 in 1851)
=+=+=+=+=+=+=
The following represents an extension of another generation on the Larkins line:-
George Larkins (blacksmith)
born about 1729 Biggleswade, Beds.
bur. 08 May 1800 Biggleswade, Beds.
md. 15 Apr, 1754 Biggleswade, Beds.
Wife: Elizabeth Daniel.
born about 1733 Biggleswade, Beds.
bur 19 Jan. 1799 Biggleswade, Beds.
Children: all born at Biggleswade, except nos. 8 & 9, who were christened at Northill.
1. George chr. 11 May 1755
2. John (twin) chr. 25 Sep 1757* md. 02 July 1780 Mary Carter
3. George chr, 25 Sep 1757* md. 24 Oct 1797 Elizabeth Limbury
4. Elizabeth chr. 25 Sep. 1757* md. 16 June 1784 John Wagstaff
5. William chr. 25 Sep. 1757*
6. Ishmael (twin) born about 1759 bur, 06 Mar 1760
7. William born about 1759 bur. 06 Mar 1760
8. William chr. 05 Apr 1761 md. 16 Apr 1792 Mrs. Elizabeth Barker
9. Ishmael chr. 05 Feb. 1763 bur. 09 Feb. 1763
10. Edmund chr. 24 Apr 1764 bur. 01 Nov. 1764
11. Edmund chr. 01 Sep. 1766
12. James chr, 21 Oct. 1768
13. Anne chr. 31 Mar. 1772 md. 24 Dec. 1792 Charles Pryor
14. Samuel chr. 17 Feb. 1774 bur. 20 Feb. 1776
The entry of children 2,3, 4 & 5 is somewhat puzzling. There is no burial of the child George, born 1755, and the William buried in 1780 is recorded as a twin with Ishmael buried on same date; if there was a William in 1757 it is odd that he was not buried either and I wonder if the twins of 1757 were not just John and Elizabeth but the entry shows four children.
George Larkins, junior (Blacksmith)
chr. 25 Sep. 1757 Biggleswade, Beds.
son of George Larkins & Elizabeth Daniel.
md.. 10 Oct. 1780 Biggleswade, Beds.
md, 24 Oct 1797 Biggleswade, Beds.
Wife 1: Elizabeth Limbury
born about 1759 of Biggleswade, Beds.
Buried 14 Apr. 1793, Biggleswade, Beds.
Children born at Biggleswade, Beds.
1. William chr. 08 Feb. 1782
2. Susan chr. 17 Mar. 1784
3. Elizabeth Eames chr. 04 Nov. 1787
4, George chr. 08 May 1791
Wife 2: Mrs. Elizabeth Day (widow)
Children born at Biggleswade:-
1. Ann chr. 07 Feb. 1798 buried 21 June 1798.
John Larkins (Blacksmith)
chr. 25 Sep. 1757 Biggleswade
Son of George Larkins & Elizabeth Daniel.
md. 02 July 1780 Biggleswade
Wife: Mary Carter
born about 1759 Biggleswade
Children born at Biggleswade, Beds.
1. Ann chr. 18 Mar. 1782
2. Elizabeth chr. 18 Jan. 1784
3. Mary chr. 24 Aug. 1785
It should now be possible to extend the Wagstaff, Larkins and Daniel lines. At the present time searches were made back only to 1750.
The James Wagstaff christened 1773 and the William Wagstaff christened 1775 shown on your family group of John Wagstaff and Elizabeth Larkins do not belong to that couple. These two boys were sons of John Wagstaff who married Elizabeth Allnon at Biggleswade, 13 February 1773, and they were christened at Biggleswade too. The child James was buried 27 June 1780 and the father John Wagstaff was buried 05 December 1775. The mother Elizabeth was re-married at Biggleswade, subsequently on 02 March 1778 to John Tyrie. It is clear that this is a completely different and separate family.
A Newman Wagstaff was married at Northill in 1778 and it seems that he may be a brother of your John Wagstaff who married Elizabeth Larkins in 1784, as your John named a son Newman. I notice too that a John Wagstaff married a Mary Abbiss at Northill in 1734 and this couple may prove to be ancestral. This Mary was buried at Northill in 1770 as Mary, widow of John Wagstaff, gardener. Searches prior to 1750 may clarify these points. Searches at Biggleswade prior to 1750 may show further connections of the Larkins and Daniel lineages.
Rowney Line.
Edith (Rowney) Wagstaff was aged 60 in the 1851 census and this checks with her christening as you have it and as verified by me, 10 October 1790 at Northill, daughter of James Rowney and Elizabeth Cooper. The family group of James Rowney and Elizabeth Cooper is correct just as you have it with 11 children, all the dates have been verified. The third child Mary Rowney was indeed buried, 02 May 1784, and her parents named another daughter Mary, so she cannot be the Mary who married William Matthews in 1805. The marriage to William Matthews did not take place at Sandy or Northill and clearly refers to some other woman named Mary Rowney so that correction should be made.
The family group of James Rowney, senior and wives Elizabeth ............. and 2/Ann Peppercorn have been verified and are correct as you have them with the following amendments -
Child 2. of James & Elizabeth Rowney, Ann was buried 08 July 1752. Ann Peppercorn was buried at Northill, 19 January 1780. Jane Rowney married William Gregory, 07 June 1789; Sarah Rowney was christened 28 March 1767 and not 1769.
The name Cooper is very common in this region. The family group of Thomas Cooper and Elizabeth Tilcock is correct as you have it, with the following additions:-
Thomas Cooper was buried 17 July 1811 aged 84. Elizabeth Tilcock was buried 24 October 1787. The 10th child Edith, was married 09 July 1789 to William Edmonds. Your ancestress Elizabeth Cooper had a child born prior to her marriage to your ancestor James Rowney, no father named in the registers. The child was Thomas Cooper christened 11 Sept. 1774 at Sandy and buried 27 October 1774. The 6th child was buried 18 March 1766.
The following are collateral family groups:-
Thomas Cooper
chr. 17 Jan. 1757 Sandy
Son of Thomas Cooper & Elizabeth Tilcock
md. 27 Nov. 1782 Sandy
Wife: Elizabeth Surquet
born about 1761 Sandy
Children born at Sandy
1. John chr. 06 June 1763 buried 04 Dec. 1791
2. Sarah chr. 04 Feb. 1785
3. William chr. 28 Sept. 1787
4. Maria chr. 08 Nov. 1793
William Cooper
chr. 04 Apr. 1763 Sandy, Beds.
Son of Thomas Cooper & Elizabeth Tilcock.
md. 09 Apr. 1787 Sandy
Wife: Elizabeth Sutton
born about 1766 Sandy
Children: born at Sandy
1. Samuel chr. 30 Oct. 1787
2. Edith chr. 27 July 1789 md. 13 June 1811 Henry Jeeves.
3. Mary chr. 25 July 1791
4. Ann chr. 07 Feb. 1793
5. James chr. 13 Jan. 1795
6. Hannah chr. 25 May 1797
7. Elizabeth chr. 12 Mar. 1799
8. Hannah chr. 11 July 1799
9. Thomas chr. 13 Oct, 1801
10. William chr. 25 July 1803
11. James chr. 29 July 1805
12. Thomas chr. 01 June 1809
=+=+=+=+=+=
No attempt was made at the present time to extend further the Tilcock, Cooper and Spring lines as you have them as searches were made back to 1750 only.
PETERSEN REPORTS
Patron: Mary L. Petersen.
Report No. 2.
It is a pleasure to send a second report of extensive searches in Bedfordshire parishes on the ancestry of Henry Wagstaff. Research has continued from the points where we left off in Report I.
Wagstaff Line.
The parishes of Sutton, Sandy, Biggleswade, Old Warden, Cople, Willington, Northill, Southill, Blunham with Mogerhanger and Cardington have been searched, christenings, marriages and burials 1600-1750 on this line. No christening of a John Wagstaff of a suitable date for the one married 1784 at Northill has been found. The name Wagstaff was fairly common in the area. We note with interest that a John Wagstaff was christened at Northill, 01 December 1737, son of John and Mary. The parents were John Wagstaff and Mary Abbess, who had married at Northill, 1734, this Mary was buried there as a widow of John Wagstaff, gardener, in 1770.
It seems possible that this John, christened 1737, may be ancestral, but there appears to be a generation missing and we will now search Potton parish, which in any case has to be searched on the Boness line, in the hopes of finding your John Wagstaff there. The John Wagstaff who married Mary Abbess was christened 29 January 1698, one of the 8 children of William Wagstaff and Dorothy Stevens, who married at Sutton, 1693. His sister Dorothy, also christened at Sutton, was married at Northill. It would be excellent if we can connect up to this family. A point of interest is also that William Wagstaff, christened 1693, married Frances ............., and this Frances married,as her second husband Jonathan Rowney; this may indicate a previous connection between the Wagstaff and Rowney families. A search of the Wagstaff wills is also to be made and may clarify these points.
Larkin or Larkins Line.
Searches have been made 1600 – 1750 in the Larkins line in all the parishes listed above as searched for Wagstaff. The surname Larkins is also uncommon in the area. It appears mainly at Cardington where the family is represented for several generations between 1612 and 1690, but they also seem to have left after the marriages of the sons of the last generation in 1715 and 1727. This is, of course, just the period in which we are looking for the christening of your George Larkins, so again we must extend the search to other parishes.
Daniel Line.
Elizabeth Daniel (no. 19 on the pedigree of Henry Wagstaff), was married at Biggleswade 1754 (see Report 1, page ). After searches in 10 parishes, we are happy to report that we have found her christening at Sutton, and we give below the family group showing this extension:-
John Daniel
Born about 1703 Sutton, Beds.
md. 07 Oct. 1728 Sutton.
Wife Ann Abraham
born about 1707 of Sutton, Beds.
bur. 02 Sep. 1737 Sutton.
Children born at Sutton:
1. Ann
2. Elizabeth chr. 26 Mar. 1732 bur. 19 Jan. 1799. md. 15 Apr. 1754 George Larkins.
The christening of John Daniel does not appear in any of the 10 parishes searched and the search will now be extended over a wider field; the name is very rare thereabouts, and only 5 entries have been found in the whole search to date. No searches have yet been made on the Abraham line. This will now be done.
Rowney Line.
The marriage of James Rowney (no 20 on Henry Wagstaff pedigree) to Elizabeth .........,did not occur in any of the 10 parishes searched. Neither was the christening of James Rowney, senior, found. At Biggleswade, however, we note with interest that Patrick Rowney and wife Ann had children, William christened 1731, Thomas christened 1733. John christened 1739 and Sarah buried 1746. As your James Rowney (no. 20)< named a son Patrick, and the name Patrick is rather uncommon here, it seems likely that your James was an older son of Patrick and Ann, born before they moved to Biggleswade in 1731> Again in this case, Potton must be searched, and other parishes in the area.
Cooper Line.
The family group of Thomas Cooper & Elizabeth Spring submitted by you has been checked; we found two additional burial dates:-
Child no. 7. Mary. Bur. 01 Sep. 1747
Child no. 9 Hannah bur. 23 Jan. 1738
There also seems to be another child not listed on your family group; for we notice the burial of Joseph, son of Thomas Cooper on 08 March 111734. No christening was found for this child.
Thomas Cooper (no. 44) was not christened at Sandy, where he married. Although the name Cooper is very common with that parish. Your ancestress Elizabeth Spring was married at Sandy in 1720, and we find her christened at Sandy, 24 July 1698: Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth Spring; however at that time there was a John Spring with wife Mary having children at Sandy. It was not uncommon for such errors to occur, and on other occasions we have found that a clerk mistakenly copied the name of the child again as the name of the mother, as in this case. In order to clarify the point, we will have the Bishops' Transcripts checked, and also the wills. In the meantime, it seems evident that the Spring ancestry is as follows:-
John Spring
born about 1670
bur. 02 Nov. 1714 Sandy, Beds.
md. 11 Nov. 1695 Sandy.
Wife: Mary Bailey.
born about 1674 Sandy
bur. 14 Nov. 1710 Sandy
Children christened at Sandy
1. John chr. 18 Nov. 1696 md. Ann ................
2. Elizabeth chr. 24 July 1698 md. 03 May 1720 Thomas Cooper
3. Mary. chr. 20 June 1703 bur. 27 Mar. 1704
4. William chr 28 Jan. 1706 bur. 07 Jan. 1708
Tingey Line.
James Tingey and his wife Elizabeth Boniss were found in the 1841 census living at Biggleswade Turnpike, Lower Caldecote, parish of Northill. The census return is as follows:
James Tingey 40 Gardener. born Bedfordshire.
Elizabeth 40 born Bedfordshire
James 14 born Bedfordshire
Betsy 11 born Bedfordshire
Sally 09 born Bedfordshire
Mary 06 born Bedfordshire
You will see that this gives an additional child, Mary, born 1835, missing from your family group, and also gives a birthdate for Sally or Sarah. The eldest son Henry was already married and appears as follows at Upper Caldecote in 1841:-
Henry Tingey 20 Gardener. born Bedfordshire.
Anne 20 born Bedfordshire.
By 1851 Elizabeth Boniss Tingey had died and the return for James is as follows:-
Lower Caldecote, Northill:
James Tingey Head Widr. 50 Market Gardener, Owning 50 acres. Born. B'wade.
& employing 8 labourers.
James Tingey Son. Unmd. 24 Gardener. Owns 12 acres, employs.1 labr. Born B'wade.
Sally Tingey Dau. Unmd 19 -------------------------------------------------- Born B'wade.
As Elizabeth Boniss died before 1851 we cannot discover her birthplace from the census returns. I see that family records gave it as Rotten. This must be an error for Potton, Beds.., which is near Biggleswade. I searched the census of Potton and Biggleswade and found a good number of Boniss, Boness and Bonuss families all originating from Potton, so I think that that must be the right place. When searches are continued I will go to Potton to extend the Boniss lineage. The name seems to have several mis?spellings and to derive from Bonehurst or Bolnhurst, locally pronounced Bonust and carelessly Bonus, this Boniss, Boness, etc.
The family group of Thomas Tingey and Mary Lee seems to be correct as you have it. I have not found the christening of the child Henry; I suppose that he is identified however from family records. I have however, found an additional child, Nathaniel, who was buried 07 March 1799, and we can assume was born about 1793. The son Thomas appears in the 1851 census at Rose Lane, Biggleswade, aged 57, with his wife Ann aged 50. The marriage of Thomas Tingey to Mary Lee at Northill, 22 October 1788 has been verified. She is always called Mary Lee. I do not know why you have her as Ann. The daughter Mary was buried 25 March 1811.
Now turning to the earlier generations on this line. You seem to have picked up the right christening in accepting Thomas Tingey, christened 01 April 17813 at Northill, son of William and Ann.
When William Tingey married Ann Sanders in 1766, he is described as a widower. We find the burial of his first wife, Elizabeth in 1764, and I give the relevant family group below:-.
William Tingey
chr. 08 Nov. 1724 Northill
son of Edward Tingey & Dorothy Brinkley.
Bur.17 Mar. 1797
md. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Elizabeth ..................
md. 06 Jan. 1766 Northill Ann Sanders
Wife 1. Elizabeth .......................
born about 1731, Northill.
Children christened at Northill:
1. William. chr. 22 June 1753
2. Elizabeth chr. 03 Oct. 1755 bur. 30 May 1756
3. Dorothy (twin) chr. 03 Oct. 1755 bur. 25 Nov. 1755
4, Edward chr. 05 Nov. 1756 Md. 22 Oct. 1782 Sarah Orlibear
5. John chr. 29 Nov. 1758
6. Charles chr. 05 May 1760 Md. 07 Dec. 1789 Mrs. Hannah Brittain.
The children of the second marriage of William Tingey to Ann Sanders are correct as you have them. There were certainly more children after Elizabeth, born 1772 but as there was another couple named William & Ann Tingey in the parish it is not possible to determine which children belong to which couple. All the known children of William and Ann (Sanders) are described as of William “labourer”. However, in later life this same William became a farmer for the son Nathaniel christened in 1771, whom we know to belong to your William, is buried 16 September 1796 as son of William and Ann, “farmer”. This identifies for us the burial record of the parents William Tingey, farmer 17 March 1797 and Ann Tingey, widow, 04 September 1799. Some other children appear in the christening registers as children of William and Ann, farmer, and I think that it would be safe to add these children to the known family group of your William and Ann, as we know that he is the William who was a farmer. The children thus identified are:-
Henry chr. 01 Apr. 1781
David chr. 06 June 1782 buried 10 June 1783.
These are undoubtedly the youngest children of the couple in question. The other William and Ann can be identified in the burial registers as William Tingey, workhouse, buried, 17 September 1794, and Ann Tingey, widow, buried 20 January 1795. This is substantiated by the christening of their last child, Ann, 24 May 1795 aged 3, parents both dead. We can therefore attach to this couple that Ann born 1792 christened 20 January 1795, also Alwain christened 19 October 1786 and Giles Pain born 1784 and christened 19 October 1786, Peter christened 24 September 1782, Anna Maria born about 1781, christened 15 April 1782 (father William, junior), Dorothy christened 02 October 1778 (father Wm. Jnr.).
The children that remain in question are therefore:-
Jane chr. 10 Apr. 1774 Md. 11 Oct. 1797 John Standley.
Jemima chr. 27 Feb. 1775 bur. 13 May 1775
William chr. 01 Oct. 1775
Betsy chr. 03 Apr. 1777
Henry chr. 30 June 1777
Joseph chr. 02 Oct. 1778
I will try to get the will of William Tingey, farmer, who died in 1797 to see if it will clarify any of these children's parentage. It is easy to see why your William Tingey changes from a labourer to a farmer sometime between the birth of Elizabeth in 1772 and of Henry in 1781. The reason would be that his father, Edward Tingey, farmer, died in 1781, and his elder brother Edward Tingey, jnr., farmer, died in January 1782, so William took over the farm. Therefore some wills may be of help in sorting out this problem. Searches can continue on the Tingey and Brinkley lines, also Sanders.
=+=+=+=+=++
REPORT 3. Part 1.
Wagstaff Line.
It is particularly satisfactory to report that we have been able to extend the Wagstaff ancestry. The christening entry of John Wagstaff, no. 9 on pedigree, supposedly born about 1761 has been found at Potton. He was christened there 12TH March 1760, son of Thomas & Susan Wagstaff. It seems safe to accept this as the needed entry. Therefore you can add the following newly found progenitors to the pedigree of Henry Wagstaff.
# 008 John Wagstaff add chr. date 12 Mar 1760, Potton
#016 Thomas Wagstaff chr. 26 Apr 1723, Potton. Will proved 21 Apr 1789.
#017 Susan Foscue (also spelt Foskew, Fortescue) chr. 17 Oct 1725, Potton. Md. 10 Apr 1748, Potton.
#034 Jermyn (German) Foscue chr. 03 Feb 1702 Potton
#035 Elizabeth Wiltshire chr. 21 Jne 1696 md. 30 June 1723
#068 Robert Foscue chr. 08 Oct 1662 -------- Potton
#069 Ann Snitch chr. 14 Aug 1670 md. 30 Apr 1693 Potton
#070 John Wiltshire bur 05 Feb 1698
#071 Susan
#136 Jermyn Foscue
#137 Frances
#138 Francis Snitch
The Wagstaff lineage only goes back one generation at Potton. We then have to seek the christening of Thomas Wagstaff who married there in 1748. It still seems likely that there is some connection with the Newman Wagstaff who married at Northill in 1778, as John, son of this Thomas named a son Newman. However, as yet, we have not placed this other Newman. We found the christening of Thomas Wagstaff at Sutton and this enabled us to make further extensions to the Wagstaff pedigree. You will see that Thomas was, in fact, a son of the William and Frances Wagstaff who are mentioned as a possible connection in paragraph one of Report II. Therefore John Wagstaff’s (8 on pedigree) grandmother Frances, married as her second husband a Jonathan Rowney, showing that there was a long standing connection between the Wagstaff and Rowney families. This is further illustrated by the fact that John Wagstaff (no. 8) named a daughter Edith, and Edith was a name used in the Rowney and Cooper families. Later Joseph Wagstaff (son of John) married Edith Rowney. We do not yet know how exactly who the Jonathan Rowney was who married the widowed Frances Wagstaff, but he may be a good clue to the earlier connection of the Rowney pedigree.
