2 Apr 2023

Yesterday S and I paid a visit to Buckinghamshire Archives at Aylesbury.
We planned to look at the records of Shalstone and Westbury but we only managed to search Shalstone registers between 1707 and 1900 due to the time it took.
All the parish registers are on microfilm and easily accessible in the reading room.
No reader ticket is needed since these aren’t original records. We ended up skipping lunch so we could finish what we needed to do before 4pm.
The offices open weekdays and the first Saturday of each month.

We looked at Microfilm M13 which contained all of the registers for Shalstone. We fully searched the following:

We didn’t manage to look at:

Extracts from: Register of baptisms, marriages and burials, 1707-1812; Shalstone Parish Registers, PR_183/1/2; Buckinghamshire Archives:

• 30 Oct 1709, baptism of Anna, dau. of William Hinson, born 24 Oct
• 25 Dec 1730, marriage of William Savage and Sarah Russell
• 9 May 1755, baptism of Corbett, son of Corbett and Sarah Tew
• 21 Aug 1757, baptism of Mary, dau. of Corbett and Sarah Tew
• 14 Jul 1765, baptism of Ann, dau. of Corbett and Sarah Tew
• 5 Mar 1769, baptism of Thomas, son of Corbett and Sarah Tew
• 11 Apr 1779, baptism of John, son of Corby and Joice Tue
• 3 Dec 1780, baptism of Hannah, dau. of Corby and Joice Tew
• 22 Sep 1781, baptism of George, son of Corby and Joice Tew
• 27 Nov 1784, baptism of William, son of Corby and Joice Tew
• 30 Mar 1788, baptism of Corbett, son of William and Ann Tew
• 13 Nov 1789, burial of Sarah Tew
• 30 Sep 1791, baptism of Anne, dau. of William and Ann Tew
• 13 Oct 1793, baptism of William, son of William and Alice Whitehead
• 20 Nov 1794, burial of Corbett Tew
• 7 Dec 1794, baptism of Sarah, dau. of William and Ann Tew
• 31 May 1795, baptism of John, son of John and Elizabeth Fetters
• 24 Apr 1796, baptism of William, son of William and Ann Tew
• 20 Jan 1798, baptism of William Tue [no parents recorded]
• 28 Sep 1798, marriage of William Farns[or Barns] and Eliabeth Fetters, both otp, by licence
• 30 Oct 1798, burial of William, son of William and Anne Tew
• 30 Oct 1798, burial of Thomas, son of William and Anne Tew
• 14 Jan 1800, baptism of Mary, son of William and Anne Tew
• 14 Jul 1800, burial of Corby Tew
• 12 Dec 1802, baptism of Thomas, son of William and Ann Tew
• 3 Jun 1804, baptism of Lydia, dau. of Benjamin and Martha Fletcher
• 7 Jul 1805, baptism of Elizabeth, dau. of William and Ann Tew
• 10 Nov 1805, baptism of William, son of Benjamin and Martha Fetters
• 20 Nov 1805, burial of William, son of Benjamin and Martha Fetters
• 31 May 1807, burial of Susanna, dau. of Benjamin and Martha Fetters
• 27 Dec 1807, baptism of William, son of William and Ann Tew
• 15 Nov 1809, burial of Mary Fetters
• 7 Jan 1810, baptism of Hannah, dau. of John and Mary Tew
• 27 May 1810, baptism of John, son of Corbett and Martha Tew
• 9? May 1811, baptism of Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Martha Fetters
• 21 Jul 1811, baptism of George, son of William and Ann Tew
• 15 Sep 1811, baptism of William, son of John and Mary Tew
• 24 Sep 1811, burial of William, son of John and Mary Tew
• 25 Oct 1812, Burial of John Fetters
• 13 Aug 1812, burial of William Tew

Extracts from: Register of marriages, 1754-1812 ; Shalstone Parish Registers, PR_183/1/3; Buckinghamshire Archives:

