Pidgeons of Sutton-Under-Brailes, Warwickshire

PIDGEONs of Sutton-under-Brailes, Warwickshire Sutton-under-Brailes, Brailes, Lower Brailes, Burmington, Cherrington, Eatington (now Ettington), Ilmington, Willington and Whichford are all parishes or small villages in the south of Warwickshire. Most are in the registration district of Shipston-on Stour – except Eatington which is in Stratford-upon Avon. Do not confuse Burmington with Birmingham, which is a large city in what used to be the north-west of Warwickshire, but is now part of the county of West Midlands. It is not known for certain where Thomas Pidgeon and Mary Reason came from. Thomas could have been baptised at Worcester in 1706, the son of another Thomas. But where did Thomas senior come from? One possibility is Whatcote (3 mile north of Sutton), where he was baptised in 1675, the son of Reuben and Sarah Pidgeon (see the Pidgeons of Whatcote family tree). Thomas and Mary married at Sutton-under-Brailes in 1731, and their children and grandson William were born there. Two of their great-great-grandsons emigrated to Ontario, Canada around 1870. In spite of a Y-DNA test on one of their descendants, we still have no clue as to where Thomas originated. Contributor: Walter Pidgeon Notes: ab. = about, b. = born, bp. = baptised, bu. = buried, d. = died, m. = married, + = extra-marital relationship

Thomas PIDGEON (bp? 2/1/1706 /7 , Worcester – bu.7/12/1780, Sutton-under-Brailes) Parish Clerk m.(20/5/1731, Sutton-under-Brailes, Warwickshire) Mary REASON (b. – d.26/2/1786, Sutton-under-Brailes) | |– John PIDGEON (bp.19/3/1731 /2 , Sutton-under-Brailes – d.21/1/1811, 78y, Kingham, Oxfordshire) | m.(25/9/1752, Kingham, Oxon) Elizabeth HUCKIN (bp.29/3/1732 – bu.18/12/1798, 65y, Kingham) | | | └ → see the PIDGEONS of Adlestrop & Kingham family tree | |– Thomas PIDGEON (bp.24/3/1733 /4 , Sutton-under-Brailes –d.) | |– Thomas PIDGEON (bp.17/7/1737, Sutton-under-Brailes – bu.24/11/1809, Tysoe) | m? ( 30/5/1763, Gaydon) Mary NICHOLS (b. – d.) | | | └ → see the PIDGEONS of Radway family tree | └ William PIDGEON (bp.14/12/1740, Sutton-under-Brailes – d.18/9/1795, Sutton-under-Brailes) Parish Clerk m1.(8/5/1768, Lower Brailes) Mary HALL (bp? 20/12/1745, Brailes – d.10/8/1772, Brailes) | |– William PIDGEON (bp.12/7/1772, Sutton-under-Brailes – d.4/6/1846, 75y, Whichford) Ag Lab : m1.(8/11/1796, Whichford) Mary HALL (b.ab.1771 – d.5/10/1813, 42y, Whichford) : | : |– William PIDGEON (bp.14/4/1805, Whichford – bu.17/3/1888, Barcheston, d.83y, Willington) : | m.