Local history & Genealogy for
the Parish of Soham cum Barway, East Cambridgeshire.
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| Surname | Period | Location / Comments | Researcher |
| Archer | 1830's | Soham | Tanya Wren Essex |
| Attlesey | All | Soham | Barbara Basa. U.S.A. |
| Bacon | All | Wicken | Denise Duke |
| Bailey | pre-1877 | Soham | Richard Cross |
| Banyard | All | Soham & surrounding areas | Bernard Harris, Reading UK |
| Barber | All | Soham, Ely, Littleport & Cambridge | Cretia Olsen Anchorage, Alaska |
| Barrett | 1785-1840 | Soham | Jackie Daniels |
| Barton | All | Isleham, Soham & Wisconsin U.S.A. | Barbara Basa. U.S.A. |
| Beamiss | All | Ely & Littleport | Linda Hart, England. |
| Beasley / Beazley | All | Soham, Australia, Utah U.S.A,. Fulton Co. New York State U.S.A. | Roy Beazley, Sydney Australia. |
| Bishop | All | Soham & Wicken |
Andrew
Martin. Cambridgeshire. www.familytreeuk.co.uk |
| Bland | All | Soham, Fordham. | Julie Graham Canberra, Australia |
| Blythe | All | Fordham | Vivienne Whitehead, Hertfordshire |
| Bowles | 1800s | Soham | Lance L. Piatt Bremerton, Washington |
| Bradley | 1800s | Soham | Chris Johnson Essex |
| Brown | All | Isleham Cambridgeshire | Julie Webb, Soham. |
| Brown | All | Snailwell & Fordham | Sarah Morley Newmarket |
| Brown | Abt 1948 | William Riley Brown, East Fen Common. Died Abt 1948. | Philip Smith, Blackpool (ex-Haddenham) |
| Bull | All | Soham | Jennie Hudson Hervey Bay, Qld Australia |
| Canham | All | Soham, Wicken |
Kev Houghton, Brisbane, Australia |
| Canham | All | Wicken | Angela Toynton Cambridgeshire |
| Chambers | 1700 | Soham | Jackie Daniels |
| Clark | All | Soham | Caroline Pitt Website |
| Clarke | abt 1840 | Soham ---> Newborough in Cambridgeshire | Helen Castle Australia |
| Clements | late 1700's + | Soham |
Andrew
Martin. Cambridgeshire. www.familytreeuk.co.uk |
| Collen | All | Soham | John Fuller, UK. |
| Collin / Collen | 1800-1875 | Ellin May Collin Born Jan 1854 Soham | Sue Edwins England |
| Cook | All | Soham & surrounding areas | Bernard Harris, Reading UK |
| Covell | All | Soham & Beyond | Mike Covell England |
| Cowling | All | Soham area | Stewart Bishop |
| Crisp | All | Soham, NSW Australia | Helen Reichenbach Australia |
| Cross | All | Soham, Wicken |
Kev Houghton, Brisbane, Australia |
| Cross | pre-1850ish | Soham, Wicken | Richard Cross |
| Darnell | All | Soham | Paul Docking. North Wales |
| Dewsbury | All | Soham, Barway, Thetford | John Kent |
| Dilley/Dilly | All | Soham | Ken Dilley |
| Disbrow | 1671 | Ann Disbrow, Soham | Lynda Gamil. Lancashire |
| Diver | All | Isleham & Soham | Pauline Jones |
| Dobede | All | All Areas | Soham Roots, Soham |
| Docking | All | Soham | Paul Docking. North Wales |
| Doe | pre-1900ish | Soham, and Suffolk & Essex | Richard Cross |
| Doe | All | Soham | Doreen Cobb |
| Eastwell | All | Wicken & Surrounding area | Peter Madden Newcastle Australia |
| Edgar | All | Soham, Australia. Fulton Co. New York State U.S.A. | Roy Beazley, Sydney Australia. |
| Edwards | pre1850ish | Soham | Richard Cross |
