Pirton Genealogy

Searching for information of ancestors: Kingsley, Wright, Furrian & Davies

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Email: Kerry Ciesiolka (Kazza) - Australia
(if you have problems making contact email jontywild@pirton.org.uk)

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Initial information for Kerry came from Henry Garratt who spotted some information from her on the www.RootsWeb.com message board. I contacted Kerry who has responded with the following information which reflects correspondence she has had with Rita Woodcock who is also listed within the genealogy pages of this website "Click Here"

For more "formalised" general information from Kerry's research "Click Here".

December 20, 2003 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: Genealogy - Pirton Website-Kingsley
(Added 1/5/2004 - apologies I missed this information, if anyone supplies information and doesn't see it on the website please let me know, I do make mistakes - obviously!)

Hello Jonty,

Towards the end of the message to Rita dated December 1 2003, reference is made to a Charlotte Kingsley born Pirton who married John Griffin 5th Aug 1823 at Tring.

A daughter of this John Griffin and Charlotte Kingsley and named Esther, but k/as Polly in the family, married Thomas Kingsley Stockbridge on 15th April 1864 at Tring. This Thomas Kingsley Stockbridge was the son of Thomas Stockbridge and Hannah Kingsley who was a sister of the aforementioned Charlotte. A cousin marriage, and I have a written record of that marriage by another cousin (my grandfather) who was present.

Hannah and Charlotte were two of nine children, (of whom seven were apparently born at Pirton,) of Thomas Kingsley and Elizabeth Porter. They are my 2g/grandparents. If anyone is particularly interested I can give details of almost all of the descendents of this family up to twins born 3 months ago!

However, there is a problem in specifically identifying the antecedents of this Thomas and Elizabeth. They were farmers, and shortly before the last two children were born they moved to High Heath Farm at Codicote.
Before their move it appears that all the time they were farming at Pirton they were members of Back Street Chapel in Hitchin where their children were baptised.

I cannot find their marriage. My family have often assumed it was Hitchin at either Back Street or Tilehurst Street Chapels, because they were staunch noncomformsts. Thomas could afford to furnish his table with silver, and there is slight evidence that it was bought in Hitchin. However as a Pirton family it is more likely that Thomas may have been a brother of John Kingsley who married Mary Furrian. It is also possible that this is the Thomas who is mentioned as a witness at Kingsley marriages.

If anyone can throw light on the parents of either Thomas Kingsley or Elizabeth Porter, I would be delighted to hear from them.

regards

Henry Garratt (email address)

December 01, 2003

Subject: Kingsley

Hi Rita,

Well that's done, here we go my line comes from John/Mary Kingsley her maiden name is Furrian and they married 1781 Pirton they had quite a large family and Abraham Kingsley's father could be one of their children's son.

John/Mary Kingsley had: John ch 29th April 1781, George 11th Aug 1782, James 13th May 1784, Mary 29th Sept 1785 Chr 16th July 1786, Thomas Furrian 27th July 1787 Chr 9th Oct 1789, William 7th June 1789 Chr 9th Oct 1789, Sarah 23rd Dec 1790 Chr 28th March 1793, Frances 25th July 1792 Ch 28th March 1793, Charles 16th Oct 1793 Chr 23rd July 1795 , Charlotte 22 Dec 1797 Chr 30th July 1802, Jesse 8th Dec 1799 Chr 30th July 1802 , Joseph 15th April 1802 Chr 30th July 1802.

George Kingsley is my line and he married Ann Davies and they went to Tring and had George Kingsley 16th June 1806 Betlow/Tring Who married Sarah ? yet to find out but I now know that she was born Blisworth by the 1851 census. It took me a while to find them as Fanny Kingsley married George Stratfield 1850 at Tring and could not find her on the I.G.I. but as I was looking for a birth/chr around 1830 I did not expect to find her being chr 26th Sep 1847 Long Marston as well as Anne Kingsley same date she was 10years old and Jane was 12years old . Julia bn 1826 Chr 29th April 1849 Long Marston and still to find Joanna and Hannah being Chr. have found them geting married and on the census but have to find their births maybe they are in Sarah's parish must check for marriage anyway.