Additions to the pedigree:
#32 William Wagstaff Chr. 24 Dec 1693
#33 Frances (Rugeley) md. 2ndly 1731 Jonathan Rowney
#64 William Wagstaff
#65 Dorothy Stevens md 29 Mar 1693 Sutton
The parents of the earliest known William Wagstaff, no. 64, may be the William Wagstaff who was buried at Sutton, 18TH May 1693 and the Frances Wagstaff, widow, who was buried at Sutton, 29TH Jan. 1709. This may be elucidated by further research.
Thomas Wagstaff (carpenter)
chr. 26 Apr 1723 Sutton, Beds
son of William Wagstaff & Frances Rugeley
md. 10 Apr 1748 Potton
bur 01 Jne 1788 Potton.
Will proved 21 April 1789.
Wife: Susan Foscue (Foskew, Fosket, Fortescue)
chr. 17 Oct 1725 Potton
Dau. of Jermyn Foscue & Elizabeth Wiltshire.
bur 02 Oct 1783 Potton
Children born at Potton:
1. Elizabeth chr. 19 Feb 1748 md. 24 May 1774 Thomas Banes (Baynes)
2 William chr. 18 Nov 1750 bur. 28 Jan 1753
3 Thomas chr. 12 Apr 1752 md. 03 Feb 1807 Ann Knott
4 William chr. 03 Mar 1754 bur 03 May 1790
5 Jermyn chr. 15 Feb 1756 burr 14 May 1761
6 Susan chr. 05 Mar 1758 md. 08 May 1778 John Banes (Baynes)
7 John 1 chr. 12 Mar 1760 md. 16 June 1784 Eliz. Larkins Buried 12 July 1835
8 Mary chr. 15 May 1761 md 06 Sept 1779
9 Ann chr. 10 July 1763
10 Ann chr. 01 May 1764
11 German (Jermyn) chr. 24 Aug 1766 md. 11 July 1788: Mary Salt.
12 Foskett chr. 02 Aug 1767 bur 01 Oct 1767
Jermyn Wagstaff. (I have standardised the spelling as Jermyn . . the registers show German, Jarman, Jermin, Jermyn, Jerman, etc.)
chr 24 Aug 1766 Potton.
son of Thomas Wagstaff & Susan Foscue
md. 11 July 1788
Wife: Mary Salt
born abt, 1767
Children christened at Potton:
1. George chr. 20 Sep 1790
2. John chr. 16 Sep 1793
3. Susan chr. 21 Sep 1795
4. Jermyn chr. 10 Sep 1797
5. William chr. 30 Sep 1799
6. Young chr. 08 Mar 1802
7. James chr. 18 Sep 1809
Thomas Banes (also Baynes)
born abt. 1749 of Potton.
md. 24 May 1774 Potton
Wife: Elizabeth Wagstaff.
chr. 19 Feb 1748 Potton
Dau. of Thomas Wagstaff & Susan Foscue.
Children born at Potton:
1. Thomas bur. 23 Apr 1775
2. Elizabeth chr. 19 Apr 1776
3. Ann chr. 29 May 1778
4. Mary chr. 19 June 1782
5. Catherine chr. 03 Nov. 1784
William Wagstaff
chr. 24 Dec 1693 Sutton, Beds.
son of William Wagstaff & Dorothy Stevens
Wife: Frances Rugeley
born abt. 1700
md. 2ndly, 26 Nov 1731 Jonathan Rowney.
Children born at Sutton:
1. William chr. 28 Jne 1720
2. Thomas 2 chr. 26 Apr 1723 md. 10 Apr 1748: Susan Foscue Buried 01 June 1788; Will proved 1789
3, Mary chr. 06 Dec 1725
Jonathan Rowney
born abt.
md. 3 26 Nov 1731 Sutton, Beds.
Probably married: 5TH June 1729: Mary Bird.
Wife Frances Wagstaff (widow) nee Rugeley.
Md. 1stly, William Wagstaff.
born abt. 1700
bur. 14 June 1762 Potton, Beds.
Children:
1. John chr. 23 Aug 1734 md. 28 Jne 1757: Susan Hood. bur.14 Jly 1767
2. Sarah chr. 25 Apr 1737 bur.17 May 1752
3. Child chr. 03 Oct 1740
Note: This child was surely the William Rowney who married Ann Bird, 21st January 1766 – see names of his children. Name & sex not shown in register.
John Rowney (also spelt Rowley)
chr. 23 Aug 1734 Potton, Beds.
son of Jonathan Rowney & Frances Rugeley.
md. 28 Jne 1757 Potton
bur. 14 Jly 1767
Wife: Susan Hood
born abt. 1736
She married 2ndly, 26 Feb 1770: Henry Westrope Potton Born about 1736.
1. Sarah chr. 07 May 1758 md. 11 May 1788: Joseph Brin.
2. Elizabeth chr. 13 Apr 1760
3. Ann chr. 19 Sep 1764 bur. 18 May 1784
William Rowney.
chr 03 Oct 1740 Potton
son of Jonathan Rowney & Frances Rugeley
Bur 03 May 1790
md 21 Jan 1766 Potton
Wife: Ann Bird.(she married 2ndly, 21ST Nov. 1791: Thomas Smith.)
Born about 1745
Children born at Potton:
1. Ann chr 19 Oct 1766 md. 09 Nov 1786 John Cook
2. John chr 14 Feb 1768
3. Elizabeth chr 08 Oct 1769 md. 11 Feb 1790 Thomas Cook
4. Frances chr 05 May 1771 bur 29 Feb 1791
5. William chr 04 Apr 1773
6. Jonathan chr 20 Nov 1774 bur 23 Apr 1775
7. Jonathan bn abt. 1777 bur 29 Jan 1777
8. Jonathan chr 15 Mar 1778 bur 17 Jne 1778
9. George chr 08 Aug 1779 bur 17 Oct 1779
10. Charles (twin) chr 08 Aug 1779 bur 17 Oct 1779
Sarah Rowney
chr 07 May 1758 Potton
dau. of John Rowney & Susan Hood.
md 11 May 1768 Joseph Brin.
Children (illegitimate – no father named) born at Potton:
1 William chr 26 Feb 1786
2 Joseph chr 27 May 1788
Note: The second child was christened a few days after his mother’s marriage to Joseph Brin, so it is safe to assume that Joseph Brin was the father of this Joseph, and possibly of the first child, William.
It seems clear that when Frances Wagstaff, widow, married her second husband Jonathan Rowney, she settled with him at Potton, bringing with her the Wagstaff children by her first marriage. This explains why Thomas Wagstaff grew up and married at Potton, and clinches the connection between the Sutton and Potton Wagstaffs.
William Wagstaff.
bn about 1668
md
Wife: Dorothy Stevens
bn about 1672
Children born at Sutton:
1 William chr. 24 Dec 1693 md. Frances Rugeley
2 Dorothy chr. 17 Mar 1694 md. James Jennings: 03 Oct 1723. Northill.
3 Mary chr. 08 Nov 1696
4 John chr. 29 Jan 1698 bur. 23 Jne 1706
5 Thomas chr. 22 Dec 1700
6 Richard chr. 07 Feb 1702
7 James chr. 04 Feb 1704
8 Elizabeth chr. 11 Sep 1709
You may note that in my conjectural comments to paragraph one of Report 1, I assumed that the John Wagstaff who married Mary Abbess at Northill in 1734 must be the John christened in 1698, son of William and Dorothy. In making a thorough search I find that this was not a correct surmise because the John, son of William and Dorothy was buried as a child. My other hypothesis mentioned there, however, concerning the Rowney-Wagstaff connection proved to be the fact.
There was a William Wagstaff, son of William Wagstaff christened at Southill, 24th April 1670, and it seems that this must be your ancestor who married in 1693 at Sutton. Further investigation will be made to ascertain this connection.
The name of Thomas Wagstaff (no. 16)’s wife was [Susan] Foscue. This seems to be an abbreviation of the better known surname Fortescue. I find the same family in Potton registers recorded as Fortescue, Foscue, Fauscue, Foskew, Foskett, etc. In the 1600’s the spelling was usually Foscue, the incumbent of the 1720’s recorded the family invariably as Fortescue; a few years later we find Foscue again, and in the late 1700’s for some reason the corruption Foskett occurs. I have standardised the name as Foscue here, and I suggest that you do the same when submitting the sheets for clearance. Please put a note on the bottom of each sheet stating that variant spellings are Fortescue, Fauscue, Foskew, Foskett, etc. The unusual given name Jermyn used for generations in this family enables us to see clearly that indeed the same persons were recorded in various ways.
JERMYN Foscue (Fortescue)
chr 03 Feb 1702 Potton, Beds.
son of Robert Foscue & Ann Snitch.
md 30 Jne 1723 Potton
Wife: Elizabeth Wiltshire
chr 03 Feb 1702 Potton, Beds.
dau. of John Wiltshire & Susan ________.
Children born at Potton:
1. Elizabeth chr 06 Apr 1724 bur 20 Sep 1729
2. Susan chr 17 Oct 1725 bur 02 Oct 1783 md. 10 Apr. 1748 Married Thomas Wagstaff, at Potton.
3. Mary chr 30 Dec 1727
4. Elizabeth chr 13 Sep 1730
5. Mary (twin) chr 13 Sep 1730
6. Ann chr 08 July 1733 bur 25 Jne 1734
7. Ann chr 06 Feb 1736
Robert Foscue (Fortescue) Shoemaker.
chr. 08 Oct 1662 Potton, Beds.
son of Jermyn Foscue & Frances_______
bur
1ST Wife: Mary Rowney.
bn About 1665 Potton.
bur 08 Sep 1689 Potton
Children born at Potton
1. Mary chr 24 Apr 1687 bur 25 May 1687:
2. Thomas bn about 1689 bur 19 Oct 1691
2ND Wife: Ann Snitch.
chr 14 Aug 1670 Potton.
dau. of Francis Snitch &
Children born at Potton
1. Elizabeth chr 02 Dec 1693 md. 21 Apr 1712 Thomas Miller
2. Robert chr 26 July 1696
3. Ann chr 06 Nov 1698
4. Francis chr 16 Feb 1700 md. 29 Sep 1728 Sage Plavin
5. Jermyn chr 03 Feb 1702 md. 30 Jne 1723 Elizabeth Wiltshire
6. Thomas chr 15 Mar 1704
7. Mary chr 09 Mar 1706 bur 21 Mar 1706
8. Mary chr 27 Feb, 1707
9. William bn about 1708 bur 23 Sep 1708
Francis Foscue (Fortescue)
chr 16 Feb 1702 Potton, Beds.
son of Robert Foscue & Ann Snitch.
md. 29 Sep 1728 Potton
Wife: Sage Plavin.
bn about 1707 bur 23 Dec 1736 Potton
Children born at Potton:
1. Ann chr 04 July 1731
2. Frances chr 12 Jan. 1734 md 27 Oct 1756 Thomas Betts
3. Robert bn about 1733 bur.11 Jan 1733
4. Robert chr 19 Dec 1736 bur.09 Jan 1736
Jermyn Foscue (Fortescue) shoemaker.
bn.
bur. 21 Aug 1699
Wife: Frances ___________.
bn.
bur. 05 July 1685
Children born at Potton:
1. Jermyn chr. 21 Jly 1661 bur 27 July 1661
2. Robert chr. 08 Oct 1662 bur 15 Feb 1798 md.5 Mary Rowney Md. 01ST July 1686; md. 2ndly, Ann Snitch, 30 Apr. 1693.
3. Jermyn chr. 07 Sep 1666 bur
4. Hannah bn. abt. 1688 bur 23 Aug 1700
5. Elizabeth chr. 24 Jly 1671 bur
6. Thomas chr. 18 Oct 1676 bur 28 Nov 1676
7. Thomas chr. 04 May 1679 bur 03 Oct 1682
Francis Snitch
bn
bur. 29 Feb 1696
Wife: (Mrs. Francis Snitch; perhaps Ann _________.
An Ann Snitch, widow, was buried 26TH Sept. 1707.
bn. about 1644
bur.
Children born at Potton:
1. John chr. 18 Dec 1666
2. Ann chr. 14 Aug 1670 bur 10 Feb 1730 md. Robert Foscue Married 20TH April 1693, at Potton?
3. Grace chr. bur
4. William bur 23 Aug 1700
5. Hannah bur
6. Edward bur 28 Nov 1676
Francis Snitch was not christened at Potton. His parents may have been the William Snitch buried 1666, and Grace (wife of William Snitch) buried 1665. You will see that Francis has children named William and Grace. We will have to seek his christening in nearby parishes.
Wiltshire line.
John Wiltshire (Willshire, Willseer, Wellsher) fellmonger.
bn. about 1658 Potton, Beds.
bur. 05 Feb 1698 Potton.
Susan _____________.
bn. about 1662
bur. 05 Oct 1718 Potton.
(recorded as Susan Wiltshire alias Haley.
Children born at Potton:
1. Elizabeth chr. 16 Dec 1684
2. Anthony chr. 03 Oct. 1686 bur 24 Jan 1690
3. Mary chr. 01 Jan 1688
4. Susan chr. 24 Mar 1690 bur 12 Jan 1715
5. Anthony chr. 15 Jne 1693
6. Elizabeth chr. 21 Jne 1696 md. 30 Jne 1723 Jermyn Foscue.
Tilcock line.
Reporting again to the Tilcock line we are happy to report that this line has been extended one generation. You can add to your pedigree the names of Richard Tilcock and wife Helen, parents of William Tilcock (see Report II, page ___). The family group shows:-
Richard Tilcock
bn. about 1553 of Sandy, Beds.
bur. 13 Jly 1597 Sandy
Md. 1ST wife: Helen ____________
bn. about 1557 of Sandy. bur. 22 Mar 1596 Sandy
Md. 2ND Wife: Thomasine Gowler.
bn. about 1576 of Sandy.
Children (of Richard & Helen Tilcock) born at Sandy
1. William chr. 30 Nov 1579 bur. 10 Apr 1638
2. Henry chr. 01 Nov 1582 bur. 05 Nov 1582
3. Richard chr. 15 Mar 1584
4. Edmond chr. 14 Nov. 1587 bur. 05 Dec. 1587
5. Thomas chr. 17 Nov. 1589
6. Richard chr. 17 Feb 1594
7. Elizabeth bn about 1580 bur. 25 Apr. 1580
Richard Tilcock and Helen _______, were not married at Sandy. Searches can be made for their marriage in nearby parishes. There was a Roger Tilcock living at Sandy at the same time as your ancestor Richard Tilcock, probably a brother. This Roger married Alice Thacker in 1584 and had several children; Alice died and he then married Dorothy Powton in 1585 and had more children by her. Roger died at Sandy in 1610 and his widow in 1613/ If we find the earlier name of the Tilcocks we may be able to prove whether this Roger was Richard’s brother or not. Please correct the christening date of 7TH gt. grandfather William Tilcock, due to typist’s error this was given on page 4 of Report II, as June 1634. It should be June 1635.
Farr line.
This ancestral line stems from the marriage of William Tilcock, 7TH gt. grandfather of RMW to Judith Farr in 1660. We have found the parentage of Judith Farr, the names of her parents, Thomas Farr and Mary ______ can be added to your pedigree; the relevant family groups follow:-
Thomas Farr
bn. about 1608 of Sandy.
bur. 30 Jan 1650 Sandy
1ST Wife: Mary _________.
bn. about 1612 of Sandy.
Children born at Sandy:
1. Female bn 1634 Bur. 02 Mar 1634
2. Judith chr. 30 Oct 1636 Bur 01 May 1670 Md. William Tilcock Married 09Th Oct. 1660
3. John chr. 02 Oct. 1640 Bur. 07 Oct. 1641
4. Ann (twin) chr. 02 Oct 1640 Bur. 04 Oct. 1641
5. Elizabeth chr. 01 May 1644
2ND Wife: Agnes ___________.
bn. about 1627 of Sandy.
Md. 2ndly, John Spring, 07th June 1652.
Children born at Sandy:
1. Ann chr 03 Sep 1649 md. 17 July 1670 William Christmas.
=+=+=+=+=
REPORT 3: Part 2.
Mary L. W. Petersen
It is a pleasure to send a report on extensive searches in Bedfordshire on all your lines. Our searches have been most successful, and we have made considerable extensions to the pedigree, especially on the Wagstaff and Boness lines. We have completely cleared up the confusion on the Tingey line, which was explained in Report I, page 6. This was accomplished by a search of the Probate records at Bedford.
Boness Line.
Please add the following newly found progenitors to the chart that begins with # 1, Henry Wagstaff, died 1947.
# 7. Elizabeth Boness chr. 07 Jan. 1798. Potton
#14. Thomas Boness chr. 23 Mar 1760. Potton, bur 17 Nov 1806
#15. Maria Boness born about 1761 of Potton bur. 31 Jan 1806
#28.Warren Boness chr. 13 Dec. 1702 Potton
#29.Sarah Day md. 21 Apr 1740 Potton
#56.Edward Boness born about 1664 of Potton bur. 07 Feb. 1714#57.Elizabeth Ainsworth. Md. 22 Dec 1689 Potton
Thomas Boness
Chr. 23 Mar 1760 Potton
son of Warren Bonast & Sarah Day
Bur 17 Nov 1806 Potton aged 47 yrs.
Wife: Maria ……………..
Born abt. 1761 of Potton
Bur, 31 Jan 1806 aged 45 yrs.
Children, born at Potton:-
1, Sarah chr. 27 Mar 1785
2. John chr 30 Sept. 1786
3. Edward chr. 01 Mar 1789
4. Nathaniel chr 09 Oct. 1791
5. James Nott. chr 29 Dec. 1793 bur. 09 Feb. 1798
6. Oliver chr. 01 Nov 1795
7. Solomon (twin) chr 01 Nov 1795
8. Elizabeth chr 07 Jan. 1798 Md. James Tingey
9. James Nott. chr 16 Apr 1800 Md. Ann ……….
10 Thomas chr 13 Feb. 1803
11 Ann Maria chr 23 Feb 1805
James Nott Boness Shoemaker
chr 16 Apr 1800 Potton
Son of Thomas Boness & Maria
bur.
Wife: Ann …………….
Born abt. 1804 Sutton.
Bur.
Children, all born at Biggleswade
1. Frederick born abt. 1831;; aged 20 in 1851 [Census]
2. Fanny born abt 1832; aged 19 in 1851
3. Alfred born abt 1835 ; aged 16 in 1851
4. Eliza born abt 1842 ; aged 9 in 1851
5. Walter born abt 1845; aged 6 in 1851.
Warren Boness
chr. 13 Dec. 1782 Potton
son of Edward Bonest & Elizabeth Ainsworth
Md. 15 Dec 1730 Potton Mary Hart
Md. 21 Apr 1740 Potton Sarah Day
Wife:1 Mary Hart
Born abt 1709 of Potton
Bur. 21 Aug 1736 Potton
Children born at Potton:-
1. Elizabeth chr. 16 Oct. 1731
2. Mary chr 06 May 1732
3. Oliver chr 31 Aug 1735 md. 22 Dec 1754 Ann Street, bur. 21 Nov 1760.
4. Sarah chr 15 Jan 1737 bur. 09 Sep 1738
Wife:2 Sarah Day
Chr 1719 of Potton
Bur.
Children born at Potton:
1. John chr. 09 Dec 1739
2 Warren chr 14 Mar 1741
3. Edward chr 25 Aug 1745 Md. Ann bur. 28 Apr 1811
4. Sarah chr 20 Mar 1747
5. John chr 12 Jan 1752 Md. 09 Nov 1777 Catherine Shadbolt.
6 Elizabeth chr. 15 Sept 1754
7. Thomas chr 23 Mar 1760 Nd. Maria ……… bur. 17 Nov. 1806
Oliver Boness
Chr 31 Aug 1735 Potton Son of Warren Boness & Mary Hart.
Bur 21 Nov. 1760 Potton
Md. 22 Dec 1754 Potton.
Wife: Ann Street
Born abt. 1733 of Cockayne Hatley.
Bur. 11 June 1764 Potton.
Children born at Potton
1. Elizabeth chr. 24 Oct. 1756
2. Oliver born abt. 1759 bur. 12 June
Richard Boness
Chr. 25 Aug 1754 Potton
son of Warren Boness & Sarah Day.
Bur 28 Apr 1811 Potton aged 68 yrs.
Wife: Ann ………………….
