Hi Anthony,
This is very interesting as some of us where looking at Naomi the other day
wondering if she had any connection to the Barley tree and a Melbourn tree.
We ruled them out as we thought perhaps her father was Joseph. However what
you have mentioned with the marriage of William and Naomi Bunyan is more
feasable. William would have been born around 1798. Can you obtain a copy of
the parish record for this marriage. It might give a clue as to who Williams
father was or from which parish he came from. Where Emma and Mary
illigitamate children?
Thanks
Liz
-------Original Message-------
From: catley(a)rootsweb.com
Date: 02/12/08 15:59:45
To: CATLEY(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [CATLEY] Wheathampstead Catleys
I was prompted to join the list after reading Tim Cattley's remark about
other references to Wheathampstead." Clarification would be gratefully
received.
I stumbled on NAOMI Catley when researching my grandmother's family of which
nothing was known other than that the marriage took place in Wheathampstead.
The information now on the Families of Wheathampstead web site (under
Ansell) was posted by me. It is substantiated by marriage certificates for
NAOMI and EMMA, birth certificates for EMMA and MARY, and a death
certificate for NAOMI. From Naomi's marriage certificate her father was
WILLIAM Catley.
NAOMI can be found in 1851-1901 censuses; in 1841 she likely was at the
Union Workhouse (her address in 1842) and this is was probably in one of the
St Albans districts recently reported missing from the Ancestry data base.
EMMA can be traced 1851-1891. MARY is found only 1861-1871.
All other information posted on the web site is from secondary sources like
SGI and in one instance the Catley Database.
In addition there is an ELIZABETH Catley found 1841. I believe her to be the
Elizabeth Lambley found with MARY and her husband Abel in 1881 and 1891;
also found in Westminster in 1861 and 1871 and as a boarder in
Wheathampstead in 1901. In 1891 she is listed as Aunt and if she was Mary's
Aunt presumably was Naomi's sister.
The Hertfordshire Burials added to the Catley Database are of interest for
two reasons. Firstly they show 8 Catley burials at Wheathampstead 1800-1824
thus confirming that Catleys were present there. A common name in the area
especially well represented in neighbouring Kimpton is Catlin. I have spent
many hours convincing myself that these are separate families and not
spelling variants and am glad of supporting evidence.
Secondly WILLIAM Catley buried 1834 aged 36 years fits with the William who
married NAOMI Bunyan in 1820 (IGI). I am guessing that NAOMI and ELIZABETH
were their daughters. This relates to the question that interests me most:
why in 1841 was Naomi at the Union Workhouse and 15-year-old Elizabeth
living alone?
Regards
Anthony
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