George/Ann children" George bn 1806 , William 1st June 1810 , Elizabeth 24th April 1813 and died 1815 buried Pirton, Mary 2nd June 1815, John 27th June 1818,and married Mary Maria Collins, Ann Davis Kingsley 16th April 1820 Longmarston she married Joseph Stevens Newins on the 15th Oct 1839. All the older one's were born at Betlow its a farm name as well as Boarscroft another place the Kingsley's were born but to William Kingsley.

Charlotte Kingsley born Pirton also came to Tring and married John Griffin 5th Aug 1823 at Tring

Well Rita sort this out and E-mail me again I have at the moment the Pirton Parish film at the LDS here in Ipswich Qld Aus so its on hand.

your in research Kerry,

P.S it's nice to have found other family line's out there I thought I was on my own in this.

December 12, 2003

Subject: Wright

Hello Rita,

Did you know that Fanny Furrian married John Wright at Pirton 1788 and she could be a sister to Mary. Children to then as follows:

Fanny Furrian Wright Bn 29th Jan 1790 Chr 6th March 1791 Pirton

Mary Wright Chr 6th March 1791 this one married William King I THINK will double check for you have the marriage entry.

John Wright Chr 19th May 1793

Thomas Wright 20th Sep 1795

William Wright 28th May 1797

James Wright 13 th April 1800

Elizabeth Wright 12th Dec 1801

When Sarah Kingsley married John Throssell 1810 the witnesses were Mary Kingsley, Thomas Kingsley and Fanny Furrian Wright.

Mary Wright married William King by church banns witnesses were Thomas Kingsley, Fanny Wright . Thomas Wright

And also Elizabeth Kingsley married William Marlow 1794 Pirton

Thomas Kingsley married Elizabeth Wilson from the parish of Biggleswade [I think thats the spelling] 5/7/1810 witnesses were James Kingsley, Sussanna Wilson and Mary Kingsley.

Got to go will send you the children I have for John and Sarah next time and the children for the Kings if they are the right ones.

Luv Kazza.

December 13, 2003

Subject: Abraham Kingsley

Hello Rita,

not sure if you have this info so sending it for you.

Abraham Kingsley married Ann Mabbott on the 29th May 1829 at Pirton since I've given you the children for both Abraham's will give you the rest.

Abraham Kingsley 23 years married Abigail Hanscombe 21 years at Pirton 11th Nov 1854 her father was James Hanscombe and his was Abraham Kingsley.

James Barber Kingsley 24 years married Sarah Bowler 27 years at Pirton 22nd April 1860 her father John Bowler, and his was Abraham Kingsley.

Joseph Kingsley 33 years married Eliza Pitts 25 years at Pirton 25th Dec 1872 her father was William Pitts and his was Abraham Kingsley.

Ann Kingsley 21 years married James Walker 20 years at Pirton her father was Abraham Kingsley his was James Walker.

Abigail Kingsley 44 years married Samuel Burgess 44years at Pirton 16th Feb 1879 her father was James Handscombe and his was William Burgess.

Charles Kingsley 21 years married Tamar Titmuss 23 years at Pirton 17th April 1879 his father was Abraham Kingsley and her father was William Titmuss.

Peggy Barber Kingsley 40 years married Alfred Burton 40years at Pirton 15th Dec 1880 her father was Abraham Kingsley and his was Charles Burton.

David Thomas Kingsley 23 years married Clara Chamberlain 21 years at Pirton 17th Nov 1894 his father was Abraham Kingsley and hers was William Chamberlain.

Jane Kingsley 29 years married Charles Burton 30years at Pirton 13 th of April 1903 her father was Abraham Kingsley no father for him.

Will e-mail the children I have for these next E-mail unless you already have them.

luv Kazza

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