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Thomas Ekins c 1740

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JoonieCloonie

JoonieCloonie Report 16 Apr 2016 00:57

Brian, you utterly failed to acknowledge Sylvia's efforts in this thread, and then started a new thread about the same thing, contrary to the rules and inviting (and succeeding in eliciting) total duplication of what had already been researched

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1359356

and pretty much failed to respond to anything posted in that thread either ...

and in both cases, after asking for help and having people do rather enormous amounts of work for you, only then did you decide to post your own theories and the information you yourself have found

all round not fair

Researching:
You remember me. :)

Brian

Brian Report 6 Apr 2016 19:34

Following my first message, I am looking for the ancestors of Thomas Ekins c 1740. Thomas was one of my Great x 5 Grandfathers. I have a lot of info, both professional and from my own research from Thomas to the present day. Beyond Thomas the info gets more dubious. Bedfordshire Archives believe that Thomas was born c 1740. I have a record of a Thomas Ekins, Baptised 25th December 1740 at Wymington, Bedford. His parents are shown as John Ekins & Mary. Using educated guess work, I then go further back and have a record for the marriage of a John Ekins & Mary Clarke on the 11th July 1720 at Wymington I then have the Baptism of a John Ekins on the 15th November 1694 at Little Staughton, Bedford, his parents are shown as John Ekins & Grace. If these facts should prove to be correct, John Ekins & Grace would be two of my Great x 7 Grandparents.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 6 Apr 2016 04:33

It seems from the number of references I found on Google that you are looking to go further back, ie, finding the parents of both Thomas and Elizabeth.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 6 Apr 2016 04:24

?????????????

Is this your Thomas???


National Burial Index for England & Wales Transcription

First name(s) THOMAS
Last name EKINS
Birth year 1740
Death year 1821
Age 81
Burial year 1821
Burial day 15
Burial month 3
Place BLUNHAM
Church description ST EDMUND OR ST JAMES
Church denomination ANGLICAN
County Bedfordshire
Country England
Record set National Burial Index for England & Wales
Category Life Events (BDMs)
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from United Kingdom

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 6 Apr 2016 04:14

children

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name: Elizabeth Moor Ekins
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 7 Aug 1774
Baptism Place: Blunham,Bedford,England
Father: Thomas Ekins
Mother: Elizabeth
FHL Film Number: 599351


Name: William Ekins
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 10 Apr 1776
Baptism Place: Blunham,Bedford,England
Father: Thomas Ekins
Mother: Elizabeth
FHL Film Number: 599351

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 6 Apr 2016 03:57

It looks as though the parnts had an earlier baby called THomas, who presumably died

from FreeReg .........

County Bedfordshire
Place Riseley
Church name All Saints
Register type Unspecified
Baptism date 18 Apr 1734
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father forename William
Father surname EKINS
Mother forename Martha


and then the one baptised 1736 .....

County Bedfordshire
Place Riseley
Church name All Saints
Register type Unspecified
Baptism date 16 Dec 1736
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father forename William
Father surname EKINS
Mother forename Martha

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 6 Apr 2016 03:52

Could this be a possible birth for him??

from ancestry

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name: Thomas Ekins
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 16 Dec 1736
Baptism Place: Riseley,Bedford,England
Father: William Ekins
Mother: Martha
FHL Film Number: 908072


It is not possible to view the image.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 6 Apr 2016 03:49

Welcome to the Boards, Brian ......

You have to give us more information!!


what do you want to know?

His ancestors, or his descendants??

How do you get back to him?

Where have you looked, and what do you know ................ so that we do not waste time duplicating research that you have already done!

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Brian

Brian Report 5 Apr 2016 23:48

I am looking for any info on Thomas Ekins=Elizabeth Moor. They married in 1767 at Blunham, Beds. Thomas took over 'The Horseshoes', still there, in 1769.
Regards. Brian Ekins