Born abt. 1750 of Potton
Children born at Potton:
1. John chr. 27 Dec 1772
2. Oliver chr 06 Feb 1774 bur. 28 Aug 1774
3. Mary chr 08 Jan 1775 bur 10 Jan 1776
4. Mary chr 14 Apr 1776
5. John chr 03 May 1777
6. Elizabeth chr 22 Mar 1778 bur 06 Aug 1778
7. Elizabeth chr 13 Jun 1779 bur 26 Sep 1784
8. Thomas chr 06 Jan 1782 bur31 July 1782
9. Sarah chr 10 Apr 1783
10.Elizabeth chr 06 Nov 1785 bur 21 May 1789
11,Ann chr 08 Jan 1787 bur 16 Jan 1787
12.Ann chr 25 Jan. 1788 bur 08 Feb 1804
John Boness
chr. 12 Jan 1752 Pottton
son of Warren Boness & Sarah Day
Bur.
Md. 09 Nov 1777 Potton
Wife: Catherine Shadbolt
Born abt. 1756 of Baldock, Herts.
Children born at Potton
1. John. Chr. 30 Aug 1778
2. Thomas. Chr 05 Dec 1779
3. William chr 22 Sep 1782
Edward Bonast (Glovemaker)
Born abt. 1664 of Potton
Bur. 07 Feb. `1714 Potton
Md. 22 Dec 1689 Potton
Wife: Elizabeth Ainsworth
Born abt 1668 of Potton
Bur 14 June 1741 Potton.
Children born at Potton
1. Oliver chr. 10 Nov 1690 Md. 27 Nov. 1715 Mary Brown, bur. 31 Mar 1754
2. Edward chr 06 Jan 1694 Md. Sarah …….. bur. 24 June 1742
3. John chr 24 Oct 1697 bur. 03 June 1712
4. Warren chr. 13 Dec 1702 Md. 15 Dec 1730 Mary Hart, bur.
5. Nathaniel chr 11 Aug 1706 Md. Mary
6. Mary chr 07 Dec 1712
Oliver Boness
Chr. 10 Nov 1690 Potton
son of Edward Bonast & Elizabeth Ainsworth.
Bur 31 Mar 1754 Potton
Md. 27 Nov 1715 Potton Mary Brown
Md. 01 Nov 1730 Potton Sarah Baker
Wife 1: Mary Brown
Bn. abt 1694 of Potton.
Bur. 28 Sep. 1728 Potton
Children born at Potton:
1.Sarah chr. 07 Oct 1716
2.Elizabeth chr 24 Aug 1718
3.Mary chr 22 Jan 1720 Md. 14 Apr 1745 Thomas Crane.
4.Ann chr 08 Sep 1723 bur.
5.John chr 14 Feb 1724 bur 29 Sep 1729
6. Oliver chr 31 Aug 1729 bur 13 Apr 1730
Wife 3: Catherine
Bur. 03 Mar 1750 Potton
Edward Boness
Chr 06 Jan 1694 Potton
Son of Edward Bonast & Elizabeth Ainsworth.
Bur 24 Jun 1741 Potton
Wife: Sarah
Bn. Abt 1706 of Potton
Bur.
Children born at Potton:
1. John chr. 29 Oct 1727
2. Edward chr. 05 Oct 1729
3. Richard chr. 09 Jan. 1731
4. Elizabeth chr. 06 Jan 1733 bur. 13 Sep 1743
5. Sarah chr. 01 Feb 1735
6. Warren chr. 09 Apr 1738
7. Mary chr. 10 Feb 1739
Nathaniel Boness
Chr 11 Aug 1706 Potton
Son of Edward Bonast & Elizabeth Ainsworth.
Wife: Mary ……….
Born abt. 1712 of Potton
Bur.
Children born at Potton:-
1. Elizabeth chr 19 Nov 1732
2. Nary chr. 19 Feb. 1737
3. Nathaniel chr. 22 Nov 1741 Md. 12 Nov 1764 Jane Hobbs.
Nathaniel Boness
Chr. 22 Nov 1741 Potton son of Nathaniel Boness & Mary ………….
Md. 12 Nov 1764 Potton
Bur.
Wife: Jane Hobbs
Bn. abt 1743 of Potton
Bur.
Children born at Potton:-
1. Thomas chr. 05 Aug 1765
2. Thomas chr 06 Sep 1767 bur. 15 May 1769
3. Jane chr 12 Feb` 1769
4. Oliver chr. 12 Aug 1770 bur. 28 Sept 1770
5 Mary chr 23 May 1773 bur 16 Nov 1773
6. Oliver chr 05 Oct 1779.
Tingey Line.
Please refer to page six of Report 1. We have found the will of William Tingey, no 24 on your pedigree. This completely clears up the problem of the children recorded in the parish registers as of William and Ann Tingey, but belonging to different families.
Your William Tingey made his will on 23 November 1791, calling himself William Tingey the elder, of Upper Caldecote, parish of Northill, farmer. The will was proved 31 March 1797; it mentions the testator’s wife Ann, and the following legacies: Son William, 1 guinea; son Edward £5.; son Charles £10.; son James, £10,; son Nathaniel, £20.; son Thomas £10.; son Samuel, £10.; son Joseph, £10.; son Henry £10.; daughter Elizabeth Harris £10.
The information in this will enables us to sort out the Tingey christenings without any doubt. The family group should read as follows:-
William Tingey, Farmer.
Chr. 08 Nov 1724 Northill son of Edward Tingey & Dorothy Brinkley.
Bur. 17 Mar. 1797 Northill
Will: Proved 31 Mar 1797
Md. Elizabeth …………..
Md. 06 Jan 1766 Northill Ann Sanders
Wife:1 Elizabeth ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Born abt. 1731 Northill
Bur. 12 Mar 1764 Northill
Children born at Northill:-
1. William chr. 22 June 1753 Md. 24 Mar 1773 Ann Shelton. bur. 17 Sep 1794
2. Elizabeth chr 03 Oct 1755 bur. 30 May 1756
3. Dorothy chr. 03 Oct. 1755 bur. 25 Nov. 1755
4. Edward chr.05 Nov 1756 Md. 22 Oct 1782 Sarah Orlibear
5. John chr.29 Nov 1758 bur. 18 Oct. 1790
6. Charles. chr.05 May 1760 Md. 07 Dec 1789 Hannah Brittain.
Wife 2: Ann Sanders
Chr. 01 Mar 1746 Cardington Daugther of Thomas Sanders & Ann …………..
Bur. 04 Sep 1799 Northill.
Children born at Northill:-
1. James chr.09 May 1766
2. Thomas chr.01 Apr 1768 Md. 28 Oct. 1788 Mary Lee
3. Samuel chr.17 Mar 1770
4.Nathaniel chr. 25 Dec 1771 bur. Sep. 1796
5. Elizabeth chr. 31 Dec 1772 Md. 10 Feb 1790 Richard Harris
6. Jemima chr 27 Feb 1775 bur. 13 May 1775
7.David chr 06 Jun 1783 bur. 10 June 1783
Note: Of all the children of both marriages you will see that the only onces not mentioned in their father’s will are those who died at the time he made the will: Elizabeth and Dorothy who died as infantsa, John, David and Jemima who also died as infants.
8. Henry chr. 30 June 1777
9. Joseph chr. 02 Oct. 1778
William Tingey, the younger.
Chr. 22 June 1753 Northill son of William Tingey and Elizabeth …………..
Bur. 17 Sept 1794 Northill
Md. 24 Mar. 1773 Northill.
Wife: Ann Shelton
Born abt. 1752 of Northill
Bur. 20 Jan 1795 Northill.
Children born at Northill:-
1. Jane chr. 10 Apr 1774 Md. 11 Oct. 1797 John Standley.
2. William chr. 01 Oct 1775
3. Betsy chr. 03 Apr 1777
4. Dorothy chr. 05 Jan. 1779 Md. 13 Oct 1803 Edward Carr.
5. Henry chr. 01 Apr 1781
6. Ann Maria chr.15 Apr 1782
7. Peter chr. 24 Sep. 1783
8. Giles Payne chr. 19 Oct 1786 (born 1784)
9. Alwin chr. 19 Oct 1786
10.Ann chr 24 May 1795 (born 1792)
We also located and read the wills of no. 48, Edward Tingey, described as Edward Tingey the elder, of Upper Caldecot, yeoman. His will was dated 03 June 1779 and proved 25 October 1781. He mentions his son William, son Edward, daughter Elizabeth Ball, daughter Jane Saby and grandsons William, Edward, Charles and John, sons of his son William. This confirms the family group of Edward Tingey and Dorothy Brinkley as you have it, adding the married surnames of Elizabeth and Jane. It would seem that the daughter Mary was dead, as she is not mentioned in the will.
We also read the will of Edward Tingey, junior of Northill, farmer, dated 28 October 1781, proved 23 May 1782. In his will he mentions his father Edward, his uncle William Tingey, his wife Sarah, sons Edward and Charles, eldest daughter Elizabeth, younger daughters Ann, Mary and Fanny. All his children were under 21.
We also read the will of Edward Tingey of Northill, Farmer, dated 01 October 1782, proved 24 September 1791. He mentions his brother William, wife Elizabeth, daughter in law Sarah, widow of his son Edward deceased, and grandchildren Edward, Charles, Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, Frances, children of his son Edward, deceased. The relevant family groups of tehwse two follow:
Edward Tingey
Chr 05 1717 Northill
Son of Edward Tingey and Dorothy Brinkley
Bur 29 Jul 1791 Will proved 24 Sep 1791
Wife: Elizabeth Blain
Bn abt 1707 Northill
Bur 31 July 1808 aged 101 yrs
Children born at Northill:
1. Edward chr 01 Jul 1744 Md 11 Oct 1765 Sarah Hall
Edward Tingey Jr
Chr 01 Jul 1744
Son of Edward Tingey and Elizabeth ............
Md 11 Oct 1765 Northill
Wife: Sarah Hall
Bn abt 1744 of Biggleswade
Md 23 Sep 1783 Northill John Ridley
Children born at Northill:
1. Elizabeth chr 17 Oct 1766
2. Ann Chr 25 Nov 1768
3. Edward chr 02 Mar 1770 Md 19 Sep 1791 Elizabeth Fisher
4. Mary Chr 21 Jun 1772
5. Frances - Fanny Chr 07 Nov 1777
6. Charles Chr 20 Nov 1778
Edward Tingey
Chr 02 Mar 1770
Son of Edward Tingey Jr & Sarah Hall
Md 19 Sep 1791 Northill
Widw: Elizabeth Fisher
Bn abt 1770 of Northill
Children born at Northill
1. George chr 19 Oct 1792
2. William chr 03 Apr 1795
3. Nanny chr 30 Apr 1797 Blunham Bur 19 Apr 1802 Northill
4. Elizabeth chr 15 Sep 1799
5. Nanny chr 30 Jul 1804
6. Harriett chr 13 Nov 1805 Registered 18 Mar 1813, Blunham Baptist Church
Thomas Tingey
chr 17 Jan 1702 Northill
Son of Thomas Tingey & ann ......
Md 29 Sep 1740 Northill
Wife: Ann Hall
Bn abt 1740 Northill
Children born at northill;
1. Thomas chr 27 Sep 1741 md 24 Oct 1765 Ann Fage
2. Ann chr 04 Sep 1743
3. Elizabeth chr 19 Oct 1746
4. Mary chr 20 Nov 1748
5. John chr 18 Feb 1749 bur 22 Mar 174-
6. William chr 03 Feb 1750 md 18 jan 1779 Esther Mantle
7. Edward chr 12 Apr 1752 bur 04 Jan 17--
8. Edmund chr 02 Jul 1756 but 31 Jan 17--
9. Edward chr 31 Oct 1757 bur 04 Nov 17--
10. Sarah chr 03 Jun 1759 but 25 Jun 17--
Thomas Tingey Jr
chr 27 Sep 1741 Northill
Son of Thomas Tingey & Ann Hall
Md 24 Oct 1765 Northill
Wife: Ann Fage
Bn abt 1744 Northill
Children born at Northill
1. William chr 10 Aug 1766
2. John chr 17 Jan 1768 but 05 Sep 1769
William Tingey
chr 03 Feb 1750 Northill
Son of Thomas Tingey & Ann Hall
Md 18 Jan 1779 Southill
Wife: Esther Mantle
Bn abt 1757 of Southill
Children born at Biggleswade:
1. Elizabeth chr 31 Oct 1779 bur 06 Nov 1779
2. Charles chr 11 Sep 1782 but 16 Sep 1782
3. Elizabeth chr 27 Dec 1786
4. William chr 04 Sep 1789
5. Matthew chr 20 Sep 1795 (bn 13 Aug 1791)
6. Mercy chr 20 Sep 1795 (bn 18 Oct 1794)
Giles Payne Tingey
Bn 1784 Northill
Chr 18 Oct 1786 Northill
Wife: Elizabeth .....
Bn abt 1788 of Biggleswade
Chr 03 Feb 1750 Northill
Children born at Biggleswade:
1. Ann chr 26 Sep 1809
Charles Tingey
chr 05 May 1760 Northill
Son of William Tingey & Elizabeth .....
Md 07 Dec 1789 Biggleswade
Wife: Hannah .....
Bn abt 1764 of Biggleswade
Md .... Brittain
Children born at Biggleswade:
1. Charles chr 25 Apr 1792
In an effort to find the parentage of Dorothy Brinkley we searched the Probate records and read the only wills of Brinkley testators of a suitable date. The will of Thomas Brinkley, fellmonger of Sandy, dated 08 March 1711, proved 20 December 1718, mentions his wife Elizabeth and his “eight heirs”. It does not specify who the heirs were; we do not know if they were his children or not. The other will was of his widow, Elizabeth Brinkley of Sandy, dated 18 December 1718, proved 20 December 1718; she mentions her daughter-in-law, Ann Butterfield, widow, and names her nephew Daniel Squire of Chipping Barnet, Herts., as executor. Sandy Registers show that this Thomas Brinkley married twice, for his first wife, Frances ………, was buried there 30 January 1707,and then he married Elizabeth Day on 24 October 1710. None of his children appear at Sandy, so we will search other parishes.
Tilcock Line.
We have read the will of William Tilcock, 7th gt-grandfather of RMW. It is dated 08 December 1711, proved 09 May 1712. In it he mentions his son William and several of his grandchildren, confirming the family groups as given in Report II.. We also read the will of William Tilcock, 5th gt.grandfather of RMW, dated 02 April 1751 and proved 04 July 1752. He was a gardener, and in his will mentioned his son William and daughters Ann Cooper, Elizabeth Tilcock and Edith Tilcock. This confirms the family group as shown on page 3 of Report II. You will notice that of William Tilcock’s 11 children, seven had died before he made his will in 1761, and he mentions all four that were living.
Spring Line.
We have read the will of all Spring testators of Sandy prior to 1700. In an effort to compile an accurate pedigree of this family. Unfortunately, even with the additional information from the wills it is not possible to make an accurate pedigree with sure connections prior to John Spring already found, for example, at one time there were two or even three contemporary John Springs living at Sandy, each married to a woman named Agnes. The only hope left to sort out this branch of the pedigree lies in finding the wills of some of the related families, and we will try to do this. For example, one John Spring married an Agnes Ratford and wills of the Ratford family might throw further light on the problem. Other families connected to the Springs were Farr, Bromsall, Childe, Bishop, Neville, Swetman, Carter, Thickpenny, Michborne, Buttris, etc. Wills of testators of these names from Sandy will be read. If this fails to make the various families clear, we will have to send them for clearance on a relative basis.
=+=+=+=+=
REPORT 4. Part 1.
This is just a short report to notify you of some additions to the pedigree and family record. I have ordered a search of Northill to complete the family group of Joseph and Edith Wagstaff and the results of this will follow when I receive them.
Regarding the family group of Thomas Sanders which you queried, the correct christening date of Anne is 1st March 1746/7. Up to that time the year began at the end of March (25th) instead of on 1st January and therefore 1st March 1746 was really 1st March 1747, the way we now calculate. The calendar changed in 1752. I think this covers the query.
The following are extensions of the Boness line:
Oliver Bonest
chr.06 Mar 1630 Cockayne Hatley
son of John Boness & Jane _________
md.Mary ______________
md 31 Jan 1667 Cockayne Hatley Helen Burral
bur. 19 Mar 1668 Cockayne Hatley
Wife: Mary __________.
bn. about 1647 of Cockayne Hatley
Children christened at Cockayne Hatley:
1. Oliver chr. 11 Oct 1657 bur. 08 Sep 1659
2. Edward chr bur 07 Feb 1714 Md. 22 Dec. 1689 Married Elizabeth Ainsworth
Wife: Helen Burrell
bn. about 1647 of Cockayne Hatley
Children christened at Cockayne Hatley:
1. John chr. 17 Mar 1667 Md. Mary ____________
Unfortunately it is not possible to get the christening date of Edward Bonest. The registers are defective during the Commonwealth period and there are no entries (or Bishops Transcripts) for 1660 – 1664 inclusive. I have no doubt that this ancestry is correct however. There are no other Bonest families at all; the name is very rare. Your Edward named his eldest son Oliver. Cockayne Hatley adjoins Potton.
John Bonest (Boneace)
bn about 1598 of Cockayne Hatley
bur 28 Oct 1679 Cockayne Hatley
Wife 1: June _____________.
bn about 1602 of Cockayne Hatley
Bur. 25 Apr 1638 Cockayne Hatley
Child:
1. Oliver chr. 06 Mar 1630 bur 19 Mar 1668/9 Cockayne Hatley.md. 1 Mary __________ md. 2 Helen Burral
Wife 2: Joan ___________.
bur.04 Feb 1678/9 Cockayne Hatley.
Note: Refer to page 3 of Report III: Family group of Edward Boness and Sarah. This couple were married at Sutton, 24TH Sept. 1726; she was Sarah CHRISTY.
John Bonest (Bownass) Cottager.
chr 17 Mar 1667 Cockayne Hatley
son of Oliver Bonest & Helen Burral
bur 03 July 1704 Wrestlingworth
Wife 1: Mary _____________.
bn about 1681 of Wrestlingworth
Child: christened at Wrestlingworth:
1. Elizabeth chr. 27 June 1703 bur 19 Aug 1703 Wrestlingworth
2. John chr 20 Aug 1704
=+=+=+=+=+=
REPORT 4. Part 2.This is just a short report to notify you of some additions to the pedigree and family record. I have ordered a search of Northill to complete the family group of Joseph and Edith Wagstaff and the results of this will follow when I receive them.
Regarding the family group of Thomas Sanders which you queried, the correct christening date of Anne is 1st March 1746/7. Up to that time the year began at the end of March (25th) instead of on 1st January and therefore 1st March 1746 was really 1st March 1747, the way we now calculate. The calendar changed in 1752. I think this covers the query.
The following are extensions of the Boness line:
Oliver Bonest
chr.06 Mar 1630 Cockayne Hatley
son of John Boness & Jane _________
md.Mary ______________
md 31 Jan 1667 Cockayne Hatley Helen Burral
bur. 19 Mar 1668 Cockayne Hatley
Wife: Mary __________.
bn. about 1647 of Cockayne Hatley
Children christened at Cockayne Hatley:
1. Oliver chr. 11 Oct 1657 bur. 08 Sep 1659
2. Edward chr bur 07 Feb 1714 Md. 22 Dec. 1689 Married Elizabeth Ainsworth
Wife: Helen Burrell
bn. about 1647 of Cockayne Hatley
Children christened at Cockayne Hatley:
1. John chr. 17 Mar 1667 Md. Mary ____________
Unfortunately it is not possible to get the christening date of Edward Bonest. The registers are defective during the Commonwealth period and there are no entries (or Bishops Transcripts) for 1660 – 1664 inclusive. I have no doubt that this ancestry is correct however. There are no other Bonest families at all; the name is very rare. Your Edward named his eldest son Oliver. Cockayne Hatley adjoins Potton.
John Bonest (Boneace)
bn about 1598 of Cockayne Hatley
bur 28 Oct 1679 Cockayne Hatley
Wife 1: June _____________.
bn about 1602 of Cockayne Hatley
Bur. 25 Apr 1638 Cockayne Hatley
Child:
1. Oliver chr. 06 Mar 1630 bur 19 Mar 1668/9 Cockayne Hatley.md. 1 Mary __________ md. 2 Helen Burral
Wife 2: Joan ___________.
bur.04 Feb 1678/9 Cockayne Hatley.
Note: Refer to page 3 of Report III: Family group of Edward Boness and Sarah. This couple were married at Sutton, 24TH Sept. 1726; she was Sarah CHRISTY.
