Saddingtons of Rochers Head, Bradfield, Yorkshire
This post relates to a family that I am still researching and is being posted in the hopes of connecting with a family member.The first Saddington of Rochers Head was Joseph Saddington, son of Samuel...
View ArticleUpdate - Lewis Bryan Saddington, the Habitual Criminal (1860 - 1921)
Following the release of the 1911 census and the arrival of the Board of Guardians records from the London Metropolitan Archives and the Guildhall Library on Ancestry, I can now update you on the life...
View ArticleElizabeth Saddington (1828 - 1863): Trying to tie up loose ends
This post relates to Elizabeth Saddington, eldest child of my 3x great grandparents, Thomas Saddington and Hannah Deacon, and demonstrates how incomplete information can lead to wrong conclusions. The...
View ArticleTransported to Australia - Saddington convicts
To begin with, I would like to apologise for the shortage of posts this month, but I am labouring under the burden of revision for exams in June.This is a brief post resulting from the appearance...
View ArticlePlush v Saddington - A suit in Chancery
Once again I must apologise for the shortage of posts this month. However, the exams are now out of the way and I have just about got my life back in order.A couple of years ago, I received an enquiry...
View ArticleSaddington One Name Study on GenealogyWise
Just a quick post to let you know that I have started a Saddington One Name Study group on GenealogyWise, the new genealogy social network.GenealogyWise is apparently like Facebook, but for family...
View ArticleDerby Registration District Marriages - Part 1
These four marriages come to you courtesy of Sue Horsman's Derby Marriage Challenge. At the moment, I am just supplying the details on the marriage certificates, but hope to be able to expand on them...
View ArticleUpdate No. 2 - Lewis Bryan Saddington, the Habitual Criminal
Just a quick one to say that I have filled in part of one of the gaps currently to be found in Lewis Saddington's dodgy career.On doing a general search for Saddingtons in the Online Catalogue of Kent...
View ArticleDerby Registration District Marriages - Part 2
Courtesy of Sue Horsman's Derby Marriage Challenge, this post contains details of further Saddington marriages which took place in the Derby Registration District.In the Parish Church of Holy Trinity,...
View ArticleWalter Frederick Saddington (circa 1866 - ?)
When you commit yourself to a One Name Study, you commit yourself to collecting all instances of that surname. It doesn't matter whether the person concerned was born with the surname that you are...
View ArticleSaddington Marriages in the Shoreditch Registration District
These three marriages come to you courtesy of Howard Benbrook's Shoreditch Marriage Challenge.1) Parish Church of St Mary, Haggerston Road, ShoreditchNo. 357Aug 3rd 1863William Saddington, 22,...
View ArticleSaddington Marriages in the West Ham Registration District
The following 15 marriages come to you courtesy of Peter Copsey's West Ham Marriage Challenge. I hope to be able to expand further on some of them in future posts.1) Parish Church of All Saints, West...
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40 Years Faithful Service 1922 - 1962: Thomas George Saddington
This post comes courtesy of Ebay and the National Gas Archive.Last month I was fortunate enough to be the successful bidder for this little gem, which is the size of a 2p. It is a long service award...
View ArticleUpdate No. 3 - Lewis Bryan Saddington, the Habitual Criminal
A couple of new pieces of information about our Lewis - I'm really quite fond of him now.I bought a batch of certificates the night before the prices went up, and one of them was Lewis' birth...
View ArticleSaddington Archive at Guild of One Name Studies website
I am now in the process of putting on-line some of the basic information that I have regarding the Saddington name.The information can be accessed here - Saddington Archive.I will be adding to the...
View ArticleSaddington Marriages in the Thrapston Registration District
Many thanks to David Barrall who has kindly provided me with a whole wodge of Saddington marriages courtesy of his Thrapston Registration District Marriage Challenge.Thrapston itself is in...
View ArticleCharles Joseph Saddington (1870 - 1916)
This post comes to you courtesy of Google, without which I may never have come across the Great Explosion at Faversham, Kent which took the life of the subject of this post.Charles Joseph Saddington...
View ArticleSaddington Marriages in the Romford Registration District
Tonight's post comes courtesy of Peter Copsey and his Romford Marriage Challenge.1) Parish Church of St Margaret, Barking, EssexNo.89May 20th 1872George Bacon, 20, Bachelor, Labourer, Barking, George...
View ArticlePotterspury Registration District Marriage Challenge
The last post of 2010 comes courtesy of Tracy Barrall's Potterspury Registration District Marriage Challenge.Potterspury Registration District lies in the area between Milton Keynes, Buckingham,...
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Arthur Saddington 1909-1931
Arthur Saddington was born in Middlesbrough in the June quarter of 1909 (volume 9d, page 552), the eldest child of Penrith Saddington Taylor, commonly known as Penrith Saddington, and his wife, Emily...
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Horace Claude Saddington (1884 - 1946) - Update No. 1
This is a short update on a post that I wrote back in March 2008 - link here.Since then of course more resources have become available to the family history researcher, including the 1911 census.Access...
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Richard Frederick Kitchener Saddington (1899 - 1972)
At Easter I received this lapel badge as an addition to the Saddington One Name Study collection. It is somewhat battered and difficult to read, but it led to some interesting research. The badge...
View ArticleBona Vacantia: Ivor Herbert Saddington 1928 - 2002
Ivor Herbert Saddington (1928 - 2002) was brought to my notice by some of my fellow GOONs who had seen his name listed in the Bona Vacantia list on the Heir Hunters television programme. Ivor Herbert...
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Saddingtons - Coal Merchants of Thurmaston - Help needed!
I'm looking for some assistance here. I recently won a photograph on Ebay of a 1963 coal lorry.On the side of the cab, it says 'Saddingtons, Coal & Smokeless Fuels, Garden St. Thurmaston'. The...
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