Part 962sp - Trying to Figure Out GG-Grandmother Elizabeth (née Parker) Crossley

Good Day,

Help! Please.

I have an issue trying to decipher documents and dates all, I believe, referencing my GG-Grandmother Elizabeth (née Parker) Crossley. Her parents were my GGG-Grandparents John and Elizabeth (née Kendal) Parker.

According to the Birth registration she was born in “Twiston” and registered in Clitheroe, Counties of Lancaster and York, England. The birth date given is “10 February 1841”. Her father, John Parker’s occupation is entered as “Labourer”. (Application Number COL388967).

Per the Chapelry of Downham Register, I discovered 2 recorded Baptisms for entries of Elizabeth Parker. The dates and the father, John Parker’s occupation are different. Both entries are from the same FHL microfilm #4225986.

1. Baptism – 30 January 1841; Birth – 27 Jany 1841. Father’s Occupation – Printer. (FHL #4225986, Image 409 of 1544). I have included images of the page and of a closeup.

2. Baptism – 7 March 1841; Birth – 25 Jany 1841. Father’s Occupation – Labourer. (FHL #4225986, Image 410 of 1544).

There is a note added in the right-hand area immediately adjacent to the entry. It reads, as best as I can make out, “entered in last _____ _____ for: bapt- ism”. I have included images of the page and of a closeup.

Per the Bishop’s Transcripts for Downham, Lancaster, which is difficult to read, the Baptism date is provided as January 2? (sometime between the 24th and the 31st, 1841. The father, John Parker’s Occupation is entered as “Printer”. (FHL #4008986, Image 196 of 838). I have included images of the page and of a closeup.

From my review, it appears that the 2nd Elizabeth Parker Baptism, dated 7 March 1841 is NOT entered to the Bishop’s Transcripts. I think the note that I referred to above in point 2 may be the clue as to why.

As a note of reference, I can only find one Elizabeth Parker and her Baptism entry in the Bishop’s Transcripts for 1841.

The 1841 UK Census for Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England contains the Parker family including John and Elizabeth Parker and their daughter Elizabeth, aged 4 months. As the Census was administered on 6 June 1841, the approximation of her birth would be the end of January, beginning of February. John Parker’s Occupation is listed as “Printer”.

The 1851 Census for Twiston, Clitheroe, Lancaster, does indicate that John Parker is/was a “Farm Labourer”. Elizabeth, my GG-Grandmother’s age is entered as “11”.

Any help would certainly help solve this mystery.

Your thoughts?

The search continues.  And I just keep on going.

Also, let me know if you would like an invitation to access to my Smith Robertson Family Tree on Ancestry. You can email me at jsmith58@gmail.com.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt or jsmith58@gmail.com.

Regards,

Jim

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Part 961sr - Searching For My Next Robertson Grandfather

Good Day,

I'm attaching a number of documents that I have found from the East Lothian, Scotland area. All-things-being-equal I can create a far-fetched logical argument that could lead us, maybe to my 7-times Great-Grandfather Robertson.

Here are my current facts.

1. Haddington, Innerwick, and Oldhamstock are relatively close together in East Lothian. There is about 6 hour walk from Haddington to Oldhamstock, passing Innerwick along the way.

2. 4-times Great-Grandparents John and Christian Dudgeon were married 1778 in Butterdean Mains, Oldhamstock. Check out the 2 witnesses - John Dudgeon and Thomas Dudgeon.

3. 4-times Great-Grandfather John Robertson was baptized 17 Oct 1759 in Oldhamstocks. Parents - 5-times Great-Grandparents John and Ann (née Lyle) Robertson. Witnesses - James Robertson and James Lyle.

FHL #1067850

4. 4-times Great-Grandmother Christian (née Dudgeon) Robertson was baptised 22 May 1774 in Roxburghshire. Her parents are 5-times Great-Grandparents Thomas and Janet (née Hope) Dudgeon. I do have an issue with the baptism year of 1774.

5. 4-Times-Great-Grandparents John and Christian (née Dudgeon) Robertson had 6 sons. I have been able to find documentation for all 6 sons. They were

- John (Oldhamstocks, bc. 1779);
- Thomas, my 3-times Great-Grandfather (Oldhamstocks, bc. 1780);
- Alexander (Oldhamstocks, bc. 1781);
- James (Oldhamstocks, bc. 1783);
- William (Oldhamstocks, bc. 1786); and
- Robert (Glasgow, bc. 1792);

Generally accepted Scottish naming convention is as follows, as provided by Family Search -

The Scottish, for the most part, had a naming pattern which can be seen in many families. The pattern generally went as follows:

The first son was named after the father’s father.
The second son after the mother’s father.
The third son after the father.
The first daughter after the mother’s mother.
The second daughter after the father’s mother.
The third daughter after the mother.

