Callander Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Any Topping researchers out there? My own line goes back to the marriage of a Joseph Topping and a Dorothy Williams who married in November 1798. They produced 10 children . The fifth eldest was another Joseph born in 1807 who married an Alice Roughley in 1831.They had 3 boys (plus 4 girls)my great grandfather John Topping born 1842 being the middle son- the other two were Joseph 1839 and James born 1845.My maternal grandmother Annie Mary Topping born in 1881 was one of the children born to John Topping and Ann Birch. Tony Beaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Have you got a tree on Ancestry Tony (public)? There seems to be confusion amongst some tree owners where they have Joseph (1907, son of Joseph T and Dorothy W) as marrying a Mary Fillingham. Most have Alice Roughley though, so that's probably right, but there was a Joseph T who married a Mary F, and it looks as though people are adopting ancestors willy nilly. Another interesting thing while looking at marriage records for Joseph Topping and Alice Roughley is that there were two marriages with people of the same names in the same month of Feb in 1831. One marriage on the 6th at Portico Our Lady's RC and the other at Prescot St Mary's on the 14th. The Joseph and Mary F that I mentioned married that same year, but on 5th December. It can all be such a quagmire sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callander Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Only just received your message David. I have trees for Beamans/Blanshards on Ancestry UK- my Topping connection is through the Blanshard line. They should be available to see, I will check. I noticed that there were two marriage ceremonies for JOseph and Alice . I'm sure its the same couple and thought this happened occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toppo1960 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I am a direct descendant of Morgan Topping who I believe, was the son of Joseph and Dorothy. I have recently resurrected my interest in them. My grandfather, John William Topping, lived at 127 Windleshaw Road. He was killed in France in 1916 and with no social state to look after his widow & three children under four years of age, it seems she had no choice but to move back to Eccleston (...the one near Chorley, not St Helens). As such, my dad & his two brothers grew up in Chorley and we lost all real connection to the St Helens Topping's. Only a week back, I went to the local cemetery (after looking through burial records), as almost all the family are there. Maybe some names will ring bells with other members. My great grandparents were William and Elizabeth Topping (nee Marsh). They had twelve children (that I know of). Of the first six, only one (Annie) survived into adulthood, married a Joseph Lambert Naylor and eventually emigrated to America but returned, possibly in the late 1920's. The youngest six all married with the other names involved being Robinson, Roberson, Case, Lowe (or Clarke-Lowe), Grundy and Thompson. This week, I managed to track down a distant relative who has sent me old photographs of William (1847-1937) and Elizabeth Topping (1848-1923) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyll Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hi Toppo1960, to St. Helens Connect. As you are a new member, have you seen this? Private 41187 John William Topping - St Helens Rolls of Honour WWW.STHELENSROLLSOFHONOUR.CO.UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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