| Elsden | All | Soham | Sylvia Back Derbyshire |
| Elsden | All | Mainly Soham and surrounding areas. | Sue Holloway |
| Emmins | All | Soham | Jennifer Green Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Engledow | All | Soham | Sarah Morley Newmarket |
| Eve | 1680-1785 | Soham | Jackie Daniels |
| Eve | abt 1840 | Soham ---> Newborough in Cambridgeshire | Helen Castle Australia |
| Fordham | All | Soham | Sarah Morley Newmarket |
| Fretwell | All | Stuntney & Isleham | Karen Horn, Cambridgeshire. |
| Fuller | All | Soham & Chippenham | Pauline Jones |
| Gilbert | All | Soham and Fordham | Bob Burns, Picton, Ontario, Canada |
| Gil(l)son | All | Soham | Bob Burns, Picton, Ontario, Canada |
| Goodrich | All | Soham, Fordham, Chippenham. | Julie Graham Canberra, Australia |
| Harrison | All | Soham, Downham, Wisconsin USA |
Barbara Basa USA |
| Harvey | 1800-1900 | Soham: Searching family of William Harvey, born Sept 29th 1868. | Edwin Harvey, Argentina. |
| Hart | All | Soham & surrounding areas | Anthony Maynard Norfolk |
| Hicks | late 1700's | Soham | Lisa Day Australia |
| Hills | All | Soham, Ely, Isleham, Fordham, Wicken Areas, Australia & U.S.A. | Julie Webb. Soham. |
| Hills | 1682-1759 | Soham | Jackie Daniels |
| Hills | from Soham to Tasmania, A family tree Website, with an Oliver Cromwell connection. very interesting. | Website click here | |
| Hills | 1800's & before | Soham | Richard Hills. USA. |
| Hobbs | All | Soham, Wicken |
Kev Houghton, Brisbane, Australia |
| Hobbs | All | Soham | Jennie Hudson Hervey Bay, Qld Australia |
| Horsley | All | Soham & surrounding area | Peter Madden Newcastle Australia |
| Houghton | All | Wicken & Soham | Pauline Jones |
| Houghton | All | Soham, Wicken |
Kev Houghton, Brisbane, Australia |
| Houghton | All | Wicken | Denise Duke |
| How | All | Soham | Donna Bailey |
| How | All | Soham & District (Editor of The How's Herald ) | Graeme How New Zealand |
| How | All | Soham, Wicken area | Jacqueline Ward England |
| Howe | All | Soham, Wicken & London | Jackie Daniels |
| Howlet | Pre-1900 | Soham | Lance L. Piatt Bremerton, Washington |
| Jackson | 1800-1875 | Ely - seeking info on Thomas Jackson, DOB approx 1835-36, married to Emily (?) moved to Luton. my Great-Grandfather. |
Peter
Leonard. London, Canada. |
| Jarvis | 1840 | Robert Winter Jarvis, Born 1840 Soham, occupation Tinman. | A.Howard |
| Johnson | All | Soham, Wicken | Peter Szewc, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
| Johnson | 19th to early 20th Century. | Soham, Wicken and surrounding area. | Eleanor Johnson |
| Jones | 1783+ | Ely - William b. c1783, David b. c1805, John b. 1840 ( John later married & lived at St Pancras). |
Candy NSW Australia |
| Jopson | All | Wicken, Soham, Newmarket. | Julie Webb. Soham. |
| Kidd | All | Soham | Peter Farrington |
| Kidd | All | Soham | Jennie Hudson Hervey Bay, Qld Australia |
| Kirby | 1870 - 1885 | Soham. William - Primitive Methodist Minister. | Linda Wright. London |
| Lambert | All | Soham | Doc Lambert. Texas USA |
| Lambert | All | Soham |
