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Yorkshire place names in the 1830's

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Irene

Irene Report 25 Oct 2011 04:02

Has anybody ever heard of a place called Neby in Yorkshire?

On a couple of birth certificates for the children of John SHEPHERD, it states that the father John SHEPHERD was born in what definitely looks like Neby. I can't find anything that relates so thought I would throw my brick wall out there to see if I can break through

Many thanks

Irene

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 25 Oct 2011 04:12

could it be short for Newby, thats middlesborough

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Irene

Irene Report 25 Oct 2011 04:15

Is that Yorkshire?

Irene

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 25 Oct 2011 04:20

yes , when was he born ? fathers occupation, mother

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Irene

Irene Report 25 Oct 2011 04:23

Sorry I meant to say that I live in New Zealand

thanks
Irene

Irene

Irene Report 25 Oct 2011 04:39

circa 1832

Irene

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 25 Oct 2011 04:48

Can you be a bit more helpful ?
there are lots of Johns !!

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Irene

Irene Report 25 Oct 2011 04:50

sorry, no I don't have anymore information - that is why he is my brick wall!

Irene

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 25 Oct 2011 04:52

you say you have his name on Johns birth cert, when and where was son john born ?

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Irene

Irene Report 25 Oct 2011 04:55

His son was John Ernest and he was born in New Zealand.

Irene

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 25 Oct 2011 04:59

Does it say what his mothers name was ?

When was John Ernest born, what year please ?

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Irene

Irene Report 25 Oct 2011 05:06

John Ernest SHEPHERD was born November 1880 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Father: John Shepherd
Occupation: farmer
Age: 47 years
Birth place: Neby, Yorkshire, England

John married Margaret Langford in 1870 in Christchurch, New Zealand

Irene

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 25 Oct 2011 05:19

A tree on ancestry gives

John Shepherd
Birth 1832 ? in Ashworth, Lancashire, England
Death 1918 ? in Rangiora, North Canterbury, New Zealand

Margaret Langford
Birth abt 1849 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Death 16 June 1921

It says they married in christchurch 1870, you will need their marriage cert for better details of his parents.
It should be easier to find him on the 1861 and 1851 censuses then.

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Quoy

Quoy Report 25 Oct 2011 06:49

I found this one

Neby-upon-Ure 1713-1744 in the West Riding Yorkshire

and this

Neuby( old name )Newby SE347675 Knaresborough

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Where/OldNames.html

mgnv

mgnv Report 25 Oct 2011 08:07

Assuming it's an old spelling of Newby, then there are at least 4 places - try a look up on:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/

There's the one Quoy found - I think both refer to a place 5km SE of Ripon.
Maybe Lindsey's is the one 5km NNW of Stokesley.
There's also one 4km NW of Scarborough, and one 5km SE of Ingleton.

Flick

Flick Report 25 Oct 2011 08:55

When you have his marriage cert, let us know his father's details.............so that census searches can be tried

Irene

Irene Report 26 Oct 2011 05:23

thanks but the marriage certificate doesn't show father's name. I have a copy of it

Irene

Irene

Irene Report 27 Oct 2011 00:02

thank you for the input on Neby. I have come across a christening on the IGI that took place in 1832 at Knaresborough.

This states parents as Thomas and Margaret SHEPHERD so will see if I can find a census record that relates. It could lead me somewhere.

many thanks
Irene

Ferpo

Ferpo Report 28 Oct 2011 14:20

Don't know whether this helps or not:
Newby, Cumbria
Newby, Lancashire
Newby, Craven, North Yorkshire
Newby, Hambleton, North Yorkshire
Newby, Huby, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Newby, Skelton-on-Ure, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Newby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Newby Wiske, Hambleton, North Yorkshire
Newby Bridge, Cumbria
Newby East, Cumbria
Newby West, Cumbria
Newby Head, North Yorkshire

And many of the county borders have changed over the years and now I feel I've made it worse, but good luck.

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