FAMILY 65 BEDFORDSHIRE
Ampthill
1974-3Q Leslie-Anne / Talbot
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Bletsoe
27.05.1782 Mary (of Keysoe) m John Faulkner (noted at Keysoe)
Burial 07.02.1788 Sarah
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Blunham…see Covington, 1618-1645 and 1780, in Cambs file.
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Bolnhurst
02.11.1733 Martha m Thomas Richards, Blacksmith, both of Keysoe
(noted at Keysoe)
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Campton with Shefford
08.03.1575 bp Judith (of Shefford)
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Chalton
1901-4M RALPH( )
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Chicksands
Beds Historical Record Society Vol 1 P106 Photocopy page in
file ref Charters of Chicksands c1183
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Clophill
WILLIAM ( ) m to Phoebe…he died before C1871.
Children inc.
b.../bp 01.03.1868 Ann Elizabeth
b.../bp 01.03.1868 WILLIAM(1589)
b c1859 ALFRED ( )
b c1862 JAMES ( )
b c1866 Elizabeth
C1871 Clophill 65 Mill Lane Phoebe 35 wid of Lab, b Campton
Beds, Alfred 12 Ag Lab, James 9 Ag Lab, Elizabeth 5 Scholar,
all b Clophill.
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Dean
10.04.1787 EDWARD( ) m Rose Corby
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Dunstable
1977-1d Elizabeth Anne .. b 03.01.1891
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Edworth… see Covington, 1667-1760, in Cambs file.
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Elstow
24.12.1764 JN( ) m Ann Reynolds
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Everton
17.10.1802 burial of Samuel, from London
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Felmersham
C1901 Index Felmersham Ref 1486/42 Ralph 1 b London
...have noted this at FAM 14, a Ralph b there 1898-2Q
.......but this one says b London ? ? ?
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Flitwick
16.10.1895 Annie Gertrude m James Richardson, she 23 spin dau
Robert, Lab, he 22 ba Mkt Gardener so James, Publican.
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Goldington
17.10.1715 Martha m Hen Woodward
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Lidlington
Ann b c 1677 m (date???) to Edward Hart
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Luton
Mother Green : 10 / 1987 JASON ARTHUR R ( )
1915-4m CHARLES W ( ) / Frost.
Child :
1920-1Q St Albans Dora P .. m St Albans
1942-1Q to Barrington.
1920-2m ROBERT L ( ) / Bracey.
Children b St Albans were :
1921-1Q ROBERT J (2781) .. m St Albans 1948-1Q
to Elvin. Child :
1952-1Q St Albans Ann C
1923-1Q EDWARD A (2859) .. KIA WW2 12.08.1944
1926-1Q Peggy G .. m Eton 1950-4Q to Delaney
1928-2Q Pamela D .. m St Albans 1950-2Q to Latchford
1950-3m Joan / Smith
1971-1m Susan A / Martin
1958-4d ROBERT 86
1927-2d Sarah J age 78
1941-4d Arthur age 63
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Melchbourne
Beds R O Ref P73/15.3212 Bastardy Bond against John Yates
Jnr reputed father of the child, and his father John Yates
snr. both of Long Buckby NTH. The child was bp 21.03.1743
as Mary, baseborn dau of Mary Cunnington.
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Pertenhall
15.10.1765 Elisabeth m James Bath of Gt Staughton
Burial 18.04.1783 William
Burial 16.03.1785 Elizabeth, widow
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Podington
20.02.1713 Dorcas(Dorcus?) m John James by Lic.
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Ravensden
...see bp of children of Wm & Martha at Wilden
Burial 30.11.1720 John, Lab of Thurleigh
Burial 01.11.1696 Anne, wo John.
27.09.1709 John Swepson of Clapham m Mary
14.10.1717 Wm Seeley Snr m Lydia
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Ridgmont
WALTER ( ) m 27.04.1672 to Mary Mouse. A Walter, Lab
bur 06.09.1713, a Mary wid bur 10.02.1715.
Children :
21.12.1673 bp EDWARD(1587) s o WALTER
.....COULD HE BE START OF FAM 41 ??
22.12.1689 bp JOHN ( ) so WALTER
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Roxton
03.10.1743 Elizabeth (b c1722 Roxton) m James Foot botp
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Sandy
………..…………see Covington, 1747-1795, in Cambs file.
26.02.1810 Ann widow m William King widower
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Sharnbrook
17.11.1605 Alice m William Baynton, Farmer
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Shelton
JOHN ( ) married Sarah Logsden 29.09.1710.
Children :
19.11.1711 bp JOHN...bur 21.11.1711
31.08.1712 bp Sarah
29.04.1713 bp Mary...bur 01.05.1713
18.03.1715 bp JOHN...bur 21.07.1730
13.09.1724 bp THOMAS(1169)
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08.07.1824 Mary m John Warner
1830 Jury List at Shelton has Joseph, a Farmer, Poor Rate.
C1841 Shelton Joseph 65 Farmer, Sarah 65, neither born Beds.
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Shillington
14.05.1649 bp Mary dau JAMES( ) (Covington??)
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Southill
12.09.1800 Elizabeth m Samuel Long
Southill Baptist
20.01.1790 bp WILLIAM(870) so WILLIAM( ) & Elisabeth
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Stevington
16.10.1624 Elizabeth m Hugh Haynes
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Swineshead
15.10.1818 Judith m William Green
WALTER( ) m to Helen.
