Sunday, August 10, 2008

More Morphets...

Recently, I began working on a project again regarding an illegitimate Morphet's descendants in Giggleswick.

John Morphet was born in Horton in Ribblesdale in 1802, the son of Ann Morphet. Through a lot of work, I was able to determine which of the four living Ann Morphets at the time was his mother. (All were first cousins born within a few years of each other.)

His mother was the daughter of Edmund Morphet and Elizabeth Wilson.

He married Mary Bentley in 1823 in Horton in Ribblesdale and at this point, I have found eleven children for him...

Yesterday I pieced together his son Joseph's family:

Joseph was christened on the 26th of November 1826 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England the son of John Morphet and Mary Bentley. He married Jane Knowles on the 23 September 1848 in Giggleswick, the daughter of John Knowles and Jane Guyer, who was christened in Giggleswick on 18 December 1825.

They had three children:

John Morphet, c. 25 December 1848 in Giggleswick who married Alice Cockshott on the 24th of April 1869 in Giggleswick.

Mary Jane Morphet, c. 9 Jun 1851 in Giggleswick who married Patrick Cox about June 1876 in the Settle Registration District.

William Morphet, c. 13 August 1865 in Giggleswick who married about March 1896 to Caroline Farrow.


Joseph's brother Bartholomew is also a family I have worked on... He was christened on the 4th of June 1825 in Clapham and moved up to Cumberland and Westmorland... where he married Elizabeth Furness and had four known children, but possibly more. He always stayed in Cumberland. To an inexperienced researcher, they might not realize that he is in fact the same Bartholomew as the one in Clapham.


Also, I have been locating several illegitimate Morphets in Giggleswick post 1849... I think I'm up to a total of 6. I am not always sure WHO the mothers are, but I have figured out who two of the mothers were for a total of three children. Two of them were sisters of Bartholomew and Joseph.

I will post more information about them as I learn more!

If anyone is interested in more information on these people or knows something additional to add, please let me know!

Also, if anyone is looking for help in tracing their Giggleswick ancestry, please contact me. For quick questions, I can always answer them... for more in-depth research, my rates will be discounted for any Giggleswickian.

Bradley

Monday, March 31, 2008

Langcliffe Church Records

I am trying to locate the original Parish registers for the Langcliffe Chapelry. They are not located in Northallerton, as they are supposed to be... I have an address and phone number for the church. I planned on contacting them to see if I could find the records through them.

Before I do that, is there someone who knows of their location?

I'm very much interesting in indexing these records IF I can get digital images (or photocopies) ... If anyone is familiar with this church or knows the location of these documents, PLEASE let me know.

If the church is interested in getting me copies, I will gladly make a searchable database for them. Free of charge.

My family lived in Langcliffe and I know those records would be invaluable to me.

BTW, I know that 17 years of the Bishop's Transcripts for this church exist. I am looking for more than just those 17 years!

Bradleymarchant@gmail.com

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Morphets, Hudsons, Bullers and more...

As it has been over a year since I have posted genealogical data on Rootsweb, I have decided for now to upload my information (including sources) onto World Connect.

Although I don't have a direct link into my WorldConnect page, you should be able to locate it by searching for Matthew Morphet at the below link.http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

Feel free to browse my listings. The names are heavily involved in Giggleswick and local families in surrounding parishes for many of the lines.

If you would like to know more about them, I could easily have additional things which I have not posted. I have to-do lists always several pages long and I am always behind with my lists of Ancestors I need to add to my database but don't have the time.

If you connect to me, please contact me... I would love to share information. As you may have noticed, I have not allowed for Gedcom downloading of my research. If you want a gedcom, please contact me directly and I would be happy to send you one... preferably if you also have information to share.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

CARRS breakthrough!

For those who do not know, Giggleswick is a Dade parish. For the period of the 1780's-1812, the Parish registers include grandfathers' names and residences for each child christened in the Parish. Ages are usually provided at death, and many times occupations and parentage.

The Carr surname is extremely common in the Giggleswick area, extending back into the 1500's.

