Part 550kt – Smith Robertson Genealogy – 1777 Baptism GGGG-Grandmother Isabella (née Tasker) Kendal – And Taskers Back In?

Evening,

And the beat goes on… with two Pack members in my lap, I attempt to commune with the spirit of my gggg-grandmother Isabella (née Tasker) Kendal. This genealogy thing is most definitely my Obsession… and not the type you can purchase at Macy’s or Harrods.

Taking a leap of faith from the 1837 Burial Registration Entry for Isabella Kendal, aged 60 years, I decided to see if I could come up with a Baptism Registration circa 1777. (See Part 548k.) And guess what? In The Register of the Parish Church of St. Leonard, from the Lancaster Parish Register Society publication, I chanced upon one particular 1777 Baptism Registration.

The Baptism Registration, on Page 63, dated 13 April 1777 exists for one Isabel Tasker. Hell’s bells, the Taskers are back in… maybe. It would appear that there is a great possibility that Isabel Tasker, baptized on 13 April 1777 could be the same as Isabella Kendal who was buried on 8 December 1837 at 60 years old. Mathematically, the time between the Baptism and the Burial Registration compute.

And to top it off, the Entry lists her, Isabel, as daughter of John and Mary Tasker. Bingo! (Maybe…) And if Isabel and Isabella are one and the same person, this could well introduce me to the possibility that my gggg-grandmother was Isabel/Isabella (née Tasker) Kendal.

This information is taken from The Register of the Parish Church of St. Leonard which is a derivative source. I will have to cross-reference and discover the original source of the Baptism Registration in the Parish Registers of the Chapelry of Downham.

Here an image of Page 63, downloaded from the microfiche FHL[6142708].

Transcribed –

BAPTISMS

1777

Apr. 13 Isabel d. John & Mary Tasker, S

At this point of time, it is possible that this is gggg-grandmother Isabella (née Tasker) Kendal. Her parents would be my ggggg-grandparents John and Mary Tasker. The Taskers are in… for now.

Here is my Kendalls, Parkers and Taskers Downham Lancashire Ancestry Work Sheet.

You never know who I'll be finding next. And should this information and data logically confirm, this could a breakthrough regarding my mtDNA origins.

Enjoy, and stay tuned.

Jim

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Part 549s – Smith Robertson Genealogy – Dragons – Smiths of Jordanhill, Some Added Family Members

Morning,

Are you having any problems of dragons chasing you? You are? Well here’s, supposedly, a tried and true method to stop those pesky dragons in their flight tracks… Rub yourself down with some fresh tarragon, or, as it is also known, dragon’s wort, and go out for a dragon-free walk.

Okay, I can’t find anything about the truth of the spell after 60 links on the Internet, but I did hear an interview on NPR with a “food-expert”, and she said that she hasn’t had any issues, of late, with dragons. Dragons?

Pursuing the open paths in my research of the genealogy and origins of my ggg-grandfather James Smith can, at times, certainly lead to more and more questions. This time it is back to the Smiths of Jordanhill in Scotland.

I have just received some additions to the Smiths of Jordanhill Family Tree. By adding the new individuals, I am now curious as to the possibility of number two son, James Smith, Junior, who died in 1815. This new information incites new thoughts and possibilities. It once again definitely does not close off the Smiths of Jordanhill as a possible connection to ggg-grandfather James Smith.

Here is my newly updated Smiths of Jordanhill, Scotland Descendant Chart.

It’s a thought. Now I just have to prove or disprove a possible connection to ggg-grandfather James Smith.

Stay tuned for my next Post. I have found some new information on gggg-grandmother Isabelle Kendall.

Enjoy, avoid all dragons,

Jim

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Part 548k – Smith Robertson Genealogy – The Parker Project – Maybe GGGG-Grandmother Isabelle Kendall – 1837 Burial

Evening,

And now I have discovered the Blogger Scheduler. That is, I can write a Post and then schedule it to be published to the Internet. This is slick. I can now concentrate on writing a series of Posts and then schedule them to be published over a period of time. This will help with that “overwhelming” factor that some of you have asked about… “Jimmy, there’s just way too much to read to keep up with everything.” “Jimmy, can’t you slow down.”

No, I cannot slow down. Have I ever?

This genealogy thing is just that… that never-ending, and I know that I have the type of make-up that I just keep going, and writing, and going and researching, and writing. And I will continue to do so. And now I can schedule the delivery and publishing of my Posts.

