The Conn Family of Whitby
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Between 1600 and 1900 Whitby was one of the
major ports on the east coast of England. People migrated there to find work
usually in the shipping industry, but often because it was a staging post in the
coal trade between Newcastle and London. George Conn, who was born in Upleatham,
appeared in Whitby in about 1714, and his descendants lived there until about
1800.
George on moving to Whitby became a sailor, but subsequently is mentioned as a
merchant, shopkeeper or tobacconist. In 1720 he sold his property in Upleatham
to a Richard Scrafton of Marske (Dundas Archives, ZNK 178/9).
All of the following records coloured blue are
to be found in the Whitby Parish Registers.
The family of George Conn and Hester Pearson.
29 Jul 1714. Marriage of George Conn, sailor,
to Hester Pearson.
 | 25 Dec 1715. Baptism of George, the son of
George Conn. |
| 27 Oct 1717. Baptism of Robert, son of
George Conn, merchant. |
| 24 Apr 1720. Baptism of Thomas, son of
George Conn. |
| 27 Dec 1720. Burial of Thomas, son of
George Conn. |
| 31 May 1724. Baptism of Hester, daughter of
George Conn. |
| 3 Oct 1725. Burial of Hester, daughter of
George Conn. |
| 26 Jun 1726. Baptism of Esther, daughter of
George Conn. |
| 7 Oct 1729. Baptism of Peter, son of George
Conn (b. Jul 1728). |
| 7 Oct 1729. Baptism of William, son of
George Conn. |
| 12 Oct 1732. Baptism of Pearson, son of
George Conn. |
| 22 Nov 1733. Burial of Peter, son of George
Conn. |
| 19 Feb 1735. Burial of Pearson, son of
George Conn. |
| 23 Mar 1735. Burial of William, son of
George Conn. |
| 8 Apr 1735. Burial of Robert, son of George
Conn. |
| 18 Jul 1736. Baptism of Pearson, son of
George Conn, tobacconist. |
| 21 Aug 1737. Burial of Pearson, son of
George Conn, tobacconist. |
It has not been proven, but the following
George must be the son of the previous George Conn.
28 Feb 1767. Marriage of George Conn,
carpenter, to Jane Story.
| 22 Oct 1770. Baptism of Peter, son of
George & Jane Conn, carpenter (Born 1 Oct) |
| 26 Apr 1773. Baptism of Elizabeth Story,
daughter of George & Jane Conn, carpenter (born 24 Mar). |
| 3 Oct 1775. Baptism of Thomas, son of
George & Jane Conn, sailor (born 25 Sep). |
| 24 Jun 1777. Burial of Elizabeth Story,
daughter of George & Jane Conn, aged 4 years. |
| 2 May 1778. Baptism of Jane, daughter of
George & Jane Conn, carpenter (born 28 Feb). |
It has not been proven, but the following
Peter must be the son of the previous George.
30 Nov 1792. Marriage of Peter Conn, sailor of
Goathland Banks, to Ann Chapman.
| 9 Sep 1793. Baptism of Jane , daughter of
Peter & Ann Conn at Whitby. |
| 1 Sep 1795. Baptism of Mary, daughter of
Peter & Ann Conn at Whitby. |
| 2 Dec 1797. Baptism of George Chapman, son
of Peter & Ann Conn at Whitby. |
| 24 Sep 1801. Burial of George Chapman, son
of Peter & Ann Conn at South Shields. |
| 29 Jul 1806. Burial of Ann, daughter of
Peter & Ann Conn, aged 6 at South Shields. |
| 5 Jul 1807. Burial of Elizabeth, daughter
of Peter & Ann Conn, aged 18 months at South Shields. |
| 19 Feb 1809. Baptism of Peter, son of Peter
& Ann Conn, South Shields. |
| 6 Sep 1811. Baptism of Ann, daughter of
Peter & Ann Conn, South Shields. |
The following records can be provisionally
linked to other families.
The following Thomas Conn probably belongs to
the Pickering family, and this was a second marriage after the death of Jane
Chapman. There are still question marks about this association.
| 4 Mar 1723 Burial of Robert, son of Thomas
Conn of Sleights. |
| 12 Aug 1728. Marriage of Thomas Conn of
Sleights to Barbara Richmond of Fyling. |
| 4 Dec 1731. Burial of Robert, son of Thomas
Conn of Fyling. |
| 21 Dec 1760. Burial of Barbara, wife of
Thomas Conn of Thorpe in the parish of Fylingdales. |
The following Thomas Conn probably belongs to
the Pickering family, and was born in Pickering in 1702. He can be found in
Sunderland in the 1740s with his wife Rachel. Their son Robert died in 1740.
| 27 Apr 1725. Burial of Timothy, son of
Robert Conn of Whitby. |
| 5 Apr 1727. Baptism of Robert, son of
Robert Conn of Whitby. |
The following Matthew Conn was the son of
Robert Conn, and was born in 1750 in Sunderland. His death has not been found.
| 8 Aug 1788. Marriage of Matthew Conn,
bachelor, mariner and Rachel Sneaton, spinster, both of this parish.
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| 22 Jun 1779. Baptism of Elizabeth, daughter
of Matthew and Rachel Conn, sailor of Whitby. |
| 29 Feb 1792. Burial of Rachel, aged 49,
widow of Matthew Conn, sailor of Whitby. |
The following records cannot as yet be placed
into a family tree.
| 23 Nov 1768. Marriage of William Conn,
labourer, and Mary Ventriss, both of this parish. |
| 15 Jul 1773. Baptism of Jane, daughter of
William & Mary Conn, carpenter (born 24 Jun). |
| 8 Sep 1777. Baptism of Mary, daughter of
William & Mary Conn. carpenter (born 7 Sep). |
| 18 Feb 1787. Burial of Jane, aged 9 years,
daughter of William & Mary Conn, a poor carpenter. |
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