John Bonest (Bownass) Cottager.
chr 17 Mar 1667 Cockayne Hatley
son of Oliver Bonest & Helen Burral
bur 03 July 1704 Wrestlingworth
Wife 1: Mary _____________.
bn about 1681 of Wrestlingworth
Child: christened at Wrestlingworth:
1. Elizabeth chr. 27 June 1703 bur 19 Aug 1703 Wrestlingworth
2. John chr 20 Aug 1704
=+=+=+=+=+=
From : willis petersen
Sent : Saturday, February 11, 2006 8:26 AM
To : rpetersen35@hotmail.com, 2wards@networld.com
Subject : RE: Leese Reports
I am afraid that when I made up the family group of Edward Bonast and Elizabeth Ainsworth, I missed out one of their children. Please add her to the family group. She will be child no. 2, Elizabeth, christened 30TH March 1693, Potton. (See Report III, page 2, last family.) She married 05TH October 1714, Richard Barr
Reed, I thought I had sent it already. But here it is.
Carol, Did you get this one before?
WCP
I think that the Warren Bonast who follows must have been a brother of the ancestor Edward Bonast. You will notice that Edward named a son Warren, which is not at all a usual christian name. Warren may have [been] christened also at Cockayne Hatley during the defective period in the registers, about 1661. Personally, I would be inclined to add him to the family group of Oliver Bonest and Mary (page 1) but I leave it to you.
Warren Bonest (Bonast) of Potton.
bn about 1681 of Potton
Probable son of Oliver Bonest & Mary _______
bur. 09 July 1714 Potton No probate records.
Wife: Ann _________.
bn about 1665 of Potton.
bur. 30 Oct 1727 Potton
Children christened at Potton:
1. Mary chr 29 Jne 1687 bur. __ Jne 1730 (unmarried)
2. Ann chr 13 Oct 1689 md. 28 Feb. 1711 Matthew Bartle at Eyeworth.
Matthew Bartle. (Shepherd)
bn about 1687 of Wrestlingworth
md 28 Feb 1711 Eyeworth
Wife: Ann Bonest.
chr 13 Oct 1689 of Potton. daughter of Warren Bonest & Ann _________
Children christened at Wrestlingworth:-
1. Ann chr 04 Jan 1712
2. James chr 13 Mar 1714 bur. 21 Mar 1714
3. Thomas chr 09 Jne 1717
4. William chr 22 Feb 1721
5. Matthew chr 11 Jne 1728
Please refer to the family group of Oliver Boness & Mary Brown on page 3, Report III. The daughter Sarah christened 07TH October 1716 at Potton, was married 28TH October 1742 at Cockayne Hatley to John Seymour of Potton. Add this to your record.
John Spring
chr 18 Nov 1696 Sandy
son of John Spring & Mary Bailey
Wife: Ann ___________.
bn about 1703 Sandy
Children christened at Sandy:
1. John chr 11 Feb 1725
2. Ann chr 13 Apr 1728 bur. 18 Apr 1728
3. Elizabeth chr 13 Apr 1728 bur. 18 Apr 1728 (twin)
4. Thomas chr 09 Jan 1731
5. William chr 26 Dec 1733
6. Richard chr 14 Dec 1735
7. Ann chr 21 Nov 1736 bur. 07 Jan 1735
8. James chr 11 Dec 1737
9. Ann chr 10 Feb 1739
10. Ann chr 03 May 1741
The Spring family were prolific at Sandy since before 1600, and we have over 100 extracts of the name from that parish. It will be necessary to make a search of the wills in order to compile an accurate pedigree.
Tilcock line.
Your family group of William Tilcock and Ann ___________, was very incomplete; also some errors were found. The Tilcock line has been extended, and the corrected and completed record follows:
William Tilcock.
chr. 08 Dec 1695 Sandy
son of William Tilcock & Elizabeth __________
Wife: Ann _____________.
bn about 1699 of Sandy
bur 30 Aug 1748 Sandy
Children born at Sandy:
1. Thomasin chr. 08 Nov 1721 bur. 29 Oct 1742
2. William chr. 30 Aug 1723 bur. 11 Feb 1734
3. Ann chr. 19 Sep 1725 bur. 22 Sep 1725
4. Thomas chr. 20 Nov 1726 bur. 06 Nov 1727
5. Ann chr. 10 Nov 1728 md John Cooper 15 Jne 1749
6. Elizabeth chr. 30 Jan 1730 md Thomas Cooper 18 Oct 1751
7. John chr. 11 Feb 1732 bur. 31 Jan 1738
8. Sarah chr. 20 Feb 1734 bur. 25 Feb 1734
9. James chr. 25 Jan 1735 bur. 05 May 1735
10. Edith chr. 13 May 1736
11. William chr. 02 Sep 1739
Note: The name Edith reoccurs; this name was not common at the time. William & Ann Tilcock had a daughter Edith; Elizabeth Tilcock married Thomas Cooper & named a daughter Edith, after her sister; again in the next generation Elizabeth Cooper married James Rowney and named a daughter Edith, after her sister and aunt.
John Cooper
chr. 01 Oct 1725 Sandy
son of Thomas Cooper & Elizabeth Spring.
bur. 23 Sep 1766 Sandy
md. 15 June 1749 Sandy
Wife: Ann Tilcock.
chr. 10 Nov 1723 Sandy
dau of William Tilcock & Ann ___________.
bur. 23 Sep 1766 Sandy
Children christened at Sandy:
1. William chr. 23 Mar 1751
2. John Chr. 26 Dec 1753
Married 2ndly: 18th January 1759 Sandy
Wife 2: Sarah Tear.
bn about 1738 Sandy
Children christened at Sandy:
1. Joseph chr. 20 Jan 1764
2. Henry chr. 21 Dec 1765 bur. 06 Jan 1766
3. Elizabeth chr. 21 Dec 1765 (twin)
William Tilcock.
chr. 13 Aug 1663 Sandy
son of William Tilcock & Judith Farr
bur. 02 June 1714 Sandy
Wife: Elizabeth ______________.
bn about 1667 of Sandy
Children born at Sandy:
1. Mary chr. 16 Feb 1689 bur. 07 Jan 1690
2. Elizabeth chr. 05 Nov 1691 bur. 08 Feb 1691
3. Ann chr. 07 Dec 1692 md 12 Feb 1712 John Sexton
4. Elizabeth chr. 01 Nov 1694
5. William chr. 08 Dec 1696 md Ann ___________
6. Judith chr. 13 Nov 1698
7. George chr. 06 Jne 1701 bur. 10 June 1701
William Tilcock.
chr. -- June 1635 Sandy
son of William Tilcock & Alice Taylor.
bur 18 Dec 1711 Sandy
md. 1. 09 Oct 1660 Sandy Judith Farr.
md. 2. 02 June 1672 Sandy Ellen Hall
Wife 1; Judith Farr.
bn. about 1639 Sandy
bur. 01 May 1670 Sandy
Children christened at Sandy:
1. John chr. 05 Dec 1661 bur. 26 Apr 1704 md. 20 May 1690
2. William chr. 13 Aug 1663 bur. 02 Jne 1714 Md Elizabeth ____
3. Elizabeth chr. 26 Dec 1667 bur. 19 May 1690 md. 19 May 1690
Wife 2: Ellen Hall
bn. about 1651 of Sandy
bur. 27 Jly 1684 Sandy
Children born at Sandy:
1. Thomas chr. 27 Jly 1684 bur. 09 Aug 1685
John Tilcock
chr. 05 Dec 1661 Sandy
son of William Tilcock & Judith Farr.
bur 26 Apr 1704 Sandy
md. 20 May 1690 Sandy .
Wife: Thomasine Underwood
bn. about 1669 of Sandy
bur. 24 Jne 1710 Sandy
Children (of John & Thomasin Tilcock) born at Sandy:
1. John chr. 26 Feb 1690 md. 03 Jan. 1715 Sarah Richardson
2. Thomasin chr. 12 Dec 1697 bur. 01 Aug 1699 Sandy
3. Judith chr. 27 Sep 1702
John Tilcock
chr. 26 Feb 1690 Sandy
son of John Tilcock & Thomasin Underwood.
Wife: Sarah Richardson
chr. 26 Feb 1694 at Sandy
bur. 10 Feb 1723 Sandy
Children christened at Sandy:
1. John chr. 03 May 1716 bur. 15 Oct 1721
2. William chr. 31 May 1719 bur. 12 Jly 1719
3. William chr. 24 Aug 1720 bur. 28 Aug 1720
4. George chr. 04 Dec 1721
William Tilcock
bn about 1587 Sandy
bur 10 Apr 1638 Sandy
md. 1. 11 Oct 1612 Joan Winee bn. abt. 1591 bur. 08 Aug 1620 *
md. 2. 22 Jne 1623 Joan Palmer bn abt 1602 bur. 07 Aug 1630 *
md. 3. 22 Oct 1634 Alice Taylor bn abt 1613 bur. 15 Dec 1661 *
Burial at Churchyard, Sandy.
Children christened at Sandy:
1. William chr. __ Jne 1635 md. 09 Oct 1660 Judith Farr. Sandy?
md 02 Jne 1672 Ellen Hall. Sandy?
Searches will now be made prior to 1600 for the christening of William Tilcock; also to extend the Taylor and Farr ancestry. The marriage of William Tilcock to Elizabeth _______, prior to 1689 and William Tilcock to Ann _________, prior to 1672 will have to be sought over a wider area, as they do not occur in any of the 10 parishes searched.
Tingey line.
We have checked the family group of Edward Tingey and Dorothy Brinkley which you submitted to us. We have two additional children, missing from your family group; they are apparently the eldest children of Edward & Dorothy, and should be added to the record:-
1. Thomas chr. 01 Feb 1718 Old Warden bur. 06 Feb 1718
2. Elizabeth chr. 01 Feb 1718 Old Warden bur. 06 Feb 1718
The family group of Thomas Tingey & Elizabeth Law follows:-
Thomas Tingey
chr. 08 Aug 1647 Northill
son of Jasper Tingey &
bur 13 Oct 1728 Northill
md. 13 Apr 1677 Northill .
Wife: Elizabeth Law
bn about 1656 of Northill.
bur 13 Oct 1727
Children born at Northill:
1. Thomas chr. 04 Feb 1677 md. Ann ___________
2. Elizabeth chr. 14 Nov 1680 bur. 24 Feb 1681
3. Mary chr. 26 Dec 1682 bur. 15 Aug 1700
4. John chr. 14 July 1690 md. Mary _________
5. Edward chr. 03 Dec 1696 md 03 Mar 1716 Dorothy Brinkley
Thomas Tingey
chr. 04 Feb 1677 Northill
son of Thomas Tingey & Elizabeth Law
Wife: Ann
Bn About 1680 Northill.
Children born at Northill:
1. Thomas chr. 17 Jan 1702
John Tingey
Chr. 14 Jly 1690 Northill
son of Thomas Tingey & Elizabeth Law
md. 18 Dec 1712 Old Warden.
Wife: Mary Hall
Bn about 1691 Northill.
Bur. 03 Feb. 1746 Northill.
Children born at Northill:
1. John chr. 17 Dec. 1713
2. Mary chr. 02 Dec 1714
3. Edward chr. 10 Feb 1714
4. James bn about 1718 bur. 01 Dec. 1724
Add also to the family group of Edward Tingey and Dorothy Brinkley, the burial date of the child, John christened 1730; he was buried 03rd November 1730.
The surname Tingey is found scattered throughout the parishes on this area. A search of wills will be made on this line.
Having now covered a wide area around, I came to the conclusion that your earliest known ancestor on the Wagstaff line, William Wagstaff who married Dorothy Stevens at Sutton, 29th March 1693 is the one christened 24th April 1670 at Southill, son of William Wagstaff. This older William was buried at Sutton, 18th May 1693, just after his son’s marriage there. I have not yet found the marriage of this William, nor any other children, but I think we should wait before submitting his family group therefore, although you can add him to the pedigree of Henry Wagstaff :- (no. 64) William Wagstaff, buried 18th May 1693.
Refer to Report III (page __), family group for them (5th gt. grandnephew).
Research is continuing.
Sources (of the above family groups) consulted:-.
Parish Registers of:
Potton Wrestlingworth Edworth
Sutton Cockayne Hatley Eyeworth
Bedfordshire Probate Records: Bedford
REPORT 5.
I received this patron’s letter (un-dated). I appreciate the comments of members of her family about the question of interest on the money left for research. I would like to point out that I do not have interest on this money either as it is not in a deposit account. I appreciate that the family would like this money to be earning interest. I am finishing up all work under the present system before 30TH August 1966 and reporting the results. After that date I do not intend to take on any English research under the present system as I have had too many cases to cope with and the pressure is too heavy.
I will be accepting only a few patrons, preferably organised family organisations or enthusiastic individuals. I will not accept more than 20 in all, and perhaps only about a dozen. These patrons will be expected to put about 400 dollars each year for their research project and they will receive a yearly report and have three weeks to a month devoted each year entirely to their work. If the Wagstaff family would like to be one of the patrons under the new system. I will be pleased to consider them, and they could put their names on a waiting list with me or with Sister Preece. Under the new system I am sure that we can arrange for the family to keep their funds in an interest-earning deposit until the time that they are actually needed for research if they prefer that; this is always providing that I will be able to accept them.
I have found additional children in the family of Joseph and Edith Wagstaff and it seems most important that these children should be added to the records. These are:-
1. Hannah chr. 25 July 1819 Northill. Born at Hatch.
2. John chr. 07 Apr 1822 Northill Born at Upper Caldecote.
3. William chr. 05 June 1825 Northill Born at Upper Caldecote.
4. Isaac chr. 11 Dec 1830 Northill
Born at Upper Caldecote.
I have also been in to the problem of the George Larkins family. I am returning the two family group sheets. I suggest that Sister Petersen should go and see Brother Christiansen personally about this and put the following report to him.
Re: Family group of George Larkins and Elizabeth Daniel.
The Bedfordshire Probate records have been examined for a will or administration of George Larkins, 1800, or Elizabeth Larkins, 1799. Unfortunately these persons appear to have died intestate and without estate. The following parish registers have been examined:- christenings, marriages and burials, 1740 – 1800:
Biggleswade, Old Warden, Sutton, Potton, Wilshamstead, Northill, Eyeworth, Dunton, Edworth, Cockayne Hatley, Stotfold, Henlow, Haynes, Clifton, Wrestlingworth, Langford, Shefford, Southill, Cople, Great Barford, Blunham, Sandy, Everton, Tempsford, Cardington
In all these parishes which cover completely the area around Northill, there is ONLY ONE George Larkins who appears, and he appears in the registers of Biggleswade and Northill, which are adjoining parishes. It is known that his grandchildren lived at Upper Caldecote, a hamlet half-way between the two churches.
Subsequent to the marriage of George Larkins to Elizabeth Daniel at Biggleswade, in 1754 there are christenings of 10 children at Biggleswade and 2 at Northill. Two other infant children were buried at Biggleswade. All these children are recorded to George and Elizabeth Larkins. I have also checked the Bishops Transcripts of Biggleswade, which support the Parish Registers and especially in the case of the multiple birth in 1757. The re-occurrence of multiple births in this family (one set of triplets and two sets of twins) rather indicate also that all these were of one family. There are perfectly reasonable gaps between the dates of all the children.
For these reasons I think, the additional children should be added to the [family group] sheet submitted in 1947 by Mrs Kurr and the necessary alterations made.
Research is in progress on all lines in Probate records.
=+=+=+=+=+=+
REPORT 6.
9th February 1966.
It is a pleasure to send an extensive report on research on the pedigree of Ray M. Wagstaff. I assume that he family have safely received the short report sent in December with the dates of the additional children in the family group of Joseph and Edith Wagstaff.
We have been able to find the maiden name of no. 33, on [the] pedigree, Frances, wife of William Wagstaff of Sutton, who married 2ndly, Jonathan Rowney of Potton. She was Frances Rugeley of Potton. Extensive searches in many primary sources have been made and an excellent pedigree compiled on re. lineages from
Parish Registers, Wills and administrations, Chancery Proceedings etc. The sources used are shown at the foot of each family group. I am sure that the family will be very pleased with this splendid record as the searches, although at one point very complicated, have been in the end most successful and enabled us to trace the ancestry back for several generations, and out of Bedfordshire into Warwickshire.
Henry Rugeley Innkeeper & Apothecary
Chr 20 Apr 1673 Potton
Son of Matthew Rugeley & Joan Ball
Wife: Anne Chambers
chr Potton, Beds.
bur. 04 Feb. 1732 Potton
Children christened at Potton:
1. Anne chr. 06 May 1700 bur. 26 Feb 1779. (unmd)
2. Frances chr. 31 Aug 1701 bur 14 June 1762 md. 24 Aug 1719 William Wagstaff md
26 Nov 1731 Jonathan Rowney
3. Henry bn. 01 Feb 1702 chr. 14 Feb 1702 bur. 26 Jan 1703 (infant)
4. Susan bn. 04 Jan 1704 chr. 21 Jne 1704 bur. 23 Jan 1781 md Richard Huske
5. Rowland chr. 20 Nov 1706 bur. 23 Feb 1781 Will dated 19th June 1779; proved 22 June 1781 (PCC.) md Elizabeth Ginn
6. Henry (infant) chr. 26 Sep 1708 bur. 26 Sep 1708
7. Henry chr. 28 Aug 1709 bur. 09 Oct 1768 Will dated 17TH July 1768; proved 21 Oct 1768 (Beds, Archdeaconry Court, County Record Office) md. Hephzibah Clarke
Sources: Potton Parish Registers
Henry Rugeley Tallow Chandler.
chr. 28 Aug 1709 Potton
son of Henry Rugeley & Ann Chambers
bur. 09 Oct 1768 Potton Will dtd 17 Jly 1768 Probate: 21 Oct 1768: Archd. Bedford
md. Biddenham
Wife: Hephzibah Clarke
Born abt 1712 of Potton
bur. Potton Will dtd 09 Feb 1769
Probate: 29 Oct 1776: Archd. Bedford
Children born at Potton:
1. Anne chr. 03 Dec 1734 bur. 20 July 1786 (unmarried)
2. Henry chr. 12 Mar 1735 bur. 09 Oct 1776
3. Joy (son) chr. 12 Oct 1737 bur. 16 Oct 1737
4. Hephzibah chr. 14 Nov 1738 bur.
5. Rowland chr. 04 Nov 1743 bur.
Sources:
Parish Registers,Potton
Will of Henry Rugeley Archd. Bedford
Will of Hephzibah Rugeley Archd. Bedford
Rowland Rugeley (Draper)
chr. 20 Nov 1706 Potton
son of Henry Rugeley & Ann Chambers
bur. 23 Feb 1781 Potton
Died at St. Ives, Huntingdon
Will dtd 19 June 1779 St.Ives Probate: 22 June 1781: P.C.C
md. (Marriage Settlement: 05th Sept 1732.)
Wife: Elizabeth Ginn
born about 1711 Wisbech, Cambs
bur. 13 Nov 1798 Potton (M.I.)
Died at St. Ives, Huntingdon
Will dtd 19 June 1779 St. Ives Probate: 22 June 1781: P.C.C.
Children born at St Ives, Huntingdon:
1. Anne bn. abt, 1733 bur. md. John Houghton
2. Elizabeth bn. abt, 1735 bur. md.
3. Frances bn. abt, 1737 bur. md.
4. Mary bn. abt, 1739 bur. md. John Margetts
5. William bn. abt, 1741 bur. 12 Sep 1789 died unmd
6. Henry bn. 08 Mar 1743 bur. 27 Dec 1796 (His Will dated: 16 June 1796; proved 17 April 17973) md. Elizabeth Cook (Married, 28 Nov 1782, Charleston, South Carolina, USA)
7. Rowland bn. abt, 1745 died 23 Dec 1776 md. Hamilton Dawson (Married 27 Mar 1775. Charleston, South Carolina, USA)
8. Matthew bn. abt, 1749 bur. 01 May 1805 md. Susan Payne
Sources: Parish Registers,Potton
Mon. Ins. Potton Churchyard
Will of Rowland Rugeley
Will of Elizabeth Rugeley
Will of Henry Rugeley 16 June 1796 Fairfield, S. Carolina.
Will of Rowland Rugeley, jnr. Charleston, S. Carolina Historic Camden, by T .J
.Kirkland & R. M. Kennedy.Note: Three sons of the above family settled in South
Carolina around 1770. William returned to England and is buried at Potton. Henry
returned to England on a visit and died whilst there and is also buried at
Potton. He left his wife and children in America and you may find [a] record of
his descendants in the southern States as the name is not a very common one.