According to "The Scottish Onomastic Child-naming Pattern," by John Barrett Robb, another naming system called the "ancestral pattern," generally went as follows:

The first son was named for his father's father.
The second son was named for his mother's father.
The third son was named for his father's father's father.
The fourth son was named for his mother's mother's father.
The fifth son was named for his father's mother's father.
The sixth son was named for his mother's father's father.
The seventh through tenth sons were named for their father's four great-grandfathers.
The eleventh through fourteenth sons were named for their mother's four great-grandfathers.
The first daughter was named for her mother's mother.
The second daughter was named for her father's mother.
The third daughter was named for her mother's father's mother.
The fourth daughter was named for her father's father's mother.
The fifth daughter was named for her mother's mother's mother.
The sixth daughter was named for her father's mother's mother.
The seventh through tenth daughters were named for their mother's four great-grandmothers.
The eleventh through fourteenth daughters were named for their father's four great-grandmothers.


I have also included a working copy of our Robertson Descendant Chart. Please check out my thought-notes on the chart diagram.

I am purely basing the possibility that Alexander Robertson may be our 7-times Great-Grandfather on number of coincidental possibilities.

1. The surname Robertson.

2. The location of the 1711 Marriage Registration for John Robertson and Jean Shoarswood and the 1725 Baptism for John Robertson are both of Haddington.

3. Haddington, Innerwick, and Oldhamstock are relatively close considering distance.

4. The 1758 Marriage Registration for John Robertson and Ann Lyle includes the listing of John Robertson as John Robertson's "Cautioner" and "Father"

5. The 1711 Marriage Registration for John Robertson and Jean Shoarswood includes the listing of Alexander Robertson as "Cautioner" for John Robertson.

6. Naming convention.

7. 3-times Great-Grandparents John Robertson and Christian Dudgeon named

a. Their eldest son, 3-times Great-Granduncle John Robertson, after his father's, 4-times Great Grandfather John Robertson's, father, 5-times Great-Grandfather John Robertson.

b. Their 2nd son, 3-times Great-Grandfather Thomas Robertson, after his mother's, 4-times Great-Grandmother Christian (née Dudgeon) Robertson's, father, 5-times Great-Grandfather Thomas Dudgeon.

c. Their 3rd son, 3-times Great-Granduncle Alexander Robertson, may have been named for his father's, 4-times Great-Grandfather John Robertson's, if it is possible, Great-Great-Grandfather Alexander Robertson. And if this is correct Alexander Robertson could be our 7-times Great-Grandfather.

I may be grasping at straws but as as the names John and Thomas were already used in the naming of the 1st and 2nd sons, there may have been a "fall-back" to the name Alexander, as keeping current with the "ever-present" Scottish naming convention.

Your thoughts?

The search continues.  And I just keep on going.

Also, let me know if you would like an invitation to access to my Smith Robertson Family Tree on Ancestry. You can email me at jsmith58@gmail.com.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt or jsmith58@gmail.com.

Regards,

Jim

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Part 960sm – 1841 Marriage Great-Great Grandparents John and Hester/Esther (née Bailey) Merrifield

Parish Church of Westbury On Trym

Good Day,

In days gone past, I have been somewhat frustrated that I had not been able to discover anything about Great-Great Grandmother Esther (née Bailey) Merrifield. I figured that this would be one of those doors that one encounters in the search of one’s genealogy.

I know that based on the discovery of more and more documentation, the direction of my Smith Robertson Family Tree can and may change.

This past weekend I believe that I have discovered and am able to create a ancestor path following back from Great-Great Grandmother Esther (née Bailey) Merrifield.

First, for several years I have had Great-Great Grandmother’s name down as “Esther”. I did some digging and I discovered that “Esther” can also be known as “Hester”. This simple onomastic provides a few new directions and possible searches.

The information that I had in my Smith Robertson database was that GG-Grandmother Esther (née Bailey) was married to GG-Grandfather John Merryfield in Gloucester, England. They were married in the 4th quarter of 1841. See Part 438bm.

Today I finally found the 1841 Marriage registration for GG-Grandparents John and Esther (née Bailey) Merryfield.

