Thomas Nisbett Family
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Re: Thomas Nisbett Family
| colin (View posts) | Posted: 9 Feb 2006 5:23PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Brown, Wardley, Young, Galloway
Nancy
Thanks for your last e-mail. I have delayed replying until I had time to make some enquiries.
The only Robert Brown listed in the 1851 Census for Papplewick was landlord of the Griffin's Head pub at the crossroads and a farmer of six acres. He was then 38 years old so of a similar age to Thomas. Another 'foreigner' to Papplewick, he gives his place of birth as London.
Ann Wardley, 55 years of age is listed as a house servant at Papplewick Hall, living with the Case family, so it does seem highly probable that Dorothy served as cook at the Hall before her marriage. With 16 servants living at the Hall in 1851, I can imagine a good number of them attending Thomas and Dorothy's wedding.
Annesley Hall is around three miles from Papplewick. In the 1860's it would have been a country house larger than Papplewick Hall and probably occupied by the Chaworth-Musters family. It would undoubtedly have large gardens attached to it and require the services of many gardeners. I don't know much about Annesley Hall's history and I cannot say I have come across the name Robert Fairley Young before. Annesley Hall has now been derelict for many years.
I searched the parish registers for Annesley and found Robert Fairley Young’s burial entered on 31.5.1868 aged 6 years 8 months. Rather surprisingly, directly underneath and on the same day, can be found Isabella Marion Young, aged 3 years 8 months and then, on 1.6.1868, Alexandra Galloway Young aged 2 years. With all three dying at the same time, it suggests illness or disease was the cause. I had previously searched the Mansfield Reporter on the assumption that Robert Fairley Young may have met with some form of accident but I could locate no reference to the family. Similarly, when I searched the Annesley baptisms, I found no trace of the Youngs. Evidently they moved to Annesley from elsewhere within the Basford Registration district. Alexandra’s second name of Galloway suggests Scottish origins.
Best wishes
Colin
Thanks for your last e-mail. I have delayed replying until I had time to make some enquiries.
The only Robert Brown listed in the 1851 Census for Papplewick was landlord of the Griffin's Head pub at the crossroads and a farmer of six acres. He was then 38 years old so of a similar age to Thomas. Another 'foreigner' to Papplewick, he gives his place of birth as London.
Ann Wardley, 55 years of age is listed as a house servant at Papplewick Hall, living with the Case family, so it does seem highly probable that Dorothy served as cook at the Hall before her marriage. With 16 servants living at the Hall in 1851, I can imagine a good number of them attending Thomas and Dorothy's wedding.
Annesley Hall is around three miles from Papplewick. In the 1860's it would have been a country house larger than Papplewick Hall and probably occupied by the Chaworth-Musters family. It would undoubtedly have large gardens attached to it and require the services of many gardeners. I don't know much about Annesley Hall's history and I cannot say I have come across the name Robert Fairley Young before. Annesley Hall has now been derelict for many years.
I searched the parish registers for Annesley and found Robert Fairley Young’s burial entered on 31.5.1868 aged 6 years 8 months. Rather surprisingly, directly underneath and on the same day, can be found Isabella Marion Young, aged 3 years 8 months and then, on 1.6.1868, Alexandra Galloway Young aged 2 years. With all three dying at the same time, it suggests illness or disease was the cause. I had previously searched the Mansfield Reporter on the assumption that Robert Fairley Young may have met with some form of accident but I could locate no reference to the family. Similarly, when I searched the Annesley baptisms, I found no trace of the Youngs. Evidently they moved to Annesley from elsewhere within the Basford Registration district. Alexandra’s second name of Galloway suggests Scottish origins.
Best wishes
Colin