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| BATTERBY |
Maria BATTERBY was born in Burnham Thorpe, went to Canada and
her family settled in Eastern Ontario. Her parents were Thomas
BATTERBY and Ann HIGH. Some cousins also went to North
America but settled in Northern New York in the United States.
In Canada, she met and married William BURD, also from
Norfolk, in 1840 when she was about 20 years of age.
Contact: Gini Leonard |
| BIRD/BURD/BYRD |
William BIRD from the county of Norfolk, not sure of the
village. He went to Canada about 1835 when he was about 15 years
old. I am not sure whether or not he went with his parents. He
settled in eastern Ontario, near the village of Crysler. In Canada
he met and married Maria BATTERBY, a Norfolk girl from
Burnham Thorpe.
Contact: Gini Leonard |
| HOWES |
Thomas HOWES from Catfield who took
his young family from Norwich, to Liverpool, to New Orleans, to
Iowa, to Salt Lake City!
My own family went to New Jersey from Norwich.
Contact: Paul |
| NORGATE |
In 1859, David and Mary (NORGATE)
DAVEY went to New York with their first three children. Mary's
sister, Elizabeth NORGATE, sailed with them. David and Mary
then went to Canada with their six children and settled in
Colchester South, Ontario. This is where their final four children
were born.
In 1869, William Hargreaves DAVEY
(father of the above David Davey) arrived in New York with his son
John and family. The extended family settled in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, USA near Williamʼs son Isaac who had immigrated in 1857.
At least two of William H. DAVEYʼs other
children emigrated from Norfolk. Elizabeth Flowerday Davey and Jacob
Davey settled in Orleans County, New York, USA.
Contact: Anita |
| NURSE/NOURSE |
I have Norfolk ancestors who emigrated to
Quebec Canada as follows:- Thomas NURSE b 1798 South
Creake son of Samuel NURSE and Martha CURSON, m 2 Dec
1819 South Creake to Elizabeth HARPLEY b 1800 dau of John
HARPLEY and Mary ? Children John Oliver NURSE b
1827; Charles Money NURSE b 1829; Samuel NURSE b 1833;
Noah NURSE b 1834. All were b South Creake Norfolk
except Samuel and Noah, they were both christened in Little
Walsingham Norfolk. I think these are the children that emigrated
with their parents.
Susan Adelaine b 1841 Canada and Noah b 1838
Canada, which probably means that Noah b 1834 died before 1838.
There was a William NURSE b 1821 who remained in Norfolk.
I believe they emigrated in 1836, this date was given on the USA
1910 census for John Oliver. They originally settled in
Lingwick Sherbrooke County East Quebec. Thomas is noted in the"
History of Compton" where he was a saw & grist miller.
Descendents lived at Dudswell Quebec and John Oliver lived in
Danville Caledonia Vermont USA. Most USA and Canada records
show the surname as NOURSE. I have not found any
records for Noah or Charles.
Contact: Pam Chlopas |
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