Here is the image –

And my transcription –

Page 43


1841 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of the Parish of Westbury On Trym in the County Gloucester


No. – 85
When Married. – October 17thName and Surname. – John Merryfield, Esther Bailey
Age. – Of full age, Of full age
Condition. – Bachelor, Spinster
Rank or Profession. – Carpenter
Residence at the Time of Marriage. – Hotwells, Clifton, Hotwells, Clifton
Father’s Name and Surname. – William Merryfield, George Bailey
Rank or Profession of Father. – Servant, Mariner


Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me, John Morris, Curate


This Marriage was solemnized between us, John Merryfield, Esther Bailey in the Presence of us, John Bailey, Mary Bailey.

Source: Family History Library, FHL 7567337 Image 1505 of 1718.

And of course, I am very interested in the Bailey Branch of my Family Tree. I believe I have discovered more. Check out the new Bailey Descendant Chart.

If you would like a copy of the 1841 Marriage Registration or Bailey Descendant Chart, please free to contact me a jsmith58@gmail.com.

The search continues.  And I just keep on going.

Also, let me know if you would like an invitation to access to my Smith Robertson Family Tree on Ancestry. You can email me at jsmith58@gmail.com.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt or jsmith58@gmail.com.

Regards,

Jim

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My Tangent – A Lost Dog – Ancestor List In My Genealogy Search

Good Day,

And yes I lost one dog this morning. Three accounted for, all asleep on their beds; Taylor, Tinker, and Bella. Where the hell was Radar? Not in the kitchen. Not in the living room. Not at the dining room window transfixed at the early morning strollers.

Nowhere to be seen on the patio checking out the Grays. I called... I whistled. Then finally I caught a glimpse of a moving mountain of blankets and covers on the bed. Out pops the hazel eyes and ratty snout, a stump of a tail wagging. Just looking at me, inquisitively demanding, "Why the hell are you disturbing my comfy nap?" Oh, well The Pack is complete.

I'm at sort of a quandary about where and what I should do next. Of course I'm not at a loss of what I need to do in my search for the origins and genealogy of my ggg-grandfather James Smith...but I feel that I am at a juncture of dis-organization.

I look at my piles of papers on my desk and I see the tremendous number of downloads and files in my storage and in the many folders just screaming out to me to do something. “Get the damn papers and files organized!” “Where is your To-Do List?” “Start something…” “Do something, anything!!!”

Okay, here’s who I need to find, in my search and research of my genealogy. Just a few of the ancestors in my genealogy.

• GGG-Grandfather James Smith – last known location – Grenada


• GGG-Grandmother Mary Ann (née Doret) Smith – last known location – Grenada


• GGG-Grandfather William Thomas – Possible last known location – Grenada


• GGG-Grandmother Maria Matilda (née Rush) Thomas – Possible last known location – Grenada


• GGGG-Grandfather Henry Rush – Possible last known location – Unknown


• GGGG-Grandmother Grace (née ?) Rush – Possible last known location – Unknown


• GG-Grandfather John Merrifield – Possible last known location – Middlesex, England


• GG-Grandmother Esther (née Bailey) Merrifield – Possible last known location – London, England


• GGG-Grandfather William Merrifield – Possible last known location – Gloucestershire, England


• GGG-Grandmother Susanna (née ?) Merrifield – Possible last known location – Gloucestershire, England


• GGG-Grandfather George Bailey – Possible last known location – England


• GGG-Grandfather William Goodey – Possible last known location – Essex, England


• GGG-Grandmother Keziah (née Warner) Goodey – Possible last known location – Essex, England


• GGGG-Grandfather James Warner – Possible last known location – Essex, England


• GGGG-Grandfather Joseph Goodey – Possible last known location – Essex, England


• GGGG-Grandmother Sarah (née Pudney) Goodey – Possible last known location – Essex, England


• GGGGG-Grandfather John Pudney – Possible last known location – Essex, England


• GGGGG-Grandmother Mary (née ?) Pudney – Possible last known location – Essex, England


• GGG-Grandfather Thomas Megwire – Possible last known location – Lancashire, England


• GGGG-Grandmother Christian (née Dudgeon) Robertson – Possible last known location – Lanark, Scotland


• GGGGG-Grandfather John Robertson – Possible last known location – Haddington, Scotland


• GGGGG-Grandmother Ann (née Lyle) Robertson – Possible last known location – Haddington, Scotland


• GG-Grandfather George Goodey – Possible last known location – Sweden


• GG-Grandfather Benjamin Victor Abraham – Possible last known location – Demerara, British Guiana


• GG-Grandmother Emily (née Boyle) Abraham – Possible last known location – Demerara, British Guiana


• GGG-Grandfather Victor Abraham – Possible last known location – Middlesex, England


• GGG-Grandmother Rebecca (née Levy) Abraham – Possible last known location – Middlesex, England


• GGGG-Grandfather Michael Levy – Possible last known location – England

If anyone has any information, please contact me.

