Toomey (TUMMEY) Family of Churcham (General)

by MPGriffiths , Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 09:56 (3623 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

The Article refered to on the 'net' is the Seige of Gloucester, which took place in 1643 **

There is a PDF file on the net re: Major-General Edward Massey - 1642-1647

'Soon, however, Massey lost two key garrisons, protecting the approach to Gloucester from the Forest of Dean. Both Huntley and Westbury were betrayed to the enemy. To prevent Winter from the seizing the Vineyard and blocking Over bridge - a new garrison had to be placed at the village of Churcham, only 3 miles of the west of Gloucester'

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'A battery was erected on Vineyard Hill, at Over, during the Seige of Gloucester.

Names of places and fields in Churcham

Hester Hill, Toomeys Hill, Colt Pound, The Speak, The Sah, Solomons Tump, Clauses, Oxleys, Little Hedges, Lobstocks, Big Cockshot, Little Cockshot'

Looking at Men in Armour 1608 - there are no TOOMEY's in Church or elsewhere.

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Gloucestershire Marriage Index

William TUMMEY married Elizabeth BURNETT - at Churchdown - 7 November 1809

at Churchdown - parents William (labourer) and Elizabeth

Harriet - 18 April 1813
Ann TOMEY - 7 January 1816
George TOMMEY - 16 April 1820
Peter 7 April 1822
Joseph - 14 January 1827
Thomas - 5 November 1830

? Not sure if this is your William TOOMEY, as children's baptisms stop after 1830 - - sometimes these records are on the Gloucestershire Genealogical Database - but can't see this William's goal records on there.

Ancestry - Criminal records - Gloucestershire

William TOOMEY - Summer 1825, Acquittal, Larcency

William TOOMEY - Michaelmas 1832 - Larcency, transportation for 7 years

Ancestry

New South Wales, Convict Indents (can open the actual page on Ancestry at the moment)

William TOOMEY
estimated date of birth abt 1786

Date of Conviction: 16 October 1832 (also 15 October 1832 given)

Plate of Conviction: Gloucester

Vessel: Lord Lyndoch

Port of Arrival: New South Wales

Date of Arrival: 18 October 1833

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1841 Census
Churcham
Birdwood

(no sign of William at home with his family - unless he his Will TOOMEY 55 - Ag Lab, born in County - Glos St Owen District Gloucester General Infirmary)

TOOMEY
Elizabeth - 54 ( CLDS christened at Churchdown - 3 February 1788, parents Thos & Ann BURNETT
George - 20
Peter - 15
Joseph - 14
Thomas - 10

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? as no trace, as yet can be found of the christening of William TOOMEY c1787 at Churcham

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Marriage by Licence at Churcham - 4 October 1792

Thomas BARNARD, age 21, Batchelor, labourer
married
Mary TOOMMY - age 30, Singlewoman.