• 10 Dec 1778, marriage of Corby Tew Junr, otp and Joyce Pennill, otp; by licence; neither signed their name; witnesses: Richard Scott, Richard Pipkin
• 17 Oct 1786, marriage of William Tue, otp and Anne Hinson, otp; neither signed their name; witnesses: Margaret Parkins, John Kitley
• 19 Oct 1789, marriage of Daniel Nibs, otp and Mary Tew, otp; neither signed their name; witnesses William Pipkin, Hannah Pennel
• 12 Oct 1801, marriage of Benjamin Fetters, opt and Martha Arrap, otp; neither signed their name; witnesses Mary Fetters (did not sign), Thomas Church
• 8? Oct 1809, marriage of John Tew, otp and Mary Bull, otp; neither signed their name; witnesses Ann Tew (did not sign), George Pennel
• 1 May 1809, marriage of Thomas Chirry [or Chiny], of Water Stratford, and Lydia Harrop, otp; he signed his name, she did not; witnesses Benjamin Fletcher (did - not sign), George Pennel
• 28 Oct 1811, marriage of Joseph Russell, bachelor, of Westbury and Hannah Tew, spinster, otp; he did not sign, she did; witnesses Thomas Henley, Elizabeth - Busby, Ann Busby
• 18 Oct 1813, marriage of Samuel White, bachelor of Staple Claydon and Anne Tew, spinster, otp; neither signed their name; witnesses Thomas White, Ann Gascoign - (did not sign); page 2, no. 4
• 29 May 1815, marriage of George Tew, bachelor, otp, and Anne Keene, spinster, of Stowe; both signed their name; witnesses John Keen, Thomas Nevens; page 3, no.7- (thought this was Hune but on a closer look it says Keene)
• 23 Sep 1824, marriage of Thomas Tew, otp and Lydia Fetters, otp; neither signed their name; witnesses William May (did not sign), George Pennell; page 7, no. 21
• 13 Oct 1830, marriage of James Robson, of Biddlesden, Bucks, and Elizabeth Tue, otp; neither signed their name; witnesses John Tue (did not sign), George - Bennet; page 10, no. 28
• 4 Apr 1831, marriage of Benjamin Fletcher, otp, and Martha Geaten, otp; neither signed their name; witnesses George Geaten (did not sign), George Bennet; page - 10, no. 30
• 14 Apt 1831, marriage of William Beacham, otp, and Mary Tew, otp; neither signed their name; witnesses John Tew (did not sign), ??? Pennel; page 11, no. 31
  17 Apr 1832, marriage of John Watts, of the parish of Aylesbury, and Sarah Tue, otp; he signed, she did not; witnesses: Martha White, John Tue (did not sign); page 11; no. 32

Extracts from: Register of burials, 1813-1991; Shalstone Parish Registers PR_183/1/9; Buckinghamshire Archives:

• 30 Mar 1819, burial of William Tew, abode Old Wick, age 4 days; page 4, no. 27
• 25 Mar 1813, burial of Joice Tew, abode Shalstone, age 1; page 1, no. 3
• 26 Apr 1815, burial of Martha tew, abode Shalstone, age 28; page 2, no. 14
• 29 Nov 1815, burial of William Tew, abode Shalstone, age 7; page 2, no. 15
• 30 Dec 1816, burial of Corbet Tew, abode Shalstone, age 28; page 3, no. 17
• 31 Dec 1822, burial of Hannah Tew, abode Shalstone, age 12; page 6, no. 42
• 10 Nov 1826, burial of Lydia Tew, abode Shalstone, age 22; page 8, no. 57
• 27 Dec 1826, burial of Ann Tew, abode Shalstone, age 57; page 8, no. 58
• 7 May 1831, burial of Charlotte Tew, abode Shalstone, age 14; page 9, no. 69
• 27 Apr 1833, burial of William Tew, abode Shalstone, age 4, illegitimate son of Mary Tew; page 10, no. 80
• 9 Jan 1834, burial of Elizabeth Harrop, abode Shalstone, age 96; page 11, no. 85
• 13 Jan 1842, burial of Eliza Tew, abode Shalstone, age 8; page 15, no. 120
• 10 Oct 1843, burial of James Tew, abode Shalstone, infant; page 17, no. 132
• 10 Apr 1845, burial of Elizabeth Tew, abode Shalstone, age 1; page 17, no. 136
• 28 Jun 1846, burial of Elizabeth Tew, abode Shalstone, infant; page 18, no. 140
• 15 Sep 1847, burial of Richard Fetters, abode Shalstone, infant; page 18, no. 144
• 15 Sep 1847, burial of Sophia Fetters, abode Shalstone, age 26; page 19, no. 145
• 2 Jan 1850, burial of John Henry Tew, abode Shalstone, age 1; page 20, no. 154
• 30 Jun 1852, burial of George Tew, abode Shalstone, age 69; page 21, no. 164
• 18 Apr 1859, burial of Sarah Tew, abode Shalstone, age 2; page 24, no. 190
• 10 May 1859, burial of John Tew, abode Shalstone, age 81; page 24, no. 191
• 1 Nov 1859, burial of Benjamin Fletcher, abode Shalstone, age 86; page 23, no. 192
• 8 May 1862, burial of Arthur Tew, abode Shalstone, age 1; page 25, no. 200
• 6 Oct 1862, burial of Joseph Fletcher, abode Shalstone, age 26; page 26, no. 201
• 15 Mar 1863, burial of John Fletcher, abode Shalstone, age 24; page 26, no. 203
• 14 Dec 1864, burial of Martha Fletcher, abode The Workhouse, Buckingham, age 87; page 27, no. 209
• 25 May 1866, burial of Anne Tew, abode Shalstone, age 57; page 27, no. 214
• 7 Aug 1867, burial of Mary Tew, abode Shalstone, age 81; page 27, no. 216
• 26 Dec 1871, burial of Ann Tew, abode Old Wick, Shalstone, age 78; page 29, no. 229
• 7 Mar 1872, burial of Emma Fletcher, abode Shalstone, age 18mo; page 29, no. 231
• 1 Feb 1875, burial of John Fletcher, abode Shalstone, age 11mo; page 30, no. 235
• 12 Jul 1880, burial of Thomas Tew, abode Hunt Mill, Westbury, age 78; page 32, no. 256
• 20 Nov 1880, burial of Thomas Tew, abode Shalstone, age 53; page 33, no. 257
• 12 Nov 1881, burial of Abraham Tew, abode Wood Green, age 46; page 33, no. 258
• 23 Feb 1882, burial of Elizabeth Fletcher, abode Shalstone, age 53, died at the nursing home in Buckingham; page 33, no. 262
• 24 Mar 1883, burial of John Tew, abode Shalstone, age 73; page 33, no. 263
• 19 Dec 1891, burial of Martha Tew, abode Shalstone, age 73; page 37, no. 296
• 31 Mar 1892, burial of Herbert John Tew, abode Shalstone, age 8; page 38, no. 299
• 12 Nov 1892, burial of Ann Tew, abode Shalstone, age 76; page 38, no. 302
• 26 Apr 1893, burial of Susannah Tew, abode Croydon, age 21; page 38, no 304
• 11 Jun 1895, burial of John Tew, abode Shalstone, age 76; page 39, no. 307
• 1 Jul 1897, burial of Ellen Tew, abode Shalstone, age 73; page 39, no. 312
• 22 Nov 1897, burial of William Tew, abode Shalstone, age 77; page 40, no. 314
• 10 Feb 1899, burial of Benjamin Fletcher, abode Shalstone, age 87; page 40, no. 317
• 20 Jan 1900, burial of William Fletcher, age 70, abode The Union Workhouse, Buckingham; page 42, no. 322
• 30 Mar 1901, burial of Jemima Tew, abode Shalstone, age 79; page 41, no. 326
• 16 Apr 1904, burial of Ann Stokes Tew, age 46, abode Shalstone; page 42, no. 329>

While looking at our transcribed baptisms from Shalstone we realised we didn’t have the baptism of S’s ancestor George Tew, born around 1824/25

In the 2021 research diary, on 3 May, I wrote:

Today we made some progress with finding out more about George Tew’s father Thomas. We confirmed that Thomas married Ann Turvey but we also discovered that he was a widower when he married her and that he had previously been married to a Lydia Fetters or Fletcher. George Tew’s mother was Lydia but the rest of his siblings are the children of Ann and Thomas.

Lydia died in 1826, a year or so after George was born. Thomas then married Ann in 1830. All these events took place in Shalston or just over the border in Whitfield, Northamptonshire.