Rowland died at Charleston, but his wife died the same year with their only
child, so he had no descendants.(See the Rugeley papers etc., deposited in the Beds. County Archives)
Matthew Rugeley
born 1749 St. Ives
son of Rowland Rugeley & Elizabeth Ginn
bur. 01 May 1805 Potton aged 56 yrs
Wife: Susan Payne
born about 1755 Potton, Beds.
dau of bur. Potton (M.I.) Will dtd
Children christened at Potton:
1. Elizabeth chr. 20 Mar 1778 bur. md. Thomas Underwood
2. William Payne chr. 12 Feb 1779 bur.
3. Anne chr. 02 Jun 1780 bur. md. Robert L. Manning
4. Susan chr. 15 Aug 1781 bur.
5. Rowland chr. 18 Sep 1782 bur.
6. Henry chr. 08 July 1783 bur.
7. Susan chr. 24 Aug 1784 bur.
Sources:
Parish Registers, Potton
Mon. Ins. Potton Churchyard
Will of Elizabeth Rugeley Proved 1798, PCC
Matthew Rugeley Soldier: Captain in Sir James Leslie’s Regt. of Foot.
born about 1638 Potton, Beds.
Son of Rowland Rugeley & Mary Underwood
died Scotland Will 16 Apr. 1694 Scotland Probate 18 Sep 1696 PCC
md. 12 Oct. 1663 Potton
Wife: Joan Ball
chr. 22 Sep 1633 Potton
dau. of Robert Ball &
bur. 27 Nov 1695 Potton
md.1. 05 June 1656 Potton Thomas Sheppard [of Maulden, Beds.]
Children christened at Potton:
1. Mary chr. 29 Aug 1664
2. George chr. 27 Sep 1670 bur. 30 May 1756 (His Will dated 13 Nov 1754; proved 09 June 1756) md. Martha Pedley
3. Henry chr. 20 Apr 1673 md. Anne Chambers
Sources:
Parish Registers, Potton.
Will of Matthew Rugeley Proved 1694, PCC
Will of George Rugeley Proved 1756, PCC
Chancery Proceedings Reynardson Div. C.9.48/56 15TH June 1668 (Rugeley v/ Waller.)
George Rugeley Apothecary
chr. 17 Sep 1670 Potton
son of Matthew Rugeley & Joan Ball
bur. 30 May 1756 Potton
Will 13 Nov 1754 Potton Proved 09 June 1756. PCC
Wife: Martha Pedley
bn abt 1675 Potton
bur. Potton
Children christened at Potton:
1. George chr 11 Jan 1697 bur 02 Oct 1741 (Admin of Will dated 07 Oct 1742, Archd. Bedford) Md Mary Austin
2. Martha chr. 17 Dec 1696 bur. 25 Sep 1732 Died Unmarried
3. John chr. 29 Aug 1699 bur. 22 Nov 1767 md. Anne
4. Thomas chr. 24 Mar 1700 bur. 02 June 1701 Died in infancy
5. Anne chr. 18 Jan 1704 bur. Md. John Sharp
6. Pedley chr. 19 Apr 1711 bur. 15 June 1726
7. Thomas chr. 08 Sep 1719
Sources:
Will of George Rugeley 13 Nov 1754 Proved 1756, PCC
Admon. of Geo. Rugeley, jnr. 07 Oct 1741 Archd. Bedford.
Marriage Licenses (Harl. Soc.?) Bishop of London.
George Rugeley Maltster
chr. 11 Jan 1697 Potton
son of George Rugeley & Martha Pedley
bur. 02 Oct 1741 Potton
Admon 07 Oct. 1741 Bedford Archdeacon’s Court
md. 1 17 Apr 1734 Bishop of London’s Marriage Licences
Wife: Mary Austin
bn abt 1713 London
md.2. 21 June 1753 Samuel Cook
Children christened at Potton:
1. George chr. 29 July 1734
2. John chr. 13 Jan 1735 bur. 29 Sep 1741
3. Thomas chr. 17 Mar 1736 bur. 29 Oct 1741
4. Mary chr. 01 Sep 1738 bur. 08 Sep 1741
5. Richard chr. 01 Oct 1739 bur. md. Abigail
6. Henry (twin) chr. 01 Oct 1739 bur. 21 Oct 1739 aged 70 yrs
7. Matthew chr. 24 Apr 1741 bur. 15 Aug 1812 md Dorothy Bumberry
Sources:
Parish Registers, Potton
Will of George Rugeley, snr. 13 Nov 1754 Proved 1756, PCC.
Admon. of Geo. Rugeley, jnr. 07 Oct 1741 Archd. Bedford.
Marriage Licenses (Harl. Soc.?) Bishop of London.
Matthew Rugeley
Chr. 24 Apr 1741 Potton
son of George Rugeley & Mary Austin
Bur. 15 Aug 1812 Potton Aged 70 yrs
Md. 11 Mar 1773 Potton
Wife: Dorothy Bumberry
Born 1729 Potton
Bur. 11 Mar 1808 Potton Aged 79 yrs
No children
Rowland Rugeley (Merchant)
Born about 1745 St. Ives, Hunts
son of Rowland Rugeley & Eliz. Ginn
Died 23 Dec. 1776 Charleston, South Carolina
Will 22 Dec. 1776 Proved: Charleston
Md. 27 Mar 1775 Charleston, South Carolina
Wife: Hamilton Dawson
Born about 1754 Charleston, South Carolina
dau. of Rev. Dawson
Died 05 Dec 1776 Charleston, South Carolina
Sources: South Carolina Historical & Genealogical Magazine. South Carolina in the Revolution By E. McCrady
John Rugeley
chr. 29 Aug 1699 Potton
Son of George Rugeley & Martha Pedley
bur. 22 Nov 1767 Potton
Wife: Anne Chappell
born About 1718 Potton
Children born at Potton:
1. John chr. 23 Oct 1740 bur. 13 Dec 1741
2. George chr. 20 Apr 1742 bur. 01 Apr 1791 (Clergyman)
3. Anne chr. 08 Sep 1744 bur. 24 May 1766 md. John Harrison
4. John chr. 24 Jam 1749 bur
Sources:
Will of George Rugeley, proved 1756. PCC.
Alumni Oxoniensis Rev. George Rugeley, 1758
Rowland Rugeley
chr. 02 Sep 1616 Northill, Beds
Son of Henry Rugeley & Sarah Steppings
bur. 02 Nov 1666 Potton, Beds.
Will 20 July 1663 Proved: 30 July 1667
Wife: Mary Underwood
born about 1616 Potton
bur. Potton
Children born at Potton:
1. Matthew born about 1638 died 1694 (His Will dated 16 Apr 1694; proved 18 Sep 1694. A Capt. In Sir James Leslie’s Regiment of Foot in Scotland) Md. Joan Ball
2. John born about 1640 Md. 09 Feb. 1660 Anne Blaynye
3. Henry (Age between 21 and 23 in July 1663. His Will dated 07 Oct 1690; proved 05 May 1691 and admon. Oct. 1690) born about 1642 Md. Elizabeth ________
4. George (An apprentice in 1664) bn abt 1644 Md Mary Fitzwilliam
5. Mary chr. 04 July 1653 bur 07 Sep 1724 Md.______ Hartley
6. Elizabeth chr. 22 Oct 1655 Md. 26 Nov 1674 James Sharp
7. Joan/Jane chr. 15 Jan 1660 bur. 05 May 1662 (died an infant)
Sources:
Parish Registers: Potton & Northill
Brit. Libr. Add. Mss. 38146, f. 36
Will of Rowland Rugeley, proved 1667, P.C.C
Will of Matthew Rugeley, proved 1694, P.C.C.
Will of Henry Rugeley, proved 1691, P.C.C.
Will of George Rugeley, proved 1681, P.C.C.
Chancery Proceedings C.5.549/18. Bill dated 22 Nov 1683 (John Rugeley v. Henry Rugeley)
Henry Rugeley Merchant; Purveyor to Hospitals in Ireland
Born abt 1642 Potton
Will 07 Oct 1690 Proved 05 May 1691
Admon Oct 1690
Died Ireland
Wife: Elizabeth _____________
Born Abt 1616 London: St. James’ Westminster
No children
Sources: Brit. Libr. Add. Mss. 38146. f. 36: 2 Sep 1690:
Appointment of Henry Rugeley to be Purveyor to Hospitals in Ireland.
Chanc, Proc. C.5. 549/18 Bill dated 22 Nov 1683 (John Rugeley v. Henry Rugeley).
14 Will and Administration of Henry Rugeley, PCC.
Will of Rowland Rugeley, of Potton, PCC.
Will of George Rugeley, of Saucethorpe, co. Lincs., proved 1681, PCC.
John Rugeley
born about 1640 of Potton
Son of Rowland Rugeley & Mary Underwood
md 09 Feb 1660 Potton
Wife: Anne Blaynye
born about 1639 of Potton
Children of Potton:
1. Rowland born abt. 1661 Both mentioned in their grandfather’s will, dated
20 July 1663.(Rowland Rugeley, died Nov. 1666)
2. Mary born abt. 1661
Henry Rugeley (of Dunton Hall, co. Warwick)
born about 1577
son of Ralph Rugeley & Rebecca Rugeley
bur. 01 Dec 1628 Coleshill
md 26 Sep 1613 Northill
Wife: Sarah Preston, widow (nee Steppings)
born about 15811
dau of _________ Steppings
bur. 11 Oct 1626 Coleshill
Md 1. William Preston (bd. 03 Mar 1611, Northill) (Yeoman; Northill Churchwarden. Will proved 23 May 1612, Archd. Court. Bedford (C.R.O.))
Children (of 1st Marriage), born at Northill:
1. Alice born about 1602
2. Mary chr. 09 May 1603
3. Sarah chr 04 Oct 1607
Children (of 2nd Marriage):
1. Rowland chr 02 Sep 1616 Northill, Beds. bur 02 Nov 1666 (Will dated 20 Jul 1663; proved 30 Jul 1667)
2. George bn abt 1618 of Saucethorpe, Lincs. (Will dated 21 Dec 1680; proved 08 May 1681. Married 1stly, Jane Burleigh; Md. 2ndly, Ann ____.)
3. John bn abt 1620 of Partney, & Hatton Holgate, Lincs. (Will dated 05 Apr 1681; proved 07 May 1681. Md. 1stly, Bridget Thory; Md. 2ndly, Alice ____)
4. Thomas chr. 20 Oct 1624 Coleshill, Warws.
Sources:
Parish Registers: Northill, Coleshill
Wills:
1. William Preston 28 Feb 1611 Proved Archd Court, Bedford
2. Ralph Rugeley proved 1604 PCC
3. Rowland Rugeley proved 1667
4. George Rugeley proved 1681
5. John Rugeley proved 1681
PCC Chancery Proceedings:
1. C.5.549/18 Bill dated 22 Nov 1683 J. Rugeley v. H. Rugeley
2. C.9.R383/65 Bill dated 20 Jne 1693 R. Rugeley v. A. Rugeley
3. C.9.490/58 Bill dated 17 Nov 1674 J. Rugeley v. J. Thory & others
4. C22.699/31 Bill dated 22 Aug 1661 J. Rugeley v. J. Thory & others
George Rugeley (Captain in Parliamentary Army)
born about 1616 of Saucethorpe, Lincs.
Son of Henry Rugeley & Sarah Steppings
Will 21 Dec 1680 Proved 09 May 1681, PCC
md. 1. before 1648
md. 2. 1671 Licence, Diocese of Lincoln.
Wife 1: Jane Burleigh
born 1614 of Partney, co. Lincs.
md. 1: Thomas Thory
died 23 Mar 1670 aged 56 yrs
bur. Partney Church. (M.I.)
No children
Wife 2: Anne ________ born 1621 of Saucethorpe, co. Lincs.
md. 1: ___________ Welcome.
died after 1671
No children
Sources:
Calendar: for Committee for Compounding, page 1853: Geo. Rugeley, 19 Sep. 1648
Will of George Rugeley, 21 Dec 1680, proved 1681, PCC.
Bishops Transcripts for Partney Church.
Monumental Inscription, Partney Church.
Lincolnshire Notes & Queries, vol. 10, page 10.
Chancery Proceedings, C.9.490/58
Chancery Proceedings, C.22. 699/31
John Rugeley
born about 1620 of Partney, co Lincs.
son of Henry Rugeley & Sarah Steppings
Will 05 Apr 1681 proved 07 May 1681, PCC.
md. 01 Sep 1652 (Date from Chancery Proceedings).
Wife 1: Bridget Thory
born 1636 of Partney, Lincs.
dau. of Thomas Thory & Jane Burleigh
bur. 15 May 1658 Hatton Holgate aged 21 yrs.
Children born at Partney:
1. Jane born 1653 died before 1680
2. Elizabeth born 1655 bur. 1706 md. c. Aug. 1680 Ralph Rugeley
Sources: Calendar: for Committee for Compounding, page 1853: Geo. Rugeley, 19th Sep. 1648
Will of George Rugeley, 21st Dec 1680, proved 1681, PCC
Will of John Rugeley, 05th Apr 1681, proved 07 May 1681, PCC
Parish Registers: Hatton Holgate, Lincolnshire
Bishops Transcripts, Partney, Lincolnshire
Chancery Proceedings, C.22. 699/31. Bill dated 22 Aug 1661
Chancery Proceedings, C.9.490/58. Bill dated 17 Nov 1674
Chancery Proceedings, C.5.549/18 Bill dated 22 Nov 1683
Chancery Proceedings, C.9.R. 383/65. Bill dated 20 June 1693
Ralph Rugeley
born 1622 (He was aged 18 years in 1680) Partney, Lincs.
Son of John Rugeley & Anne Wagstaff
bur. 1720
md. -- Aug 1680 (Date from Chancery Proceedings)
Wife: Elizabeth Rugeley
born 1655 (She was age 19 yrs in 1674) Dunton, Warws.
dau of John Rugeley & Bridget Thory
bur. 1706 Partney, Lincs.
Children:
1. Jane or Elizabeth chr. 12 Aug 1681 Curdworth, Warws.
2. John chr. 02 Jne 1685 Curdworth, Warws.
3. Gertrude chr. 30 Oct 1691 Partney, Lincs.
Sources:
Parish Registers: Curdworth, Partney
Bishops Transcripts: Partney
Will of John Rugeley (Partney) Pr.1681. PCC.
Chancery Proceedings:
1. C.5.549/18 Bill dated 22 Nov 1683 J. Rugeley v H. Rugeley
2. C.9.R. 383/65. Bill dated 20 June 1693 R. Rugeley v A. Rugeley
Ralph Rugeley (under 21 yrs of age in 1557)
born about 1547 Dunton
son of Rowland Rugeley & Ellen Thirkeld
Wife:
Children (born at Dunton [Hall], Warws:
1. Rowland born about 1573 died 1629 md. Lettice Knowles
2. John born about 1575
3. Henry born about 1577 bur. 01 Dec 1628 md. Sarah Steppings
4. Sarah born about 1579 md. Henry Cooper
5. Mary born about 1581 md. George Barber
6. Dorothy born about 1583 md. ______ Bracebridge
Sources:
Parish Registers of Northill; Coleshill, Curdworth
Wills:
1. Ralph Rugeley Proved 1557, PCC
2. Ralph Rugeley Proved 1604, Lichfield
Heralds Visitation of Warwickshire, 1619: Rugeley (Published by Harleian Society, Vol. )
John Rugeley
born 1513 Dunton [Hall]
son of Nicholas Rugeley & Cecily Massey
chr. Aged 24 in 1537
Will. 10 May 1557 proved 21 Jne 1557 PCC
md. 30 Mar 1542 Beoley, Worcs.
Wife: Joyce Sheldon
born about 1521
Dau. of Ralph Sheldon &
md.2: Thomas Baskerville
Children born at Dunton [Hall]:
1. Jane born about 1543
2. Alice born about 1545
3. Ralph born about 1547 bur. (Will proved 22 Nov 1604) md. Rebecca Rugeley
4. Nicholas born about 1548
5. John born about 1550
6. Thomas born about 1551
7. Anne born about 1553
8. Dorothy born about 1555
9. Mary born about 1556
10. Frances born about 1557
Sources:
Parish Registers of: Abberton & Beoley (both co. Worcs.)
Inq. p.m. Nicholas Rugeley 26 Nov 29 Hen VIII
Wills:
1. Nicholas Rugeley, proved 1537, Lichfield Consistory Court
2. Ralph Sheldon, proved 1546
3. John Rugeley, proved 1577, PCC
Nicholas Rugeley
born about 1487 Dunton [Hall]
Will. 10 May 1537 Dunton Hall proved Lichfield Consist. Ct.
Died 04 July 1537
Wife: Cecily Massey
born about 1491
Children born at Dunton Hall:
1. John bn abt 1513 (Age 24 yrs in 1537. Will dated 21 Jun 1557) md. 30 Mar 1542 Joyce Sheldon
2. Anne born about 1515
3. Alice born about 1517
Sources:
Inq. p.m. Nicholas Rugeley 26 Nov 29 Hen VIII
Wills:
1. Nicholas Rugeley, proved 1537, Lichfield Consistory Court
2. Martin Rugeley proved 1532, Lichfield Consistory Court
Note: The Visitations of Warwickshire for 1619 has been seen. This Visitation shows the wife of the above Nicholas to be Joan Massey. The Will of Nicholas appoints a John Massey, executor but mentions only a wife Cecily. In the absence of other evidence I have therefore shown his wife to be Cecily. She may have been Cecily Massey and the name Jane only may be erroneous. On the other hand Joan Massey may have been another wife. The 1683 Visitation is also in error, it calls Nicholas “William”. It is most probable, and all evidence available points to it, that the above Nicholas Rugeley was son or grandson of another Nicholas Rugeley who lived at Dunton [Hall], in 1455; and that this Nicholas of 1455 was a son of another Nicholas Rugeley who was living at Dunton Hall in 1423, married to Edith [Waldiffe], whose will, dated 13 Jan 1437, was proved 07 Nov 1438, PCC. If we assume that the father of Nicholas Rugeley, born about 1487, was Mr. Rugeley born about 1455, then his father would be Nicholas Rugeley living at Dunton Hall in 1455 and born about 1423, son of Nicholas Rugeley born about 1391, living at Dunton 1423 and Edith his wife. As both the 1619 and 1682 [Heralds] visitations feature a William Rugeley in the ancestry; the 1682
erroneously as the father of John born 1513. I am inclined to accept the earlier visitation, and I believe that back of Nicholas born about 1487 the pedigree runs William born about 1455; Nicholas born about 1423, Nicholas born about 1391 and Edith. The first Nicholas, born about 1391, is said to have come from Hawksyard, Staffordshire.
Rowland Rugeley
Born about 1511 of Shenstone, Staffordshire
Died 23 Jan 1581 [Shenstone Hall, Staffs.]
Wife: Ellen Thirkeld
Born about 1513
Children born at Shenstone:
1. William born 1535 bur. 14 June 1602 md. Elizabeth Knottesford
2. Thomas bn abt 1537 Will: 20 Dec 1608 (Probate granted 04 Mar 1614) md. Jane Pegg
3. George born about 1539 bur. 29 Apr 1598
4. Jane born about 1541 md. Thomas Rowley
5. James born about 1543 md. Margery Clark
6. Rebecca born about 1551 md. Ralph Rugeley
Sources:
Parish Register of Shenstone, Staffordshire
Visitation of Staffordshire, 1614, (Harleian Society, Vol.)
Inq. p.m. of Rowland Rugeley 05 Nov 1582, Uttoxeter (Cole’s Escheats, Harleian Mss. 760, page 470)
Wills:
1. George Rugeley proved 1599, Lichfield
2. Thomas Rugeley proved 1614, PCC
William Rugeley
born about 1535 Shenstone, Staffs.
Son of Rowland Rugeley & Ellen Thirkeld
bur. 14 Jun 1602 Shenstone
Wife: Elizabeth Knottesford
born about 1539 Gt. Malvern, Worcs.
son of Rowland Rugeley & Ellen Thirkeld
Children born at Shenstone:
1. Anne born about 1589 md. Richard Weaver
2. Elizabeth born about 1591 md. Henry Stone
3. Phelicia chr. 22 Jne 1592 Tatenhill
4. Sarah chr 09 Dec 1593 Tatenhill Died before 1614
5. Hannah born about 1594 md. Robert Smith
6. Margaret born about 1595 md. John Price
7. Jane chr. 22 Feb 1596 Tatenhill. md. William Littleton
8. Simon born about 1598 (Aged 16 years in 1614. Buried 17TH Feb. 1665) md.Jane Skipwith
9. Thomas born about 1599
10. Rowland born about 1600
11. Walter born about 1602
12. Benjamin born about 1604 (Administration dated 21ST Feb. 1666) md. Anne Comberford
13. Mabel born about 1606
14. Mary born about 1608
15. Odillia born about 1610
Sources:
Funeral certificate of Richard Rugeley, Harleian Ms. 1077, f. 32.
