It was a good research day yesterday as I completed Chromosome 15 and with a surprise ending as I came across a match that locks in the beginning of the Chromosome for me as Buller and not Taylor so not an Irish length of DNA for me. The match that does this is two lengths at each end of the chromosome totaling 54 centimorgans with the beginning length 48.3 centimorgans and a shorter one at the end. This is an early American Colonial match in a pile-up area (most of the matches tend to be early Colonial American) and certainly the Buller family was a very large one in Cornwall which traveled about the world in those early years of exploration although my knowledge of the Buller family in this time frame is limited (eventually I may investigate this line as well for a book). Interesting really how that transpired. Chromosome 14 has my Jewish matches which show up as 4th or even 3rd cousin but are actually likely twice that (i.e. 8th or 6th cousin) because of endogamy in the lines. Chromosome 14 has very long lengths of Rawlings/Cotterill with known Rawlings which is helpful. The same with the Pincombe/Gray where a number of Pincombe cousins (3rd) are matching all of us on this chromosome. Some Knight matches and again Buller/Taylor not yet separated by any of the matches on Chromosome 14. I even started Chromosome 13 so an extremely good research day.
Mid morning I cleared away the couple of centimetres snow fall and noted that everyone had their paper recycling out so put mine out as well - I forgot the night before. The collection was late, after dark actually, but I put out two big cardboard boxes full of paper so did not have to go out again to bring the bin in. That was handy for sure.
Sunday today and the last service of the year. I will attend on YouTube as usual. The week flew by quickly and I did not check for the sermon online since the service cut off just at that time last week. We will see how that goes this week. Having the service bulletin already at hand I can read it on my own but it is nice to attend online when it works.
I heard from my Buller cousin off in New Zealand and I hope to collaborate with her on this family as we trace it back in England. I have been able to trace back to Christopher Buller born circa 1763 according to his death registration in 1832 and he attended St Olave Bermondsey Parish Church which was demolished to make way for the ramping up to London Bridge. His Slop Shop was on Tooley Street in Bermondsey just as you cross over the London Bridge into Bermondsey on the south side of the Thames. Christopher married Mary Beard 30 Dec 1794 at All Hallows Barking by the Tower and I think it was an elopement although Mary was 27 years old and Christopher would have been around 31 years of age. The couple had seven children with their eldest Elizabeth Jane dying as an infant in 1797 and a second infant death Henry Christy Buller in 1803 but Martha Sarah was born in 1797, Elizabeth Jane in 1799, Emma Hemsley in 1800, Henry Christopher (our ancestor) in 1805 and Robert Hucksley in 1806 although he too died as an infant in 1807. Mary was buried 14 Dec 1806 at St Olave Bermondsey Parish Church and the graves for all of this Buller family were moved to Bunhills when the Church was demolished later in the 1800s for the Bridge approaches. It is possible that Christopher remarried by 1813 although the actual registration I have not located as there are two more possible sons namely Thomas Christopher in 1813 and John Christopher in 1819 who died as an infant in 1819. Interesting family really and the parentage of Christopher remains a mystery but I must admit I have hundreds of Buller matches in England that I have barely glanced at so the answer may well be there. There was a Buller family in Bermondsey and they had moved from Somerset to Bermondsey at some point in the 1700s.
Skiing today if it works out and hopefully the freezing rain predicted is not as bad as mentioned. Time will tell.
Must make my tea the day moves onward and the solitaire puzzles are already completed.
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