Jim

would appreciate a copy of the biography as george 1753 is my family line as with Murice.

Jacki

The business accumen and the disputes with large companies must run in the family, George Teague's great grandson Hiram Marfell, son of Edmund emigrated to USA in the 1870's. I have a copy of his biography published by the Denver PB. It starts off "Hiram MARFELL, who is a successful mine operator and is the owner of valuable coal lands about two and a-half miles south of Erie, Weld County" the report runs to 1.5 pages of A4. The person I received it from has added - "NOTE: This biography was compiled from interviews with Hiram and therefore may have been embellished somewhat". One of Hiram's disputes was with the Union Pacific Railway - US Supreme Court, Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Goodridge & Marfell, coal merchants, 149 US 680 (1893) May 15, 1893
In this case the railway is being sued for "unjust discrimination in freight costs." The plaintiffs won a settlement of $5,184.30 but the railway appealed the verdict. We have no further information at this time.

i would be happy to email the Biography to anyone interested, if you use the link to contact me.

I visited Colorado in September 2001 (having been to the top of the World trade Center, New York earlier) but did not know any of this information at the time. I have since received pictures of Marfell Court & Marfell Drive road signs in Erie Colorado.

One interesting thing about Hiram is that his birth was registered twice at both Ross & Westbury, I have copies of both certificates.

Jim Ashton

Does anyone know the occupation of George Teague 1753-1819, grandfather of Edmund Marfell, he is said to be an "Industrial Teague" any info helpful.

regards jacki.
family names teague, rooke, west, saunders

I believe there is a typo in the Parish Record transcription re John/Stephen Yearsley. The work of another researcher in connection with Yearsley Family History I mentioned previously I kept for years, but now when I need it, I appear to have deleted it.

The spelling of the name is however YEARSLEY. A regular contributor to this site investigated this thoroughly :

Dear Mr Phillips-Evans

Ruardean Parish Register Entry
Thank you for your email.
A member of staff checked the parish register for Ruardean in question (P275 IN 1/1) although the condition of the register is very poor - being shades of brown as opposed to the shades of grey as on the microfilm - and is virtually impossible to read in places.

The marriage you are interested in is located in a particularly poor
section of the register but by using an ultraviolet lamp, we were able to
decipher the name and can confirm that it does read YEARSLEY.

Have also noticed the entry seven lines below regarding the baptism o f John Marfield, (presumably) the first son of William and Mary, on the 5th November 1676. I presume that you have seen it but thought that I would draw it to your attention in case you had not.

I hope that this is of help to you but please contact me again if the
Record Office can be of further assistance.

Yours sincerely,

John Putley
Archives Assistant

You are right, the parents of William Marfell 1653 were William Marfell born about 1625 and Elizabeth, they married in 1652 and they had 6 children, Elizabeth died and was buried in Ruardean 31.10.1680, William married again to Elizabeth Meredith 16.11.1681. I believe the parents of William Marfell born abt 1625 to be John Marfell & Elizabeth.

Was it a typo? I've just checked John Yearsley for birth and parents and it looks like HE was married to Elizabeth Baddam, in 1625, not his father Stephen. He was, however, born in that year, of father Stephen.....

record_id 15994
Entry Number 291
Year 1625
Month May
Day 10
Groom Surname YEARSLEY
Groom Forename(s) John
Groom Age at Marriage
Groom condition
Groom Rank or Profession
Groom Residence
Groom Father's Surname
Groom Father's Forename(s)
Groom Father's Rank or Profession
Bride Surname BADDAM
Bride Forename(s) Elizabeth
Bride Age at Marriage
Bride Condition
Bride Rank or Profession
Bride Residence
Bride Father's Surname
Bride Father's Forename(s)
Bride Father's Rank or Profession
Licence or Banns
Date of banns
Signature or Mark
Witness 1
Witness 2
Other witnesses
Officiating Minister
Event type Marriage
Memoranda
Transcriber's Notes
Register Reference P275 IN 1/1
Page No 73
Parish_Chapel Ruardean

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record_id 51636
Entry Number 1301
Year 1625/26
Month Feb
Day 2
Parents Surname YEARSLEY
Child Forename(s) John
Father's Forename(s) Stephen
Mother's Forename(s)
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence
Occupation
Officiating Minister
Event type Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P275 IN 1/1
Page No 74
Parish_Chapel Ruardean

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Cheers
Bob

OOOps - should it be YEARSLEY?
bob jenkins

I am the gt.gt.gt.gt.gt. grandson of Moses and Ann (Teague) Marfell

The parents of William Marfell. 1653, are poss. William Marfell . 1630 of Mitcheldean and his wife Elizabeth.

Hullforester

As in my other reply, my main interest is the Marfell Family and note that the family had their name spelt a number of ways, for the very reason you suggest - they could not write themselves. I have shown all 1446 Marfell's in my Family tree as Marfell, regardless of the spelling found on various Parish Registers. Note the Meek family used to be Mook, Brain often found as Brayne, as for the Treherne family, you can imagine the countless possibilities.

I have a lot of connections with the Teague family; Ann Teague 1781 married Moses Marfell, Laura Eliza Teague 1867 married Francis Raymond Marfell, Frank Teague born abt. 1908 married Minnie Marfell. Returning officer Edward Teague 1835 married Mary Boughton, their daughter Susan Jane Teague married William Baldwin. If you follow back 4 generations from William Baldwin, you reach one of my 4 times great grandparents William Herbert who married Margaret Wood.

Jim Ashton

Who's parents are they? Edward's or Eleanor's?

I am a descentant of Edward and Eleanor's son James b. 1715-d.1760

Thanks

Hullforester

My main interest is the Marfell Family, but I do tend to trace parents and siblings of spouses, sometimes too far back for my own good !!
In my family tree the parents of Mary Yearsley who married William Marfell 1653 were John Yearsley 1625 & Mary Hardwicke who married Ruardean 2.11.1641, John Yearsley's parents Stephen Yearsley & Elizabeth Baddam who married Ruardean 10.5.1625, Stephen's father Joseph Yearsley 1559, Joseph's father Franciscus Yearsley. All the above was received from another Yearsley researcher.

Jim Ashton

First Mary Yearsby who married my ancestor William Marfell b. 1653 of Mitcheldean but Mary's origins are a mystery.

The Teagues of Ruardean, I have traced them to an Edward Teague b. 1672 and his wife Eleanor Roberts.

Any info welcome!

Hullforester