I knew my ancestor James Carr was born abt. 1811 in Giggleswick. I had found his christening ages ago but due to a computer crash, I lost it. I located it again... this is what it said:

April 7th 1811.
Jas. son of Thos. Carr of Settle son of Wm. Carr by Agnes his wife daughter of Richd Curran of Bolton

He had six other siblings born in the parish: Richard, John, Robert, Chrissy, Elisabeth and Anthony. His parents, Thomas Carr and Agnes Curran were married 16 June 1791 in Giggleswick.

Previous christenings for his siblings gave his grandfather Richard Curran's name as both William and Richard and his place of residence ranged from Bolton to Bolton by Sands to Bolton Le Sands. I checked online Parish Registers for Bolton Le Sands (about 20 Miles from Giggleswick along the coast in northern Lancashire) and located Agnes Curran's christening. Her parents were Richard Curran and Jane Borrow.

Thomas and William are pretty common names for the Carr family, especially Thomas. I was a little dismayed his name wasn't Oliver or Theodore as that would have been much easier to trace.

However, after checking other registers I located two men who also had a father named William Carr in Settle during their childrens' christenings.

Anthony Carr who married 15 June 1774 in Giggleswick to Elizabeth Marsden, daughter of George Marsden. And also Richard Carr who married Allison Houghton in June 1789.

Rather than look just for a Thomas who is the son of William, I now had two brothers to search for. I believe, actually that Thomas and Richard must be the younger siblings in the family as they were married many years after Anthony.

I have been going through the Dade parishes to see any other children of William Carr from Settle but I have yet to discover any.

If anyone is familiar with the Carr genealogy of Giggleswick-Settle, please contact me!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Metcalfs in ... Canada?

One of my projects has been tracing the descendants of the Morphet family in Canada. For one line, my fourth great aunt Jane Morphet (daughter of Jonathan Morphet and Ellen Jackman) moved to Canada about 1845)

In the IGI I found Jane's marriage to George Metcalf. For those who read my blog regularly regarding my findings, you might remember that a man named George Metcalfe is an ancestor of mine in Yorkshire. The connection between the two Georges isn't known however its possible there is a connection. My ANCESTOR George Metcalfe had a son named John (same name as this other George's father) but I am not sure if the two Johns are the same making this George Metcalf the grandson of my ancestor George Metcalfe.

If it was true, I'd be excited... but George Metcalfe is a rather common name. If his name was Behelzebub I'd be more likely to connect the two.

George and Jane had a son William George who was stabbed by one of his lunatic asylum patients. A history on his life led me to finding the rest of his family in Canada.

Although not complete, this is what I have regarding their family thus far...

Family Group Sheet
Husband: George METCALF
Birth: 1 Sep 1808 Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire
Chr: 2 Oct 1808 Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire
Census: 6 Jun 1841 Austwick, Yorkshire, England
Census: 1851 Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Marriage: 8 Jun 1835 Clapham, Yorkshire, England
Father: John METCALF ( - ) Mother: Maria TIPLADY ( - )==========================================================================================Wife: Jane MORPHET
Chr: 9 Feb 1812 Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
Census: 6 Jun 1841 Austwick, Yorkshire, England
Census: 1851 Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Death: 1 Jan 1885 Old Age; Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Father: Jonathan MORPHET ( - ) Mother: Ellen JACKMAN ( - )==========================================================================================Children==========================================================================================1 M John METCALF Chr: 11 Feb 1836 Clapham, Yorkshire, England Census: 6 Jun 1841 Austwick, Yorkshire, England
Census: 1851 Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Death: 11 Apr 1914 Bright's Disease; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse: Ellen HOARE (1850- ) Marriage: 2 Jun 1874 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2 M Jonathan METCALF Chr: 30 Sep 1838 Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire
Census: 6 Jun 1841 Austwick, Clapham, Yorkshire, England
Census: 1851 Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Death: 17 Feb 1919 General Debility and Old Age; Whitby, Ontario, Canada

