About Me

About Me and my research

Welcome to Juliet’s Genealogy!  I am Juliet Evans. I am a Streatfield, on my dad’s side and a Howard, on my mum’s side. This is my family – taken a good few years ago now!  I live in Bournemouth and you can contact me at  juliet22@btopenworld.com.

juliet's genealogy, about me

 

I began my family history research in about 1981 before I had the use of the internet. Back then I subscribed to many Family History Societies (which were invaluable) and wrote back and forth to members, county council offices and research centres for help. It was a different world!  Of course, once the records became available online the cost of sending stamped addressed envelopes was replaced with subscriptions to the likes of ancestry.co.uk and familysearch amongst others.  So for anyone interested in embarking upon lots of research it is so much easier now albeit a bit expensive at times. 

I decided that I would research families on both sides back to my 4 sets of great grand-parents. After I had my daughter in 1991, I began the same for my husband’s side, beginning with Evans and Bibby. I then added a few extra family lines that I thought were interesting and then began some for friends and family! I now have around 28 family histories on the go.

In the last few years, things have slowed up a bit mainly due to me spending time on a my photography, but also due to the fact that I had reached a sticky end with so many family lines.  I am hoping that by maintaining this website, I can find a few snippets of new information from time to time and kick start things off again.

 2020

During the lockdown period thanks to the COVID-19 Pandemic, I have taken the opportunity to finish family history pages long overdue. I have also systematically updated all those I had previously “finished” a while ago.  New information had appeared from various sources in the last few years.  The histories will never truly be finished but it feels good to go back and update as much as possible. 

I hope somebody finds something of use!

Take care everyone!

 

Juliet 

Juliet’s Genealogy

18 Responses to “About Me”

  • Steve Smith:

    Hi again – The Robert Streatfield/Hannah Peerless data may be incorrect. I cannot find evidence of the Peerless marriage. Can anyone assist in the accuracy of such data ? maybe what follows is correct.
    Ann Palis in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
    England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 No Image
    Name: Ann Palis
    Gender: Female
    Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1821
    Marriage Place: Knockholt, Kent, England
    Spouse: Robert Streatfield
    FHL Film Number: 1469429 IT 5
    Source Information: Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
    Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

    • Hi again, Steve. Replying re the Peerless marriage. I agree; that marriage at Knockholt is the only one I gave seen, but alas I can not find an original register copy. I am emailing you direct with screenshots from various places that show her as Hannah Peerless, so I can only assume it is a soundex thing – Ann was often exchanged for Hannah anyway, but Pallis vs Peerless could be the simply that’s how the vicar spelt it when he was told the name! who knows.

  • Steve Smith:

    Hi – 1st ta for your excellent data collection. I have a great grandmother, Ada Streatfield. She connects back to a Robert Sreatfield/Hannah Peerless in your trees. They produced a son George who emigrated to Australia. I have the ongoing details and would like to add them to your collection. Are you interested? and if yes then how would I do that ? Regards, Steve

    • Hi Steve, Nice to hear from you. I have George born 1837 on my tree. I only had room to add five of his children on the main tree! However, if you look at the text under Robert and Hannah you will see I have an Appendix which is https://julietsgenealogy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Streatfield-Appendix-1.pdf.
      I got a lot of this information from Brad Gorham. Please let me know if there are any errors or omissions and I will amend them. You can email me information (email link on my About Me page). I can also produce enlarge on the section under Robert and Hannah and list all their children to make it easier for other descendants of the couple.
      Best wishes Juliet

  • Liz Bergmann:

    Hi there, I’ve gone as far back at Robert Streatfield 1745, father of James Streatfield 1776, James I’ve managed to confirm as my ancestor. I’m struggling link Robert Streatfield, with Robert Streatfield 1719 as part of the Teynham Streatfields. Can’t find anyone else doing this particular tree either. Any help from anyone would be great. Many thanks.

  • Liz Bergmann:

    Hi there, I’ve just found your website. I’ve been trying to do a family tree for the Streatfields of Teynham, Kent and keep hitting a brick wall. Anything you can do to help would be wonderful. thanks.

    • Hi Liz, I cannot recall coming across any Streatfields from Teynham, but what sort of dates are you at and I will keep my eyes open for links as they will all be connected somewhere!
      Juliet

  • Brian R Streatfield:

    Hi Juliet, I am able to add four generations of Streatfield’s following Ernest Samuel Streatfield and Elizabeth Caroline Driver. However I lack the majority of the relevant dates, but if interested, I’m sure I could research these?

  • Jay K:

    Do you have any connection to the Gravatt family of Lambeth and other Surrey areas? The earliest I know is Henry who married Sarah HUMPHRYS of Hyworth Wiltshire in 1810 at St Mary Lambeth.

    I am not related to these folks but a descendant family living in Enfield Middlesex in the 1950s were family friends of my parents.

    Jay

    • Hi Jay, Sorry I have no Henry Gravatt in any of my tree although I remember the name Sarah Humphrys cropping up before. I have had a quick look ancestry.co.uk. If you search their member trees you will find 62 trees with Henry and 6 of those also mention Sarah Humphreys. Some may help.
      best wishes
      Juliet

  • Joan Riek:

    Hi, I am a descendant of the Curtis family of South Perrott, Dorset. Recently I had my DNA tested and found I had Curtis relatives in USA? However their tree goes back to a William Curtis of Nazeing Essex. Does anyone know if any of his children’s family moved to South Perrott? I would love to find why I have Curtis in the USA who have DNA matches with me. I did message one lady but she wasn’t able to help. Hoping you can.
    I live in Gympie, Qld, Australia
    Thanks
    Joan Riek

  • Tim Peers:

    Hi Juliet,
    I am researching purely along the Peers family line, and its origins, which are very close to yours. My three points of reference are all called HENRY PEERS.
    i.e. (1)Henry PEERS, born 18/3/1849 at Brimstage, Wirral
    (2) Henry PEERS , born 28/10/1823 at Brimstage
    (3) Henry PEERS, born 3/10/1790 at Storeton, Wirral.
    I have then come to a huge sticking point. No (3) Henry PEERS is the son of George PEERS and Mary???
    Unfortunately a search of the parish register reveals three marriages very close together, all three are marriages between George PEERS and Mary. I cannot decipher which one is the correct marriage. If your research has reached this point and/or you are able to shed any light, then I would be very grateful for any assistance that you could render. Many thanks, Tim Peers.
    (I now live in Norfolk, but the rest of our line of the PEERS family are scattered around the country)

  • Veronica (Prevost) Barr:

    GREAT JOB! Two children, a husband, home etc., WOW — I’m so impressed.

    I stop and start and have information here, there and everywhere 🙂 I love Bournemouth – lucky you

    Regards,
    Veronica

  • Greetings Juliet,

    Having referred to you ‘old’ web site in my researches you may be interested to look at and refer to the site I set up for the Streatfield lineages in consultation with Malcolm Streatfield, Trevor Gibbons and Ron Ellis. However the site and errors are mine of course! As we are in the process of moving it han’t had much attention for the last few months.

    I will be happy to add your new site to the Streatfield one when you have your Streatfield line on this.

    with regards and best wishes

    Michael Jefferies

    ps my family tree is at http://www.jefferies.id.au and also has some Streatfield descendants of course.

    • Hi Michael,
      Thanks for your message. I will try and remember to add your site also, as a link when I do the Streatfield page.
      Best wishes and happy New year
      Juliet

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