ENSOR London -> Cinderford & Lydney (General)

by jhopkins , Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 23:17 (31 days ago) @ ClareF

Ensor is a local farming name in North Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand. Quite a number of Forest people emigrated here in the 19th Century, so I wonder if "our" Ensors were originally Foresters - in your research Clare, if you find there were people in your Ensor family who emigrated to NZ you may look for them on 19th Century shipping lists.

I remember one of the Ensor girls (Florence?) in Rangiora in my youth - she was a great horsewoman, and used to ride as a pickup rider in the local rodeos.