(9/11/1829, Whichford) Charlotte FAWDRY (b.14/5/1805– d.) Shoemaker : | | 1841: at Burmington – William & Charlotte; Ann, George, Frederick, Emma, Ruth : | | 1851: at Cottage, Burmington – William & Charlotte; Frederick, Ruth : | | 1861: at Willington – William & Charlotte; Frederick, Ruth & Ruth WHITE (g.dau) : | | 1871: at Willington – William & Caroline; Ruth : | | : | |– Ann PIDGEON (bp.29/11/1829, Burmington – d.1911, 83y, Rugby) Cook : | | : 1851: at Ashorne – Jane ( sic , servt to William KNIGHT & family) : | | m1.(29/4/1851, Newbold Pacey) James WHITE (b. – d. before 1861) : | | | 1861: at Flecknoe, nr Daventry – Ann (wid); George Pigeon, Ruth, Harriett WHITE : | | | next door – Samuel & Caroline; Mary Ann, Adeline COLLINS : | | | : | | |– George Pigeon WHITE (bp.11/1/1852, Flecknoe – d.1907, 55y, Wolverhampton) Coal Miner : | | | : 1871: at New Bilton, Rugby - George (lodger) : | | | : 1881: at New St, New Bilton, Rugby - George (boarder) : | | | m.(1888, Cannock, Staffs) Mary Ann CHARLTON (née IRONMONGER ) (b.1857, : | | | | Norton Canes, Staffs – d.) : | | | | 1891: at Stafford St, Five Ways, Cannock – George & Mary A; Harry, Lily WHITE : | | | | & Samuel, Elizabeth CHARLTON : | | | | 1901: at Stafford St, Five Ways, Cannock – George & Mary A; Harry, Lily, William, : | | | | Ethel, Alfred, Mary, WHITE : | | | | & Samuel (st-son), Elizabeth (st-dau) CHARLTON

: | | | |– Harry WHITE (b.1889, Cannock – d.) : | | | |– Lily WHITE (b.1891, Cannock – d.) : | | | |– William WHITE (b.1893, Cannock – d.) : | | | |– Ethel WHITE (b.1895, Cannock – d.) : | | | |– Alfred Pidgeon WHITE (b.1897, Cannock – d.) : | | | └ Mary Ann WHITE (b.8/1900, Cannock – d.) : | | | : | | |– Ruth WHITE (b.1853, Flecknoe – d.) Dom Servt : | | | : 1871: at Flecknoe – Ruth (servant to Benjamin HANCOCKS, farmer) : | | | + ? HOUSEN (?) : | | | | : | | | └ Benjamin Housen WHITE (b.1872, Flecknoe – d.1932, 59y, Rugby) Butcher, Publican : | | | m.(1894, Daventry) Winifred Mary FLEET (b.1872, Hellidon, Northants – d.1916, 44y, : | | | | Rugby) : | | | | 1901: at Olive Bush Inn, Flecknoe – Benjamin H & Winifred M; Ruth W, : | | | | Benjamin H : | | | | 1911: at Flecknoe – Benjamin Housen & Winnifred Mary; Ruth Winnifred, : | | | | Winnifree Sarah, Henrietta Amy, Ada Josephine, William George : | | | |– Ruth Winifred WHITE (b.1898, Flecknoe – d.) : | | | |– Benjamin Henry WHITE (b.1900, Flecknoe – d.1905, 5y, Flecknoe) : | | | |– Winifred Sarah WHITE (b.1901, Flecknoe – d.) : | | | |– Henrietta Amy WHITE (b.1905, Flecknoe – d.) : | | | |– Ada Josephine WHITE (b.1907, Flecknoe – d.) : | | | └ William George WHITE (b.1911, Flecknoe – d.) : | | | : | | |– Harriett WHITE (b.1856, Flecknoe, – d.) : | | : m.(1888, Rugby) William STOREY (b.1854, Thrapston – d.) Butcher : | | : | 1891: at High Street, Thrapston, Northants – William & Harriet; Mary E, Maggie M : | | : | : | | : |– Mary Elizabeth STOREY (b.1889, Thrapston – d.) : | | : └ Maggie May STOREY (b.1890, Thrapston – d.) : | | : : | | m2.