TOOMEY/BURNETT (General)

by peteressex , Sunday, December 28, 2014, 12:20 (3619 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

Given the varied spelling of Toomey already shown in this thread, I wonder if anyone knows of a connection between this enquiry and Ann Toommy (so spelt according to the transcriber) who was married at Minsterworth on 29 Dec 1794 (so 220 years ago tomorrow) to Richard Sterry (signing "Steery".) They were my gt-gt-gt-gt-grandparents. Admittedly in the 1794 entry the bride's residence was given as Minsterworth, like the bridegroom's, but that's close enough to Churcham to arouse my interest.

We have no earlier trace by parish records of this particular Richard Sterry, but a few years ago my father's cousin Alan Sterrey of Lydney (who died recently, and the change of spelling dates largely from his grandfather Henry) gave a DNA sample that proved we are linked to the Sterry line of Longhope going back to at least the 1660s (as "Stirry".) The parish records on this site also turn up 94 Sterry events (but no Richard) at Huntley. There is no Sterry at Churcham until 1825. But of course if you were making gradual progress from Longhope to Minsterworth you'd almost certainly come through Huntley and quite possibly visit Churcham.

So my Sterry line, who still abound in and around Lydney by that and various other surnames, would love to find out how our Richard of 1794 came to be at Minsterworth before the line progressed downriver via Awre/Blakeney to Lydney.