Edward Green (1824-1876) and Mary Ann Gedge (1817-1858). My 3rd great-grand uncle. Edward was born in 1824 to parents William Green and Willoughby Staff and baptised at St Nicholas’s Church in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on 29 October that year. He grew up with his parents and siblings in the town and then married on 25 October […]
Manchester
Rebecca Wetherall (1845-1878) – a short life in Lancashire
Rebecca Wetherall (1845-1878) and James Peers (1847-1880). My 2nd great-grand aunt. Rebecca was born to Mary Wetherall on 29 January 1845 at the Great Yarmouth Workhouse but the birth certificate was blank where the father’s name should be, meaning she was illegitimate. The informant for the record was James Kemp, master of the workhouse. But […]
George Budgen (1826-1893), Brighton publican
George Budgen (1826-1893), Anne Maria Baker (1826-1873) and Margaret Cole (1835-1903) My 3rd great-grand uncle and aunts. Baptised on 28 January 1827 in Worth, Sussex, George was the son of agricultural labourer William Budgen and Sarah Rice. In 1841 George was living with his parents at Standing Hall Farm in the village and working as a farm […]