This is just the start of my Smith and Robertson Family Line searches. And this list is to continue. Stay tuned.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 490m - Smith Robertson Genealogy - Updated Merrifield Descendant Chart

Good Afternoon,

In attempting to keep up with my genealogy "house-", or should I say "blog-keeping", as I have updated my Robertson Descendant Chart, see Part 489r, it falls in place that I should update my Merrifield Descendant Chart.

The new additions are highlighted in red.

I will also be updating menu choices and entries as listed to the Header Labels at the top of the page. And now back to the drawing board and the mountains of files and reams of papers I am investigating.

Stay tuned always for updates. If you have any questions and comments, please do.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 439m – Smith Robertson Genealogy – 1844 & 1846 Christenings – Great-Granduncles George Bailey and William Merrifield

Afternoon,

And now I’ve chanced upon the possibility of two great-granduncles; great-granduncle George Bailey Merrifield and great-granduncle William Merrifield. They would have been elder brothers of great-grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte (née Merrifield) Robertson.

This is the next result of my search and research of the Merrifield Line, an ancestral branch of my maternal Robertson Line and family genealogy. Great-grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte (née Merrifield) Robertson was my grandfather Frederick Henry Robertson’s mother. The following is my new and updated Merrifield Descendant Chart.

You will note that I have now included ggg-grandfather George Bailey and his two grandsons, my great-granduncles George Bailey and William Merrifield.

All-things-being-equal both great-granduncle George Bailey and great-granduncle William were named for their maternal and paternal grandfathers, respectively.

The information that I have most recently encountered is taken from the database entries to the FHL Family Search.

Record Title: England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900
Name: George Bailey Merryfield
Event: CHRISTENING
Event Date: 07 Jul 1844
Event Place: Clifton, St Andrew, Gloucestershire, England
Gender: Male
Father: John Merryfield
Mother: Esther Merryfield
Digital Folder Number: 4191932


Record Title: England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900
Name: William Merrifield
Event: CHRISTENING
Event Date: 26 Jul 1846
Event Place: Clifton, St Andrew, Gloucestershire, England
Gender: Male
Father: John Merrifield
Mother: Esther Merrifield
Digital Folder Number: 4191932

I was also able to find the Birth Indexes for indicating both entries at FindMyPast.com. The following are the downloaded images of the two pages.

My transcriptions –

SURNAME of PARENT – Merryfield
NAME (if any) of SEX of CHILD – George Bailey
SUP. REGISTRAR’S DISTRICT – Clifton
Vol. – XI
Page – 255

SURNAME of PARENT – Merrifield
NAME (if any) of SEX of CHILD – William
SUP. REGISTRAR’S DISTRICT – Clifton
Vol. – XI
Page – 276

And now to find copies of the actual registrations. Next.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 438bm – Smith Robertson Genealogy – 1841 Marriage – GGG-Grandparents John and Esther (née Bailey) Merrifield

Morning,

And wonders never cease… the searches, the finds… and the “Ah-hah!” moments. This genealogy thing is forever a giving thing. It is like a continual finding of Christmas presents under an evergreen tree that is never taken down and put away for the season.

(Image: Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, Steinsky, 2006)

In the continuation of my research into my Merrifield Family Line I stumbled upon a couple of choice finds tonight. I have copies of the BMD Indexes of Marriages Registered in October, November, December 1841 for both great-great-grandparents Esther (née Bailey) and John Merrifield. The following is my transcription. Note that gg-grandfather John’s surname is entered as “Merryfield”.

NAME	DISTRICT	VOL	PAGE
BAILEY Esther	Clifton	11	393
MERRYFIELD John	Clifton	11	393

The following are the pages of the Indexes.

