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.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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!
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!
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!
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