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HOW WE USED TO LIVE -  A Family, Social and Rural History Website

FAMILY HISTORY NOTES 2 - Family history is much more than just the production of a family tree. Some information can, of course, be gleaned from that tree, such as birthplaces, marriage places, family sizes, and the repetition of a popular given name, but the people on that tree were all real people who led real lives. For some the only documentation, especially further back in time, might have been their baptism, marriage or burial in a parish register, but occasionally a will, or a military record, or a manor court record, or an overseers' accounts entry, or a petty crime report produces something more illuminating, and a look at a history of where they lived can give an overview of their lives. From about 1841 onwards information gathering becomes a little easier. Firstly compulsory census returns, with the names of all the people in every household, were compiled, and still are every ten years, complete with occupations - something not always known before, and secondly local news events started to get more of a mention in the increasing number of newspapers, in addition to the national news items.

 

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Twite Family Notes:

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ABELL: Ann Abell 1689, Anthony Abell 1650s

ALLENS: Ellen Allens 1550ss

BEDON: Mabill Bedon 1550s

BOWEN: Mary Bowen 1758, John Bowen 1710s 

BOWMAN: Alice Bowman 1573, John Bowman 1540s

BRANCH: Ann Branch 1650s

BROWNE: Rose Browne 1676, Peter Browne 1650s

BUCKENHAM: Mary Buckenham 1693, Edmund Buckenham 1643, Simon Buckenham, John Buckenham

BURRIDGE: Catherine Burridge 1732, William Burridge 1699, William Burridge 1660s

CHINERY: Susan Chinery 1590s, Thomas Chinery 1560s

CLARKE: Elizabeth Clarke

CLARKE: Susan Clarke 1582, Robert Clarke 1550s

COOPER: Elizabeth Cooper 1796, William Cooper 1762, John Cooper 1723, George Cooper 1684, George Cooper 1640s

CROW: Elizabeth Crow 1710s

DODMAN: Eleanor Dodman 1729, Martin Dodman 1700s 

EVANS: Elizabeth Evans 1700s

FISH: Susanna Fish 1609, William Fish 1578, Robert Fish 1550s

FLOWER: Ellen Flower, Anthony Flower 1713, John Flower 1688, William Flower 1663, Robert Flower 1610s, Roger Flower 1580s

FULCHER: Elizabeth Fulcher 1797, Edmund Fulcher 1753, James Fulcher 1710s

GATES: Mary Gates 1630s, Thomas Gates 1600s.

GEDGE: Mary Gedge 1664, Adam Gedge 1630s

GIBSON: Emily Gibson 1858, Martin Gibson 1826, Thomas Gibson 1796, John Gibson 1753, Martin Gibson c.1720s, William Gibson 1670s 

GOLL: Mary Goll 1660s

GORE: Mary Gore 1761, John Gore 1732, Thomas Gore 1700s, John Gore 1670s

GOULTY: Elizabeth Goulty 1766, Robert Goulty 1734, John Goulty 1700s

GREEN: Jane Green 1788, William Green 1762, William Green c.1735

GREENWOOD: Mary Greenwood 1725, Richard Greenwood

GRIEF: Mary Grief 1730s

GRIFFIN: Mary Griffin 1680s

HARROWING: Mary Harrowing 1670s

HAWYS: Dorothy Hawys 1632, Stephen Hawys 1580s, Robert Hawys 1540s 

LAWS: Rebecca Laws 1730, John Laws 1690s

MARTIN: Susanna Martin 1701, John Martin 1664, Robert Martin 1630s, John Martin 1590s

MASON: Margaret Mason 1715, Thomas Mason 1685, Thomas Mason 1650s

NEAL: Elizabeth Neal c.1767, John Neal

ODAMS: Helene Odams 1540s

PIERCE: Rebecca Pierce 1720s

PLATFOOT: Mary Platfoot c.1630s

PURDY: Anne Purdy, John Purdy 

RAMM: Mahala Ramm 1826, Thomas Ramm 1783, William Ramm 1741, Edward Ramm 1710s

RUDD: Elizabeth Rudd 1744, John Rudd 1710s

SADDLETON: Ann Saddleton 1665, William Saddleton 1620s

SHITTLE: Katherine Shittle 1648, Christopher Shittle 1618, William Shittle, William Stittle

TWITE: Elizabeth Twite 1896, Edward Twite 1839, Anthony Twite 1796, John Twite 1766, Thomas Twite 1730, Thomas 1697, Matthew Twite c.1660s.

VILLARS: Mary Villers 1690s

VINCENT: Elizabeth Vincent 1742, Edmund Vincent 1710s

WAKEFIELD: Jane Wakefield 1706, Edward Wakefield 1665, Edward Wakefield 1634, Alice Wakefield 1610s

WALKER: Mary Walker

WHITE: Elizabeth White 1660s

WIGHTMAN: Jane Whiteman 1647

WINTER: Catherine Winter c.1694

WOODHOUSE: Sarah Woodhouse, 1590s, John Woodhouse 1560s

WOODS: Catherine Woods 1720s, Robert Woods 1690s

WOOLSTONE: Elizabeth Woolstone 1630s

YARHAM: Jane Yarham 1718, John Yarham 1674, John Yarham 1647, John Yarham 1614, William Yarham 1570s​

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ESSEX and SUFFOLK.​

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Littlewood Family Notes:

Persons with the surname of Bacon appear twice in this family, but they do not seem to be related. See main page.

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ABBOTT: Mary Abbot c.1757

AKERS: Susan Akers 1812, William Akers 1780s

BACON 1:​ Eliza Bacon 1821, Daniel Bacon 1795, Abraham Bacon 1770, William Bacon 1730s​​​​

BACON 2: Sarah Bacon 1710s

BURGESS: Elizabeth Burgess 1767, Daniel Burgess 1730s

BURROWS: Ann Burrows c,1670s

BURTON:

CANDLER: Susanna Candler 1787, Edward Candler 1750s 

COCKERELL: Anne Cockerell 1730s

DAY: Susanna Day 1760s

DENNISH:

DURRANT: Mary Durrant 1792, Ezekiel Durrant 1767, William Durrant 1737, Nathaniel Durrant c.1709

FAIRBROTHER: Elizabeth Fairbrother 1837, Martin Fairbrother 1808, Joseph Fairbrother 1770, Jonathan Fairbrother 1720s

GOOGE: Mary Googe 1670s

LITTLEWOOD: Mary Ann Littlewood 1897, John Littlewood 1857, John Littlewood 1815, Thomas Littlewood 1791, Nathaniel Littlewood 1760, Nathaniel Littlewood 1737, Nathaniel Littlewood 1700s

OSBONE: Anne Osbone 1695

OXBURY: Mary Oxbury 1760s

OXLEY: Mary Ann Oxley 1859, Jonas Oxley 1832, Jonas Oxley 1799, Philip Oxley/Oxe 1763, Philip Oxe 1730s

NEWCOMB: Mary Newcomb 1741, Thomas Newcomb, 1716

PALMER: Elizabeth Palmer 1760s

ROOT: Elizabeth Root 1772, John Root 1742, Thomas Root 1710s

SMITH: Elizabeth Smith 1789, Robert Smith 1750s

STARLING: Sarah Starling 1750s

STEEL: Sarah Steel 1740s

STUDD: Mary Studd 1796, Samuel Studd 1770s

TOWNSEND: Mary Townsend 1710s

TURKEY: Margaret Turkey 1733, Ann Turkey 1711, John Turkey 1660s

TURNER: Elizabeth Turner 1740s

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