Next I discovered the following information as an entry in the new Family Search Historical Records Database, for England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900.

record title: England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900
Name: John Merryfield
Event: MARRIAGE
Event Date: 17 Oct 1841
Event Place: Westbury on Trym, Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire, England
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Father: William Merryfield
Spouse: Esther Bailey
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Father: George Bailey
Digital Folder Number:4185367

I have not as yet garnered a copy of the actual Marriage Registration, but all-things-being-equal this data entry will provide me with the information necessary to get a copy of the same. Possible FHL microfilms which may have the original record are 1595525, 1595528, 1596411, 1596360, and 1749372.

And a new ancestor is included in the data entry information, gg-grandmother Esther (née Bailey) Merrifield’s father, ggg-grandfather George Bailey. This is another new limb of my Robertson Family Tree.

So to continue… I will be updating the Merrifield Descendant Chart shortly.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 80m - 8 Merrifield Records - Great-Grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte (née Merrifield) Robertson - Thank You

Thank you,

Just a thank you for the visits and page views to my Blog about my family genealogy and our quilting this past month. Visits for September as compared to August were up by 67%. Page Views increased over the same period be 114%. (My apologies, but that's the banker in me.)

As a follow up to Part 74m, I discovered great-grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte (née Merrifield) Robertson's birth, baptism, weddings banns, marriage, and death entries.

Her Birth Registration follows:

1856 Birth Entry
Sources: FreeBMD, UK and General Register Office, UK

Transcribed -

CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY OF BIRTH GIVEN AT THE GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
Application Number PAS 820429/2

REGISTRATION DISTRICT Shoreditch
1856 BIRTH in the Sub-District of Hoxton New Town in the County of Middlesex

No. 149
When and where born - Twenty fourth January 1856, 10 Wenlock Terrace
Name, if any - Elizabeth Charlotte
Sex - Girl
Name and surname of father - John Merrifield
Name, surname and maiden surname of mother - Esther Merrifield formerly Bailey
Occupation of father -- Carpenter Journeyman
Signature, description and residence of informant - John Merrifield Father 10 Wenlock Terrace Hoxton New Town
When registered - Twenty eighth February 1856
Signature of registrar - G. W. Ausell
Name entered after registration -

CERTIFIED to be a true copy of an entry in the certified copy of a Register of Births in the District above mentioned.

I just this week discovered great-grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte (née Merrifield) Robertson's baptismal entry. It's the 5th entry on the page.

1870 Baptism Register
Sources: London Metropolitan Archives, UK and Ancestry.co.uk

Transcribed -

Page 253

BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Holy Trinity Hoxton in the County of Middlesex in the Year of 1870

When Baptised. 1870 16 March. -- 24 Jany 1856 No. 2021
Child's Christian Name. Elizabeth Charlotte
Parent's Name.
Christian. John & Esther
Surname. Merrifield
Abode. 10 Wenlock Terrace
Quality, Trade, or Profession. Carpenter
By whom the Ceremony was performed. B. H. Alford

As you can calculate from the entry, great-grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte was 14 years old when she was baptized. This age element definitely makes a difference when you are searching for the actual copy of the baptism entry.

Then following, and most recently, I was able to find both her and great-grandfather Alexander Pirie Robertson's Banns of Marriage and Registration.

First the Banns of Marriage -

1880 Marriage Banns
Sources: London Metropolitan Archives, UK and Ancestry.co.uk

Transcribed -

Page 42 The Year 1880

No 126 Banns of Marriage between
Alexander Pirie Robertson
and
Elizabeth Charlotte Merrifield
St. Pauls? of Shoreditch
Were published, as follows:
1st, on Sunday April 11 by GWA
2d, on Sunday " 18 by GWA 15/5/80
3d, on Sunday " 25 by GWA

And I would presume that the added 15/5/80 represents the actual date of marriage as indicated in the following Marriage Registration

1880 Marriage Registration
Sources: FreeBMD, UK and General Register Office, UK

My transcription -

CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY OF MARRIAGE GIVEN AT THE GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
Application Number PAS 811712

1880. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Holy Trinity Hoxton in the County of Middlesex

No. 487
When Married. 15th Mary 1880
Name and Surname. Alexander Pirie Robertson, Elizabeth Charlotte Merrifield
Age. 25, 24
Condition. Bachelor, Spinster
Rank of Profession. Ware houseman
Residence at the time of Marriage. 11 Parr St., 10 Wenlock Terrace
Father's Name and Surname. John Robertson, John Merrified (decd)
Rank or Profession of Father. Moulder, Carpenter

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, by - or after Banns by me, Bradley Hurst Alford

This Marriage was solemnized between us, Alexander Pirie Robertson, Elizabeth Charlotte Merrifield

in the Presence of us, Thomas Robertson, William Henry Smith, John Leggett, Harriett Alice Merrifield

CERTIFIED to be a true copy of an entry in the certified copy of a register of Marriages in the Registration District of Shoreditch

And the final document I found is the registration of her passing on the 20th Jun 1926.