Ian Lambert Simmondley, Glossop UK |
| Lambert | All | Soham | Diana Whittaker |
| Large | 1835-1850 | Soham / were farmers in Soham, leaving for the USA abt 1850/51 | Jackie or Swiki, USA. |
| Layton | All | Soham | Jackie Daniels |
| Layton | All | Soham & Wicken | Jennie Hudson Hervey Bay, Qld Australia |
| Leonard | All | Freckenham Suffolk. | Julie Webb. Soham. |
| Leonard | All | West Row, Freckenham, Suffolk. George Leonard, Birth Approx 1845. My Gt Gt Grandfather. |
Peter
Leonard. London, Canada. |
| Leonard | All | Soham & surrounding areas | Bernard Harris, Reading UK |
| Levett | All | Soham & Johnstown NY State USA | Roy Beazley, Sydney Australia. |
| Mainprice | All | Soham & Freckenham Suffolk. | Julie Graham Canberra, Australia |
| Malden | All | Soham & Beyond | Julia Henderson Utah, USA |
| Malton | 1850's- Present | Cowlinge, Depden - Suffolk, Soham, Fordham - Cambridge | Dortha Steele USA |
| Mann | All | Soham & Mildenhall Suffolk. | Domonic Mann |
| Mann | 1800's & before | Soham | Richard Hills. USA. |
| Martin | 1790's-Present | Soham | John Martin, Derbyshire, Eng |
| Mellows | All | All Areas | Peter Gainsborough |
| Metcalfe | pre-1840 | Soham | Lynda Metcalfe. Canada |
| Moore | 1800's | William Moore born 1816-19 Isleham | A Howard |
| Morley | All | Fordham | Sarah Morley Newmarket |
| Morley | pre-1850ish | Soham | Richard Cross |
| Morley | All | Fordham | Vivienne Whitehead, Hertfordshire |
| Moss | All | Chippenham Cambridgeshire | Julie Webb. Soham. |
| Mott | 1800 onwards | Lidgate, Soham, Cambridge |
Elizabeth
Allen. Fleet, Hants |
| Munns | All | Soham | Jennie Hudson Hervey Bay, Qld Australia |
| Murfet | pre-1800 | Soham Area |
Barry
Murfett, Hadfield Derbyshire |
| Murfet | Pre 1830 | Soham Area |
Margaret
Blackshaw, nee Murfet. UK |
| Murfet | All | All but mainly Soham before 1840 & from 1840 in London | Sue Holloway |
| Myson & variants | All | Soham & Mildenhall / Red Lodge areas |
Philip Mizon Derbyshire |
| Newell | pre-1850ish | Ely | Richard Cross |
| Nightall | All | Soham, Ely, Littleport & Cambridge | Cretia Olsen Anchorage, Alaska |
| Norman | All | Soham, Ely, Littleport & Cambridge | Cretia Olsen Anchorage, Alaska |
| Norman | pre-1868 | Soham | Richard Cross |
| Oakman | All | Little Thetford & Ely | Elaine Graham. Australia |
| Osborne / Osborn | All | Stuntney & Isleham | Karen Horn, Cambridgeshire. |
| Palmer | 1790's- Present | Soham | John Martin, Derbyshire, Eng |
| Palmer | pre1850ish | Soham | Richard Cross |
| Palmer | All | Soham & Fordham | Jennie Hudson Hervey Bay, Qld Australia |
| Palmer | 1300 - present | Soham, Prickwillow & Ely | Russell Palmer |
| Payne | All | Freckenham Suffolk & Kentford Cambridgeshire. | Julie Webb. Soham. |
| Peachy | All | Isleham | Jennie Hudson Hervey Bay, Qld Australia |
| Peachey | All | Soham. | Roy Beazley, Sydney Australia. |
| Peacock | 1800 + | Soham | Jackie Daniels |
| Peek / Peak | All | Soham & Beyond | Julia Henderson Utah, USA |
| Peyton | All | Isleham & U.S.A. | Kate Clifford |
| Pitt | All | Soham | Caroline Pitt Website |
