My name is Alison Toomey, I live in Swansea and this is my first posting so please be gentle with me. I can trace some of my Toomey family back to about 1821 in Churcham. My first definite family member is Peter Toomey born about 1821/2 who was baptised in Churcham on 7th April 1822. I think he 'may' have been the son of William & Elizabeth Toomey (they may have had another son George born about 1820). Peter Toomey married Ellen (Preedy, I think) who was also born in Churcham. They had 5 children (William, George, Mary Ann, James & Albert). William was my ancestor and was the only child to be born in Churcham although the family didn't stray very far and only went to Herefordshire. I visited William's grave last summer at St. Weonards, Hereford and left some flowers and a letter hoping someone would make contact but I had no luck. One of his sons, George Joseph Toomey (my great-grandfather), left Hereford as a young man and moved to Swansea and I'm still here. Do any of these names ring a bell with anyone? I hope they do because it would be great to make contact with someone. I hope to hear from you.

Baptisms at Churcham St Andrew (post 1813)

Harriet TOOMEY - 18 April 1813, address (Churcham) - parents William (labourer) and Elizabeth

Ann TOMEY - 7 January 1816, ditto

George TOMMEY - 16 April 1820, ditto

Peter TOMMEY - 7 April 1822, ditto

James TOMMEY - 20 June 1824 - ditto

Joseph TOOMEY - 14 January 1827 - ditto

Thomas TOOMEY - 5 December 1830 - ditto ***

1871 Census - Westbury on Severn, Westbury Village

Thomas TOOMEY - 40 Ag. Lab. born Glos. Churcham
Harriett - 39 - born Minsterworth
William - 18 - born Minsterworth
Joseph 9 - W.O.S.
Fanny - 1 - W.O.S.

1851 Census, Herefordshire, Peterstow

TOWSEY/TOOMEY

Peter TOWSEY - 29, born Gloucestershire
Elenor - 23
William - 7
George - 5
Marjory - 9

Thank you so very much for your help. It has helped me greatly. How did you come up with the info so quickly?

use the Soundex system for Churcham records for TOOMEY on FOD - Churcham

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1851 Glos. Churcham

William TOOMEY - 64 - born Churcham
Elizabeth - 62 - born ditto

next door

George TOOMEY - 33 - Railway Labourer, born Churcham
Eliza - 28 - born Wor Chaceley
Charles - 6
William - 2

not sure if Eliza died and George re-married, re the 1871 census

Here's the FOD connection

1861 Herefordshire, Heathland Cottage, Tretire

Peter TOOMEY - 40 - born Glos. Churcham
Ellen - 39 - born Huntley
William - 17 - born Huntley
George - 15 - born Westbury
Mary Anne - 12 - born Hereford, Peterstow
James - 9 - born ditto
Albert - 5 - born Hereford Tretire

FOD records

Marriage at Taynton - 6 December 1845

Peter TOOMEY, labourer, residence Taynton (bachelor)
Father: William TOOMEY - labourer
married
Eleanor PREEDY, full age, Spinster, residence (Taynton)
father: George PREEDY, Carpenter

witnesses: (illegible) PREDITH and James SMTIH

Thanks, you've been a great help. I could sit here for hours absorbing all this info but unfortunately my family needs feeding. How very inconvenient. Thanks once again

there is a family tree on the link below - gives loads of info inc 1841 census Churcham

Elizabeth TOOMY - 54
George - 20
Peter - 15
Joseph 14
Thomas - 10

www.silmarino.f9.co.uk/family/pafg16.htm

William TOOMEY married Elizabeth BURNETT

? There is also on Public Members Tree on Ancestry - a Charlotte TOOMEY (born Churchham 1820, parents William & Elizabeth) who married George HAYES - 28 July 1845, St Mary's Chapel, Glos + their decendants...... (listed as a sibling of your Peter etc.....)

1861 Census, Barton St Mary
Victoria Street, Glos

George HAYES - 40 Bricklayer, born Minchinhampton
Charlotte HAYES - 40 born Churcham, Glos
Elizabeth HAYES - 13 born Gloucestershire
Joseph HAYES - 9
William HAYES - 8
Albert HAYES - 56
Ellen MORGAN, Lodger, age 4 born Cheltenham
Ann WHITE - Widow, age 50 - born Haresfield

Also, Alison, it might be worth searching the parish records on here for links in neighbouring parishes using all the spellings noted by m p griffiths plus "Toommy." In those days it didn't matter so much how a name was spelt as how it sounded. I'm not a mine of information but happened to know that next door at Minsterworth on 29 Dec 1794 Ann "Toommy" (the only record or transcription by that spelling) married Richard Sterry, both said to be of that parish. They were my gt-gt-gt-gt-grandparents. The family website referred to may have confined itself to Churcham and/or limited spellings and timespan - I don't know. Richard Sterry (signing as "Steery" and some of the family today using "Sterrey") is the earliest identified ancestor up that line but might have been connected to much earlier Sterrys of Longhope and Ruardean. I'm not aware of any earlier Toommys or similar related to me, whether at Churcham, Minsterworth or elsewhere but then again I haven't looked very hard for them.

Thank you so much for all your help. You've been brilliant

Thank you so much for all your help. You've been brilliant. I will attempt to find a link to see whether we are related. Toomey is an Irish name from the Cork area and comes from the Gaelic O'Tuama (burial mound or hill)but I have found no link with Ireland, so far. Do you have any Irish info? Thanks once again

Sorry Alison but although my in-laws were from County Cork they were Lintons and O'Neills, with not a Toomey (by any spelling) in sight.

Hi Alison
A short time ago we emailed re Oswald Toomey visiting an Aunt of yours when he was in the UK.I don't know whether i had your address incorrectly, but havent heard anything from you since.If you wish ,please reply as i may have more information & photo to share ,you may find interesting.
Regards
Sid Toomey