Visitations of Staffordshire, 1614
Wills:
1. Thomas Rugeley proved 1598,PCC
2. Richard Rugeley proved 1623. PCC
Note: All the children were born before 1614, and all were then living except Sarah. Sarah must have died young as the list of children in Richard’s Funeral certificate takes no notice of her in the enumeration of the children; whereas she must have been the fourth daughter but as she was dead, was not counted.
Simon Rugeley (Colonel in Parliamentary Army)
Born 1593 Hawkesyard, Staffs
son of Richard Rugeley & Mary Rugeley
Will proved 1666, PCC (lost)
Bur. 17 Feb 1665 Tatenhill, Staffs.
Wife: Jane Skipwith
Born about 1600 Leics.
dau. of Henry Skipwith
Died about 1681 (date taken from Chancery Proceedings
Children:
1. a son Born and died an infant before 1623 (no other children.)
Sources:
Parish Register of Tatenhill (Staffs.)
Funeral certificate of Richard Rugeley
Admon of Benjamin Rugeley, 1666. Lichfield
Chancery Proceedings:
1. C.9.250/26. dated –08TH Dec 1678: B. Rugeley v. D. Watson
2. Series II, Charles I. R.6.2. dated 08TH May 1646 Rugeley v. Mellor
Chancery Depositions:
1. C.22,699/62; 698/5; 699/98; 699/99; dated 18TH Nov. 1679,etc.
Rugeley v. Mellor. Watson, Rugeley and others.
Benjamin Rugeley
born about 1604 Hawkesyard, Staffs
son of Richard Rugeley & Mary Rugeley
Admon 21 Feb 1665 Litchfield
bur. 25 Aug 1653 Barton under Needwood
Wife: Anne Comberford
born about 1613 Tatenhill, Staffs.
bur. 15 Mar 1652 Barton under Needwood, Staffs.
Children:
1. Richard chr. 10 Feb 1635 Tatenhill died young
2. William chr 19 Oct 1637 Tatenhill bur. 31 Dec. 1637
3. Dorothy chr 24 Jan 1638 Tatenhill md ______ Sherman
4. Mary chr. 08 Apr 1640 Tatenhill
5. Simon born about 1642
6. Benjamin born about 1644 died after 1679
7. infant bur. 15 Mar 1646 Barton-under-Needwood
8. Thomas chr. 28 Feb 1652 Barton-under-Needwood
Sources:
Parish Register of Tatenhill (Staffs.)
Chancery Proceedings & Depositions as above
Admon of Benjamin Rugeley, 1666. Lichfield
Rowland Rugeley
born about 1563 Shenstone
son of William Rugeley & Elizabeth Knottesford
will 30 Jne 1619 proved 28 July 1619
Wife: Elizabeth ___________
Children christened at Shenstone:
1. Thomas chr. 08 Jan 1590
2. Elizabeth chr. 01 Apr 1591 md Thomas Higson
Thomas Rugeley
born about 1537 Shenstone
son of Rowland Rugeley & Ellen Thirkeld
will 20 Dec 1609 proved 04 May 1614
bur. 16 Jan 1610 Tatenhill
Wife: Jane Pegg
chr. 01 Aug 1563 Tatenhill
dau. of Rev. Thomas Pegg
bur 08 Jan 1588 Tatenhill
Children christened at Tatenhill:
1. Elizabeth chr. 17 Nov 1585 md Francis Eaton/Eyton
2. Daniel chr. 06 Jne 1585 md Thomas Higson
Sources:
Parish Register of Tatenhill
Will of Thomas Rugeley 20 Dec 1609 Proved 1614. PCC
Daniel Rugeley
chr. 06 Jne 1585 Tatenhill
son of Thomas Rugeley & Anne Pegg
md.1 Anne Ferrers
md.2 Elizabeth Toone
Wife 1: Anne Ferrers
born About 1589 Hams, Warws
dau. of Edward Ferrers
bur 10 Mar 1615 Tatenhill
Children of Burton on Trent:
1. Ferrers born about 1611 bur 27 May 1645 md Mary _________
2. Edward born about 1613
3. Anne born about 1615 md John Mayo
Wife 2: Elizabeth Toone
born About 1599 of Burton on Trent
dau. of Robert Toone
Children of Burton-on-Trent:
1. Thomas born 1619 aged 44 in 1664 md Margaret Morton
2. Daniel born about 1621 died __ Dec 1662
3. Simon born about 1623
4. Still-born born bur. 02 Nov 1626
Sources:
Parish Register of Tatenhill
Wills of Thomas Rugeley 20 Dec 1609 proved 04 May1614 PCC
Ferrers Rugeley 02 May 1645 proved 14 May 1647 PCC
Rowland Rugeley (Sir)
Born about 1573 Dunton
Son of Ralph Rugeley & Rebecca Rugeley
Died 1629
Wife: Lettice Knowles
Born about 1583
dau of Sir Thomas Knowles
Children of Dunton Hall:
1. John born about 1605
2. William born about 1607 died 21 Sep 1665 md Mary Wirley
3. Catherine born about 1609 md Arnold Warren
4. Dorothy born about 1611 md Sir Arthur Smithies
5. Mary born about 1613 md ________ Wiseman
Sources:
Parish Register of Curdworth
Visitations of Warwickshire, 1682: Rugeley (Harleian Soc. Vol. )
William Rugeley
born about 1607 Dunton
son of Sir Rowland Rugeley & Lettice Knowles
died 21 Sep 1665
Wife: Mary Wirley
born about 1611 Dodford, Northants
dau of John Wirley
Children of Dunton Hall:
1. William born about 1633 md Grace Heathcote
2. John born about 1636 bur. 18 July 1684
3. Hugh Hatton (Otherwise called Hugh Hutching Rugeley) born about 1638 bur. 29 Dec 1684
4. Mary born about 1640 md 1 (She married 2ndly, 23RD March 1669, Alexander Woodwards) _______ Jones
5. Judith/Goditha born about 1642 md ______ Muttlow
6. Dorothy born about 1644 died unmarried. (Her Will is dated 24 Aug 1686; proved 30 April 1687, PCC)
7. Thomas born about 1646
Sources:
London City Freeman’s Records, 1655. Brit. Mus. Add. Mss. 34730,f. 30:
Letters of Hugh Rugeley, Under-sheriff of Warwickshire
Chancery Proceedings:- C.5.549/18 dated 22ND Nov. 1683: J. Rugeley v. Henry Rugeley.
Cal. of Committee for Compounding, p. 1694: 24TH March 1647
Parish Register of Curdworth
Admon. of Hugh H. Rugeley, 1688, Lichfield
Wills:
dated proved George Rugeley, of Saucethorpe 1681. PCC
Dorothy Rugeley 24 Aug 1686 1687. PCC
John Wirley 1666. PCC
John Rugeley
born about 1636 Dunton
son of William Rugeley & Mary Wirley
died Lichfield
bur. 18 July 1684 Curdworth
Wife: Anne Wagstaff
born about 1640 Hanbury, Staffs
dau of Dr. Edward Wagstaff
bur. 10 Feb 1696 Curdworth, Warws
Children christened at Curdworth:
1. Ralph born 1662 bur. 1720 md. Elizabeth Rugeley (Married August 1680)
2. Anne chr. 25 July 1663 bur. 18 Oct 1699 md. William Wood
3. Mary 10 Dec 1664
4. John 07 Feb 1666 bur. 08 Apr 1692 [Curdworth?]
5. Elizabeth 31 July 1669 bur. 09 Mar 1674 [Curdworth?]
6. Bridget 03 Dec 1670
7. son born 19 May 1673 bur 19 May 1673 (Stillborn)
8. Rowland 14 Jne 1678
9. Gertrude 14 Nov 1681
Sources:
Parish Registers of Curdworth; Partney (Lincs.)
Will of Ann (Rugeley) Wood, proved 1699. PCC
Chancery Proceedings:Ref. Parties dated
1. C.22.699/31 Rugeley v. Thory 22 Aug 1661
2. C.9.490/58 Rugeley v. Thory 17 Nov. 1674
3. C.9.R.383/65 Rugeley v. Thory 20 June 1693
4. C.9.383/65 Rugeley v. Rugeley 20 June 1693
This concludes my present findings. I will not be accepting any further requests for English research until after 31st August 1966. If the Wagstaff family are interested in having me continue with their research after this date they could get further information from Mrs. Preece and put their name down on a waiting list. The cost of the present searches is $468. Four hundred and sixty-eight dollars.
3 Mar 1966
Since making the last report some important information has come in on the direct ancestry. I have obtained the act of administration of the estate of Henry Rugeley, of Coleshill. This was not found previously because it was erroneously listed as Ridgley. The date of the admon. Is 15 Dec 1628 in [the]Prerogative Court of Canterbury, and this date and the additional sources can be added to the family group sheet. This admon. Reveals that the maiden name of the ancestress, Sarah, wife of Henry Rugeley was STEPPINGS: she had married 1stly, William Preston, as you will see. This admon. Lists all the children of Henry and Sarah living in 1628, as Henry, Rowland, George, John and Thomas. We already knew of four of these and you can add the other. I think this Henry must have died young as we find no more about him.
You can also add the date of the admon. Of Rowland Rugeley, likewise listed as Ridgley, on 7 Oct 1629. This lists his surviving children as Lettice, Odillia, Catherine, Isabel, George, Penelope, Devereux, John and Mary. I do not have the last report by me now, but it seems that this adds several children to the family group of Rowland Rugeley and Lettice Knowles. I see that the son William is not mentioned and I wonder if he is the same as Devereux? Perhaps called William Devereux Rugeley? I also notice that Dorothy is not included in the children show in the admon., and we may need to do some more research on the family group to be sure it is correct and complete.
There is an amount of 10 dollars owing for obtaining the records of these two administrations.
=+=+=+=+
Report 7
15 May 1966
I am reporting on the family group record of William Wagstaff and Betsy Tingey, information especially requested by the patron.
Enclosed you will find a long birth certificate of Sarah Elizabeth Wagstaff, born 4 Jun 1850 NOT 20 May 1850 as you had. Also note that she was born at Beeston, Sandy, Beds., NOT at Biggleswade.
Also enclosed is a short birth certificate of the 2ND child, Mary Ann, born 27 Apr 1853.
Also enclosed is a short birth certificate of the 3RD child, Alice, born 19 Sep 1855.
Also enclosed is a short birth certificate of the 4TH child, James, born 12 Jan 1857;
Also enclosed is a long birth certificate of the 5TH child, Arthur, born 2 Feb 1860, at Lower Caldecote, Northill.
A search was made for the birth of Henry Wagstaff from the September quarter 1860, to the September quarter 1863 inclusive. There were four Henry Wagstaff births in this period in England; one in Liverpool, one at Nottingham; one in East London and one in Tewkesbury. All four entries were checked but none was a son of William and Betsy. I can only conclude that Henry’s birth was not registered, or that he had some name other than Henry at the time of his birth. As you will see below, Henry was not born before 1861 as he is not included with the family in the 1861 Census, and from the dates of the other children it would seem that 17 Jan 1862 is likely to be his correct birth date.
Enclosed is a long birth certificate of the 7th child, Edith Wagstaff, born at New Bradwell, Bucks., on 19 Feb 1864. The family would appear to have moved to Bradwell from Upper Caldecote, Northill, about 1863.
Also enclosed is a birth certificate of the 8th child, Ernest George born at New Bradwell, Bucks, 29th December 1866
Also enclosed is a birth certificate of the 9th child, Girthie Amy, (rather than Gertrude Amy born at New Bradwell, Bucks 30 Jan 1869,
I searched from 1870 – 1874 inclusive for the births of a Walter and George Wagstaff. There was no Walter in this period, and the one George in the Biggleswade district, on checking, proved NOT to be a child of William and Betsy. I searched the deaths from 1870-1880. There were about 20 infant Walters and Georges in this period, but as none were in either Newport Pagnell or Biggleswade Registration Districts, and as I have not found the births, I did not have all the references checked. Do you have good evidence for the existence of Walter and George? Can you glean any more information at your end to help locate them here, I think if they existed, the dates must be incorrect.
I searched the 1861 Census of Northill and found the William Wagstaff family, which documents them further:-
William Wagstaff Head md 34 Gardener born Northill
Betsey Wagstaff Wife md 33 born Northill
Mary A. Wagstaff Dau unm 08 born Northill
Alice Wagstaff Dau unm 07 born Northill
James Wagstaff Son unm 04 born Northill
Arthur Wagstaff Son unm 01 born Northill
As you will see this corresponds with the family group. Sarah Elizabeth had died in 1858 and therefore does not appear in the family as above.
Further, in accordance with your request, I worked on the family group of James Tingey. I obtained the death certificate of your ancestress Elizabeth Boniss, his first wife. You will recollect that Elizabeth was alive in the 1841 Census and that James appeared as a widower in 1851. From the enclosed certificate you will see that Elizabeth died 15 Jan 1850, aged 52 [years old]. I found this certificate by searching the deaths onwards from 1841 until the entry was found. These data should be added to your record.
I then found your ancestor James Tingey in the 1861 Census. By this time he was remarried, and appears as follows:-
James Tingey Head md. 61 Gardener Born Biggleswade, Beds.
Elizabeth Tingey Wife md 53 Born Godmanchester, Hunts.
I searched for the marriage of James Tingey to his second wife Elizabeth, starting in 1851. There was a James Tingey, widower in 1854 (erroneously shown as Tringey instead of Tingey on the certificate) and I thought that this must be the one. I enclose the certificate but you will see that it pertains to a different James. I will have another search made from 1854 onwards to 1861 to find the marriage of James to Elizabeth. You will see from the enclosed will that she was a widow Ibbs when she married James. Her maiden name may have been Law or Yearsley as you indicate this will be shown on the marriage certificate.
I searched for and found the will of your ancestor James Tingey which is of interest. It is quite a long will; a photostatic copy is enclosed. I think that you will be able to read it without trouble but for your convenience, the genealogical data therein is as follows:-
Will of James Tingey of Lower Caldecot, Northill, Gardener. Dated 15 Nov 1871; probate 06 Jul 1872.
‘this settlement made on my marriage with my present wife, Elizabeth, formerly Elizabeth Ibbs, widow.
Executors: son, James Tingey, of Northill and
Henry Dillamore, Farmer, the younger.
“my three following children . . . .son James Tingey; daughter Elizabeth, the wife of William Wagstaff (& her children), daughter Sally the wife of Joseph Lilley (and her children)”
“my grandson and grand-daughter, Thomas Tingey and Sarah Ann Tingey, being son and daughter of my son Henry Tingey who are now residing at Salt Lake in the State of Utah in North America.”
Witnesses:
Thomas Chapman, Solicitor, Biggleswade
Edmond Stanton, clerk to Mr. Chapman.
In order to complete the family group of James Tingey, in addition to getting the marriage certificate of James to his second wife Elizabeth Ibbs, widow, we ought to search for the marriage certificate of Sarah Tingey and Joseph Lilley from 1851 on.
Your ancestor Joseph Wagstaff also appeared in the 1861 Census of Northill as follows (living with his son):
Joseph Wagstaff Head Widr. 68 Agr. labr born Northill
John Wagstaff Son Md. 39 Agr. labr born Northill
Eliza Wagstaff Dau.in law 39 born Sharnbrook
Maximillian Wagstaff Grandson 13 born Northill
William Wagstaff Grandson 12 born Northill
Ellen Wagstaff Grand-dau. 09 born Northill
Fanny Wagstaff Grand-dau. 08 born Northill
The cost of obtaining the enclosed information was $40. Kindly send this in to Mrs. Preece at your earliest convenience. I will send on the two marriage certificates mentioned above as soon as possible.
REPORT 8.
Re: Wagstaff Family Research.
Copies of this letter/report have been mailed independently to Mrs. Virginia W. Bushman, 2318 Emerson Avenue, Salt Lake City, and to Arthur J. Wagstaff, Jnr., 1894 East 4625 South, Salt Lake City, Utah.
I have made some investigations into the matter of the pedigree differences occurring in the Wagstaff-Larkins line between the pedigree as the Wagstaff Family Organisation now have it and the pedigree prepared by Mrs. Ellen Kerr of Salt Lake City for Illa Egren, Evangeline Wagstaff Sachs and others.
I decided that it would be wise to verify each link from the beginning.
Northill Parish Registers show the christenings of 6 children of John and Elizabeth Wagstaff:
James christened 27 March 1785 Edith christened 19 August 1786 Isaac christened 09 December 1787 Jenny christened 29 March 1789 Newman christened 18 December 1791 William christened 18 December 1791 (twin)
The Registers of Blunham Baptist Chapel show the christenings of four more children, and here they are shown as children of John and Elizabeth Wagstaff, of Brookend, Northill; mother’s maiden surname Larkins. These children were:
John born 06 Feb 1793 registered 05 Nov. 1793
Joseph born 23 Apr 1797 registered 12 Sep 1797
Ann born 04 Aug 1798 registered 29 Jan 1799
Ruth born 07 Feb. 1800 registered 19 Mar 1800
In addition we know that there was another son, Thomas. He is mentioned in family records. He married 12TH October 1814, Rebecca Garner, and he appears in the 1851 Census of Northill, aged 54 years. He would, therefore, have been born about 1796 at Northill. This means that he comes between John and Joseph, was born after the parents were converted to the Baptist sect, and we must conclude that his birth was not registered through carelessness.
In Northill Parish Registers we find the burial of Elizabeth, wife of John Wagstaff, labourer, 25TH March 1805. Four years later we find the marriage of John Wagstaff, widower, to Mary Huckle, widow, at Northill, on 24TH December 1809. No children are recorded to this marriage and I think that there were none. The burial of John Wagstaff is shown in Northill registers, 12TH July 1835,aged 75 years. He was therefore born about 1760.
The marriage of John Wagstaff to Elizabeth Larkins does not appear at Northill, but a few miles away in the parish of Eyeworth, the year prior to the christening of John and Elizabeth’s first child at Northill. We find the marriage of John Wagstaff to Elizabeth Inskip, widow, 16TH June 1784. Further examination of Eyeworth parish register shows that John Inskip married Elizabeth Larkins, 11TH October 1776. Subsequently four children were christened to them at Eyeworth, in 1777, 1779, and 1782. It is clear that the ancestress, Elizabeth Larkins, married firstly, John Inskip and secondly John Wagstaff.
We then come to establishing the christening and parentage of this Elizabeth Larkins who married firstly in 1776 and who had children from 1777 – 1800. Mrs. Kurr decided somewhat arbitrarily that she was the Elizabeth Larkins christened 24TH March 1750 at Northill, daughter of Francis Larkins (or Larkinson) and Jane. I disagree with this. This Elizabeth would have been 50 when the last child was born, which whilst possible is unusual.
There was another Elizabeth Larkins christened at Biggleswade, which is a parish between Northill and Eyeworth. This Elizabeth was christened 25TH September 1757, daughter of George and Elizabeth Larkins. She would have been aged 19 at the time of her first marriage and 43 when she had her last child which is far more reasonable. There is another pointer however, indicating that this Elizabeth is the one who married John Inskip and John Wagstaff.
The Elizabeth Larkins who married John Inskip and John Wagstaff had one set of twins by her first husband, George and Sally christened at Eyeworth, 20TH July 1782, and another set of twins by her second husband, William and Newman christened at Northill, 18TH December 1791. It is a fact that twin bearing is hereditary. The Elizabeth Larkins who was christened at Biggleswade in 1757 and was herself a twin; her parents also had a set of triplets and two sets of twins.
Also notice that Elizabeth Larkins named her eldest son George (this would be after her father, George Larkins) but that she did not have a Francis among her fifteen children.
For these reasons I conclude that Elizabeth Larkins, daughter of George, christened at Biggleswade, in 1757 is the one who married in the adjoining parish John Inskip and secondly, John Wagstaff.
Next we need to ascertain the christening of John Wagstaff who married the widow Elizabeth Larkins Inskip in 1784. We know he was buried in July 1835 aged 75 years, so he would have been born about 1760. He would therefore have been three years younger than his wife.
