My name is Janet Louise Ogden (nee Tompkins), I was interested in Family History long before I got hooked, which was after the death of my father, over 20 years ago.

It really got off the ground, when I started visiting Spain and learning to speak Spanish, when, lots of Spanish People, asked me "Where are you from"?

I said England, they said "You are not English" so I asked them, if not, what am I ?
The reply was "French or Something" this happened many times and still goes on today. This was very strange as, rumour had it that the Bevers in our family were, from France!!

I thought that, if, my mother now retired would do our Family Tree, I could go to visit the birthplace of our French Ancestors, or put an end to the rumour.

I started to borrow Books from the Library for her to read, like Trade Directories, Printed Parish Registers etc., which she enjoyed, and from which, she took many notes, which I still find useful, but apart from her recollections on the Family that was it.

By this time I had got bitten by the bug, so I set off one Easter Monday in search of my Great Grandmother Charlotte's Burial Place, as she, was the daughter of Ann Bevers. This I found and lots more, but still No French Ancestors, I still live in hope, I have even helped Anne Carter, by sending her information, to put in her Book The Beever Story, and had a lot of help from her in return, but to no avail.

Anne's book is about William Beever, son of Abraham of Heckmondwike and grandson of Thomas Beever of Penistone 1600 - 1651 it is very probable that we owe our decent to William's younger brother Thomas Beevor of Heckmondwike. Anne wants me to write similar book to complete the other half. But I still can not find the baptisms of Abraham Bever b 1670c and Abraham Bever b 1694c

To arrive at my great great grandmother's maiden name, of Bever I had to travel the Distaff Lines of my mother's Wilkinson's, Cooper's, to Bever's and Parkin's. I have also done my grandfather's Distaff line, Wilkinson , Bottomley, Hill, and Hall Families.

Last but not least my own maiden name of Tompkins, Sanders, and Pickles Spencer-Mackinder etc.

Janet's Ancestors
Click here to go to download a report on all of my ancestors

Bottomley of Northowram and Shelf
This Family goes back over 300 Years and all the ones with this name in the early Parish Registers at St Peters Bradford and St John the Baptist Halifax are related,
and may be to the Rishworth Bottomleys.
The name gave rise in Bothomley in Barkisland before the Black Death

Cooper of Sandal Magna and Ossett
This Family goes back to John Cooper 1751c married Sarah Halley bap at Sandal Magna 24 Nov 1751 married 12 Jan 1772.

Parkin of Horbury
This Family goes back to James Parkin married Elizabeth North
29 July 1821 at St John's Wakefield.

Wilkinson of Wibsey
This Family goes back to 1810 when John Wilkinson was born,
he married Mary Ann Fletcher she was a little under age I need help Here!!!

Bever of Emley
This Family goes back to Abraham Bever, he married Sarah Shepherd 1714 at Kirkburton

Tompkins of Stagsden in Bedfordshire
This Family goes back to Isreal Dudley, he married Helen Woodward 1683 At Kempston.

Arabella Pickles of Otley my Great Grandmother
 

email:janet@janets-families.org.uk