Last night in my first quick review of the Baptism, Marriage, and Burial Registrations in The Register of the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Downham, published by the Lancashire Parish Register Society in 1980 I came across one Burial Registration entry that immediately caught my eye.

On Page 234 of the publication of the transcription of The Register on 8 December 1837 is the burial of one Isabella Kendall. This Isabella Kendall of Twiston passed away at the age of 60 years.

This Isabella Kendall may have been my gggg-grandmother Isabella, wife of gggg-grandfather William Parker. A quick calculation would mean that she was born about the year 1777. This information offers a possible open door in the search of my mtDNA maternal line. Let’s see where I go next.

I have redrafted the Parkers & (now) Kendalls, Downham, Lancashire, England Ancestry Work Sheet.

Much more to come.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 547p – Smith Robertson Genealogy – The Parker Project – A New Ancestry Work Sheet – Out With The Taskers

Morning,

I am so excited…I was right that I am wrong! That’s something that you’ll not hear from me too often, but it is true. And in the case of my genealogy and my research, I would rather prove that I am wrong than create, or should I say construct a personal ancestry that is based on a misread or an misinterpretation of some obtuse document. And now you will understand why a say and write “Always under construction”.

Removing the possible link of the Taskers from connecting to gggg-grandfather William Parker, I have drafted my Parkers of Downham, Lancashire, England Ancestry Work Sheet that I first presented in Part 546p. Here is my new Work Sheet, and as always, it is “Always under construction”.

And to give you a hint of what is coming next… I may have found gggg-grandmother Isabelle Kendall’s maiden name. See my Parker Descendant Chart and stay-tuned.

Enjoy,

Jim

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My Tangent – Smith Robertson Genealogy – The Parker Project – I Was Right That I Was Wrong

Afternoon,

This genealogy thing is definitely a strange and wondrous hobby albeit obsession. I certainly appreciate comments and questions from one and all.

And I certainly am thankful to Randy in California, when in his comment to my recent Post Part 546p, he asked “Had this parish register been transcribed by the Old Parish Clerks site for the county?”

My thoughts were that I had, sort of, but as with most things, my mind was off on another tangent when Randy’s question triggered an “Aha” moment. I remembered that I just might have filed a 4-set of microfiche at my local Family History Center (FHC). And I did! The set of microfiche, FHL [6142708], which I had ordered from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City is “The Register of the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Downham”, by William Bennett Price.

This collection of The Register is a production of The Lancashire Parish Register Society. It is a publication of transcriptions of the St. Leonard Parish Registers and published in May, 1980. Halleluiah, someone else had accomplished that which I had set out to do… and they did it when I was only in my early teens. Hah!

This transcription of the St. Leonard Parish Register is considered, I believe, in the vernacular of today’s genealogy a secondary source. A great piece of work or transcription… and at the same time I have, on loan at the FHC the microfilm, FHL [1278942] of the actual Parish Registers for Downham, 1653-1900, possibly a primary source.

In Part 546p I presented an image of the Downham Chapelry Register Page which include two October Baptisms. My question was whether the surnames of the two Williams baptized on 6 April 1788 were either Parker or Tasker. Thank you Randy in California and Mary Alice in Internetland for your thoughts and comments.

The 1980 transcription work of “The Register of the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Downham” indicates that the two Williams are indeed Taskers, and not Parkers. In this case I can say that I am right being wrong.

But wait til you see and read what I have discovered with the assistance of the 1980 transcription work.

Stay-tuned for my next and subsequent Posts.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 546p - Smith Robertson Genealogy - The Parker Project - 1788 Birth Puzzle

Evening,

It has been somewhat busy around this house today. And the afternoon thunderstorms have come and gone.

My Parker Project continues. Today I thought I would present my work sheet of the preliminary research of the genealogy of my Parker family line. Here is my work sheet. All information is from the Parish Registers for Downham, which include both Baptisms and Marriages.

As you can see the Work Sheet is a recreation of those Baptism and Marriages Registrations that I have been able to find in Downham Chapelry in the Parish of Whalley. As always these could change.

Also, I thought I would enlist your help, and especially your eyesight.

Downham is a Chapelry in the Parish of Whalley. The microfilm of the Registers is FHL [1278942]. The inserted image of the page titled “October Baptisms” includes two entries of two baptisms for 6th April 1788.