(1865, Rugby) Samuel COLLINS (b.ab.1820, Flecknoe – d.1889, 69y, Rugby) Ag Lab : | | | 1871: at Flecknoe – Samuel & Ann; Annie L, Henry, Elizabeth COLLINS : | | | 1881: at Flecknoe – Samuel & Ann; Henry, Elizabeth, Samuel COLLINS : | | | 1891: at Flecknoe – Ann (wid); Samuel \ & Benjamin WHITE (g.son) : | | | 1901: at Flecknoe – Ann (wid) with Samuel’s family : | | | : | | |– Anne Louisa COLLINS (b.1865, Flecknoe – d.) : | | |– Henry COLLINS (b.1867, Flecknoe – d.) : | | |– Elizabeth COLLINS (b.1869, Flecknoe – d.) : | | └ Samuel William COLLINS (b.1873, Flecknoe – d.) Railway Platelayer : | | m,(1893, Flecknoe) Mary Elizabeth MASTERS (b.1873, Staverton, Northants – d.) : | | | 1901: at Flecknoe – Samuel & Mary E; Lucy, Thomas W, Samuel H, Charlotte A, : | | | Frederick G & Ann (mother, wid) : | | | 1901: at Flecknoe – Samuel William & Mary Elizabeth; Lucy, Samuel Henry, : | | | Charlotte Ann, Frederick George, Walter, Edward Charles : | | |– Lucy COLLINS (b.1894, Flecknoe – d.) : | | |– Thomas William COLLINS (b.1895, Flecknoe – d.) : | | |– Samuel Henry COLLINS (b.1897, Flecknoe – d.) : | | |– Charlotte Ann COLLINS (b.1899, Flecknoe – d.) : | | |– Frederick George COLLINS (b.8/1900, Flecknoe – d.) : | | |– Walter COLLINS (b.1903, Flecknoe – d.) : | | └ Edward Charles COLLINS (b.1908, Flecknoe – d.) : | | : | |– George PIDGEON (b.28/5/1833, Burmington – d.16/8/1929, , 96y, Amherstburg, ON) : | | : 1851: at A Cottage, Whichford – George (Blacksmith Prentice to Thomas SLATTER) : | | : EMIGRATED TO ESSEX COUNTY , ONTARIO , CANADA : | | m.(6/12/1870, Windsor, ON) Margaret FERGUSON (b.6/4/1843, Essex Co, ON – : | | | d.8/4/1933, 90y, Amherstburg) : | | | 1891: at Maldon, ON – George & Margaret; Perry V, Judson, M Adelle, Jessie L : | | | 1901: at– George & Margaret; Perry, James, Judson, Myrriam A, Jessie L

: | | | 1921: at Amherstburg, ON – George & Margaret; Perry, Judson, Addella : | | | : | | |– Perry Philip PIGEON (b.17/5/1872, Colchester S, ON – d.28/5/1937, 65y, Maldon, ON) : | | | Farmer : | | |– James Ferguson PIGEON (b.8/1/1874, Malden – d.) Farmer : | | | m.(22/5/1899, Amherstburg) Martha DESLIPPE (b.6/11/1876, Malden – d.8/7/1919, 43y, : | | | | 1901: at Anderton, ON – James & Martha; Beatrice Amherstburg) : | | | | 1911: at Malden, ON – James & Martha; Beatrice, Minerva, Mildred : | | | | : | | | |– Margaret Beatrice PIGEON (b.2/4/1900, Essex, ON – d.) : | | | | : | | | |– Sarah Minerva PIGEON (b.24/6/1904, Essex, ON – d.15/1/1925, 20y, Malden) : | | | | : | | | |– Jessie Mildred PIGEON (b.24/3/1908, Essex, ON – d.) : | | | | : | | | └ Irene Marie PIGEON (b.23/6/1913, Malden, Essex, ON – d.5/2/1930, 16y, Malden) : | | | : | | |-? Joseph Gordon PIGEON (b.ab.1876, Malden, Essex, ON – d.31/3/1882, 6y, Malden) : | | | : | | |– Judson PIGEON (b.19/8/1878, ON – d.) : | | | : | | |– Myrriam Adelle PIGEON (b.22/7/1882, Malden – d.1966, 83y, Colchester, Essex, ON) : | | | : | | └ Jessie Lorena PIGEON (b.13/1/1886, Malden, ON – d.7/1/1908, 22y, Essex, ON) Lady : | | : | |– Alfred “Frederick” PIDGEON (bp.3/4/1836, Burmington – d.1926, 91y, Colchester, Essex, : | | : Ontario, Canada) Shoe Maker, Farmer : | | m.(1870, Chipping Norton) Eliza FARBROTHER (b.24/4/1846, Great Rollwright, Oxon – : | | | 1871: at Willington – Frederick & Eliza; Dora Annie d.5/12/1925,79y, Harrow, ON) : | | | EMIGRATED TO COLCHESTER SOUTH , ESSEX , ONTARIO , CANADA , ABOUT 1871 : | | | 1881: at Colchester South – Frederick & Eliza; Dora, Alice, William, Henry, Francis : | | | 1901: at Maldon, ON – Frederick & Eliza; Harrey A, Frank F, Chas M, Godfrey J, Forest F : | | | 1911: at Maldon, ON – Frederick & Eliza; Frank : | | | : | | |– Dora Annie PIGEON (b.17/2/1871, Willington, Warks – d.) : | | | m.(10/11/1891, Colchester S) Charles Gordon LYPPS (b.13/6/1865, Colchester S – d.) : | | | | Farmer : | | | | 1901: at Colchester S – Charles G & Dora; Clifford C, Myrtle R, Hazel E, Gladys G : | | | | 1911: at Colchester S – Charles & Dora; Clifford, Myrtle, Hazel, Gladys, Golda, Glen : | | | | : | | | |– Clifford Charles LYPPS (b.26/11/1892, ON – d.) : | | | | m.(3/6/1922, Windsor) Ivan McLEAN (b.ab.1893, Colchester S – d.) Farmer : | | | |– Myrtle Rozella LYPPS (b.19/12/1893, Colchester S – d.) : | | | |– Hazel Eliza LYPPS (b.10/8/1895, Colchester S – d.) : | | | |– Gladys Grace LYPPS (b.12/7/1899, ON – d.) : | | | | m.(12/9/1922, Windsor) Ivan McLEAN (b.ab.1895, Harrow – d.) Farmer : | | | |– Goldie Beatrice LYPPS (b.12/10/1903, Colchester S – d.) : | | | └ Gordon Glen LYPPS (b.8/6/1905, Colchester S – d.) : | | | : | | |– Alice Erie PIGEON (b.29/3/1872, 1872, Colchester S – d.) : | | | m.(27/10/1891, Colchester) Adrian Evert LEVERGOOD (b.6/6/1870 – d.) Farmer : | | | | 1901: at Colchester S – Adrian E & Alice E; Fred G, Mabel M, Evert J, Sylvia E : | | | | 1911: at Colchester S – Adrian & Alice; Frederick, Mabel, Everet, Sylvia, Alvin, Verne : | | | | : | | | |– Frederick George LEVERGOOD (b.10/9/1892, Colchester S – d.) Farmer : | | | | m.(11/9/1912, Colchester) Hazel Laura BAILEY (b.ab.1893, Colchester – d.) : | | | |– Mabel Marie LEVERGOOD (b.21/1/1894, Colchester S – d.) : | | | |– Everet John LEVERGOOD (b.5/1/1896, Colchester S – d.) : | | | | m.(22/9/1917, Colchester) Hilda Beryl LEROY (b.ab.1899, Bloomfield, ON – d.) : | | | |– Samuel Robert LEVERGOOD (b.4/3/1898, Colchester S – d.) : | | | |– Sylvia Eliza LEVERGOOD (b.17/11/1900, Colchester S – d.) : | | | | m.(2/10/1923, Windsor) Eli John MALENFANT (b.ab.1899, ON – d.)

