A yellow-belly mystery for you!
1841 Census: Candlesby
John Starmer, 30, Ag lab
Susannah Starmer, 30
Thomas Starmer, 20 Ag lab
Charlotte Starmer, 20
Eliza Starmer, 2
John & Susannah married 25 Dec 1839, fathers being Thomas Starmer & Thomas Loughton
Thomas & Charlotte married 2Q 1841, fathers ? & ?
Here they both are in 1851:
1851 Census: Candlesby
John Starmer, head, 42, AgLab, Mavis Enderby
Susanna Starmer, wife, 45, Thetford
Eliza Starmer, daur, 12, Candlesby
John G Starmer, son, 8, Scholar, Candlesby
Anna Maria Starmer, daur, 6, Candlesby
Thos Wm Starmer, son, 4, Candlesby
1851 Census: Mavis Enderby
Thomas Starmer, 36, game keeper, Mavis Enderby
Charlotte Starmer, 36, Hagworthingham
Mary Ann Starmer, 7, Mavis Enderby
Charles Story(?) Starmer, 5, Mavis Enderby
Moses Starmer, 3, Mavis Enderby
Maria Starmer, 5mo, Mavis Enderby
My first thought was that John & Thomas were brothers; perhaps cousins. Both Mavis Enderby & Candlesby had populations of around 200 at the time...not a lot of room for duplicate names. And Starmer is a relatively rare name. Candlesby & Mavis Enderby are less than 6 miles apart.
John is my direct ancestor; Thomas belongs to another researcher I'm in touch with.
Going back a generation John had parents and siblings as follows:
Thomas Starmer m. Elizabeth Dawson Oct 1807 at Mavis Enderby. Children:
John bap 1808 Mavis Enderby
Hannah bap 1810 Mavis Enderby
Eliza bap 1812 Mavis Enderby
Maria bap 1821 Mavis Enderby note the gap between Eliza & Maria
William bap 1824 Mavis Enderby
Jane bap 1828 Mavis Enderby
But, according to the IGI (extracted records) there was a family:
John Starmer & wife Elizabeth had children:
Thomas bap 1814 Mavis Enderby could this be Thomas?
Samuel bap 1817 Mavis Enderby
George bap 1819 Mavis Enderby
I know that I need to get the marriage certificate for Thomas & Charlotte to discover who his father was...but why the perfect gap in Thomas & Elizabeth's family matching with the children in John & Elizabeth's family?!
Any thoughts appreciated!
1841 Census: Candlesby
John Starmer, 30, Ag lab
Susannah Starmer, 30
Thomas Starmer, 20 Ag lab
Charlotte Starmer, 20
Eliza Starmer, 2
John & Susannah married 25 Dec 1839, fathers being Thomas Starmer & Thomas Loughton
Thomas & Charlotte married 2Q 1841, fathers ? & ?
Here they both are in 1851:
1851 Census: Candlesby
John Starmer, head, 42, AgLab, Mavis Enderby
Susanna Starmer, wife, 45, Thetford
Eliza Starmer, daur, 12, Candlesby
John G Starmer, son, 8, Scholar, Candlesby
Anna Maria Starmer, daur, 6, Candlesby
Thos Wm Starmer, son, 4, Candlesby
1851 Census: Mavis Enderby
Thomas Starmer, 36, game keeper, Mavis Enderby
Charlotte Starmer, 36, Hagworthingham
Mary Ann Starmer, 7, Mavis Enderby
Charles Story(?) Starmer, 5, Mavis Enderby
Moses Starmer, 3, Mavis Enderby
Maria Starmer, 5mo, Mavis Enderby
My first thought was that John & Thomas were brothers; perhaps cousins. Both Mavis Enderby & Candlesby had populations of around 200 at the time...not a lot of room for duplicate names. And Starmer is a relatively rare name. Candlesby & Mavis Enderby are less than 6 miles apart.
John is my direct ancestor; Thomas belongs to another researcher I'm in touch with.
Going back a generation John had parents and siblings as follows:
Thomas Starmer m. Elizabeth Dawson Oct 1807 at Mavis Enderby. Children:
John bap 1808 Mavis Enderby
Hannah bap 1810 Mavis Enderby
Eliza bap 1812 Mavis Enderby
Maria bap 1821 Mavis Enderby note the gap between Eliza & Maria
William bap 1824 Mavis Enderby
Jane bap 1828 Mavis Enderby
But, according to the IGI (extracted records) there was a family:
John Starmer & wife Elizabeth had children:
Thomas bap 1814 Mavis Enderby could this be Thomas?
Samuel bap 1817 Mavis Enderby
George bap 1819 Mavis Enderby
I know that I need to get the marriage certificate for Thomas & Charlotte to discover who his father was...but why the perfect gap in Thomas & Elizabeth's family matching with the children in John & Elizabeth's family?!
Any thoughts appreciated!
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