Surname Saturday – Punter

Last week, I shared the information I had for Lucy Punter.  This week, I am sharing the information I have found for her parents, and the Punter family from Christian Malford James Punter was christened 20 February 1742 at Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England.  His parents were Thomas and Jane Punter. He married Lucy Hendon on…

Surname Saturday – Punter

  The first person with this surname was Lucy Punter.  Her relationship to my ex-husband is: Lucy Punter was baptized 17 May 1767 at Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England. Her parents were James and Lucy Punter. She married John Cooper on 2 March 1789 at Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, and they had three children: Alice Cooper born about…

Surname Saturday – Patchett

The ancestor with this surname in my tree is Eliza Patchett (or Patchet/Paget).  The relationship to my ex-husband is: Eliza Patchett was born about 1810, possibly in Nottinghamshire, England. She married John Hooton on 16 January 1838 at Radford, Nottinghamshire, England.  They had 8 children: Henry Hooton (1838-1920) Emily Hooton (1841-1923) Eliza Hooton (1842-1906) Edmund…

Surname Saturday – O’Keefe

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Mary O’Keefe. Her relationship to my ex-husband is: Mary O’Keefe was born about 1801 in County Kerry, Ireland. She married John Mansfield in Ireland, and they had 8 children: Matthew Mansfield (1829-aft 1891) Catherine Mansfield (1836-1923) Charles Mansfield (1839-1887) Mary Ann Mansfield, (1840-1919) John Mansfield…

Surname Saturday – Mulder

The first ancestor with this surname was my ex-husband’s maternal grandmother, Lilah Adela Mulder. Lilah Adela Mulder was born 18 October 1903 at the family home at 562 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.  She was the daughter Patrick John Theodore Mulder (also known as John Theodore Mulder) and Elizabeth Theisinger. Lilah married Albert George…

Surname Saturday – Meiklejohn

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Elizabeth Meiklejohn.  Her relationship to my ex-husband is as follows: Elizabeth married James Sinclair on 5 Dec 1783 at Olrig, Caithness, Scotland.  They had 9 children: Margaret Sinclair christened 17 Dec 1784 at Olrig Alexander Sinclair christened 18 Jan 1787 at Olrig Ann Sinclair christened…

Surname Saturday – Masters

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Jenny Masters.  The relationship to my ex-husband is: Jenny Masters (1745-1816) Before today, all I had for Jenny was her name, so today I did some research, using FreeReg, and the parish registers for South Petherton on Ancestry.com. Jenny was baptized 31 January 1745 at…

Surname Saturday – Marshall

To demonstrate my connection to the Marshall family, I am using part of a pedigree chart for my ex-husband’s father, because he had two ancestors in the one generation that were related. Ann Marshall was the aunt of Catherine Marshall – Catherine’s father Andrew was Ann’s brother. This means that I can’t follow the same…

Surname Saturday – Mansfield

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Dora Mansfield.  The relationship to my ex-husband is: 21 Dora Mansfield (1844-1913) Dora was baptized 31 March 1844 at Tralee, Kerry, Ireland. She married James Smith on 26 February 1873 at Nuntin in the Colony of Victoria.  They had five children: Thomas Smith (1873-1935) Mary…

Surname Saturday – Male

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was Elizabeth Male.  Her relationship to my ex-husband is: 52 George Laver 53 Elizabeth Male. Elizabeth was christened 24 May 1818 at Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England.  She was the daughter of Robert Male and Hannah Isaac She married George Laver on 7 July 1840 at Kingsbury…