: | | | : | | |– Godfrey Jesse PIGEON (b.17/4/1883 – d.1971, 88y, Colchester, Essex, ON) Farmer : | | | m.(15/12/1909, Windsor) Iva Belle WRIGHT (b.4/1885, ON – d.) : | | | | 1911: at Colchester S – Godfrey & Iva : | | | | 1921: at Colchester S – Godfrey & Iva; Daniel, John, Ethel, Nora + servant : | | | | : | | | |– Daniel PIGEON (b. – d.) : | | | | : | | | |– John PIGEON (b. – d.) : | | | | : | | | |– Ethel Isabelle PIGEON (b.29/3/1912, Harrow – d.) : | | | | : | | | |– Nora PIGEON (b. – d.) : | | | : | | └ Forest Fred PIGEON (b.9/10/1886, Malden – d.) Farmer : | | m.(15/7/1907, Malden) Lilian E BAILEY (b.ab.1887, Malden – d.) : | | | 1921: at Malden, ON – Forest & Lillian; Frederick : | | | : | | |– Frederick William PIGEON (b.8/12/1908 – d.) : | | : | |– Emma PIDGEON (bp.14/10/1838, Burmington – d?1872, ‘28y’, Stratford) : | | : 1851: at Eatington – Emma (sis-law) with Thomas(24) & Eliza(30); Thomas (1) CLARK : | | : Thomas CLARK m.(1948, Stratford) Eliza FANDREY (FAUDREY?) : | | : Eliza FAUDRY bp.28/7/1822, Cherington (cf -1861 census) – d/o Thomas & Charlotte : | | : So, Eliza & Emma were half-sisters and William was Charlotte’s 2 nd husband : | | m.(1862, Aston ) Samuel WRIGHT (b.1838, Stratford-on-Avon – d.1877, 38, Stratford ) Boot : | | | closer : | | | 1871: at 27 Bull St, Old Stratford – Samuel & Emma; Anne, Mary Maria, Kate George : | | | : | | |– Ann WRIGHT (b.1863, Stratford – d.) : | | |– Mary Maria WRIGHT (b.1865, Stratford – d.) : | | |– Kate WRIGHT (b.1867, Stratford – d.) : | | └ George WRIGHT (b.1870, Stratford – d.) : | | : | └ Ruth PIDGEON (bp.21/2/1841, Burmington – d.1919, 79y, Shipston) : | m.(23/10/1871, Barcheston) George HONE (b.1846, Willington – d.1928, 82y, Shipston) : | | Farm Bailiff : | | 1881: at Farm House, Willington – George & Ruth; Mary, Emma, Katherine, Lucy : | | 1891: at Farm House, Willington – George & Ruth; Mary, Emma, Katherine, Lucy, : | | Susannah : | | 1901: at Farm House, Willington – George & Ruth; Ellen, Mary, Emma, Lucy, Susannah : | | : | |– Mary HONE (b.1873, Willington – d.) : | |– Emma HONE (b.1875, Willington – d.) : | |– Catherine HONE (b.1878, Willington – d.) : | |– Lucy HONE (b.1880, Willington – d.) : | └ Susannah HONE (b.1883, Willington – d.) : | : |– Rhoda PIDGEON (bp.12/3/1809, Whichford – d1892, 93y, Shipston) : : m.(26/10/1830, Ilmington, Warks) Thomas BURROWS (b.1804, Brailes – d.1872, 65y, Shipston) : : | 1841: at Ebrington. Gloucs – Thomas & Rhoda; Mary, William, John, George Ag Lab : : | 1851: at Cottage on the North Hill, Cherrington – Thomas & Rodah; William, George, Frederick : : | 1861: at Grove End, Brailes – Thomas & Rhoda; William, George : : | 1871: at Grove End Lane, Brailes – Thomas & Rhoda; William : : | 1881: at Grove End, Brailes – Rhoda (wid); William : : | 1891: at Grove End, Brailes – Rhoda (wid); William : : | : : |– Mary Ann BURROWS (bp.22/1/1832, Ilmington – d.) : : |– William BURROWS (b.Ebrington, bp.29/12/1833, Stretton-on-Fosse, Glos, – d.) : : |– John BURROWS (bp.25/10/1835, Stretton-on-Fosse, Glos – d.) : : |– George BURROWS (b.1838, Ebrington, Glos – d.) : : └ Frederick BURROWS (b.1845, Ebrington, Glos – d.)

: : : m2.(11/9/1820, Whichford) Ann CROSS (b.1791, Whichford – d.1856, Whichford) : 1841: at Ascott, Whichford – William(70), Ann (47) : 1851: at A Cotage, Ascott, Whichford – Ann (59, wid) : m2.(8/5/1777, Sutton-under-Brailes) Mary FRENCH (b.– bu.8/8/1807, Sutton-under-Brailes)