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Philadelphia Morrell/Beeley/Christian

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Linda

Linda Report 16 Jan 2018 19:12

I feel sure that someone out there must know something of this lady's origins. It's not the most common of names. All I know s that she was born 1716, baptised in 1717 Harby, Leicestershire' Married William Beeley 1740 in Harby, widowed c 1747, married Robert Christian in 1748 at Strathern, Leics. and they had 4 children all baptised in Stroxton Lincs. and she died in Stroxton 1805 under the name Phillis.

Can anybody give me any more details, Please.
Linda

malyon

malyon Report 16 Jan 2018 20:31

this is the only Philadelphia I can find in Leicestershire

Philadelpha Gery
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name:
Philadelpha Gery
Gender:
Female
Christening Date:
07 Feb 1716
Christening Date (Original):
07 FEB 1716
Christening Place:
BARWELL,LEICESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name:
Peter Gery

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 16 Jan 2018 20:41

Linda ,............

Philadelphia was not a very uncommon name, unfortunately!

Catherine

Catherine Report 17 Jan 2018 14:17

????
Name Peter Gery
Gender Male
Christening Date 18 Sep 1688
Christening Date (Original) 18 SEP 1688
Christening Place SAINT MARY,LEICESTER,LEICESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name Thos. Gery

Citing this Record
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBM6-WZ2 : 30 December 2014, Peter Gery, 18 Sep 1688); citing SAINT MARY,LEICESTER,LEICESTER,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 599,895.

Catherine

Catherine Report 17 Jan 2018 14:28

????

Musson, Thos. Gery, Philadelphia
in the Leicestershire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

Text: Musson, Thos., Hinckley. 1713 --118. Gery, Philadelphia, Stoake.
Book: Calendar of Wills Proved and of Administrations Granted in the Commissary Court of the Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of Groby, 1580-1800. (Will)
Collection: Leicestershire: - Marriage Licences, 1570-1729

Linda

Linda Report 17 Jan 2018 16:46

Thanks for your research Catherine but it isn't the same person. My Philadelphia. I have got details from Leicester Records showing the following details.

First name(s) Philadelphia
Last name Morrel
Birth year 1717
Baptism year 1717
Baptism date 07 Apr 1717
Baptism place Harby
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Mother's first name(s) Eliz
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Archive reference DE1772/1
Page -
Record set Leicestershire Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

I was trying to get more info on parents etc. :-)

Thanks again, Linda

alviegal

alviegal Report 17 Jan 2018 19:08

Previous thread https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1366097

Just with what Linda has said has already been found.

alviegal

alviegal Report 17 Jan 2018 19:17

Siblings for Philadelphia.


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First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Morrel
Birth year 1711
Baptism year 1711
Baptism date 08 Mar 1711
Baptism place Harby
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Tho
Mother's first name(s) Eliz
Event type Parish Registers
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First name(s) Edward
Last name Morrel
Birth year 1714
Baptism year 1714
Baptism date 14 Nov 1714
Baptism place Harby
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Event type Parish Registers
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Archive reference DE1772/1
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First name(s) Richard
Last name Morrel
Birth year 1719
Baptism year 1719
Baptism date 28 Jun 1719
Baptism place Harby
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Event type Parish Registers
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First name(s) Mary
Last name Morrel
Birth year 1722
Baptism year 1722
Baptism date 26 Mar 1722
Baptism place Harby
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Mother's first name(s) Eliz
Event type Parish Register
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First name(s) Margaret
Last name Morrel
Birth year 1724
Baptism year 1724
Baptism date 05 Jul 1724
Baptism place Harby
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Mother's first name(s) Eliz
Event type Parish Registers
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First name(s) Anne
Last name Morrel
Birth year 1726
Baptism year 1726
Baptism date 02 Oct 1726
Baptism place Harby
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Tho
Mother's first name(s) Eliz
Event type Parish Registers
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Archive reference DE1772/1



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First name(s) Anne
Last name Morrel
Birth year -
Death year 1726
Burial year 1726
Burial date 07 Oct 1726
Burial place Harby
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) Tho
Mother's first name(s) Eliz
County Leicestershire
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Another daughter called Ann?


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First name(s) Anne
Last name Morrel
Birth year 1727
Baptism year 1727
Baptism date 27 Nov 1727
Baptism place Harby
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Mother's first name(s) Eliz
Event type Parish Registers




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First name(s) Anne
Last name Morrel
Birth year -
Death year 1727
Burial year 1727
Burial date 30 Nov 1727
Burial place Harby
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) Tho
Mother's first name(s) Eliz
County Leicestershire
Country England

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Death for her mother?



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First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Morrel
Birth year -
Death year 1727
Burial year 1727
Burial date 28 Nov 1727
Burial place Harby
Denomination Anglican
Spouse's first name(s) Thomas
County Leicestershire
Country England
Event type Parish Registers


and possibly her father.


