Posted in Research on Jul 15th, 2008 3 Comments »
I recently came across this wonderful website and immediately entered the wood in search of a very rare species, my great grandmother, Birdie Mary Funnell.
Birdie Mary married my great grandfather, Henry William Stagg, on 1st May 1880 at St Simon’s Church, Southsea.
Their marriage certificate gives her age as 19, a spinster. Her father is Alfred [...]
Posted in Research on May 11th, 2008 No Comments »
The Sussex Record Society (1) offers us a transcription of one of the earliest Funnell documents, a will.
On the 16th of April 1553 (proved 29th April 1553), John Funnell of Grenley, Westham bequeathed his body to be buried in the Churchyard of Westham, a barrel of beer and as much bread as can be made [...]
Posted in Research on Feb 5th, 2007 4 Comments »
Was Mary Unstead’s name really Hokum?
These are two questions asked by Christine Brookes who sent in an email to query research on the “Funnells from Chiddingly” tree. If anyone can confirm, infirm or comment, please do so using the comments form - click on “Comments” at the bottom of the article.
Mary Harmer (person ID 1140). [...]
Posted in Research on Jan 26th, 2007 2 Comments »
The following constitute a non exhaustive list of settlement orders concerning Funnells. They are all extracts noted in ESRO by a professional researcher working on my behalf. We hope they will be useful to you if you wish to locate the original documents which may contain more information. Parish records may also contain further details.
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