Genealogy Chat

I have an old family prayer book with the following inscription in the front 'Mary Sharpe - The gift of her affectionate daughter - Maria Pryke - 1848'. I know who Mary Sharpe was - my ggg grandmother, her son Robert being my gg grandfather, however I cannot find Maria anywhere. She must have been Robert's sister and must have married a Pryke but I can't find a marriage or any census details. Robert was born in Gt Saxham, Suffolk (in 1823) as were other siblings that I have found so I presume Maria was born there as well. Can anyone help, please. Thank you, Gerald

These are the Maria Prykes on 1841 census............. Maria Pryke abt 1841 Cambridgeshire, England Fordham Cambridgeshire View Record Maria Pryke abt 1839 Suffolk, England Barrow Suffolk View Record Maria Pryke abt 1830 Suffolk, England Bramford Suffolk View Record Maria Pryke abt 1806 Suffolk, England Chedburgh Suffolk View Record Maria Pryke abt 1811 Suffolk, England Chedburgh Suffolk View Record Maria Pryke abt 1811 Suffolk, England Chedburgh Suffolk View Record Maria Pryke abt 1834 Suffolk, England Chedburgh Suffolk View Record Maria Pryke abt 1833 Suffolk, England Hadleigh Suffolk Reg

Thanks, Reg The 1811 Chedburgh one would seem the best bet. I'll see if I can find her on a later census. Gerald

Hi Gerald----possibility???? Name: Maria Sharpe Year of Registration: 1848 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Walsingham County: Norfolk Volume: 13 Page: [65_]46 Gloria :-))))

Thanks, Gloria, but I don't think we have any connection with Walsingham, Norfolk. Gerald

Just read your thread again and realised it was a shot in the dark. Gloria :-)))))

Gerald This is a small selection of what is held on the IGI. It may be of use to you to look into them further - there are many more on there: 1) MARIA PRIKE - International Genealogical Index - British Isles Gender: Female Christening: 10 JUN 1817 Barrow, Suffolk, England 2. Maria Pryke - International Genealogical Index - British Isles Gender: <Female> Birth: About 1705 Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England 3. MARIA PRIKE - International Genealogical Index - British Isles Gender: Female Christening: 03 AUG 1817 Barrow, Suffolk, England 4. MARIA LOUISA PRYKE - International Genealogical Index - British Isles Gender: Female Birth: 16 AUG 1832 5. Maria Pryke - International Genealogical Index - British Isles Gender: Female Birth: 1799 Framsden, Suffolk, England 6. Mrs. Maria Pricke - International Genealogical Index - British Isles Gender: Female Birth: About 1802 Of, Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England 7. Maria Pryke - International Genealogical Index - British Isles Gender: Female Birth: 1799 Framsden, Suffolk, England 8. MARIA PRYKE - International Genealogical Index - British Isles Gender: Female Christening: 17 MAY 1834 Chevington, Suffolk, England Their address is www.familysearch.org Good luck with your search Snowdrops

I am now wondering if Maria died without having any children as the prayer book came down through the family from Robert's daughter and I would have thought it likely to have been passed down through Maria's family if she had one. I have therefore been looking for a death record for Maria, thinking she might have died prior to the 1851 census but no luck so far. Gerald

Thanks Snowdrops, I'll have a plough through IGI. Gerald

Gerald Just looked to see if they had any of the known family on there and came up with this: ROBERT SHARPE Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: 16 SEP 1822 Christening: 20 OCT 1822 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: JOHN SHARPE Family Mother: MARY TILSON Does it looks like your lot? If so the batch number is C132331. to use the batch number just put in the surname you are looking for, enter the batch number in the box provided, choose British Isles, then England, then Suffolk and it will list all those family members from that church whether they are Baptisms, Marriages or Deaths they have on their data banks Snowdrops

Thanks everso Snowdrops This certainly looks promising - I'm sure that must be my Robert. Gerald

Thingoe was the reg'n district for Cherburgh............found this death Name: Maria Pryke Year of Registration: 1846 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Thingoe County: Suffolk Volume: 13 Page: 317 Reg

Off topic a bit here Gerald but what about this? MARY TILSON Female -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: 25 APR 1785 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: ROBT. TILSON Family Mother: RACHEL Batch number C062231 Still no closer to Maria Pryke though!!!! Snowdrops

2. ROBERT SHARPE - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 16 SEP 1822 3. ROBERT SHARPE - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 20 OCT 1822 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England 4. WILLIAM SHARPE - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 14 JUN 1818 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England 5. HENRY SHARPE - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 02 APR 1824 6. HENRY SHARPE - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 11 APR 1824 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England 8. CHARLOTTE SHARP - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 12 APR 1826 9. CHARLOTTE SHARP - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 14 MAY 1826 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England

Still off topic but there's this: JOHN SHARP Male Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: MARY TITSON Family Marriage: 09 NOV 1807 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England I think it could be spelling error - could be their marriage? Snowdrops

.......... and a load more for you!!!! 1. JOHN SHARP - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 09 NOV 1807 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England 2. ELIZEBETH SHARP - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Marriage: 25 OCT 1764 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England 3. DANIEL SHARP - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 25 MAR 1774 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England 4. ABRAHAM SHARP - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 11 FEB 1759 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England 5. ABRAHAM SHARP - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 29 JUN 1772 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England 6. JULIAN SHARP - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 23 JAN 1785 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England 7. MARY SHARP - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Marriage: 07 APR 1793 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England Could number 7 have marriedMr Pryke? Batch number M062231 Snowdrops Snowdrops

Thanks Reg, but if Maria died in1846 she couldn't have given the book to her mother in 1848. Snowdrops - thanks for your find on Mary - that's great. Gerald

Thanks Jim I had found Henry & Charlotte but not William. Gerald

No - it was Mr Wright!!!! Are you sure you're reading it properly (the bible that is) could Pryke POSSIBLY be Wright? Is it really curly writing? or very clear? This Mary is probably out of the time frame though!! MARY SHARP Female Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: RICHD. WRIGHT Family Marriage: 07 APR 1793 Great Saxham, Suffolk, England Snowdrops

Snowdrops, Now we really are going back a long way - that's great. I am starting to wonder if the prayer book actually belonged to Mary wife of John Sharpe - perhaps it could even go back a further generation. The odd thing is that it ended up with my great grandmother, another Maria Sharpe born 1843, daughter of Robert, and she wrote all her families dates of birth in it, along with her own and her husband's, and their date of marriage. Gerald