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Family History in Cantley, Limpenhoe & Halvergate
I congratulate you on your Cantley site. I have an interest as I am tracing my family history and I have many relatives from Cantley, Limpenhoe and Halvergate.
I attach a photo taken in Limpenhoe about 1899. It shows my grandfather Jeuel Jabez Gray on the left, leaning on what was supposedly the largest donkey in Norfolk. On the seat is John William Gray and Violet Jane Gray, Jeuel's siblings, and on the right are his elder brothers Frederick Barnes Gray and Samuel Henry Gray.
The older couple are their parents, my great-grandparents John and Ruth Gray, nee Barnes. John was born in Hardley and Ruth in Langham in North Norfolk. They married in Langham but spent the rest of their lives in Limpenhoe and have a memorial stone in the St Botolph's churchyard where they are buried.
Please feel free to put this on your site if it is of use - and if anyone can recognise exactly where the photo was taken I'd love to hear from them.
Best Wishes
Helen Evans
Cantley Family History
I just recieved an ad from "The Cantley Family Library", of which I had no knowledge of. I feel I am way behind the times. Let me introduce myself, my name is Roger P. Cantley son of Homer H. Cantley. I was born in columbus Ohio, however both my father and grandfather were born in Brunland, W.VA. There is a small wood church there and right behind it is a short road that goes up the mountain to a small cemetary where my grandparent and several others are buried. I know very little family history and would love to know more. A geneolgy research firm in Australia said they traced us to the 1800,s in Cantley, England. They also said there might be a branch in Scotland.
Roger
rcant@cableone.net
The Cantley Name
Dear Paul,
My name is Gordon L. Cantley from Cleveland Ohio, U.S.A. Did you know there is a Cantley cemetary in a small town called Rock Creek?, located in rural West Virginia, this cemetary has Cantleys buried there from the past to the present. Some of the headstones are so old, you can barely make out the names or dates. Some of the oldest I can make out go as far back as to the late 1700's. One of the headstones display the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, and so on. The next time i go to visit, I would be happy to take some photos.
Birth/Baptism Wanted
Hi,
If anyone knows anything about records for CANTLEY i am looking for a birth/ baptism date for my 2x great grandfather JAMES ELWIN born c1800- 1811 ( nearer 1800 i would have thought) really stumped with it been looking for it for ages.
Any help appreciated,
Sheila
Cantley's in Cantley
so, paul... thanks for the interesting website. it is very interesting to see such detail about the area. my name is Darrell Cantley. originally from West Virginia,USA. Looking over the list of names on the census and such, i find no Cantley's in Cantley. is this true?
Thanks,
Darrell E Chip Cantley
Cantley History
Hi Paul,
I was interested in the Cantley history site as my ancestors were in Cantley and surrounding villages over 4 centuries ago, before leaving in about 1880. I live at Blofield and have traced my Nicholls family tree back to c1550 in Cantley. I would be interested to know if any records are available detailing the farms and dwellings in Cantley around the 1800 era.
As I have indicated I have a Family Tree going back to c1550 if this is of interest to the Cantley History.
Regards
Mike Nicholls
Cantley
Hi Paul
My great great grandfather was born in Cantley on the 30th January 1812. He was the son of Richard Curtis, born in Hassingham c1775, and Harriott England. She was also born in Cantley on the 17th December 1811. They were married in Cantley church on the 14th June 1831. According to Genuki Richard Curtis was a farmer in Cantley in 1845. I believe he was a marshman.
I am told there is quite a connection between the England family and Cantley church. I did visit last year and did find one ot two gravestones but, unfortunately, the church was not open. Do you know anything about this connection.
Regards
Rosemary Hives (nee Curtis)
