Family History

11 Mar 2005

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I had a few minutes to search Ancestry today and I experimented with the search interface to try and locate Janet Lambourne nee Rymell in either the 1891 or 1901 censuses. I came across this George and Jane Lambourne in High Wycombe in 1901:

1901                  High Wycomne, Bucks(Attach:RG13_1347_1349-0065.gif)
Name                  Relation Condition Age Occupation                     Where Born
George Lambourne Head             M              48        Chair Polisher   Bucks, Wycombe
Jane Lambourne        Wife        M              47                         Bucks, Wycombe

There were a number of chair makers and polishers nearby so there must have been a furniture factory in the area. They both appear to be of the right sort of age, but the birthplaces and occupations are unexpected. The birthplaces could have been dittoed by mistake but it’s unlikely. The best way to disprove that these people are the ones we are looking for is to find them in the 1881 census. We already have George and Janet living in London in that census. I looked and found the following:

1881                  High Wycomne, Bucks(Attach:BKMRG11_1460_1464-0927.gif)
Name                  Relation     Condition          Age     Occupation        Where Born
George Lambourne Lodger            U                  24      Polisher          Bucks, Wycombe

This is almost certainly the same George as listed above so he can’t be the George we’re looking for and Jane is not Janet Rymell.

Rymell Summary

Here’s what we know about Rymells:

. Mary Anne Rymell married Alfred Facer on 28 Dec 1874 in Frimley, Surrey (IGI and GRO)
. A Mary A Rymell born in Tring, Herts around 1846, was working as a servant in Frimley (1871
  census)
. An Elizabeth Rymell, also born in Tring around 1850, was working in the same house as Mary A
  (1871 census)
. An Elizabeth Rymell married William Boon on 13 Oct 1872 in Carshalton, Surrey (IGI)
. A Mary Ann Rymell was born in the March Quarter of 1846 in the Berkampstead district (GRO)
. There was a family of Rymills living in Watford, Herts in 1871. The head was George Rymill, a
  printer, born around 1836 in Oxford. His wife, Fanny, was born in Tring around 1835. They had 4
  children born in Bushey and one in Watford. Their eldest boy George was deaf. (1871 census)
. A Janet Elizabeth Rymell married George Walter Lambourn on 10 Aug 1873 in Tring (IGI)
. A George and Janet Lambourn were living in Knightsbridge, London in 1881. He was a butler, born
  around 1852 in Blackwater, Surrey. She was born around 1851 in Tring. They had two children Harry
  born around 1876 in Marylebone and Herbert born around 1878 in Oxford St. Clements (1881
  census)
. A William Rhymell and Lydia C Rhymell were living in Tring, Herts in 1871. He was a plumber and
  glazier born around 1823 in Deddington, Oxfordshire. She was born around 1830 in London. They
  had two children: Henry, a plumber and painter, born around 1848 in Tring and Emma, a bonnet
  maker, born around 1852, also in Tring. (1871 census)
  1. A Lydia Rymell was living in Hove, Sussex in 1881. She was a boarding house keeper, born around
  1830 in London. (1881 census)
  1. An Emma Rymell was living in Marylebone, London in 1881. She was a parlourmaid, born around
  1853 in Tring (1881 census)
  1. There was a George Lambourne living in Twickenham in 1871. He was a grocer’s porter born around
  1850 in Blackwater, Surrey. (1871 census)
  1. A William Rummell married Lydia Morgan on 26 Dec 1842 in Saint Leonards, Shoreditch (IGI and
  GRO)
  1. An Elizabeth Rummell was baptised on 18 Jan 1843 in Saint John the Baptist, Shoreditch. Her date
  of birth is recorded as 26 Dec 1842 and her parents were William and Lydia Rummell. (IGI)
  1. An Elizabeth Rymall was baptised 28 Jul 1853 in Chalgrove, Oxford. Her parents were James and
  Hannah Rymall (IGI)
  1. A Mary Ann Rymall was baptised 28 Feb 1849 in Chalgrove, Oxford. Her parents were James and
  Hannah Rymall (IGI)