| Playford | 1830's - 1840's? | Soham | Tanya Wren Essex |
| Plumb | pre-1900 | Soham | Denise Allen Cambridgeshire |
| Plummer | 1800's | Eleanor, Jane, Frances and Richard Plummer, Soham area | Doreen Cobb |
| Pollard | All | Soham, Wicken |
Kev Houghton, Brisbane, Australia |
| Pope | All | Little Thetford & Stretham, nr Ely. | Linda Hart, England. |
| Raby | All | Soham area | Susanne Ellingham |
| Rayner | All | Freckenham, Suffolk | Julie Webb, Soham. |
| Reeve | pre-1879 | Soham & Wicken | Laurence Rose |
| Robinson | 1821 | Soham | Suzanne Howell |
| Rowlinson | All | Wicken & Upware | Lesley
McNee Gold Coast, Qld, Australia |
| Rust | All | Soham & Johnstown NY State USA | Roy Beazley, Sydney Australia. |
| Salisbury | All | Salisbury/Salysbury/Salsberre Soham area from the early 1400's untill the mid 1600's ( if not later). | Robert Salisbury |
| Sandfield | All | Eliza Sandfield born Soham 1822 | Helen Smith Australia |
| Shaw | 1950-1980's | Soham & District | Margaret Usmar Warwickshire, England |
| Shaw | All | Wicken & Upware | Lesley
McNee Gold Coast, Qld, Australia |
| Shepherd | 1877 - 1900 | Soham | Doreen Cobb |
| Simpkin | pre-1900 | Waterbeach & Soham | Denise Allen Cambridgeshire |
| Simpkin | All | Soham, Wicken | Peter Szewc, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
| Simpkin (s) | All | Soham, Wicken |
Kev Houghton, Brisbane, Australia |
| Sindall | All | Soham area | Jacqueline Ward England |
| Sizer | 1867-1915? | George Sizer, Soham | David George Sizer Mitcham,UK |
| Slack | 1870 onwards | Soham | Tim Edwards |
| Smart | All | Fordham, Wicken and surrounding areas. | Sue Holloway |
| Southerill | All | Ely | Diana Whittaker |
| Sparkes | pre-1867 | Soham, ( maybe Ely ) | Richard Cross |
| Stanford | All | Ely area, NSW Australia | Helen Reichenbach Australia |
| Staples | 1500-1850 | Soham | Hilary Staples. Gloucestershire |
| Steadman | Steadman Family--A Branch in Australia | Website click here | |
| Steadman | All | Soham & Sevenoaks area Kent after 1873 | Kim Steadman |
| Stevens | All | Soham & surrounding district | Dr Robert Stevens |
| Stimson | All | Soham area | Helen Curley |
| Stubbins / Stubbings | circ: 1750 | Soham | Jackie Daniels |
| Sumners | 1800- Present | Soham | John Martin, Derbyshire, Eng |
| Sunman | Pre-1900 | Soham | Lance L. Piatt Bremerton, Washington |
| Taylor | All | Soham, Thetford, Stretham | John Kent |
| Tibbitts | 1835-1850 | Soham / were farmers in Soham, leaving for the USA abt 1850/51 | Jackie or Swiki, USA. |
| Toynton | All | Soham | Angela Toynton Cambridgeshire |
| Turner | All | Fordham | Vivienne Whitehead, Hertfordshire |
| Webb | All | Burwell | Vivienne Whitehead, Hertfordshire |
| Webber | All | Soham, Wicken & Isleham |
Paul Webber Canberra, Australia |
| West | All | Soham | Jennie Hudson Hervey Bay, Qld Australia |
| Westrope | 1700-1900 | Cambridgeshire/ Soham area | Ann Kendall Hampshire |
| Whybrow | pre-1886 | Soham | Richard Cross |
| Wilden / Wilding | All | Stuntney & Isleham | Karen Horn, Cambridgeshire. |
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