3 F Elinor METCALF Chr: 10 May 1841 Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire
Census: 6 Jun 1841 Austwick, Clapham, Yorkshire, England Census: 1851 Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

4 F Mary Ann METCALF Chr: 7 Apr 1844 Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire
Census: 1851 Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

5 M William George METCALF Birth: abt 1846 of, Canada Census: 1851 Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

6 F E.J. METCALF Birth: abt 1849 of, Canada
Census: 1851 Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

7 M Richard Henry METCALF Birth: abt 10 Aug 1854 of, Canada Death: 23 Jan 1928 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Spouse: Emily Effron KELLY (1860- )
Marriage: 1 Jan 1880 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

8 M James Morphet METCALF Birth: abt 1858 of, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Spouse: Emma METCALF (1861- )
Marriage: 14 Oct 1896 London, Middlesex, Canada ========================================================================================== Prepared 13 Feb 2008

This is by no means complete. I believe "E.J." is Elizabeth J. I believe that one of the daughters married a Galloway, though I forget which.

Richard Henry Metcalf made his way to the United States. He lived in Kentucky and then died in Cincinnatti and is interred in Kentucky, where I believe his wife must be buried as well.

I have almost no Canadian research skills! But I am doing my best.

If you are related to this family, I have copies of all the pertinent documents including some of the grandchildren for George and Jane. I would appreciate information from you to supplement what I know about the family.

THANK YOU!

Friday, January 25, 2008

More Morphets

For a class I am taking, I am trying to verify 4-5 generations of a single family. I chose my Morphet family because they've been one of my baby projects for the past two years or so.

I am currently working on compiling a very detailed Descendancy of the Morphets. Mostly, I have been working on finding the decendants of my 7th great grandparents, the following couple: John Morphitt (c. 1703) and Ann Rathmell.

When I first began this family, the farthest back that I knew on my Morphet line was Ellen Alice Morphet and her father Matthew. I did not know which line she descended from, although, I'd seen some Morphets in the local parish records.

A year ago, I traced my Morphet line back to the 1600's... As I am stuck now with not being able to go anywhere else with the ancestry (there is a gap in the records) I began gathering descendants. And as I have a perfect excuse to do it, I decided to go ahead and start with my 6th great uncles' kids... Richard, Edmund and Joseph. I gathered quite a large collection of them. Once I had them sorted out, I started to add to them some grandchildren... I have not traced all these families to 1901 but I intend to do that. Currently, the families are mostly in the early-mid 1800's.

For some reason, the Morphet males tend to die younger and I end up with a lot of daughters to trace. However, that's the fun challenge.

Enjoy!

If any of these are your family or if you have anything to add, please contact me at: Bradleymarchant@gmail.com

Descendants of John MORPHITT - 25 Jan 2008


First Generation
1. John MORPHITT was christened on 28 Nov 1703 in Arncliffe Parish, Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England. He lived according to his son Jonathan's christening in Blackbank in 1741. He was buried on 4 Dec 1771 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
John MORPHITT and Ann RATHMELL were married on 26 Jan 1726 in Burnsall in Craven Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England. Ann RATHMELL was buried on 17 Apr 1778 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. John MORPHITT and Ann RATHMELL had the following children:

i. Agnes MORPHITT was christened on 18 Dec 1726 in Burnsall Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England.

ii. Thomas MORPHITT was christened on 10 Nov 1728 in Burnsall in Craven Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England.

(DESCENDANTS OF THIS THOMAS BECAME MORMON AND LIVE IN IDAHO---ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT BEGUN TO VERIFY THEIR INFORMATION YET)

iii. Mary MORPHITT was christened on 25 Dec 1731 in Burnsall in Craven Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England.

iv. John MORPHITT was christened on 29 Mar 1733 in Burnsall in Craven Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England.

v. Robert MORPHITT was christened on 29 Oct 1735 in Burnsall in Craven Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 11 Nov 1781 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

2. vi. Richard MORPHITT, married Martha BRAYSHAW, on 16 May 1768, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

3. vii. Jonathan MORPHET, married Agnes PROCTOR, on 19 Nov 1764, Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

4. viii. Edmund MORPHET, married Elizabeth WILSON, on 28 Jun 1768, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

5. ix. Joseph MORPHITT, married Ann PICHAVER, on 5 Jun 1773, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

x. Ann MORPHITT was christened on 22 Oct 1749 in Burnsall in Craven Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 16 Apr 1750 in Burnsall in Craven Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England.

