A more appropriate title for this post might have been “The Many Wives of James Casbon.” However, I’ll stick with the current title because it was finding the answer to the “minor mystery” that prompted me to write the post. This is a cautionary tale. The caution is that one should be very careful about… Continue reading A Minor Mystery Solved
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The Appeal
I often don’t know what I’m going to write about next. Such was the case when I finished last week’s post. I keep a spreadsheet of potential topics but don’t follow it in any particular order. Today’s post came from a totally unexpected direction. Someone had posted a link on Facebook to a search page… Continue reading The Appeal
A Christmas Baptism
This is a short post, just to celebrate the season. Here is the barely legible baptism record of my third great-grandfather, Thomas Casbon (1803–1888). The register is written on parchment. In this case, in addition to smudges, the ink has degraded or flaked off. Here’s what the entry says: [Born] Novr. 3d. Thomas, son of… Continue reading A Christmas Baptism
Joseph Casbon, Death Registration, 1847
Before getting to today’s topics, I have a couple of brief announcements. First, I’m happy to say that an article I wrote titled, “Thomas Casbon, James Scruby, and the Meldreth-Wayne County, Ohio Connection” has been published on the Meldreth History website. You can read the article here. Much of the information in this article has… Continue reading Joseph Casbon, Death Registration, 1847
A Casbon in Parliament?
Well, yes … sort of. This advertisement appeared in The (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) Daily Colonist in 1907.[1] (Click on image to enlarge) As you can see, the advertisement includes an endorsement of sorts by “William Casbon, Superintendent of the Refreshment Department of the House of Lords, London.” This William is an interesting character, arising… Continue reading A Casbon in Parliament?
James Casbon of Meldreth (~1772-1833)
I have discussed my 4th great-grandfather Isaac (“From England to Indiana, Part 2”) and his father Thomas (“Stepping back: Thomas Casbon, 1743-1799”). Today I will focus on Isaac’s older brother James, baptized as James Casbull on July 19, 1772 in Meldreth. [1] Baptismal record of James Casbull (Click on image to enlarge) He is an important… Continue reading James Casbon of Meldreth (~1772-1833)
From England to Indiana, Part 2
This is the second post of several reviewing the handwritten family history of Isaac Casbon and his descendants. Beginning with this post, I plan to go through the document paragraph by paragraph, comparing what it says with other sources. This post looks at the first two paragraphs discussing Isaac Casbon and his four sons. (Click on… Continue reading From England to Indiana, Part 2