Things To Do

Quickies

. Find more about Lewis Tew shown on Barry's tree
. Find George Tew Jr. in 1881 census
. Find George Lay's death date
. Find Annie Tew's death date

To Order

. Who were Mary Anne Rymell's parents - were they William and Lydia Rymell? - order Mary Anne
  Rymell's birth certificate

Headscratchers

. Was Janet Rymell also a child of William and Lydia Rymell? - find her birth certificate and order it
. Why did Annie Tew move to Towcester to have Bertie Herbert in 1908?
. Where was Henry 'the absconder' Alcock for the best part of the nineteenth century?

We looked for Lewis Tew and found this in the GRO at Ancestry:

irth of Lewis Tew, DEC QTR 1902, Towcester, Northants, Vol3b p13

We also signed up to 1837online and had a look for Janet Rymell’s birth. Because 1837online is a pay-per-view site we decided to transcribe as much as possible here to save looking again. This list is not exhaustive - some pages ended on relevant names and so there may have been interesting ones on subsequent pages. We stopped transcribing all Rymers after SEP 1851

Quarter Year Surname Name                           District               Vol     Page
MAR        1850 Rymell         Ann                  Aston                  XVI     216
MAR        1850 Rymell         Lucy                 Malmsbury              VIII    367
MAR        1850 Rymill         Elizabeth Herbert Newington                 IV      395
MAR        1850 Rymill         Samuel               Woodstock              XVI     152
MAR        1850 Rymill         Sarah                Bermondsey             IV      44
SEP        1850 Rymill         John Hampden(?) Northampton                 XV      313
DEC        1850 Rymell         Harriett             Coventry               XVI     4[35]3
DEC        1850 Rymell         Selina               Coventry               XVI     440
MAR        1851   Rymell       Eliza                Woodstock              XVI     159
MAR        1851   Rymer        Dorothy Ann          Gateshead              XXIV 157
MAR        1851   Rymer        Frances Gertrude     Wirrall                XIX     405
MAR        1851   Rymer        Harry                Auckland               XXIV 114
MAR        1851   Rymer        Leah Ann             Chorlton               XX      208
MAR        1851   Rymer        Margaret Hannah Tynemouth                   XXV     506
MAR        1851   Rymer        Sarah Ann            St. George in the East II      132
JUN        1851   Rymel        Sarah Jane           Thames                 XVI     112
JUN        1851   Rymell       Caroline             Woodstock              XVI     151
JUN        1851   Rymell       Eliza Ann            Chipping Norton        XVI     44
JUN        1851   Rymer        Ann                  Birmingham             XVI     408
JUN        1851   Rymer        Charles Joseph       Northampton            XV      342
JUN        1851   Rymer        Ann                  Thirsk                 XXIV 655
SEP        1851   Rymell       Emma                 Berkhampstead          VI      450
SEP        1851   Rymer        Alice                Ormskirk               XXI     652
SEP        1851   Rymer        Ann Hardman          Sculcoates             XXII    598
SEP        1851   Rymer        Elizabeth            York                   XXIII 797
SEP        1851   Rymer        Mary                 Northallerton          XXIV 156
SEP        1851   Rymer        Mary Ann             Thirsk                 XXIV 637
SEP        1851   Rynels       Edward               Huddersfield           XXII    376
DEC        1851   Rymell       Hannah               Coventry               XVI     481
MAR        1852 Rymill         Emily Jane           Northampton            3b      55
MAR        1852 Rymill         Emily Jane           Northampton            3b      168
MAR        1852 Rymill         Louisa Kate          Camberwell             1d      455
JUN        1852 Rymill         Ellen                Strand                 1b      340
SEP        1852 Rymell         Ann                  Banbury                3a      577
SEP        1852 Rymell         Ann Eliza            Coventry               6d      333
SEP        1852 Rymell        Mary                Banbury                3a     577