THEY ALSO HAD A DAUGHTER NAMED MARGARET WHO MARRIED A MAN BY THE NAME OF HARDISTY BUT I HAVE NOT ADDED HER YET.


Second Generation
2. Richard MORPHITT (John-1) was christened on 4 Nov 1739 in Burnsall in Craven Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 12 Oct 1828 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
Richard MORPHITT and Martha BRAYSHAW were married on 16 May 1768 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Martha BRAYSHAW (daughter of William BRAYSHAW and Ann PROCTER) was christened on 3 Sep 1738 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Richard MORPHITT and Martha BRAYSHAW had the following children:

(MARTHA ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE SISTER OF MY 5th GREAT GRANDMOTHER ON MY HUDSON LINE, PLEASE SEE BELOW IN PAST BLOGS)

i. Anne MORPHITT was christened on 24 Apr 1768 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 30 Oct 1775 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

ii. John MORPHITT was christened on 10 Feb 1770 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iii. William MORPHITT was christened on 15 Jun 1772 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 2 Jul 1772 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iv. William MORPHITT was christened on 30 Oct 1773 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

v. Ann MORPHITT was christened on 7 Jul 1776 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

vi. Richard MORPHITT was christened on 21 Mar 1779 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

3. Jonathan MORPHET (John-1) was christened on 7 Jan 1742 in Rilstone Chapel, Burnsall Parish, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 27 Jun 1824 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Jonathan MORPHET and Agnes PROCTOR had marriage banns published November 4, 11, and 18, 1764 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. They were married on 19 Nov 1764 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. Agnes PROCTOR (daughter of Matthew PROCTOR and Jane SLINGER) was christened on 18 Mar 1739 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 9 May 1817 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Jonathan MORPHET and Agnes PROCTOR had the following children:

6 i. Ann MORPHET, married Jonathan JACKMAN, on 25 Jun 1791, Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

ii. Matthew MORPHET was christened on 12 Apr 1767 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 20 Jan 1775 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England.

iii. Robert MORPHET was christened on 21 May 1769 in Arncliffe Parish, Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 20 Jan 1775 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England. 7 iv. Jonathan MORPHET, married Ellen JACKMAN, on 13 Sep 1794, Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. v. Agnes MORPHET was christened on 4 Apr 1773 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. vi. Jane MORPHET was christened on 8 May 1779 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England.

4. Edmund MORPHET (John-1) was christened on 28 Dec 1743 in Long Preston Parish, Long Preston, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 28 Sep 1834 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
Edmund MORPHET and Elizabeth WILSON were married on 28 Jun 1768 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth WILSON (daughter of Edmund WILSON and Margaret BARTON) was buried on 22 Apr 1822 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Edmund MORPHET and Elizabeth WILSON had the following children:

i. John MORPHET was christened on 5 Mar 1769 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

ii. Margrett MORPHET was christened on 2 Dec 1770 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iii. Elizabeth MORPHET was christened on 23 Oct 1774 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iv. Anne MORPHET was christened before 1776. She was buried on 26 Feb 1776 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

v. Ann MORPHET was christened on 9 Feb 1777 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

vi. Jane MORPHET was christened on 28 Mar 1779 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

8 vii. Isabella MORPHET, married Thomas BATTY, on 3 May 1806, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England; died about Dec 1870, of, Settle, Yorkshire, England.