I found a christening of a John Wagstaff at Potton on 12TH March 1760, son of Thomas and Susan. Potton is very close to Eyeworth where John Wagstaff married. This Thomas Wagstaff, left a will, proved 21ST April 1789 and in it the son John Wagstaff is mentioned. A complete search of Potton [parish registers] produced no conflicting evidence. That is to say the John christened there in 1760, suitably disappears from Potton before 1784. As this John was christened in the right year, 1760, I therefore accepted him as the John who married Elizabeth Larkins and also for another reason.
The grandmother of this John Wagstaff, christened at Potton in 1760, was Mrs. Frances Wagstaff, and after her husband’s death she married secondly a Jonathan Rowney and had children by him. In as much as John Wagstaff’s son Joseph also married a Rowney, I felt that this was an indication of a link between these two families, as John 1760’s father, Thomas would have been raised by his mother and step-father Jonathan and Frances Rowney, and John Wagstaff had Rowney uncles and aunts.
Mrs. Kurr picked up another John Wagstaff christened at Great Barford, son of Newman and Rebecca. She decided that this must be the John who married at Eyeworth in 1776. Great Barford is near to Northill. The John Wagstaff who married Elizabeth Larkins named one of his sons Newman, and this would indicate a link between the two families. However, the birth date of this John, 1756, is four years off the birth date (1760) calculated from his age at death.
Newman was apparently a favoured name in the Wagstaff family for we have another Newman Wagstaff who married at Northill, 15TH January 1778 to Mary Green, and this Newman’s christening has never been found.
I think that we will find eventually that the Newman Wagstaff of Great Barford, who married Rebecca Watkins in 1746, and the Newman Wagstaff who married at Northill in 1778 are somehow connected to the lineage of John Wagstaff christened 1760, son of Thomas Wagstaff christened 1723.
I will make further searches in the parishes around Great Barford. In the meantime I can see no reason not to accept the ancestral lines as we have them, and give below what I consider to be the correct family group record of John and Elizabeth Wagstaff:
John Wagstaff labourer.
chr 12 Mar 1760 Potton
Son of Thomas Wagstaff & Susan Foscue
bur 12 Jul 1835 Northill, aged 75 yrs
md 16 Jun 1784 Eyeworth
Wife: Elizabeth Larkins
chr 25 Apr 1757 Biggleswade
dau of George Larkins & Elizabeth Daniel
md 16 Jun 1784 Eyeworth to John Inskip
Children (of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins):
1. James chr 27 Mar 1785 Northill md Mary ____
2. Edith chr 19 Aug 1786 Northill
3. Isaac chr 09 Dec 1787 Northill md Mary Bathsheba Gillions
4. Jenny chr 29 Mar 1789 Northill
5. William chr 18 Dec 1791 Northill died 22 Jan 1869
6. Newman chr 18 Dec 1791 Northill
7. John reg 05 Nov 1793 Blunham bur 07 May 1837 age 44 yrs
8. Thomas born 1796 Northill died 25 Feb 1863
9. Joseph born 23 Apr 1797 Northill 1 md Edith Rowney
10. Anne born 04 Aug 1798 Northill Reg 29 Jan 1799 Blunham
11. Ruth born 07 Feb 1800 Northill Reg 19 Mar 1800 Blunham
Sources:
Parish Registers: Northill, Potton, Eyeworth, Biggleswade
Registers: Blunham Baptist Chapel
P.R.O. London
Family Records
Death certificate Somerset House. London
Censuses: Northill, Beds. 1841, 1851, 1861
Will of Thomas Wagstaff, proved 1789 Bedford
Negative Searches:
Parish Registers: Wrestlingworth, Cardington, Tempsford, Sutton, Cockayne Hatley, Willington, Southill, Dunton, Old Warden, Blunham, Sandy, Cople
As Inskip will now be a sealing line I will make searches to complete the record and ancestry of John Inskip. I would mention in passing that William Gillions and Bathsheba Lee were married 15TH May 1786, at Sandy, Bedfordshire. It is clear that Bathsheba Lee, the mother of Isaac Wagstaff’s wife and Mary Lee, the grandmother of Elizabeth Tingey who married William Wagstaff were sisters so that the Isaac Wagstaff descendants and the Joseph Wagstaff descendants not only have the Wagstaff/Larkins ancestry in common, but also the Lee ancestry, so this is all the more reason for the two branches to work together.
Necessary Explanation:
Acceptance of the christening of John Wagstaff, 1760, is based on his age at burial and no other candidate at this date in a very large area searched. This John christened 1760 at Potton is mentioned in his father’s will but did not remain at Potton. There was only one other candidate John Wagstaff, buried at Great Barford 1756, but as the age was 4 years out according to the burial this was NOT accepted. [The] maiden surname of [the mother, LARKINS, is shown in Blunham Baptist Chapel Registers thus proving that she is the same woman who married firstly, John Inskip. FOOTNOTES.2
Page 3: Registered in Blunham (Old Meeting) Baptist Church 1 Feb1818; pencil note in margin of the original report. The Old Meeting Baptist Church Book, 1724-1891: “June 1803 died our sister Wagstaff of Brookend (no date or sermon); Persons baptised by Martine Mayle, Members at Blunham . . . Elizabeth Wagstaff, 12 Jan 1798; 14 July 1799 . . .”& Elizabeth Wagstaff was baptised (having previously related the dealings of God with their souls to the satisfaction of the Church) and received into full communion at the Lord’s Table.” There is also recorded the names of John Wagstaff & Mary Wagstaff under the date, March 1812, as being baptised by S. Hawkins and received into the church. Both made their mark. Page 5: Since this report was received the original parish registers of Biggleswade have been consulted. No record of a christening for Elizabeth Larkins is evident prior to, during and after 1757. See footnote of same reference on page 3. Born 6 Feb 1799, Northill NOTE. With regards to the suggestions put forward by Brian Leese (above) and Dean J. Hunter (see Appendix) on the identification of the correct John Wagstaff, a copy of the Will of Thomas Wagstaff is also appended owing to the fact that there is NO mention of John Wagstaff in his father’s will.
=+=+=+=+=+=
1 He died 10 Mar 1866; buried at Northill. Md. 25 Dec 1817, Northill.
2 Written by Roger W. Ward
Re: Wagstaff Family Research.
Copies of this letter/report have been mailed independently to Mrs. Virginia W. Bushman, 2318 Emerson Avenue, Salt Lake City, and to Arthur J. Wagstaff, Jnr., 1894 East 4625 South, Salt Lake City, Utah.
I have made some investigations into the matter of the pedigree differences occurring in the Wagstaff-Larkins line between the pedigree as the Wagstaff Family Organisation now have it and the pedigree prepared by Mrs. Ellen Kerr of Salt Lake City for Illa Egren, Evangeline Wagstaff Sachs and others.
I decided that it would be wise to verify each link from the beginning.
Northill Parish Registers show the christenings of 6 children of John and Elizabeth Wagstaff:
James christened 27 March 1785 Edith christened 19 August 1786 Isaac christened 09 December 1787 Jenny christened 29 March 1789 Newman christened 18 December 1791 William christened 18 December 1791 (twin)
The Registers of Blunham Baptist Chapel show the christenings of four more children, and here they are shown as children of John and Elizabeth Wagstaff, of Brookend, Northill; mother’s maiden surname Larkins. These children were:
John born 06 Feb 1793 registered 05 Nov. 1793
Joseph born 23 Apr 1797 registered 12 Sep 1797
Ann born 04 Aug 1798 registered 29 Jan 1799
Ruth born 07 Feb. 1800 registered 19 Mar 1800
In addition we know that there was another son, Thomas. He is mentioned in family records. He married 12TH October 1814, Rebecca Garner, and he appears in the 1851 Census of Northill, aged 54 years. He would, therefore, have been born about 1796 at Northill. This means that he comes between John and Joseph, was born after the parents were converted to the Baptist sect, and we must conclude that his birth was not registered through carelessness.
In Northill Parish Registers we find the burial of Elizabeth, wife of John Wagstaff, labourer, 25TH March 1805. Four years later we find the marriage of John Wagstaff, widower, to Mary Huckle, widow, at Northill, on 24TH December 1809. No children are recorded to this marriage and I think that there were none. The burial of John Wagstaff is shown in Northill registers, 12TH July 1835,aged 75 years. He was therefore born about 1760.
The marriage of John Wagstaff to Elizabeth Larkins does not appear at Northill, but a few miles away in the parish of Eyeworth, the year prior to the christening of John and Elizabeth’s first child at Northill. We find the marriage of John Wagstaff to Elizabeth Inskip, widow, 16TH June 1784. Further examination of Eyeworth parish register shows that John Inskip married Elizabeth Larkins, 11TH October 1776. Subsequently four children were christened to them at Eyeworth, in 1777, 1779, and 1782. It is clear that the ancestress, Elizabeth Larkins, married firstly, John Inskip and secondly John Wagstaff.
We then come to establishing the christening and parentage of this Elizabeth Larkins who married firstly in 1776 and who had children from 1777 – 1800. Mrs. Kurr decided somewhat arbitrarily that she was the Elizabeth Larkins christened 24TH March 1750 at Northill, daughter of Francis Larkins (or Larkinson) and Jane. I disagree with this. This Elizabeth would have been 50 when the last child was born, which whilst possible is unusual.
There was another Elizabeth Larkins christened at Biggleswade, which is a parish between Northill and Eyeworth. This Elizabeth was christened 25TH September 1757, daughter of George and Elizabeth Larkins. She would have been aged 19 at the time of her first marriage and 43 when she had her last child which is far more reasonable. There is another pointer however, indicating that this Elizabeth is the one who married John Inskip and John Wagstaff.
The Elizabeth Larkins who married John Inskip and John Wagstaff had one set of twins by her first husband, George and Sally christened at Eyeworth, 20TH July 1782, and another set of twins by her second husband, William and Newman christened at Northill, 18TH December 1791. It is a fact that twin bearing is hereditary. The Elizabeth Larkins who was christened at Biggleswade in 1757 and was herself a twin; her parents also had a set of triplets and two sets of twins.
Also notice that Elizabeth Larkins named her eldest son George (this would be after her father, George Larkins) but that she did not have a Francis among her fifteen children.
For these reasons I conclude that Elizabeth Larkins, daughter of George, christened at Biggleswade, in 1757 is the one who married in the adjoining parish John Inskip and secondly, John Wagstaff.
Next we need to ascertain the christening of John Wagstaff who married the widow Elizabeth Larkins Inskip in 1784. We know he was buried in July 1835 aged 75 years, so he would have been born about 1760. He would therefore have been three years younger than his wife.
I found a christening of a John Wagstaff at Potton on 12TH March 1760, son of Thomas and Susan. Potton is very close to Eyeworth where John Wagstaff married. This Thomas Wagstaff, left a will, proved 21ST April 1789 and in it the son John Wagstaff is mentioned. A complete search of Potton [parish registers] produced no conflicting evidence. That is to say the John christened there in 1760, suitably disappears from Potton before 1784. As this John was christened in the right year, 1760, I therefore accepted him as the John who married Elizabeth Larkins and also for another reason.
The grandmother of this John Wagstaff, christened at Potton in 1760, was Mrs. Frances Wagstaff, and after her husband’s death she married secondly a Jonathan Rowney and had children by him. In as much as John Wagstaff’s son Joseph also married a Rowney, I felt that this was an indication of a link between these two families, as John 1760’s father, Thomas would have been raised by his mother and step-father Jonathan and Frances Rowney, and John Wagstaff had Rowney uncles and aunts.
Mrs. Kurr picked up another John Wagstaff christened at Great Barford, son of Newman and Rebecca. She decided that this must be the John who married at Eyeworth in 1776. Great Barford is near to Northill. The John Wagstaff who married Elizabeth Larkins named one of his sons Newman, and this would indicate a link between the two families. However, the birth date of this John, 1756, is four years off the birth date (1760) calculated from his age at death.
Newman was apparently a favoured name in the Wagstaff family for we have another Newman Wagstaff who married at Northill, 15TH January 1778 to Mary Green, and this Newman’s christening has never been found.
I think that we will find eventually that the Newman Wagstaff of Great Barford, who married Rebecca Watkins in 1746, and the Newman Wagstaff who married at Northill in 1778 are somehow connected to the lineage of John Wagstaff christened 1760, son of Thomas Wagstaff christened 1723.
I will make further searches in the parishes around Great Barford. In the meantime I can see no reason not to accept the ancestral lines as we have them, and give below what I consider to be the correct family group record of John and Elizabeth Wagstaff:
John Wagstaff labourer.
chr 12 Mar 1760 Potton
Son of Thomas Wagstaff & Susan Foscue
bur 12 Jul 1835 Northill, aged 75 yrs
md 16 Jun 1784 Eyeworth
Wife: Elizabeth Larkins
chr 25 Apr 1757 Biggleswade
dau of George Larkins & Elizabeth Daniel
md 16 Jun 1784 Eyeworth to John Inskip
Children (of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins):
1. James chr 27 Mar 1785 Northill md Mary ____
2. Edith chr 19 Aug 1786 Northill
3. Isaac chr 09 Dec 1787 Northill md Mary Bathsheba Gillions
4. Jenny chr 29 Mar 1789 Northill
5. William chr 18 Dec 1791 Northill died 22 Jan 1869
6. Newman chr 18 Dec 1791 Northill
7. John reg 05 Nov 1793 Blunham bur 07 May 1837 age 44 yrs
8. Thomas born 1796 Northill died 25 Feb 1863
9. Joseph born 23 Apr 1797 Northill 1 md Edith Rowney
10. Anne born 04 Aug 1798 Northill Reg 29 Jan 1799 Blunham
11. Ruth born 07 Feb 1800 Northill Reg 19 Mar 1800 Blunham
Sources:
Parish Registers: Northill, Potton, Eyeworth, Biggleswade
Registers: Blunham Baptist Chapel
P.R.O. London
Family Records
Death certificate Somerset House. London
Censuses: Northill, Beds. 1841, 1851, 1861
Will of Thomas Wagstaff, proved 1789 Bedford
Negative Searches:
Parish Registers: Wrestlingworth, Cardington, Tempsford, Sutton, Cockayne Hatley, Willington, Southill, Dunton, Old Warden, Blunham, Sandy, Cople
As Inskip will now be a sealing line I will make searches to complete the record and ancestry of John Inskip. I would mention in passing that William Gillions and Bathsheba Lee were married 15TH May 1786, at Sandy, Bedfordshire. It is clear that Bathsheba Lee, the mother of Isaac Wagstaff’s wife and Mary Lee, the grandmother of Elizabeth Tingey who married William Wagstaff were sisters so that the Isaac Wagstaff descendants and the Joseph Wagstaff descendants not only have the Wagstaff/Larkins ancestry in common, but also the Lee ancestry, so this is all the more reason for the two branches to work together.
Necessary Explanation:
Acceptance of the christening of John Wagstaff, 1760, is based on his age at burial and no other candidate at this date in a very large area searched. This John christened 1760 at Potton is mentioned in his father’s will but did not remain at Potton. There was only one other candidate John Wagstaff, buried at Great Barford 1756, but as the age was 4 years out according to the burial this was NOT accepted. [The] maiden surname of [the mother, LARKINS, is shown in Blunham Baptist Chapel Registers thus proving that she is the same woman who married firstly, John Inskip. FOOTNOTES.2
Page 3: Registered in Blunham (Old Meeting) Baptist Church 1 Feb1818; pencil note in margin of the original report. The Old Meeting Baptist Church Book, 1724-1891: “June 1803 died our sister Wagstaff of Brookend (no date or sermon); Persons baptised by Martine Mayle, Members at Blunham . . . Elizabeth Wagstaff, 12 Jan 1798; 14 July 1799 . . .”& Elizabeth Wagstaff was baptised (having previously related the dealings of God with their souls to the satisfaction of the Church) and received into full communion at the Lord’s Table.” There is also recorded the names of John Wagstaff & Mary Wagstaff under the date, March 1812, as being baptised by S. Hawkins and received into the church. Both made their mark. Page 5: Since this report was received the original parish registers of Biggleswade have been consulted. No record of a christening for Elizabeth Larkins is evident prior to, during and after 1757. See footnote of same reference on page 3. Born 6 Feb 1799, Northill NOTE. With regards to the suggestions put forward by Brian Leese (above) and Dean J. Hunter (see Appendix) on the identification of the correct John Wagstaff, a copy of the Will of Thomas Wagstaff is also appended owing to the fact that there is NO mention of John Wagstaff in his father’s will.
=+=+=+=+=+=
1 He died 10 Mar 1866; buried at Northill. Md. 25 Dec 1817, Northill.
2 Written by Roger W. Ward
REPORT No. 9:
WAGSTAFF FAMILY,
August 1968
I am pleased to make a report on the progress achieved this year on the ancestral lines of this family. In accordance with the agreement reached when I met with the descendants of the family, this year I have made searches on the ancestry of Mary Bathsheba Gillions, wife of Isaac Wagstaff as some of her descendants are included in the family organisation, and previously these people would have contributed to research which included the ancestry of Edith Rowney (wife of Joseph Wagstaff), and of Elizabeth Tingey (wife of William Wagstaff) which is not their blood line. However, both families also share the same Lee line as Elizabeth Tingey’s grandmother Mary Lee (wife of Thomas Tingey), ____ ___ Mary Bathsheba’s grandmother Bathsheba Lee, were from the same family. Therefore it is both impractical to separate the research at all.
Firstly, I dealt extensively with the query on the Wagstaff line. This was brought about because of research done by Ellen Kurr of Salt Lake City, some years ago for descendants of Isaac Wagstaff. Mrs. Kurr’s findings, which got into the archives, did not agree with ours, and it was essential to clear the matter up once and for all. I discussed this matter also with Arthur J. Wagstaff, jnr., and his cousins, Mrs. Virginia Bushman and Mrs. Sachs when I was in Salt Lake City last year and I would like the findings to be publicised to family and a definitive and correct record be placed in the archives.
It is certainly true that it is harder to correct a muddle and put things right than it is to start from scratch. My findings and conclusions on this matter were embodied in a three-page report sent to you last winter, which I trust has met with your approval. It was necessary to use a portion of the research funds to go into this matter, and I felt it necessary and in fact unavoidable.
When we went over the records together last year we came to the conclusion that some of the more recent family group sheets were not complete, and so I worked on the later period up to 1837 to complete these. Thus I completed the family group of Joseph Wagstaff and Edith Rowney with full dates for the three known
children and one additional child, Isaac, hitherto unknown.
