Relationship: 7 x great grandfather Born: 1686 in Dunton, Bedfordshire, baptised 12 December 1686 in DuntonMarried: 27 December 1714 at St George’s Church, Hatley St George, Cambridgeshire to Ann MyassDied: June 1744 in Hatley St George, Cambridgeshire. Buried 14 June 1744 in Hatley St George Parents: Father: Daniel Buff; Mother: Elizabeth SearleSpouse: Anne MyassChildren: Ann (1715); John (1722) John’s surname is often misspelt as Boof, Boff and Boufe
Relationship: 9 x great grandfather Born: Married:Died: Jan/Feb 1694 – buried 5 February 1694 at St John the Baptist, Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire Parents:Spouse: Children: Robert (1654-1654); Daniel (1655) I can’t find a definite birth or marriage for Henry, but there is an interesting theory on some Ancestry trees that I haven’t been able to prove is true. According to these trees, Henry Buff was in fact Henrich Buff, born in Rheinhessen, Hesse, Germany who moved to and settled in England….
Relationship: 8 x great grandfather Born: around 1655 (baptised, 11 January 1655 in Campton, Bedfordshire)Married: 17 October 1682 in Dunton, Bedfordshire to Elizabeth SearleDied: May 1708 (buried, 25 May 1708 at St John the Baptist in Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire) Parents: Father: Henry Buff; Mother: Spouse: Elizabeth SearleChildren: Daniel (1683); John (1686); Elizabeth (1689); Anne (1691); Henry (1694) Daniel’s surname is often misspelt as Boff, Boof or Boofe
Relationship: 8 x great grandmother Born: Around 1654 (baptised 4 March 1654 in Dunton, Bedfordshire)Married: 17 October 1682 in Dunton, Bedfordshire to Daniel BuffDied: January 1694 (buried 17 January 1694 in Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire) Parents: Father – Robert Searle; Mother – Spouse: Daniel BuffChildren: Daniel (1683); John (1686); Elizabeth (1689); Anne (1691); Henry (1694) Elizabeth’s baptism record only shows her father’s name, Robert Searle. There a several other baptisms in Dunton with a father listed as Robert, but they have…
Relationship: 7 x great grandmother (maternal) Born: Married: John Buff on 27 December 1714 in Hatley St George, CambridgeshireDied: Children: Ann (1715); John (1722) Anne and John Buff’s parish marriage record lists her name as Anne Myass, no father’s name is recorded for her. Although there are several baptisms in the area around Hatley St George, I have no way to narrow down which one might be hers. There are also 2 burials for Ann(e) Buff in Hatley St George,…
One branch of my maternal family, the Higginson were Catholics from Euxton in Lancashire. Euxton was home to two of Lancashire’s oldest Catholic families, the Andertons and the Molyneuxs. The Molyneuxs were the biggest landowners in the area, while the Andertons initially leased and later purchased Euxton Hall from them. Euxton Hall History 1489 – Hugh Anderton (1466 – 1503) took a lease of Euxton Hall from the Molyneux family. Early 16th century – new manor house built by James…
While researching my family history, I found that some of the streets people had lived on in Bolton no longer existed. I compiled a list and then used census searches to locate surrounding streets that still exist, along with the National Library of Scotland‘s side by side map viewer to pinpoint their locations. This is by no means a complete list of all Bolton’s lost streets, and if you would like me to add any others, let me know. I…