I am trying to track my maternal great grandfather. He was James Eke, born in Norfolk - possibly around 1840, married to Lydia Waterson. I have his son's birth cert - Henry George, b.5/6/1867, Hindolveston. My grandmother Mary Jane, was born in North Ormsby, Lancs, 23/4/1874. The family seems to have settled around Ashington, Northumberland.Can anyone help?

My gt gt granny was Susannah Eke of Drayton.This is quite close to Hindolveston.She had both a brother and a cousin called James.her brother James was born in 1847 in Drayton.Their father Aquilla Eke was a blacksmith.The cousin James Eke trained as a blacksmith under Aquilla.This cousin was born in 1831 in Guestwick.Any help ? Russell

Thank you. I have encountered the name Aquilla Eke before, but I can't connect him. All my ancestors were from Hindolveston or nearby, so he must be one of mine! I can't connect the nephew James either. According to the 1851 census, Aquilla had a daughter Susan born 1842, James born 1845 and nephew James b. 1822, all in Drayton. Aquilla was born 1801 in Hindolveston, in 1851 Census he is a blacksmith in Drayton (as is nephew James) so it must be him!
Do you have any further information?
Cheers, George
PS Jennifer is my wife.

Further to my previous, we just checked the census and nephew James was actually born 1830 - the transciber messed up!
Cheers, George

Hi, we are obviously related via the James Eke who is the nephew of my Aquilla.I have not had the opportunity to see the original Hindolveston Parish Records but one can infer much from the IGI.Aquilla seems to have had Robert John Peter and Thomas as siblings in Hindolveston.Possibly John and Tam were their parents.There is a Joseph born in 1779 to a William and Joanna Eke in Hindolveston.So is Joseph = John or was there another child ? Russell

I can't connect them. I have a very large file fo Ekes, going back to William Eke born ca 1640, but of course I do not have every branch below him.
Let me consult my expert and see if he knows where they connect - I'll get back to you. cheers, George

I was interested to see that you have a large file on the Eke family - I am really stuck and just wondered if any of your information matched up. My grandfather was Albert Eke, b July 1890 Holborn to Laura (Burgess) and Robert James Eke (the name on his birth certificate) although it could be William Robert Eke - the name of his father on his marriage certificate! Even more confusing the census has him as James Robert Eke. All I know is that he was born in Norfolk, possibly Dereham/Dedham or Fakenham around 1840. He was an engineer/inventor and lived in Chelsea around the 1900s. Any help much appreciated! Best wishes Jane

Sorry, Jane, but none of these names crop up in my file. But there seems to have been lots of Ekes in Norfolk, so don't be discouraged. I would suggest that you put this data into a query on RootsChat - I've found that is a really good way to get information. Please let me know if you get any other, earlier names - they may yet track back to someone on my tree, and we can then share information.
Good luck, George.

Hi! Sorry to be so long replying - just recently found this connection to my tree:
1 Peter EKE b: 1739 East Dereham, Norfolk
.. +Frances Dorly
.... 2 Francis EKE b: 1761 East Dereham, Norfolk
.... 2 John EKE b: 1765 East Dereham, Norfolk
........ +Mary Joice b: 1768
.......... 3 Ann EKE b: 1790
.......... 3 William EKE b: 1792 Wood Dalling, Norfolk, England
.............. +Catherine Stokes b: 1794
.... *2nd Wife of John EKE:
........ +Tabitha Patfield b: 1775
.......... 3 Acquilla EKE b: 1801 Hindolveston, Norfolk, England
.............. +Frances Goss b: 1804


This is cut and pasted from my file, and does not fit well on this page. However, that is where Acquilla fits on. If you can give me your email I can send you the file on GEDCOM or as a genealogy report.
Cheers, George.
conical@bordernet.com.au

Hi George

Thanks for the rootschat suggestion - I am just waiting on the arrival of a birth certificate and then I will try it. May be back in touch in the future!