9 viii. Edmund MORPHET, married Mary DOWNHAM, on 24 Jan 1824, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

ix. Joseph MORPHET was christened on 30 Oct 1785 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

x. Mally MORPHET was christened on 18 Nov 1787 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

10 xi. Jane MORPHET, married Richard GORNALL, on 14 Jan 1811, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

5. Joseph MORPHITT (John-1) was christened on 27 Apr 1746 in Burnsall in Craven Parish, Burnsall, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 31 Jan 1829 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
Joseph MORPHITT and Ann PICHAVER were married on 5 Jun 1773 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Ann PICHAVER was buried on 7 Jul 1808 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Joseph MORPHITT and Ann PICHAVER had the following children:

i. Peggy MORPHITT was christened on 19 Sep 1773 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

ii. Anne MORPHITT was christened on 15 Oct 1775 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iii. Robert MORPHITT was christened on 15 Mar 1778 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iv. Agnes MORPHITT was christened on 12 Nov 1780 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 21 Apr 1781 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

v. Agnes MORPHITT was christened on 12 May 1782 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

vi. Betty MORPHITT was christened on 1 May 1785 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

vii. Polly MORPHITT was christened on 3 Jan 1788 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

viii. Joseph MORPHITT was christened on 22 May 1791 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

Third Generation
6. Ann MORPHET (Jonathan-2, John-1) was christened on 16 Nov 1765 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 10 Apr 1829 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. She was also known as Ann MORPHITT.
Ann MORPHET and Jonathan JACKMAN were married on 25 Jun 1791 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. Jonathan JACKMAN (son of Matthew JACKMAN and Agnes YEADAN) was christened on 22 Aug 1762 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 10 Jun 1827 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. Ann MORPHET and Jonathan JACKMAN had the following children:

i. Agnes JACKMAN was christened on 13 May 1792 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

11 ii. Matthew JACKMAN, married Martha WRIGHT, on 28 Oct 1815, Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

12 iii. Jonathan JACKMAN, married Ellen.

iv. Mary JACKMAN was christened on 7 Feb 1802 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

v. Ann JACKMAN was christened on 3 Feb 1805 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

vi. Alice JACKMAN was christened on 18 Jun 1809 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

7. Jonathan MORPHET (Jonathan-2, John-1) was christened on 13 Apr 1771 in Arncliffe Parish, Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England. In 1795 he was a Shoemaker in Studfield, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 19 Mar 1839 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
Jonathan MORPHET and Ellen JACKMAN were married on 13 Sep 1794 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. Ellen JACKMAN (daughter of Matthew JACKMAN and Agnes YEADAN) was christened on 5 Jan 1772 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 31 Oct 1839 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Jonathan MORPHET and Ellen JACKMAN had the following children:

13 i. Matthew MORPHET, married Grace SHARP, on 15 May 1830, Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

14 ii. Agnes MORPHET, married Edmund MORPHET, on 12 May 1821, Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

iii. Alice MORPHET was christened on 18 Jan 1799 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

15 iv. Jonathan MORPHET, married Jane LORD, on 12 Apr 1828, Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England; died about Dec 1874, of, Settle, Yorkshire, England.

16 v. Isabella MORPHET, married Richard WOLFENDEN, on 8 Dec 1827, Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

17 vi. Ellin MORPHET, married John BELL, on 10 Oct 1829, Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

vii. Mary MORPHET was christened on 25 Jan 1807 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

18 viii. Ann MORPHET.

19 ix. Jane MORPHET, married George METCALF, on 8 Jun 1835, Clapham, Yorkshire, England.

x. Robert MORPHET was christened on 1 May 1814 in Giggleswick Parish, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England.

20 xi. William MORPHET, married Sarah TAYLOR, on 23 Nov 1839, Clapham, Yorkshire, England.

8. Isabella MORPHET (Edmund-2, John-1) was christened on 29 Apr 1781 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She appeared in the census on 30 Mar 1851 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She appeared in the census on 7 Apr 1861 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She died about Dec 1870 in of, Settle, Yorkshire, England.
Isabella MORPHET and Thomas BATTY were married on 3 May 1806 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Thomas BATTY was born. Isabella MORPHET and Thomas BATTY had the following children:

21 i. Agnes BATTY, born on 26 May 1808, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England; married Richard PROCTER, on 2 Jun 1832, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

ii. John BATTY was born on 20 Oct 1810 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 23 Dec 1810 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iii. Elizabeth BATTY was christened on 28 Nov 1813 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. 22 iv. Thomas BATTY, married Alice JOHNSON, about Mar 1838, of, Settle, Yorkshire, England.

