Arthur Courtney b1840, of Barton Stacey Hampshire
I have long been fascinated with the village of Barton Stacey and whether it holds the key to unlocking the mystery of my mysterious Mr Courtney. Very early on in my research I discovered an Elizabeth COURTNEY , the wife of William BOUND of Barton Stacey who had connections to the PAICE and JOYCE families. As it turns out some time later I found she was a descendant of William Courtney, gentleman, who had been involved in the Swing Riots of 1830 . Some of Williams descendants had the middle name Hinxman, a quite unusual name. However it is also a family name in my Paice family, Thomas HINXMAN being the second great grandfather of Abigail Paice the wife of the mysterious Arthur George Courtney. Many years later a group of unknown DNA matches connected to the Australian convict Silas COLE from Barton Stacey also emerged. It would seem these matches are somehow connected to our Paice family from Kingsclere Hampshire. You can read...