Re: Quaker records for Woodhouse on Find My Past
Chris, Sorry for the delay to responding to your various, very informative, emails.
You given me some avenues to explore further.
From the various records I know my William was probably married 19
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Peter Harris
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Re: servant
Could it be someone who was ¡®indentured¡¯, they tend to be called ¡®indentured servants¡¯?
Martin Briscoe
martin@...
Fort William
Ancestry DNA, FTDNA (B68554), GEDMatch
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Martin Briscoe (W10 laptop)
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servant
I have a document from 1796 in York which calls a man being admitted as a Freeman of York, a Servant.
From earlier discussions, a modern alternative to Servant might be Employee.
Might it also have
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Ken Harrison
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Royal Mail stamps - Sir Thomas Peirson FRANK
I had never heard Sir Thomas Peirson FRANK¡¯s story before, very interesting.
He was born in Kirkby Moorside where I have family
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Martin Briscoe (W10 laptop)
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Re: Quaker records for Woodhouse on Find My Past
Peter
I am sorry it has taken me so long to follow up on my interim reply.
Firstly, my memory was wrong to suggest that the Quaker Meeting was at Wentworth Woodhouse. It was at Handsworth Woodhouse,
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Chris Pitt Lewis
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Stray baptism - NORMANSELL
Good Morning
The following entry is in Marple, Cheshire parish register.
2 Aug 1857 Martha dau of John & Susannah NORMANSELL of Hoyland, collier.
best wishes
Marjorie Ward, Derbyshire, UK
Sources
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Marjorie Ward
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Re: Thomas SKINNER/Elizabeth WEBSTER marriage Beverley 1797
Sorry John, I don¡¯t know of any Websters
Bill
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Bill Hide
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Re: Thomas SKINNER/Elizabeth WEBSTER marriage Beverley 1797
Sorry John. No knowledge of those names or any connection to Bedale.
I have confirmed evidence my Robert WEBSTER¡¯s father and grandfather going back into the 1600s. They were shoemakers,
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Bill Webster
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Re: Thomas SKINNER/Elizabeth WEBSTER marriage Beverley 1797
Hello Bill,
Would you by any chance have any connection to a Robert WEBSTER who married widow Ann/e ELLERTON (n¨¦e BODDY) at Bedale, north Yorkshire, on 1 October 1724. Robert may have been baptised
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John Ellerton
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Re: Thomas SKINNER/Elizabeth WEBSTER marriage Beverley 1797
I would like to place on record here the error in so many trees regarding the above marriage.
Elizabeth WEBSTER who married Thomas SKINNER at Beverley on 27 Nov 1797 [England, Select Marriages,
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Bill Webster
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Re: servant
Hi Ken,
If someone was working solely for a private family, in whatever capacity, he would have been referred to as a Servant, unless he had a skilled trade or a position of authority within the
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Lesley Baxendale (FH)
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Re: servant
Thank you, Jane; this is useful background.
My man was admitted based on patrimony.
I still wonder how to interpret ¡°servant¡±.
Ken
Sent: April 13, 2025 7:23 AM
To:
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Ken Harrison
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freemen & apprentices
I would appreciate advice, to further my education, about two documents I
have from 1796:
* list of men admitted as City of York "Freemen by Patrimony"
including "Richard Harrison of Hull Servant
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Ken Harrison
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Re: servant
Hi Ken
I have ancestors who were freemen in the medieval period and it was either
by trade or patrimony...ie dad was a freeman so could pass it on.
https://freemenofyork.co.uk/historyfreemen/
This
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JA Woodall
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servant
I know this was explained earlier, but I would appreciate a "refresher": I
have, on the ticket admitting an ancestor as a Freeman of York in 1798, his
status given as "servant".
Aside from the
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Ken Harrison
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Re: Quaker records for Woodhouse on Find My Past
Chris, I await your reply with interest. You saying that it could be Wentworth Woodhouse would fit very well as my Ancestor, William ELLIS was a Woodman at the Rockey Building, Wentworth for Lord
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Peter Harris
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Re: Quaker records for Woodhouse on Find My Past
PeterI may be able to answer this, at least in part, as I have substantial notes on this family. Unfortunately I am away from home this week so cannot access them and reply properly until next week.
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Chris Pitt Lewis
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Quaker records for Woodhouse on Find My Past
I've been looking at some early 18th century Quaker records for Balby MM, In
particular at Francis ELLIS who married a Ann WILSON in 1711 & their
children (7). From the marriage record Francis was
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Peter Harris
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Locked
Yorkshire Surnames List - March update
No surnames submitted this month.
If you have already submitted surnames please check that they are up to date.
Please also check that the email address associated with your surname(s) is
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Lin Duke
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Hull General Cemetery, Spring Bank, Hull
A new database for burials in the Hull General Cemetery, Spring Bank, Hull is now available online.
https://www.friendsofhullgeneralcemetery.com/
Lin
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Group Moderator
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