9. Edmund MORPHET (Edmund-2, John-1) was christened on 28 Dec 1783 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He appeared in the census on 30 Mar 1851 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Edmund MORPHET and Mary DOWNHAM were married on 24 Jan 1824 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Mary DOWNHAM appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Edmund MORPHET and Mary DOWNHAM had the following children:

i. Elizabeth MORPHET was christened on 3 Apr 1825 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

ii. Edmund MORPHET was christened on 23 Jul 1826 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iii. John MORPHET was christened on 26 Jun 1831 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iv. Mary Ann MORPHET was christened on 4 Sep 1836 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.


10. Jane MORPHET (Edmund-2, John-1) was christened on 19 Dec 1790 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.
Jane MORPHET and Richard GORNALL were married on 14 Jan 1811 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. Richard GORNALL appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He appeared in the census. Jane MORPHET and Richard GORNALL had the following children:

23 i. Alice GORNALL, born on 16 Sep 1811, Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England; married William ROBINSON, about Dec 1841, of, Settle, Yorkshire, England.

ii. James GORNALL was christened on 13 May 1813 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iii. Edmund GORNALL was christened on 28 Mar 1819 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

iv. Elizabeth GORNALL was christened on 11 Feb 1821 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

v. Jane GORNALL was christened on 4 Jun 1823 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. She appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

vi. Richard GORNALL was christened on 5 Aug 1827 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England. He appeared in the census on 6 Jun 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale Parish, Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

My Latest News on my Giggleswickians

I often have new discoveries on my Giggleswick lines which I do not document here. In fact, I find something new about every week... Usually by tracing descendants of my families.

A few days ago, I discovered two marriages which intrigued me... The following is the most interesting.

From Clapham Church Records, FHL Film: 1849279
Page 91
Marriages in the parish of Clapham in York in the year 1835
George Metcalfe of this Parish, Husbandman and a Bachelor and Jane Morphet of this Parish, spinster, were married in the church by License this eight day of June in the year One Thousand eight hundred and thirty ive by me: Ja. Robinson, Curate. This marriage was solemnized between us: George Metcalfe's mark and Jane Morphet. In the presence of: Ann Morphet and James Metcalfe's Mark.
No. 173.

Doing a parent-search on the IGI, I discovered four children:

John Metcalf, C. 14 Feb 1836 in Clapham
Elinor Metcalfe C. 10 May 1841 in Horton in Ribblesdale
Jonathan Metcalf, C. 30 Sep 1838 in Horton in Ribblesdale
Mary Ann Metcalfe 07 April 1844 in Horton in Ribblesdale

I quickly found this couple living in Austwick on the 1841 census but then following then, they disappeared!

I did some google searching and learned that this family evidently emigrated to Ontario, Canada back in about 1845-1846.

This is actually the third sibling in a family of 11 that I have proven moved to Canada. I actually think more of them left as well but I have yet to prove it just yet. Jane's sister Agnes Morphet who married Edmund Morphet and brother Robert who married a woman whose name was, I think, Isabell if I remember right. All settled in Canada.

My ancestor, their eldest brother Matthew, died in 1848. His orphaned daughter Ellen Alice Morphet married a Hudson in Accrington and became my great great great grandmother.

My 4th great aunt Jane Morphet Metcalf lived in Uxbridge, Canada in 1851.

I am still working on solving what happened to them. My knowledge of Canadian genealogy is limited. In fact, its essentially non-existant. I am hoping to find some information on them later this semester.

Another interesting note to this puzzle if that my 5th great grandfather was named George Metcalfe. He was the father of Ellen Alice Morphet's mother in law, Dorothy Metcalf.

Is this George Metcalf who settled in Uxbridge also my distant cousin?

If anyone is a member of the Metcalfe\Metcalf society, I'd appreciate knowing if you can find any information on these families!