1926 Death Entry
Sources: FreeBMD, UK and General Register Office, UK

Transcription -

CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY OF DEATH GIVEN AT THE GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
Application Number COL322126

No. 79
When and where died Twentieth June 1926 96 Alexandra Park Road UD
Name and surname Elizabeth Charlotte Robertson
Sex Female
Age 71 Years
Occupation Wife of Alexander Pirie Robertson an Accountant Clerk
Cause of death (1) Lobar Pneumonia 10 days (2) Syncope Certified by John Paxton LRCP
Signature, description and residence of informant W.T. Robertson Son Present at the death 156 Muswell Hill Road Muswell Hill
When registered Twenty first June
Signature of registrar K. Stacey

CERTIFIED to be a true copy of an entry in the certified copy of a Register of Deaths in the District above mentioned.

And three more documents to include are the Index copies referencing great-grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte's birth, marriage and death... all found at various sites on the Internet: FreeBMD; Ancestry.co.uk; and Findmypast.com. These are the Index pages that assisted me to locate the above displayed registration entries. Respectively her Birth, Marriage, and Death.

Eight documents and index pages... A wealth of knowledge discovered of great-grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte's 71 years.

Please feel free to send me an email or comment directly on this Blog. Also, please send me any image and/or copy of any photograph, document or information relating to our family that could enhance this collection. Also, please feel free to contact me to ask whether I may or may not have documentation for an ancestor of interest.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 74m - William Merrifield Descendant Chart - Great-Grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte (née Merrifield) Robertson

Again hello,

This afternoon, I thought I would add the 4th Descendant Chart of my Ancestral Lines, my Merrifield line. My Merrifield Line is of my great-grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte (née Merrifield) Robertson. To delineate, great-grandmother Elizabeth Charlotte was my mother's father's mother.



(Elizabeth Charlotte (née Merrifield) Robertson)


To see other postings, albeit mention of the name Merrifield, in my Blog, click on the Surname Label Merrifield in the left-hand column.

And the William Merrifield Descendant Chart is...

This information now is just to whet-your-whistle... and of course, there is a method to my madness when I mention whetting whistles...

Make sure you check the updates. Please free to comment, ask questions, and point out my key-punch errors.

Enjoy.

Jim

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Part 58s - Jim Smith's Sixteen Ancestral Lines - Plus

And the heat is on.

You have to know that my computer area is set up along side a triple set of windows that look out to the pool and the conservation area beyond. It's great in the morning, at times to see the sun shimmering on the wet leaves and poking through the green. The white bird of paradise is blooming and there's a bunch of dwarf bananas that soon will be having to be harvested. It's really nice when the panes of glass are clear... but this morning, it's humid. The windows are opaque. Condensation has distorted my view. Today's gonna be hot!

I've drafted a first effort of my sixteen ancestral lines as I mentioned in Part 57s. Here it is.


And today I've set a number of thoughts into progress today.

1. Deborah asked about the meaning of some of the words and phrases in the 1758 Robertson/Lisle marriage registration from Part 55r.
2. Toni sent me a tremendous set of pictures of a masterful piece of early work of my Smith lineage that Ray had completed.
3. Jenny's catches of my slips of data entry to the Robertson Descendant Chart.
4. Bernard confirmed to me that at this point we do not have any source of origination for gg-grandmother Emily (née Boyle/Boyd) Abraham.
5. Yann has forwarded some new July documents and photographs.
6. Zöe forwarded some online links of some historical pictures of British Guiana (now Guyana).
7. Denny responded to my latest Y-DNA results and mentioned sources for the possibility of a Smith and Seymour match.
8. Clooz organization is calling me.
9. Wendy has my brief summary of notes regarding ggg-grandfather James Smith.
10. Ray really sent me a great compliment on the production of the Blog.
11. I received some updates to new email addresses.
12. Andy's kit had been sent off for the Y-DNA testing.
13. I'm waiting updates to my mtDNA results.
14. Oh, and Lynn, hope you find the right pasta recipe.
15. And a new quilt is on it's way.

Thanks to everyone.

And I'm making chili for supper...

More to come.

Jim

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