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I AM TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER MY FAMILY WHO LIVED IN THE KINGSTON ON THAMES AREA FROM AROUND 1901UNTIL THE TURN OF THE LAST CENTURY. MY GREAT GREAT GRANDDAD I BELIEVE WAS MATTHEW, MY GREAT GRANDAD WAS GEORGE MARRIED TO ELIZABETH, MY GRANDAD WAS HERBERT MARRIED TO SARAH TAYLOR FROM CLAYGATE SURREY AND MY DAD WAS CYRIL MARRIED TO GLADYS SIMKINS BOTH FROM KINGSTON. I AM PAT (PATRICIA) AND MY SISTER IS PAM (PAMELA). GEORGE ALSO HAD ANOTHER SON FREDRICK (UNCLE FRED) WHO WAS MARRIED TO JESSIE THEY HAD DORIS, ERIC AND ROBERT (BOB). I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK BEFORE MATTHEW IF POSSIBLE. I KNOW THAT HE CAME FROM CHESHAM BUCKS, AND I THINK HE IS CONNECTED TO SHOREDITCH. I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL IF ANY OF YOU CAN POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. MANY THANKS PAT PEPPERRELL

Pat What a great name to be researching! There are these: 1851: Matthew Birdseye Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Relation: Son Father's Name: Matthew Mother's Name: Eliza Gender: Male Where born: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Chesham County/Island: Buckinghamshire Registration district: Amersham Sub-registration district: Missenden ED, institution, or vessel: 1k Eli Birdseye 5 Eliza Birdseye 36 George Birdseye 15 Mary Birdseye 9 Matthew Birdseye 36 Matthew Birdseye 1 Sarah Birdseye 6 Sophia Birdseye 11 and 1901: Matthew Birdseye Age: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886 Relation: Son Father's Name: Thomas Mother's Name: Emma A Gender: Male Where born: Walworth, London, England Civil Parish: Newington St Mary Ecclesiastical parish: St Marks Alfred Birdseye 8 Emma A Birdseye 35 Emma E Birdseye 10 Mary Ann Birdseye 12 Matthew Birdseye 5 Robert Birdseye 10/12 Thomas Birdseye 36 Thomas Birdseye 15 Which one do you think is your Matthew? You need to give some rough dates. Suzy

He is Great Grandad George and wife Elizabeth in 1901 (with Grandad Herbert): George Birdseye Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Kingston On Thames Ecclesiastical parish: Kingston on Thames St John the Evangelist Town: Kingston On Thames Elizabeth Birdseye 45 Fred H Birdseye 24 George Birdseye 45 Herbert B Birdseye 22 Jessie Cottingham 22 Percy Turner 23 Suzy

1901 George Birdseye Elizabeth abt 1856 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Head Kingston On Thames Surrey 1891 George Birdseye Elizabeth abt 1856 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Head Kingston Surrey 1881 George Birdseye Elizabeth abt 1856 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Head Kingston On Thames Surrey 1871 George Bridseye Joseph, Ann abt 1856 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Son Hillingdon Middlesex 1861 George Birdseye Joseph,<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Anne abt 1856 Bellingdon Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Son Bovingdon Hertfordshire

Same family in 1891: George Birdseye Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Kingston Ecclesiastical parish: Evan St John County/Island: Surrey Country: England Elizabeth Birdseye 36 Frederick H Birdseye 13 George Birdseye 35 Herbert B Birdseye 11 Alfred Bryant 20 George Buckenham 19 John Nowers 23 Robert H Twiner 23 Suzy

And 1881: George Birdseye Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Kingston On Thames County/Island: Surrey Country: England Elizabeth Birdseye 26 Frederick H. Birdseye 3 George Birdseye 25 Herbert B. Birdseye 1 George Bowler 22 Henry Yeomans 25 Grandad is 1 (bless) Suzy

1851 Joseph Birdseye abt 1832 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Lodger Chesham Buckinghamshire 1841 England Census about Joseph Birdseye Name: Joseph Birdseye Age: 9 Estimated birth year: abt 1832 Gender: Male Where born: Buckinghamshire, England Civil parish: Chesham Hundred: Burnham County/Island: Buckinghamshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: View image Registration district: Amersham Sub-registration district: Chesham Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ann Birdseye 7 Charles Birdseye 15 Elizabeth Birdseye 13 Emma Birdseye 4 Henry Birdseye 2 Joseph Birdseye 39 Joseph Birdseye 9 Mary Birdseye 37 Robert Birdseye 4 Mo zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz JOS. BIRDSEYE - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 06 DEC 1801 Chesham, Buckingham, England

1841 poss Name: Matthew Birdsey Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813 Gender: Male Where born: Buckinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Chesham Hundred: Burnham County/Island: Buckinghamshire Country: England Street address: Chesham Bottom Lane Occupation: Labourer Registration district: Amersham Sub-registration district: Chesham Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Eliza Birdsey 25 George Birdsey 6 Matthew Birdsey 28 Sophia Birdsey 2

And George in 1861, although Father is not Matthew?!? George Birdseye Age: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Relation: Son Father's Name: Joseph Mother's Name: Anne Gender: Male Where born: Bellingdon Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Bovingdon Ecclesiastical parish: Bovingdon County/Island: Hertfordshire Country: England Anne Birdseye 25 George Birdseye 5 Joseph Birdseye 29 Sarah Birdseye 1 Edward East 19 What do you think? Suzy

This looks like George and Elizabeth's marriage record: Marriages Jun 1877 Bailey Elizabeth Uxbridge 3a 27 Birdseye George Uxbridge 3a 27 and their Son, Herbert's marriage to Sarah: Marriages Dec 1907 BIRDSEYE Herbert B[e_]vy[s_] Kingston 2a 733 TAYLOR Sarah Emma Kingston 2a 733 Suzy

1851 Joseph Birdseye Mary abt 1783 Tring, Hertfordshire, England Head Chesham Buckinghamshire View Record Mary Birdseye Joseph abt 1777 Brentford, Middlesex, England Wife Chesham Buckinghamshire zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz JOSEPH BIRDSEYE - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 08 DEC 1782 Tring, Hertford, England

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Well done guys - hope Pat comes back to see all that! The people on here have done a great job for you Pat, but for future ref, you need to work backwards using certificates, marriage, births etc. to ensure you are following the right lines. If you intend to do more research on this and other lines of your family you may think about getting a sub to ancestry (which is where all this info came from).

Marriages Dec 1902 Birdseye Frederick Henry Kingston 2a 744 Cottingham Jessie Kingston 2a 744 Val

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Hope she comes back and sees all the work that's been done. There are some lovely people on here Linda

Have sent a pm to Pat. Membership number is a fairly recent one and she might not realise that information has been posted or how to check her own threads. Maureen

I have had no response to pm which is such a shame. Did also explain about threads and how to view etc. Maureen

Suzy you are a treasure, Chesham is the "family seat" I am certain of that now, many many thanks. Grandada had an unusual middle name which was Bevis, I am trying to find out if he was named after someone with that for a surname

Thanks Jim,

George and Elizabeth were my Great grandparents, I would like to find out when they died, I believe George lived to quite an old age my mum remembered him as a very old man. Elizabeth I think died quite a time before him. She is buried in the churchyard extension to our Parish Church in the centre of Kingston