Here are my transcriptions. I am not sure if the surname reads Parker or Tasker. Both surnames were local to the area. William Parker would have been my ggg-grandfather. See my Parker Descendant Chart, in the drop down menu under the label heading Robertson.

1788

April

6th William Son of William & Agnes Parker/Tasker of Lawley
6th William Son of John & Mary Parker/Tasker of _____ within Lawley

If you have any thoughts and/or ideas, please either contact me via email or comment directly to this Post.

Enjoy,

Jim

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My Tangent - New Pieces To The Smith Genealogy Puzzle - Thoughts?

Early morning,

My mind has been focused on the repairs of the all the lightning damage and screw-ups... and now I am dealing with the insurance companies. I need to remind myself… “It took 1 ½ years the last time it happened; it took 1 ½ years.” Also my Internet router has been replaced.  The lightning surge damaged the uploading function.

Patience is a virtue, I think.

I am now beginning to continue to put the pieces of the unknown puzzle together… bit by bit. The search for the origins and genealogy of my ggg-grandfather James Smith continues.

In my search for my ggg-grandfather James Smith, one of the books that I have been reading is Douglas J. Hamilton’s “Scotland, the Caribbean and the Atlantic World, 1750-1820”, Manchester University Press, 2005.

Thanks Steve in Glasgow for the reference. As I have mentioned time and time again, any possible lead is fodder for my search. There are a couple of leads that are worth pursuing.

The first possible lead, on page 68 of the chapter “Scots On The Plantations”, I read:

“To prevent further delays, Baillie advised Home to grant Richard Landreth power of attorney: ‘Mr. Landreth is married to Mr. Fraser’s sister and in absence conducts all his business, and all others committed to his case’. 52”

The footnote 52 reads:

“NAS, GD267/5/32/8, Home of Wedderburn manuscripts, Evan Baillie to George Home, 28 April 1806. Papers relating to the case be found in GD267/5/9.”

Evan Baillie was one of the sons of Hugh Baillie of Dochfour.

“In the late 1790s, Alexander Fraser was in charge of the Baillie’s plantation of Hermitage in Grenada.”

From the site, Landreth History

The compiler recently received a copy of a letter written to Robert Landreth in New Zealand from Thomas Landreth Smith in St. George, Grenada. The letter was written 6 Oct. 1919, but most of the contents were excerpts from a letter written to Thomas Landreth Smith from Burnet Landreth in Philadelphia, PA in December 1909. Some to the contents as follows:

"The original Landreth family settled at Berwick-on-Tweed. The immediate ancestors of my grandfather, David Landreth, lived south of Berwick while other members of the family went north into Scotland.

"While my grandfather lived in Philadelphia, there was a resident nearby a certain John Landreth, a cousin, who was the State Surveyor, and a cousin of this surveyor was Richard Landreth, born near Stichell, a village northwest of Berwick, who was commissioned in 1781 a Lieutenant in the 94th Regiment, and in the course of duty was sent to the Island of Grenada, West Indies, and died in 1811 with the rank of Colonel. He married a Miss Fragier (or Fraser according to records) of Edinbourough."

"He had a brother, William, who was commissioned an Ensign in the 33rd Regiment, died in 1790."

"The two brothers were natives, either of Stichell or Hume. They had a sister, Mary, who married John Boyd of Peebles. They were sons of William Landreth of Stichell, who married Margaret, the daughter of Sir Thomas Brown of Stichell. William was a son of James Landreth of Hume."

Of one of the descendant lines of ggg-grandfather James Smith, the descendants have adopted the surname of Landreth-Smith.

The following cryptic note I received a couple of years ago from a family member. Thank you Steve in Wales for the copy.

“This is a copy of some notes Eileen Gentle (Smith) Carlisle gave to me. I believe the written by her father. I have them on a bad photocopy which will not scan properly. These notes go some way to explaining the Landreth connection.

Descent

Richard Landreth who was a Lieutenant in the army and afterward Col. In the local militia, a magistrate and member of the Kings Co. Had a daughter, Charlotte. Charlotte married Richard Collier in…
Their daughter married Thomas Smith who was the father of Thomas Landreth Smith

There are also some dates.
Richard Collier died 9.1.1840
Charlotte Collier died 9.1.1838
Thomas Smith died 184”

Enjoy these pieces to the puzzle, and search for ggg-grandfather James Smith. Please note that I am recording the above-mentioned quotes and excerpts exactly as I received them, spelling and grammar construction.

Jim

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