In early 2008 we stayed with friends at Ware in Hertfordshire and visited some old haunts:

Bower Family - Visit to Wormley

We made an enjoyable visit to Wormley near Broxbourne, Hertfordshire where we lived after we were married.

We went to the christening of the daughter of Chris' Godchild, which may make Chris a Grand Godmother!

The christening was at the same church where our children Helen and Steve were christened:

The Church of St Laurence, Wormley

Hunt Family - Visit to Enfield

During our visit, we went to see one of Chris' cousins who lives in Glenville Avenue, Enfield. Nearby was the house where Chris' Grandfather Arthur Hunt lived:

Arthur Hunt at the front gate of 80 Glenville Avenue, Enfield

Subsequent to the visit, another of Chris' cousin sent her a delightful photo of Chris' mother as an infant, taken in Enfield circa 1912:

Chris' mother Phyllis Marjoram Hunt in Enfield circa 1912

Phyllis is the baby of a few months old with her eldest sister Lily Hunt standing at the back with the other sister Elsie Hunt.

Remarkably, a great grand-daughter of Lily Hunt found the web-site and contacted us and filled in many gaps in our knowledge of the family.

Seabourn(e) Family - Visit to Great Hallingbury

This family name has a number of variants and my cousin found one entry in the 1851 Census for Saban!

This spelling of the family name appears to have been used in the Great Hallingbury area where my Great Great Grandfather James Seabourn was born in 1824/5 (per 1851 Census).

During our visit, we went across to Great Hallingbury near Bishops Stortford and took photo's of the church:

The Church of St Giles, Great Hallingbury

Subsequently, I bought some of the Parish Records on fiche from the Essex Record Office. There is a marriage in June 1824 between John Seben/Saban and Mary Howard and this may be the John Seaborn(e)/Seabourn(e) we have been seeking.

Colin Bower
29 February 2008

Links to:
Family History Index

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