William Weston (1794-1862) and Sarah Bailey (1802-1884). My 4th great-grand uncle and aunt. William Weston was born on 22 March 1794 and baptised on 29 March at St Mary’s in Banham, Norfolk. His parents were John Weston and Esther Bailey. He married Sarah Bailey in Banham on 27 May 1828. She too came from the […]
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Willoughby Staff and my other Staff ancestors
Willoughby Staff (?1803-1886). My 4th great-grandmother. Willoughby Staff was from a Norfolk family that married into the Greens. Their descendants were part of my paternal family tree, ultimately coming down to the Finches. The surname may have derived from the Anglo-Saxon stæf, which means stick or pole, and could’ve referred to people who worked with or […]
Samuel Symonds (1836-1909) – saving lives at sea
Samuel Symonds (1836-1909) and Ann Maria Masterson (1836-1912). My 3rd great-grand uncle and aunt. Samuel was born to Charles Robinson Witchingham Symonds and Susannah Waters baptised on 20 July 1836 at St Nicholas’s Church in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. He married Ann Maria Masterson there on 28 December 1856. She was also a Yarmouth native, born […]