However, we don’t have a record in the Ancestry tree for George’s baptism, so we don’t have evidence that George’s mother was Lydia.

This is what we know:

1. We know that our George’s father was called Thomas. It’s on his marriage certificate to Caroline Whitehead, 1858. His age is shown as 34, suggesting a birth year of 1824. They married in Shalstone.
2. We know that there were two George Tews born about the same time, 1825
   1. In the 1841 census there is a George, aged 15 (which could be 15-19) living with a Thomas, age 35, and Ann, age 30, in Wood Green, near Shalstone. Plus younger siblings Anna (10), Eliza (7), Robert (4), Abel (2).
   2. The other George Tew is on the same page, aged 15 (i.e. 15-19), living with a George, age 55, and Ann, aged 45, in Old Wick, near Shalstone. Younger siblings Stephen (12), James (10), Martha (8), Abraham (6).
3. Thomas Tew married Lydia Fetters or Fletcher in 1824 in Shalstone. We have seen this previously and confirmed in on our visit to the archive yesterday. A witness on this marriage was William May and there is a William May of the same age as Thomas living next door to him in 1841
4. Lydia Tew (Fetters) was buried in Shalston on 10 Nov 1826, abode Shalstone, age 22. We confirmed this on our visit to the archive yesterday. (p8, no 57)
5. Thomas Tew then married Ann Turvey on 28 Jan 1830, in Whitfield, Northamptonshire. We have an image of this from ancestry. He was of Shalstone, she was of Whitfield. One of the witnesses was Elizabeth Tew. Thomas had a younger sister Elizabeth, born 1805.
6. Yesterday we recorded a baptism in Shalston of George Tew on 22 May 1825¹. Son of George and Ann Tew, abode The Den or Oldwick extra parochial place. George, the father, was a dairy man. However the entry has been written over a baptism with parents Thomas and Lydia, and date 27 Feb. The rector, has written in the margin: “May 22, No 77. A mistake was made of the time of Entry within the date & the names of parents.”. We took a photocopy of this page.
7. Back in 2021, I am sure we had seen a transcript the baptism of George, son of Thomas and Lydia on findmypast. But we did not take a screenshot like we normally do. But this information is not on findmypast any more. We think it has been “corrected” following the curate’s notes on the mistake.
8. We have recorded baptism records of Thomas and Ann’s children from 1830 onward: Hannah (1830), Eliza (1833), Robert (1836) and others.
9. There are no baptisms of a Tew with a father Thomas before 1830.
10. Our George Tew married Mary Quinny in 1849, in Wormleighton, Warwickshire. We have an image of the banns for this marriage which states that both George and Mary were of the extra-parochial place called Watergall, adjoining the parish of Wormleighton. We don’t know why George was in Warwickshire.
11. In the 1851 census, George Tew is in Water Stratford, alone, married, age 26. It states he was born in Shalstone. In the same census, Mary Tew (Quinny) is with her father Richard in Mollington, Oxfordshire. Her daughter Emma was aged 10m, born in Shalstone. Mollington is five miles from Wormleighton.
12. Mary Quinny died in 1857.
13. Our George Tew married Caroline/Kitty Whitehead the next year in 1858
14. The other George Tew married Elizabeth Ann Sadler in 1859.
15. The other George Tew was a carpenter

Point 6 is the key. It seems that there were two George Tews born very close together and baptised within a couple of months. When the curate came to record the second entry he thought there had been a mistake and crossed out the previous George Tew baptism, the one for S’s ancestor.

I’m going to record the two baptisms as follows:

27 Feb 1825, baptism of George, son of Thomas and Lydia Tew; entry no. 77 (overwritten by a later entry for George, son of George and Ann Tew, incorrectly noted by the rector as a mistake. The rector, has written in the margin: “May 22, No 77. A mistake was made of the time of Entry within the date & the names of parents.”).

22 May 1825, baptism of George, son of George and Ann Tew of The Den, Old-Wick extra parochial, occ. Dairy man; entry no. 77. (written over a previous entry for George, son of Thomas and Lydia Tew, incorrectly noted by the rector as a mistake. The rector, has written in the margin: “May 22, No 77. A mistake was made of the time of Entry within the date & the names of parents.”)