Joseph Wagstaff (agricultural labourer; gardener’s labourer)
born 23 Apr 1797 Northill
son of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins
reg. 12 Sep 1797 Blunham (Old Meeting Baptist Church, High Street, Blunham) (age 45 in 1841)
died 10 Mar 1866 Upper Caldecote (aged 56 in 1851 Census)
bur. 13 Mar 1866 Northill
md. 25 Dec 1817 Northill
Wife: Edith Rowney
chr 10 Oct 1790 Northill
dau of James Rowney & Elizabeth Cooper
died 17 Dec 1858 Upper Caldecote
Bur -- Dec 1858 Northill
Children (born at Upper Caldecote; chr. at Northill):
1. Hannah chr 21 Jul 1818 md 27 Nov 1840 William Simons (She age 20 in 1841 Md Northill)
2. John chr 07 Apr 1822 md 14 Nov 1845 Eliza Bays (Md Sharnbrook)
3. William chr 05 Jun 1825 md 01 Nov 1847 Elizabeth Tingey (Died 16 Jan 1878 Bur Upper Caldecote (M.I.) Age 26 in 1851)
4. Isaac chr 11 Nov 1830 bur 15 Dec 1830 (infant)
Sources:
Parish Register of Northill
Register of Baptist Chapel, Blunham
Census for Upper Caldecote (Northill): 1841; 1851; 1861
Marriage & Death Certificates. Somerset House, London
Negative Searches: ALL Parish Registers in a 10 miles radius of Northill
Isaac Wagstaff (labourer)
bn 09 Oct 1787 (Source: Family Record) (age 50 in 1841)
chr 09 Dec 1787 Northill
son of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins
died 25 Feb 1844 Northill
bur. Northill
md. 12 Oct 1808 Northill
wife: Mary Gillions
(Called Mary Bathsheba in family records, but only as Mary at her christening, marriage, christenings of her children and in 1841 and 1851 Censuses)
born 13 Oct 1788 Upper Caldecote (aged 50 in 1841,aged 62 in 1851)
chr 28 Oct 1788 Northill
dau of William Gillions & Bathsheba Lee
died 29 Oct 1859 Lehi, Utah
Children (born at Upper Caldecote) chr. at Northill:
1. William born 13 Jul 1809 chr 20 Aug 1809 (etc)
2. Mary * born 25 Feb 1811 chr 05 May 1811 md Northill 5 Dec 1833 William Bone
3. Elizabeth born 31 Dec 1812 Family record only no christening found
4. Jane born 11 Oct 1814 chr 27 Nov 1814
5. John * (Age 25 in 1841; 34 in 1851 Md Jane Humberstone) born 25 Apr 1815 chr 04 Aug 1816
6. James born 11 May 1818 chr 07 Jun 1818
7. Samuel * born 20 Oct 1819 chr 19 Nov 1820 (Age 20 in 1841; 30 in 1851) md Lucy Webb at Northill , 25 Dec 1840
8. Martha * born 11 Dec 1822 chr 20 Apr 1823 (aged 19 in 1841)
9. Sarah * born 02 Sep 1824 chr 26 Dec 1824
10. Ann * born 23 Mar 1826 chr 14 May 1826 (aged 15 in 1841)
11. Rachel * born 20 May 1829 chr 11 Apr 1830 (age 10 in 1841 & 21 in 1851)
Note: Where I have written “(etc/*)” this denotes additional information from family records and records in Utah not verifiable from records searched in Bedfordshire records
Sources:
Parish Register of Northill
Family Records
Census for 1841 and 1851 (Northill & Upper Caldecote)
Negative Sources: As before
James Wagstaff labourer
chr 27 Mar 1785 Northill
Son of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins
md Mary
md. Rebecca Robinson
Wife 1.: Mary ______
born about 1784 of Northill
bur 14 Dec 1819 aged 35 yrsChildren (born at Budna) chr. at Northill:
1. Jane/Mary chr 11 Sep 1807
2. Samuel chr 27 Jan 1811 md 23 May 1836 Sarah Franklin
3. John chr 21 June 1812
4. Elizabeth chr 08 May 1814
5. James chr 19 May 1816
6. Mary chr 01 Feb 1818
Wife 2: Rebecca Robinson
1. Sarah chr 07 Apr 1822
2. William chr 20 Apr 1823
3. Thomas chr 18 Sep 1824
4. Anne chr 25 Jun 1826
5. Catherine chr 03 Feb 1828
6. David chr 11 Dec 1831
7. Edith chr 18 May 1834
8. Job chr 11 Dec 1836
Note: Child No. 1 appears in the Parish Register as Jane, and in the Bishops Transcripts as Mary. As there is no burial for her and the parents later have a [daughter] Mary in 1818, I assume that the Parish Register is correct.
Thomas Wagstaff Farmer
born 1796 Northill
son of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins
chr 01 Feb 1818 Northill (age 23 yrs)
died 25 Feb 1863 Northill (age 54 yrs in 1851 Census)
md 12 Oct 1814 Northill
Wife: Rebecca Garner
born about 1793 Northill
chr (age 46 yrs in 1841 Census)
died (age 57 yrs in 1851 Census)
Children (born at Brookend) christened at Northill
1. John chr 10 Sep 1815 md Jane ____ (age 25 in 1841)
2. William chr 01 Feb 1818
3. Mary chr 23 Apr 1820
4. Elizabeth chr 29 Sep 1822 bur 28 Sep 1823 Northill
5. Elizabeth chr 08 Aug 1824 (age 18 in 1841)
6. Hannah chr 25 Dec 1826
7. George bn abt 1832 (age 9 in 1841; age 18 in 1851)
Note: You will see that we eventually discovered the christening of Thomas Wagstaff, 8th child of John & Elizabeth Wagstaff, born after his parents were converted to the Baptist sect. He was christened when 23; after his marriage and apparent re-conversion to the Church of England.I also found that Joseph Wagstaff, 9th child of John & Elizabeth Wagstaff, who was raised a Baptist, was christened 21st July 1816 aged 220 [?] and we have found an additional child in this family who had not been recorded in the Baptist chapel. This is Hester. Hester was born about 1798 and we can come to no other conclusion than that she is the child registered in the Baptist Chapel as Ann. The family group of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins should therefore read:
Children (christened at Northill):
1. James chr 27 Mar 1785 md 1. Mary ___ (md 2ndly Rebecca Robinson 12 Jan 1822)
2. Edith chr 19 Aug 1786
3. Isaac (Bn 9 Oct 1787; died 25 Feb 1844, Northill) chr 09 Dec 1787 md 12 Oct 1808 Mary Gillions
4. Jenny chr 29 Mar 1789
5. William chr 18 Dec 1791 died -- Jan 1869
6. Newman (twin) chr 18 Dec 1791
7. John (Registered 5 Nov 1793 Old Meeting Bapt. Church, Blunham. Md Mary Weyman) born 06 Dec 1793 bur 07 May 1837 aged 44 yrs
8. Thomas (md 12 Oct 1814 Rebecca Garner Northill Church) chr 01 Feb 1818 age 23; died 25 Feb 1863
9. Joseph (Registered 12 Sep 1797 Old Meeting Bapt. Church, Blunham. Md 25 Dec 1817 at Northill Church) chr 21 July 1816 age 20 md Edith Rowney
10. Ann/Hester chr 21 July 1816 aged 18
11. Ruth bn 07 Feb 1800; reg.
John Wagstaff (Carrier)
born 06 Feb 1793 Northill
son of John Wagstaff & Elizabeth Larkins
reg 05 Nov 1793 Bapt. Church, Blunham
died (aged 44 yrs )
bur 07 May 1837 Northill
Wife: Mary Weyman
born Abt 1801 Cripplegate, London
dau of Stephen Weyman
Children (born at Brookend) chr. at Northill:
1. Eliza chr 15 Sep 1821
2. James Stephen chr 10 Sep 1822 (age 19 in 1841)
3. Hannah chr 28 July 1824 (age 18 in 1841 & age 26 in 1851)
4. Frances (Fanny) chr 25 Dec 1826 (age 16 in 1841)
5. George chr 16 Jan 1829 (age 12 in 1841, age 22 in 1851)
6. Charles chr 25 Dec 1833
7. David chr 25 Dec 1833 (bn abt 1831, aged 11 yrs in 1841)
8. Rachel chr 25 Dec 1833 (age 9 yrs in 1841)
9. Ellen bn abt 1835 (age 6 yrs in 1841)
10. Jesse bn abt 1836 (age 5 yrs in 1841, 15 yrs in 1851)
Sources For the above family groups the sources are as given previously.
Note: The maiden name and father’s name of Mary Weyman is known because in the 1851 Census the household is headed by Stephen Weyman, with his widowed daughter, Mary Wagstaff and his Wagstaff grandchildren.
Thomas Wagstaff (Master Carpenter)
chr 26 Apr 1723 Sutton
son of William Wagstaff & Frances Rugeley
will 23 May 1788 Potton Probate: 21 April 1788
died 30 May 1788 Potton age 67 yrs
bur 01 June 1788 Potton (Mon. Ins)
md 10 Apr 1748 Potton
Wife: Susan Foscue
chr 17 Oct 1725 Potton
died 30 Sep. 1783 Potton aged 58 yrs
bur 02 Oct 1783 Potton (Mon. Ins.)
Children (christened at Potton):
1. Elizabeth chr 19 Feb 1748 bur 18 Nov 1832 md 24 May 1774 Thomas Banes
2. William chr 18 Nov 1750 bur 28 Jan 1753
3. Thomas chr 12 Apr 1752 bur 16 May 1817 age 66 yrs md Ann Knott (md 3 Feb 1807)
4. William chr 03 Mar 1754 bur 03 May 1790
5. Jermyn chr 15 Feb 1756 bur 14 May 1761
6. Susan chr 05 Mar 1758 bur 14 Feb 1796 md John Banes (Banns 19 & 26 April, & 08 May 1778, Marriage recorded between entries of 25 May 1778 & 13 Aug 1778 with no date)
7. John chr 12 Mar 1760 bur 12 July 1835 md Elizabeth Larkins (md 16 Jun 1784 Eyeworth, Elizabeth Inskip (widow) formerly Larkins. He died at Northill age 75 yrs)
8. Mary chr 15 Mar 1761 md John Bellman (md 06 Sep 1779)
9. Ann chr 10 July 1763 bur 01 May 1764
10. German chr 24 Aug 1766 bur 21 Nov 1815 md Mary Salt (Md 11 Jul 1788)
11. Fosket chr 02 Aug 1767 bur 01 Oct 1767
Note: The Monumental Inscriptions on the gravestones in Potton churchyard were recorded by Weight Matthews before that part of the churchyard was partially cleared. A copy of the listing can be seen at the Bedford County Record Office, in the archives of Potton Historical Society. The original books are at the Society of Genealogists, London
William Wagstaff
chr 24 Dec 1693 Sutton
Son of William Wagstaff & Dorothy Stevens
bur 22 Apr 1726 Potton Age approx. 33 yrs
md 24 Aug 1719 Potton
Wife: Frances Rugeley
born 26 Aug 1701 Potton
dau of Henry Rugeley & Ann Chambers
chr 31 Aug 1701 Potton
md 2 26 Nov 1731 Sutton Jonathan Rowney (bur. 15 Jan. 1755, Potton)
bur 14 Jun 1762 Potton aged approx 61 yrs
Children (christened at Potton):
1. William chr 28 Jun 1720 bur
2. Thomas chr 26 Apr 1723 bur 01 June 1788 md Susanna Foskew
3. Mary chr 06 Dec 1725
William Wagstaff Weaver of Wilden & Sutton.
chr 10 Mar 1670 Wilden, Beds.
son of William Wagstaffe & Constant Baker
Will 31 July 1715 Probate: 26 Sep 1715
bur 17 Aug 1715 Sutton aged approx 45 yrs
md 29 Mar 1693 Sutton
Wife: Dorothy Stevens
bur 03 Jan 1715 Sutton, Beds
Children (christened at Sutton):
1. William chr 24 Dec 1693 bur 22 Apr 1726 md Frances Rugeley
2. Dorothy chr 17 Mar 1694 bur 30 Jan 1761 md James Jennings
3. Mary chr 08 Nov 1696
4. Jane chr 29 Jan 1698 bur 23 Jne 1705
5. Thomas chr 22 Dec 1700
6. Richard chr 07 Feb 1702
7. James chr 04 Feb 1704 bur 20 May 1715
8. Elizabeth chr bur 08 Jun 1707
9. Elizabeth chr 11 Sep 1709
William Wagstaffe of Wilden
will 15 May 1693 Probate:
bur 18 May 1693 Sutton, Beds.
md 1. 05 Nov 1664 Chellington, Beds.
md 2 Frances _____
Wife: Constance Baker
chr 29 Jan 1636 Chellington
dau of Richard Baker & Joan Cullick
bur 02 Aug 1674 Wilden
Children (First 4 children born at Haddock End, Wilden)(christened at Wilden)
1. Constant chr 23 Nov 1665 bur 28 Dec 1668
2. Susan chr 19 Jan 1667 bur 09 Dec 1669
3. Anna chr 1668 bur 01 Mar 1670
4. William chr 10 Mar 1670 bur 17 Aug 1715 md Dorothy Stevens (Md 29 Mar 1693)
5. Robert chr 29 Mar 1672
6. Susan chr 29 Dec 1673 bur 3 Feb 1680
William Wagstaff (Weaver)
chr 11 Feb 1615 Wilden
son of William Wagstaff & Susan ___
Admon 03 Feb 1658
bur 11 Feb 1658 Wilden
Wife: Anne ____
chr 11 Feb 1615 Wilden
son of William Wagstaff & Susan _____
died Haddock End
bur 11 Feb 1658 Wilden
Children (christened at Wilden)
1. William chr bur 18 May 1693 md Constance Baker
2. Jane bur 01 Feb 1648 Wilden
3. Marye chr 09 Jan 1645 bur 05 Oct 1645 at Wilden
William Wagstaffe
chr 21 Mar 1579 Wilden
son of Richard Wagstaffe & Joan Admes
bur 14 Feb 1656 Wilden
Wife: Susan _____
bur 29 Aug 1627
Wilden Children (The original Report lists 8 children for William & Susan Wagstaffe. The 4th child, Richard, chr 09 Aug 1618, was recorded in the Wilden Parish Register as the son of William Wagstaff, junior, which this William (the father) was not) (christened at Wilden):
1. Susanna chr 08 Nov 1612
2. Margaret chr 02 Mar 1613
3. William chr 11 Feb 1615 bur 11 Dec 1658 md Anne ___
4. Richard chr 09 Aug 1618
5. George chr 31 Mar 1622 bur 13 Apr 1622
6. John chr 11 May 1623 bur 07 Dec 1626
7. Jasper chr 26 Aug 1627 bur 25 Feb 1643
8. Elizabeth chr 26 Aug 1627
William Gillions carrier
bn abt 1761 Northill
son of John Gillions & Jane _____
bur 29 Apr 1807 Northill
md 15 May 1786 Sandy
Wife: Bathsheba Lee
bn 03 June 1764 Southill
dau of Thomas Lee & Mary ___
Died 18 June 1839 Southill
Children (born at Upper Caldecote; christened at Northill):
1. John chr 11 Oct 1786 bur 20 Jne 1832 aged 45 yrs
2. Mary chr 28 Oct 1788 died 29 Oct 1859 md 12 Oct 1808 (Married Isaac Wagstaff at Northill Church)
3. Ann chr 25 Apr 1791 md 22 May 1812 James Levitt
4. Elizabeth chr 13 May 1793 died 17 Sep 1844
5. Jane chr 05 July 1795 bur 08 Oct 1827 aged 32 yrs
6. Martha chr 31 Dec 1797 bur 07 Feb 1817 aged 19 yrs
7. William chr 12 Mar 1800 md 06 Nov 1821 Elizabeth Sexton
8. Thomas chr 27 Jun 1802 died 28 Apr 1867
9. Sarah chr 11 Nov 1804 bur 28 Mar 1821 aged 16 yrs
10. James chr 29 Apr 1807 bur 29 Aug 1809
John Gillions (poulterer)
son of William Gillions & Bathsheba Lee
chr 11 Oct 1786 Northill
bur 20 Jne 1832 Northill aged 45 yrs
md 1. 15 Jun 1810 Northill Mary Law
md 2. 06 Jan 1824 Northill Elizabeth Grigg
Wife 1: Mary Law
bn abt 1784
bur 31 Jly 1822 Northill aged 38 yrs
Children:
1. William chr 05 May 1811 (Northill?)
Wife 2: Elizabeth Grigg
bn abt 1803
md.2: 24 Oct 1833 John Hart
William Gillions labourer
chr 12 Mar 1800 Northill
son of William Gillions & Bathsheba Lee
md 06 Nov 1821 Northill
Wife: Elizabeth Sexton
bn abt 1800
Children (born at Upper Caldecote; christened at Northill):
1. William chr 27 Jun 1824
2. John chr 14 May 1826 md Ruth __ of Blunham
3. Jane chr 25 Nov 1827 bur 14 Jan 1828 Northill?
4. Betsy chr 30 May 1830
Thomas Gillions
chr 27 Jne 1802 Northill
son of William Gillions & Bathsheba Lee
md 18 Apr 1824 Northill
Wife: Mary Thomas
bn abt 1803
Children (born at Thorncote; christened at Northill):
1. John chr 25 Dec 1824
2. Elizabeth chr 01 Jan 1827
3. Robert chr 29 May 1828
4. Emily chr 25 Dec 1829
5. George Thomas chr 29 Dec 1831
6. Thomas chr 25 Dec 1833 md Hannah Butcher
Sources:
Family Records
Parish Registers of Northill, Southill, Sandy
Poor Law Rate Books Northill
Negative Searches: Parish Registers of Wrestlingworth, Cockayne Hatley, Sutton, Cardington, Biggleswade, Old Warden, Willington, Great Barford, Edworth, Eyeworth, Astwick, Cople, Blunham
Note: On the family group of William Gillions & Bathsheba Lee: The christening of William Gillions about 1761 is not recorded at Northill, either he was christened there and the entry omitted from the register by carelessness, or he was christened in another parish, not yet searched – perhaps his mother’s native parish. The Poor Law Rate Book of Northill, shows that Jane Gillions, widow, was receiving alms in 1796 and 1798, and that she resided with her son William Gillions at Upper Caldecote.
John Gillions labourer
chr 15 Nov 1719 Northill
son of John Gillions & Margaret Ward
bur 27 Feb 1783
Wife: Jane ___
bn abt 1725
bur 24 Oct 1800 Northill
Children (christened at Northill):
1. Elizabeth chr 17 May 1747 md 10 Dec 1766 (Married Thomas Woodward)
2. Jane chr 18 Jun 1749 md 24 Jan 1771 (Married James Chiles)
3. John chr 13 Oct 1751 md 14 Feb 1774 (Married Elizabeth Burton)
4. Mary chr 05 May 1754
5. Ann chr 23 Jan 1757
6. Charles chr 23 Jan 1757 bur 10 July 1757
7. Thomas chr 08 Jul 1759 bur
8. William bn abt 1761 md 15 May 1786 (Married Bathsheba Lee)
9. Charles chr 25 May 1766
Sources:
Parish Registers: Northill; Sandy; Eyeworth
Poor Law Rate Book Northill
Negative Sources: Listed on page ___; and Bedford Probates
John Gillions
chr 13 Oct 1751 Northill
son of John Gillions & Jane _____
md 14 Feb 1774 Eyeworth
Wife: Elizabeth Burton
bn abt 1753
Children (christened at Northill):
1. Jane chr 04 Feb 1776
2. James
3. Mary
Note: The family vanishes from the area searched soon after 1780. Not in Rate Books for 1796
Sources:
Parish Registers: Northill & Eyeworth
Negative Sources: As before; and Bedford Probates
Thomas Gillions labourer
chr 08 July 1759 Northill
son of John Gillions & Jane ___
bur 02 Aug 1796 Sandy
md 11 Oct 1778 Sandy Elizabeth Nash
md 27 June 1793 Sandy Susan Hudson
Wife 1: Elizabeth Nash
bn abt 1757
bur 21 Aug 1792 Sandy
Children (christened at Sandy):
1. Ann chr 30 Nov 1778 bur 24 Mar 1791
2. Mary chr 09 Jne 1781 (See note)
3. Thomas chr 27 July 1783
4. William chr 06 Apr 1788 bur 28 May 1788
5. Jane chr 06 Apr 1788 (See note)
6. Ann chr 11 July 1792 bur 17 July 1792
Wife 2: Susan Hudson
bn abt 1772
md 2ndly 05 Dec 1796 Northill John Merringham
Note: Christenings of children # 2 and 3, the other is erroneously recorded as “Mary”. References to the Parish Relief Books of Sandy Parish Overseer’s Accounts make it quite clear that there was only one Gillions family in the parrish and that the entries must be an error of the Parish Clerk
Sources:
Parish Registers: Northill & Sandy
Sandy Parish Overseer’s Accounts
Sandy Parish Vestry Book
John Gyllians labourer
bn abt 1689 Northill
bur 21 Apr 1762 Northill
md 27 Oct 1714 Northill
Wife: Margaret Ward
bn abt 1693 Northill
bur 01 July 1762 Northill
Children (christened at Northill):
1. Elizabeth chr 06 Mar 1714 bur 26 Sep 1726
2. Thomas chr 14 Apr 1717 bur 26 Apr 1720
3. John chr 15 Nov 1719 bur 27 Feb 1782 md Jane ___
4. Edward chr 04 Feb 1723 md 28 Sep 1746 (Married Mary Hawkings)
5. Elizabeth chr 24 Sep 1727 md 05 Nov 1750 (Married William Wiltshire)
Sources:
Parish Registers: Northill, Southill, Biggleswade
Negative Sources:
As before also Bedford Probate records
Edward Gillians labourer
chr 04 Feb 1723 Northill
son of John Gyllians & Margaret Ward
md 28 Sep 1746 Southill
Wife: Mary Hawkings
bn abt 1725
Children (christened at Northill):
1. Thomas chr 13 Sep 1747
2. Elizabeth bn abt 1753 bur 19 Nov 1752
3. Elizabeth chr 08 Sep 1754 bur 20 June 1759
4. Edward chr 09 Dec 1761 bur 17 Jan 1762
Sources:
Parish Registers: Northill, Southill, Biggleswade
Negative Sources: As before also Bedford Probate records
Searches will need to be made prior to 1700 to extend the Gillians and Ward lines and over a wider area to pick up the marriage of John Guillians to Jane ___ pre 1740.
