Reasearching the name Tollerfield

[kazog61]

Just thought I would offer some advice to anyone researching the name Tollerfield.

In the past I have got stuck and spent numerous hours trying to find the name ‘Tollerfield’ on a census. If this has also happened to you, then you might find this useful.

I have found that sometimes the name has been listed as Sollerfield, Totterfield, and even Sotterfield.

It is worth trying all sorts of variations.

Hope this helps someone and saves him or her hours of searching.

I am however stuck at John Tollerfield born 1791 in Corfe Castle, Dorset. I know he married someone called Elizabeth ?? born 1796 in Warmwell, Dorset and they had 2 children as far as I know, Mary born 15 April 1821 & John born 20 April 1824 both in Langton Maltravers, Dorset.

Any help would be great.

Cheers

Kaz

[Uncle John]

Have you tried names beginning with F? A script capital T can sometimes look like an F.

[Chrissie Smiff]

Also, did you know that on Ancestry you can now use an ? at the beginning OR the end of a name (not both ends though) and you can also use ??? or *** instead of chosen letters in the middle.

[Mary from Italy]

The IGI has a submitted entry for the baptism in 1826 of John Gover Tollerfield, parents James and Jane, at Langton Matravers, Dorset. Submitted entries aren't always reliable, but it might be worth looking into in case the families are connected.

[Mary from Italy]

Langton Maltravers baptisms are online, on the Dorset OPC site, but there don't seem to be any Tollerfields in the 1800-1841 period:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/LangMatBap1800-1841.htm

[Mary from Italy]

Can't see on obvious marriage for John and Elizabeth or baptisms for the children in Pallot's marriage index or the BIVRI baptisms and marriages on Ancestry.

[Christine in Herts]

Have you checked for likely variations of the name "Tollerfield"?

If you enter just "TOLL*", ANcestry will find all names starting with "Toll". I notice that there's "Tollyfield" for instance, and "Tollefield" (had been transcribed as FOLLEFIELD). I'd be astonished if those names were not interchangeable in the early years, where spelling was not considered very significant: it was whatever the recording person (Registrar, Clergyman...) thought it sounded like. (That explains why I have multiple versions of names in my footer.)

EDIT: In fact I've just found them in 1851 ( HO107/1856 fo 543 p 11) in Moreton with the surname rendered as: TOLLIFIELD
John, 60 b Corfe Castle
Elizabeth, 58, b Warmwell
John, 27, b Langton

And you'll need to be aware that the second part of that place name (in the various places where it applies) appears to be Matravers - no "l" in the first syllable in the place where you'd expect it to be.


Christine

[Christine in Herts]

This might be the family in 1841 - in Moreton: HO107/278/15 fo 6 p 6
TOLLERFIELD
John, 50+
Elizabeth 45+
Job 14
Elizabeth 10

I think it probably is the right family because there's a HARVEY family nearby with a similar set of names/ages as can be found in 1851 near the "definite" match.

EDIT:
In 1851, Job is with wife, Charlotte, not far away ( HO107/1856 fo 544 p 12). They appear to have been married in 1850, in the Dorchester district.
In 1861, Job & Charlotte have been transcribed (understandably - very challenging script) as POLLIFIELD. In Broadmayne.

Christine

[SuffolkSue]

Baptism.


25th Dec, 1791
John TOLLIFIELD
Parents names: son of John & Elizabeth
Place: Corfe Castle, Dorset


Possible marriage

John Toleyfield
Elizabeth Seymer

10th August, 1783
Studland

Witnesses
Joseph Stickland
Robert White

[Christine in Herts]

This might be John senr in Moreton in 1861: RG9/1347 fo 18 p 8
age 73
born Woole, Dorset
a widowed lodger

Christine

[kazog61]

Thank you so much everyone, for your replies.
I will look again using the information you have all given me and see if I can find anything.
I will keep you informed.
Thanks again
Karen

[garstonite]

Hiya Kaz........I have PM`d you....four Tollerfield in a familytree from Dorset....allan

[Tollersearcher]

Hi Karen,


How's your research going ? Have you managed to get further back than John and Elizabeth in 1791 yet ?

I have a hypothesis that John's parents were John (b. 1762) and Elizabeth (b.1762) SEAMER/SEYMER, but am still looking to confirm this. IF it is true, then I think they may have had another son - James (b.1804) who went on to marry Jane GOVER.

Any further info on this would be very interesting.

Sadly I still haven't linked this line to my own ... although I'm please that the Yorks line to which your family belong is now firmly routed in Dorset; which puts us in the same vicinity !


Best wishes,

Paul

[teg]

Several hit also for the surname at ..

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/b1.asp

Click on "directories",hits are highlighted in yellow.

[kazog61]

Hi Paul

I wish I knew for certain that James was their son because I have found quite a few Births, Deaths and Marriages that are connection to James and Jane (nee Gover) Tollerfield and would love to be able to link them with my tree but I will not do this until I am sure.
I will let you know if and when I find out any more information and I hope you will do the same. It is so frustrating when you get stuck but I will not let it beat me. Lol

Take care

Karen

Hi Karen,

How's your research going ? Have you managed to get further back than John and Elizabeth in 1791 yet ?

I have a hypothesis that John's parents were John (b. 1762) and Elizabeth (b.1762) SEAMER/SEYMER, but am still looking to confirm this. IF it is true, then I think they may have had another son - James (b.1804) who went on to marry Jane GOVER.

Any further info on this would be very interesting.

Sadly I still haven't linked this line to my own ... although I'm please that the Yorks line to which your family belong is now firmly routed in Dorset; which puts us in the same vicinity !


Best wishes,

Paul

[Tollersearcher]

Catching up ...

Hi karen,

Are you still researching the Tollerfield family name ? Did you get any further with this puzzle ?

Best wishes,

Paul

Hi Paul

I wish I knew for certain that James was their son because I have found quite a few Births, Deaths and Marriages that are connection to James and Jane (nee Gover) Tollerfield and would love to be able to link them with my tree but I will not do this until I am sure.
I will let you know if and when I find out any more information and I hope you will do the same. It is so frustrating when you get stuck but I will not let it beat me. Lol

Take care

Karen

[Darksecretz]

Paul,

it looks like Karen hasn't been onsite for quite some time, it might be better to send her a PM [private message] via this site, [click on her username on left and select 'private message' from drop down box]