Jane

Hi George

You were kind enough to reply to my last post, and I now have some new names - namely Robert James Eke, b Oct 1849 in Hindolveston. Siblings: Sarah, William, Julius and Anna. His parents were James b 1825 in Norfolk and Lucy Sands b 1830 Hindolveston. His parents were James b 1797 in Guestwick and Hannah (Unknown) b 1796 Boultham. The James b in 1825 had a brother William b 1822 and sister Hannah b 1821. If any of these tie up with any of yours I would love to hear from you! Best wishes Jane

Hi, Jane,
Sorry to take so long - it's been a busy period!
I can't find these people in my tree, but they have to fit there somewhere, as my direct line came from Hindolveston. The Eke line is very large, and it is probable that I have missed connections somewhere. I already have several hundred of them, but still keep finding more! Have you got any more connections to these folk?
We are dropping our Ancestry.co.uk subscription on 5 March for the present, but I seem to recall that we can still get into this chat. You can contact me directly on conical@bordernet.com.au.
Cheers, George.
Cheers, George

Eke's of Wood Dalling Norfolk

Hi George,
I have just come across this Thread after being directed by a Family Tree Circles member.
My wife's family of Eke's can trace themselves back to Joseph Eke marrying Hannah Hobbs on the 29/10/1800 in Wood Dalling Norfolk.
Is this any connection to your tree ?
David

All of the Ekes are related back to a common ancestor, William Eke of 1660, it seems. But there are a number of branches I do not have in detail and this is one of them. All that I have is on our tree on Genes Reunited - if you want to contact me through there I can give you permission to view it, or alternatively I can send you a GEDCOM file or genealogy report via this board.
Cheers, George

A GEDCOM file would be great George, if you could send it to dgmason@optusnet.com.au it would be greatly appreciated.
My tree is also available on the genesreunited site, I will try and find you on that site and make it available to you.
Regards
David
Hornsby NSW Australia

I too was interested that you had a large Eke file.My interest is an Elizabeth Ann Eke b abt 1817, possibly Weasingham. Father Peter. Elizabeth mar William Charter in Whittlesey in 1846- no children. They migrated to Australia 1852.Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Hi my gt gt gran was Sussannah Eke, her brother was James Eke b1847 in Drayton. Their father was a blacksmith called Aquilla Eke. Russell Ellwood

Have only just picked up your query on Elizabeth Eke. Ihave her born in Weasenham St Peter, Norfolk in 1822. I do not know her second name but she had a sister named Anne,also a brother Henry Thomas born 1834,my ancestor. Their father was William married to Martha, but their g grandfather was Peter born 1740 in Wooddalling. Hope this might be of help.Should you have any more info on Ekes in Weasenham or nearby S.Creake I would be delighted to hear from you.

Dear Jane, My great-grandfather,Theobald Eke, was also living in Chelsea at around 1900, having been formerly from the Eke family of Binham,Norfolk. My grandfather,Thomas Flood Eke (descended from Esther Flood ),was born in Chelsea, and my mother, Amy Doreen Eke, in Fulham (1924). Thomas was run over & killed in 1925, so neither I nor mum knew him !! Roger Mills, Henley-on-Thames ( b. 1947 )

Would like to contact any living Ekes in Norfolk, or indeed anywhere else, if related to Ekes of Binham ,Corpusty , East Dereham ,Wood Dalling, Weasenham St Peter or South Creake, & of course, Norwich !! Also any of Selth, Flood, Dorly,Foulsham, Daplin, Joice families. Thanks...Roger Mills ( GG grandson of Theobald Eke of Binham ).

Hi, Roger,
I have a Theobold on my tree, but he is our of my line, so I have no-one later than Theobold b. 1843, parents William Eke and Ester Flood). However, I do go back to William Eke, b. 1660. If you are interested in this material, I can give you either a GEDCOM or FTM file, or a MS Word report - I prefer the former myself, as it can go straight into a genealogy program. In return, Id appreciate any information you can add. If I can help, contact me on conical@bordernet.com.au.
Cheers, George.

Hi, Roger,
I have a Theobold on my tree, but he is our of my line, so I have no-one later than Theobold b. 1843, parents William Eke and Ester Flood). However, I do go back to William Eke, b. 1660. If you are interested in this material, I can give you either a GEDCOM or FTM file, or a MS Word report - I prefer the former myself, as it can go straight into a genealogy program. In return, Id appreciate any information you can add. If I can help, contact me on conical@bordernet.com.au.
Cheers, George.

I have James Eke b.c. 1808 One Man Wood Dalling, Norfolk and Lucy Mary Sands christened 1827 Hindolveston. I have their children as: William, Randall, Hannah, Agnes, Herbert, Anna and Julia Edelthia. I don't have the James or Sarah that you mentioned and I surmise that Julius could possible be Julia. I don't have the same birth years as you do for William and Hannah. Marg.

I do Norfolk research if you need any.
Contact me for details.

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