The Monk family

My two little grand daughters Maudie and Lottie have a most interesting double -strand link to Clavering. This is their story. In the 1850s many Clavering families migrated to Sydney. These included the Chipperfields from Hill Green farm and the Monks of Sheepcote Green (census 1841). Romance blossomed in the colony of New South Wales and Susan Chipperfield became Mrs Monk. Her granddaughter Judy Morrison married Barry Reading... Meanwhile back in Clavering James Bowtell (Bowkal) and his family were struggling after also working on the same farm (Hill Green) as Thomas Chipperfield - and moved to Great Chishill but within two decades all the Boutell/Bowtell children had moved to St Pancras, London. In 1966 one Chas Boutell, ignorant of his Essex heritage, travelled from London, overland through Europe and Asia to the Northern Territory in Australia. Tim Reading and Emma Boutell are the parents of Maudie and Lottie. I think they should call their Victorian home "Hill Green" or at least make a trip back to Clavering one day!

Helen Boutell , New South Wales

Eldreds of Debden

The name is Eldred, and from what I can tell were living in Debden in the 1700's and perhaps older. From another researching My ggg grandfather Thomas Eldred married Jane Prior on the 12Oct1773 in Debden (I assume St Mary parish church). From Thomas Eldred born abt 1774; I have traced his father; Thomas Eldred. born 26 Feb 1748, Debden (married Jane Prior, b1750), his father Hugh Eldred born Oct 1712 Debden (married Mary Thurgood, b 1725, Debden), his father Robert Eldred born 1676 Debden (married Hannah Mead born 1680, Henham), and then his father also Robert Eldred who married Margarita Westwood (born 27th Dec 1642 Wimbish). They were married on the 22nd Nov 1671 in Debden and have seen the entry through the Essex (I think the seax website) online images of the parish books from St Mary the Virgin, Debden. However, I cannot see any earlier entry for Robert Eldred so cannot determine birth date/place. There is an entry for William Eldred born 1627 Debden, who I could guess might be his father but the trail ends there and all previous entries are in Latin. I presume Robert Eldred would have been born around ~1640 but have no record. If anyone knows or can help it would be much appreciated. Hopefully at least some what I have found might be helpful or of interest to any Eldred's currently living in Debden or surrounding areas.

Dr James Eldrett