Ponderings & Musings
Pondering No. 1. Elisabeth and Jennifer Honeychurch Williams.
Elisabeth was married to William DREW and Jennifer was married to Bennett DREW. William (b. 1767) and Bennett (b. 1771) were brothers. Is it safe to assume that Elisabeth and Jennifer were sisters? Does anyone have anything on the parentage of these ladies?
Musing: 1771 was the year after Lieut. James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for The Crown. Puts a special perspective on the history, for me.
Pondering No. 2. Where are all the other descendants?
Thanks to the collaboration of Linda and Mary, we have knowledge of Robert born back in the middle of the 17th century. We are all descendants of his son, Edward, and there is a shedload of us. But where are the people researching the descendants (if any) of the other sons Robert and John? Did Robert have other children? Of Edward's children, we are all descendants of Bennet(t) and Grace. What about MargeryDrew m.Thomas Clemas? Where are the Clemas researchers? And what is Augustin's story? Down a step to Bennet(t) and Grace - 7 known children and this is where our lines start to diverge, but our lines descend from Bennett and Robert. Chris, Janet, Graham and Geoff from Bennett's second marriage, Ann from Bennet's first marriage, and the rest of you from Robert's marriage and dalliance. All the way down, there are 'gaps' in our current knowledge. Fewer and fewer, I admit, but gaps persist.
Musing: I wonder who and where all the others are, the ones we don't have any knowledge of? When we look at genealogy websites, we see familiar surnames (sometimes coupled with familiar forenames, too) to whom we have no connection yet established.
Pondering No. 3. The grandchildren with no parents
My great-great-grandfather, Edward George DREW, had a teenage dalliance with an Elizabeth DINGEY (b. c.1789, d. 1858) who was an older woman (and deaf, according to one census). I have been able to trace a fair bit of the family of the son of this relationship, Edward George DREW-DINGEY.
In the 1881 Census, I find this little snippet:
Schd.51, Mylor Bridge, Edward G Drew, Head, Married, 51, Sawyer, Cornwall-Mylor Bridge
Also in household: Hester A Drew, Granddaughter, 1, Cornwall-Mylor Bridge.
Hester Ann DREW born Dec Q 1879, Falmouth, Vol.5c, p.158.
Hester Anne DREW married George Trevillian STEVENS Sep Q 1907, St Germans Vol.5c, p.41.
Fair enough, but in the 1891 Census we have:
Schd.46, Mylor Bridge, Edward G Drew, Head, Married, 6, Sawyer, Cornwall-Mylor
Also in household:
Hester A Drew, Granddaughter, 11, Scholar, Cornwall-Mylor
Frederick J Drew, Grandson, 8, Scholar, Cornwall-Falmouth.
Frederick Joseph DREW born Mar Q 1883, Falmouth, Vol.5c P.164.
Frederick J DREW marries either Beatrice MC Bickford or Emma B Saunders, Sep Q 1911, Plympton, Vol.5b p.455
In 1901 Census, young Frederick is still there:
Schd.41, New Row, Mylor, Edward G Drew, Head, Married, 71, Sawyer retired, Cornwall-Mylor
Also in Household: Frederick J Drew, Grandson, Single, 18, Gardener, Worker, Cornwall-Mylor
Looks as if I'll only solve this puzzle by sending off for the relevant Birth Certificates. There are a few other mysteries associated with the children of Edward George Jr., but I'll save them for later.
Elisabeth was married to William DREW and Jennifer was married to Bennett DREW. William (b. 1767) and Bennett (b. 1771) were brothers. Is it safe to assume that Elisabeth and Jennifer were sisters? Does anyone have anything on the parentage of these ladies?
Musing: 1771 was the year after Lieut. James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for The Crown. Puts a special perspective on the history, for me.
Pondering No. 2. Where are all the other descendants?
Thanks to the collaboration of Linda and Mary, we have knowledge of Robert born back in the middle of the 17th century. We are all descendants of his son, Edward, and there is a shedload of us. But where are the people researching the descendants (if any) of the other sons Robert and John? Did Robert have other children? Of Edward's children, we are all descendants of Bennet(t) and Grace. What about MargeryDrew m.Thomas Clemas? Where are the Clemas researchers? And what is Augustin's story? Down a step to Bennet(t) and Grace - 7 known children and this is where our lines start to diverge, but our lines descend from Bennett and Robert. Chris, Janet, Graham and Geoff from Bennett's second marriage, Ann from Bennet's first marriage, and the rest of you from Robert's marriage and dalliance. All the way down, there are 'gaps' in our current knowledge. Fewer and fewer, I admit, but gaps persist.
Musing: I wonder who and where all the others are, the ones we don't have any knowledge of? When we look at genealogy websites, we see familiar surnames (sometimes coupled with familiar forenames, too) to whom we have no connection yet established.
Pondering No. 3. The grandchildren with no parents
My great-great-grandfather, Edward George DREW, had a teenage dalliance with an Elizabeth DINGEY (b. c.1789, d. 1858) who was an older woman (and deaf, according to one census). I have been able to trace a fair bit of the family of the son of this relationship, Edward George DREW-DINGEY.
In the 1881 Census, I find this little snippet:
Schd.51, Mylor Bridge, Edward G Drew, Head, Married, 51, Sawyer, Cornwall-Mylor Bridge
Also in household: Hester A Drew, Granddaughter, 1, Cornwall-Mylor Bridge.
Hester Ann DREW born Dec Q 1879, Falmouth, Vol.5c, p.158.
Hester Anne DREW married George Trevillian STEVENS Sep Q 1907, St Germans Vol.5c, p.41.
Fair enough, but in the 1891 Census we have:
Schd.46, Mylor Bridge, Edward G Drew, Head, Married, 6, Sawyer, Cornwall-Mylor
Also in household:
Hester A Drew, Granddaughter, 11, Scholar, Cornwall-Mylor
Frederick J Drew, Grandson, 8, Scholar, Cornwall-Falmouth.
Frederick Joseph DREW born Mar Q 1883, Falmouth, Vol.5c P.164.
Frederick J DREW marries either Beatrice MC Bickford or Emma B Saunders, Sep Q 1911, Plympton, Vol.5b p.455
In 1901 Census, young Frederick is still there:
Schd.41, New Row, Mylor, Edward G Drew, Head, Married, 71, Sawyer retired, Cornwall-Mylor
Also in Household: Frederick J Drew, Grandson, Single, 18, Gardener, Worker, Cornwall-Mylor
Looks as if I'll only solve this puzzle by sending off for the relevant Birth Certificates. There are a few other mysteries associated with the children of Edward George Jr., but I'll save them for later.
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