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Hi All I am hopefully planning to visit the Essex Record Office over the next few days and am willing to do a few lookups. I will have to limit the amount i accept as am pretty new to this myself and have stuff to look up of my own and have to fit it in while the kids are at school. I am going to be looking in the parish register section so any requests along these lines would be great, please give as much detail as possible as it will make it much easier to find them. Regards Sharon

Thank you for your kind offer. Should you have the time once you've been able to find your searches I'd be most grateful for a look up on a marriage for my Grt Grandparent: Albert Augustus Gilbert GLAZE b 1890 Torquay Devon Rose Anna PULHAM b 1894 Great Clacton Essex Their first child Denis Arthur GLAZE was born in Leytonstone Essex in 1915. Thus I am guessing a marriage took place in Essex before 1915 : ) thank you again. Much Happiness Debi

Hi Sharon, Thanks for your very kind offer. If possible, would you be able to check for the marriage of James LEWIS in Stebbing 1810-1812, probably to Susan? And if time permits, the births in Stebbing of: William LEWIS b1816-17 George LEWIS b1811-12 Henry LEWIS b1813-14 I'm trying to prove that they are all the same family - any help would be much appreciated. Thanks again & good luck with your own research. Best Wishes, Nigel Fairbairn

Hi Sharon, I found my Grandad on the 1901 census in the West Ham Union Workhouse his name was Ernest Victor Dipple age 12 and his twin brothers Sydney and Albert Dipple age 9, what I would like to know is when they were put in there and by whom and when they came out. I don't know if these records are where you are looking, I just thought I would ask just in case. Their mother died in 28.5.1895 Thank you, Maggie

Hi Deborah and Nigel i have made a note of your request and will see what i can find. Maggie I am afraid the records you are after are not held at the Essex Record Office. I have done some searching and found this site: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/WestHam/WestHam.html It tells you all about the workhouse and where the records for it are held. (Newham Archive and Local Studies Library). Sharon

Hi, could you look up the baptism of Samuel COE in Castle Hedingham, Essex from 1775-1785? I know that is a long time span, but if you could, that would be great. I am looking to see if he was christened at another church in that village, NOT St Nicholas', these records are up on the internet and I can't find him there, even though in the 1851 census he says that is where he was born. I cannot find a marriage for him in ST Nicholas', but that's another story! Thanks Chloe

Hi Chloe I have just had a look and St Nicholas is the only church in Castle Hedingham. You say the parish records are online, if you mean on the IGI this is not always complete and does not cover all the years that the actual parish registers do. I will have a look and see what i can find for you. If you have any other background info that may help me narrow the search down let me know. Sharon

Hi Sharon, Thanks for finding this info for me, will go there now and see what i can find, happy hunting for your family. Maggie

Thank you for the offer If possible could you look for Lionel Ferguson christened in Colchester at St. Nicholas 17/6/1805. I am looking for parents and any other info. to confirm I have the right connection. Thank you, John

Hi Sharon, Could you have a look please in Little Waltham, 21/2/1840, at a birth for Thomas Wright, parents William and Elizabeth? I went before and wrote Elizabeths surname down and when i got back i couldnt read my writing!! Only if you have time though, Many thanks, Clare.

Hi Sharon Could you please see if you can find a record for a Richard Scarbrough born in Little Ilford 1836, he fathers name was also Richard but I would like to know what his mothers name was. Stephanie

Hi Sharon, While you are looking please can you note down any mention of the surname Linnett that you notice - particularly interested in High Ongar - from about 1815 - and White Notley any time before. Only if you have time tho! Thanks. Maz. XX

Hi Sharon. Thank you very much for your kind offer. If I am not too late could you please look up any details for a James William Taylor ch 18th March 1810. I would very much like to check out his parents and if you came across any siblings whilst looking. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks again. Irene

Hi Sharon, Thanks for your kind offer, I have Keziah Hines Howard born 30 Sep 1863 Wivenhoe. Her parents were Thomas Howard and Jane (nee Bartlett). I was wondering if you could find any brothers or sisters or a marriage for Thomas Howard and Jane Bartlett. It looks like Keziah's mother Jane Howard died Lexden March qtr 1865. Thanks so much, Christine

Hi All I have made a note of all your requests and should be going this morning. Irene I will not be able to look for your request unless you leave details of where this person was born as parish registers are indexed by parish and not name. If you get back to me with the details i will try and look for you. I will post the results of anything i find later. Sharon

Here are the results, sorry i didnt get time to look at everybodies: DEBORAH COONE: I searched Holy Trinity and St John the baptist in Leytonstone from 1910 to 1915 and could not find a marriage for Albert Glaze and Rose Pulham. NIGEL FAIRBAIRN: I could not find a marriage for John Lewis in Stebbing, but found these baptisms, Richard Lewis Son of John and Rebecca Lewis July 29th 1804 Rhoda Lewis Dau of " " " Aug 3rd 1806 Eliza Lewis Dau of " " " Aug 7th 1808 George Lewis Son of " " " Sep 8th 1811 Henry Lewis Son of " " " Apr 24th 1814 The last one also has fathers occupation as a Labourer. There was no record of a William Lewis and searched right up to 1820. I searched for the marriage of John from 1800 to 1815 and couldnt find it. Maybe if Rebecca came from a different parish they got married there instead of in Stebbing. I also looked for Newman's and there were none baptised in the 1820's and couldnt find Mary Ann Newman in 1821 so they either werent baptised or in another village. CHLOE PERREN: There is only St Nicholas church in Castle Hedingham and searched from 1770-85 and no sign of Samuel Coe or any other Coe baptisms for that matter. Maybe the place of birth was recorded wrongly on the census or maybe he moved to Castle Hedingham when he was a small boy and thought he was born there but was actually born somewhere else. CLARE ARTHEY: Found the baptism for Thomas Wright his parents are listed as William Wright and Elizabeth Lanalt (may have this surname wrong was a bit hard to read) William's occupation is listed as a Servant. STEPHANIE BROWN: I looked for a baptism of a Richard Scarborough and couldnt find one, but did find these two, Louisa Scarborough daughter of Richard and Ann Scarborough Aug 31st 1834 listed as living in East Ham. Isabella Scarborough daughter of Richard and Ann Scarborough Oct 2nd 1832 living Little Ilford. That was the only two i could find i will keep a note and if i go again soon i will check East Ham for you. MAZ: Only had time to search Baptisms at High Ongar but found lots of Linnetts for you and will email you the details. Christine Munro and John Ferguson sorry i ran out of time but have kept details of your requests and will look them up next time i go hopefully next week or the week after. If you would still like me to look them up next time i will post the results on this board. Hope i have found the right people for you. Regards Sharon

Thanks Sharon, I would be very happy if you could look for me next time you go. Kind regards, Christine

Thank you so much Sharon, i really appreciate it.

Sharon Many thanks for your trouble : ) Much Happiness Debi

Sharon, Very many thanks for all your efforts - much appreciated. Best Wishes, Nigel