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First name(s) Thomas
Last name Morrel
Birth year -
Death year 1790
Burial year 1790
Burial date 14 Jan 1790
Burial place Harby
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Event type Parish Registers


Sorry, not finding anything else.

Linda

Linda Report 20 Jan 2018 16:56

Whilst still in the Leicestershire area Freereg does not appear to recognise the town of Shepshed/Sheepshed - Any ideas as to where I might find it? this time I'm trying to get more details on Ann Brown born-Feb 1818 to James Brown and Ann Lakin Smith . Any ideas welcoome :-)

Catherine

Catherine Report 20 Jan 2018 17:10

Shepshed, often known until 1888 as Sheepshed,[1] (also Sheepshead – a name derived from the village being heavily involved in the wool industry) is a town in Leicestershire, England with a population of around 14,000 people, measured at 13,505 at the 2011 census.[2] It sits within the borough of Charnwood local authority, where Shepshed is the second biggest settlement after the town of Loughborough.

May come under the registration district of Loughborough?

Catherine

Catherine Report 20 Jan 2018 17:14

Possibly a first baptism?

Name Ann Brown
Gender Female
Christening Date 09 Feb 1818
Christening Date (Original) 09 FEB 1818
Christening Place ALL SAINTS,LOUGHBOROUGH,LEICESTER,ENGLAND
Mother's Name Ann Brown

....................could be that mother was from Loughborough.

Catherine

Catherine Report 20 Jan 2018 17:28

Possible siblings:-

Fanny Brown
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 31 January 1808 SHEPSHED, LEICESTER, ENGLAND
father: James Brown
mother: Ann

Thomas Brown
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 28 November 1802 SHEPSHED, LEICESTER, ENGLAND
father: James Brown
mother: Ann

Ann Brown
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 16 February 1818 SHEPSHED, LEICESTER, ENGLAND
father: James Brown
mother: Ann

Francis Brown
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 31 January 1808 SHEPSHED, LEICESTER, ENGLAND
father: James Brown
mother: Ann

James Brown
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 10 July 1816 SHEPSHED, LEICESTER, ENGLAND
father: James Brown
mother: Ann

Hannah Brown
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 28 November 1802 SHEPSHED, LEICESTER, ENGLAND
father: James Brown
mother: Ann

Catherine

Catherine Report 20 Jan 2018 17:37

This could be brother James with his parents in 1841

Name: James Brown
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1816
Gender: Male
Where born: Sheepshed
[Leicestershire]
Civil Parish: Basford
Hundred: Broxtow (North Division)
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation: Silk stocking maker
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Registration district: Basford
Sub-registration district: Basford
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 856
Book: 6
Folio: 11
Page Number: 15
Household Members:
Name Age
James Brown 55 (1786) - Cotton stocking maker) -not born in county
Ann Brown 65 (1776) - not born in county
James Brown 25 - not born in county
Elizabeth Brown 20
William Brown 1

Catherine

Catherine Report 20 Jan 2018 17:51

There's no John noted in the baptism records, but nevertheless wondering if this may be relevant:-

1851
Name: John Brown
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1805
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Brown
Mother's name: Ann Fowers
Gender: Male
Where born: Sheepshead, Leicestershire, England
Civil Parish: Findern
Ecclesiastical parish: Mickleover
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
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Registration district: Burton Upon Trent
Sub-registration district: Tutbury
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 17
Piece: 2011
Folio: 328
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
John Brown 46
Ann Brown 31
Mary Ann Brown 4
Ann Fowers 66 - mother
Francis Fowers 32 - brother in law
Joseph Brown 62 - Visitor

safc

safc Report 20 Jan 2018 18:21

shepshed parish 1777

ann daughter of thomas and ann lakins

its on find my past

you have to look under

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shepshed



SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 20 Jan 2018 21:26

Linda .............

volunteers are still working on Freereg, so Sheepshed parish has probably not yet been done

There are parishes in most counties that are not represented on FreeReg

alviegal

alviegal Report 21 Jan 2018 19:04


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First name(s) Ann Lakin
Last name Smith
Name note -
Marriage year 1800
Marriage date 11 Feb 1800
Marriage place Shepshed
Spouse's first name(s) James
Spouse's last name Brown
County Leicestershire
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973



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First name(s) Ann Lakin
Last name Smith
Birth year 1774
Baptism year 1774
Baptism date 09 Jan 1774
Baptism place Shepshed
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Mother's first name(s) Sarah (should read Hannah)
Event type Parish Registers

Ann was base born.

safc

safc Report 21 Jan 2018 20:12

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First name(s) Hannah
Last name Smith
Birth year 1754
Baptism year 1754
Baptism date 05 Aug 1754
Baptism place Shepshed
Denomination Anglican
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) John
Mother's first name(s) Eliz
Event type Parish Registers
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Archive reference DE610/6
Page 14
Record set Leicestershire Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain