Taynton Church in Gloucestershire - found inside

Note: The characters that look like an 'f'' are mostly an 's'.

My grateful thanks go to Lee Hines of the Linton History Society for pointing this out to me.

Stephen Pimble "died" 1799 - Moby Dick

This is a frame from the 1956 Moby Dick film that shows the placque to Stephen PIMBLE.

Pimble / Pymble DNA Project

The details contained about the DNA project have been amended to remove some of the technical language that it contained and to clarify the project goals and results.

Please take a look, we hope you find it more understandable and better focussed.

The link to the right of this takes you to the updated web page.

Marriages 1837 to 1983

The Guild Archive has been updated to include marriages from 1837 (when Civil Registration started) to 1983. This is for England and Wales, I don't believe there are any marriages in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

The Archive is searchable go to

searchable Archive

Pimble / Pymble Facebook group

If you are interested in the names PIMBLE and/or PYMBLE, or have the name, then why not sign up and be in contact with others who share the interest or the name?

You'd be very welcome.

Gerald

Stephen Pimble who 'died' in 1799 - real or invented?

Since my 21 March blog which mentioned the Stephen Pimble whose memorial stone appears on the walls of the church featured in the Moby Dick film I have heard from Derek Pimble.

In his email Derek says:

On your excellent web-site, there was mention of the film 'Moby Dick'. I visited the Whalers' Chapel at New Bedford, Connecticut some years ago. As the film showed, there is a pulpit in the shape of the prow of a ship, and memorial tablets round the wall, but no sign of Stephen.

What we see in the film is a film set at Elstree (Studios in London). How they came to use the Pimble name, I was never able to find out in spite of exhaustive enquiries both here and elsewhere in the USA. I have two photos of the interior of the Chapel, but they don't really tell us anything. I could send you copies if you think it worthwhile.

Many thanks to Derek for this additional information, it was Derek who first told me about the film. I bought the video but who has a video player these days? must get it transferred to a DVD.

Derek kindly sent me the photos and one of a gravestone that resolves an issue I had with a stray marriage of Hannah Pimble to John Williams.

THANKS again Derek!

1911 Wales census is now loaded to the Archive

I have loaded the 1911 Wales census to the searchable Archive at

searchable Archive

This means that most entries for England and Wales between 1841 and 1911 are available to be searched.

Please feel free to contact me with any queries, amendments etc.

Gerald

1911 Wales census is now available

Released today is the Wales 1911 census.

It'll take me a little while to get them sorted and loaded to my Archive at the Guild (of One-Name Studies) website.

When I have completed the updates I will announce it here.

Gerald

On a lighter note - a bilious headache!

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. This Day.
(Before J. C. Crawford, Esq., R.M.) A BILIOUS HEADACHE. Mary Pimble was charged with having been drunk and incapable. She said that the young man who arrested her had made a great mistake. She had a bad bilious headache, and all the beer she had drank during the day would not intoxicate a kitten. The constable said he found defendant lying helplessly drunk on the footpath. Defendant said it was the bilious headache which overcame her. In fact, as his Worship must know, those bilious headaches made people very silly. Sergeant Monaghan said that this was the third bilious headache that defendant had had since June last, and she was fined 20s, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment.

Taken from the Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand May 1876.

This was not the first or last time that Mary would appear before the Magistrates!

Stephen Pimble and mother Sarah were buried

in Linton, Herefordshire in October 1726. A friend sent me an email about a book she was reading which had a photograph a PIMBLE tombstone. Got in my car and found it very easily however it has unfortunately deteriorated since being photographed for the book. THANKS Pat.

Father and husband Stephen remarried and his second wife Hannah is also buried in Linton but not Stephen as far as I can currently tell.

Which brings me round nicely to MOBY DICK the film. The one with Gregory Peck filmed in 1956, not the remake. (update: apparently Gregory Peck appears in both the 1956 film and the remake starring Patrick Stewart - same actor but different parts - I now have both versions on DVD)

This has a scene in a church with a plaque to Stephen PIMBLE who died whaling in the the South Pacific sea in May 1799.

A real church or a Hollywood invention - I would really like to know.

Essex Farm Cemetery - Francis James PYMBLE

As a postcript to one of my earlier blogs, nephew Martin visiting Essex Farms this week kindly placed a poppy cross at the grave of Francis James and took this photo, Francis James was a second cousin - there are no direct PYMBLE descendants. THANKS MARTIN.

It was at Essex Farm that 'In Flanders Fields' by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army was written

Pymble, Australia roadway sign

PIMBLE twins

Twins are not a common feature of PIMBLE or PYMBLE families however on 18 February 1893 Edgar and Margaret Hilda were born to John PIMBLE and Zillah (nee EVANS).

On 26 May 1897 Frederick Charles and George Henry were born to Alfred PIMBLE and Ellen (nee JORDAN) and then on 17 September 1898 Ellen gave birth to another set of twins Austin and Clarence.

Though John and Alfred share the PIMBLE name there is no direct family connection between them that I can find.

The only commonality between them that I aware of, other than their surname, is that all the childrens births were registered in the Pontypridd Registration District.

Thoughts anyone?

Haley-Baff Family Reunion, Thanks to DNA

I read an fascinating article in the last few days by Dick Eastman of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, about a Scottish woman just starting out to find her family history. She persuaded her father to take a Y Chromosome DNA test and this resulted in her meeting a US cousin in London, all within a few weeks.

The article is available at:

Haley-Baff Family Reunion, Thanks to DNA

Which branch on the Pimble family tree do attach to Robert, Richard, George or John or ..............

Census maps

If you want to see better quality copies of the England & Wales census maps go here:

Census MAPS

1841 and 1851 are there now with others to follow.............

1851 England & Wales census map

Some small changes between 1841 and 1851:

1841 England & Wales census - Map

This is where UK based Pimble / Pymble people were resident in 1841 by Registration District (RD). Those who appear under the Chepstow RD lived in Lydney, Gloucestershire

England & Wales 1841 to 1911 available

Website problems are now fixed. Please give it a try and let me know how you get on.

Logo using software available at www.wordle.net

England & Wales 1841 to 1901 censuses loaded with some 1911

I have been working hard at extracting and loading E & W census records and they are mostly there for review.

There is a short-term problem on the Guild website but I expect that to be fixed soon.

Give it a try soon and let me know of any E&O you spot. Also contact me with any questions - I would be delighted to hear from you.

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