19.11.1667 bp SAMUEL (1588)
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Thurleigh
JOHN ( ) m to Martha. Children :
05.10.1736 bp JOHN(1170)
16.01.1737 bp WILLIAM(1171)
27.04.1738 WILLIAM( ) married Elizabeth Lambert
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Turvey
15.04.1745 Hannah m Bernard Hopkins
09.03.1852 Maria m Thomas Charles Bailey
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Wilden
PACK B/B so Elizabeth bp 05.12.1710, buried 06.02.1711.
Peter m Mathew Renals 27.04.1718 ? is she Martha ?,
phonetic “Reynolds”, see FAM 67A Cambs.
Burial 21.06.1685 Ann, a servant.
Burial 14.01.1784 Mary, spinster
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FAMILY 65A BEDFORD
NEED TO CHECK BEDFORDSHIRE CENSUSES ! ! !
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C1901 Index Bedford Ref 1490/59 Eliza 75 , May 65 both b London
C1901 Index Bedford St Pauls Ref 1490/21 Barbara 14, Alex 12,
Frances 10 All b British Guiana
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Bedford St Pauls
17.01.1749 bp Maria dau EDWARD( )
31.03.1796 SAMUEL( ) Bachelor of Bedford St Marys
m Elizabeth Field spinster.
01.09.1776 Wm Willis wid. of Elstow m Hannah (Carrington?)spin
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Beds Historical Record Society 1984/5 Accounts of Bailiffs etc
for Henry VIII 1536/7: Bedford inc Goldington & Biddenham has
a Copyhold Rent for a Robert Coventon, mess. & apts in
Bedford next Tenant Abbess of Elstow. Rent 10 Shillings.
Beds Historical Record Society 1984/5 :
ACCOUNTS OF BAILIFFS FOR HENRY VIII 1536/7 In St Peters Parish,
Dunstable, a Robert Covyngton/Conyngton was a Tenant at will,
paid rent of 4 Shillings.
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Register of St Marys Bedford
05.07.1542 Burial of Nicholas Covyngton, son of
Robert Covengton
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1842-4b Elizabeth Bedford
1889-4b Hilda Dixon / Hall Bedford m12-3Q Grimsby
1883-3b Louisa Bedford
1844-1b Lucy Bedford
1849-2b Sarah Bedford
1842-2b Selah! Bedford
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Mother Chiddey : 1973-4Q Emma Louise
1973-4Q STEPHEN MARK ( )
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Mother Cunnington :
1949-3Q Gloria D .. m 1970-3Q Bedford to Price
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Mother Cunnington : 1971-1Q SIMON ( )
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Mother Howie : 1975-3Q PETER JAMES ( )
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Mother Howitt :
1966-2Q STEPHEN JOHN (2584) .. m Wellingboro 11 / 1990
to Cathy Hopkins.
Children :
1 / 1995 Natasha Jaye
CATHY AT RUSHDEN ! ! !
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Mother Jenkins : Sept 2001 Abigail Page
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Mother Seamark : Nov 2000 THOMAS GORDON ( )
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1855-4m Eliza Bedford
1901-3m Elizabeth Mary Bedford
1925-3m Emily / Kitson
1869-4m Emma Bedford
1926-4m GEORGE W ( ) / Smith
1840-1m Jesse ( ) ... m to Elizabeth Caves
1862-3m JOHN Bedford
1964-4m JOHN W / Mowert
1894-2m Louisa Bedford
1905-1m Louisa
1944-1m Maude E / Wakefield
1951-2m PERCY / Dunnevers
1897-3m WILLIAM Bedford
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1947-2d ARTHUR
1872-4d Eliza 61 Bedford
1 / 1992 Florence Maud .. b 27.01.1904
1950-1d GEORGE
1839-1d PETER Bedford
1846-3d ROBERT Bedford
1861-3d Sarah Bedford
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Methodist B/BP
25.06/23.08.1840
Ellen Cunington dau Robt & Elizabeth St Pauls
10.09.10.12.1826
Sophia Covington do St Cuthb
08.12.1828/04.04.1829
Rebecca Covington do do
14.10.27.11.1836
Rebecca Covington do St Pauls
20.08/09.10.1867 Mary Eliz. Covington dau Geo & Donna Maria Bed
Jun/06.07.1870 Maud Alice Covington do do
04.12.1826/07.02.1877 Hilda Florence Cov. do do
22.10/09.12.1888 Justina Maud Currington dau Chas & Selina Luton
....NB This family on the C1901 as Currington at Luton
12.10.1883/26.01.1884 Albert Cummington so Fred & Fanny Graveley
22.04.1877 Rhoda Currington do Croxton
28.01.1882 Ellen Currington do Yelling
02.01/27.01.1889 Alfred James Currington do Graveley
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FAMILY 65B TEMPSFORD BEDS.....SCH BIGGLESWADE
Beds R O ...checked PR Burials 1813-1882
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Origins ? ?
JOSEPH ( ) b.....Married to Sarah Murfin 09.04.1801
Children inc.
14.02.1802 bp Mary
02.09.1804 bp JOSEPH (1162) See Below
25.12.1806 bp JOHN (1163)...died 29.01.1840 age 33.
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JOSEPH (1162) Married to Martha Franklin 05.01.1830. A
Joseph and a Martha both died 1839-3Q Biggleswade, he
29 Sept age 35, she 07 Jul age 32.
Children then brought up by John & Sarah Newman, see
Censuses below.
Sarah Cunnington born c1779, but where ? (not in Beds)
whoever, she married John Newman at Tempsford 17.10.1815.
Children inc.
30.12.1832 bp Emma. She d Wokingham Berks 1905-2 age 74
C1861 Tempsford Church End Emma 30 unm ( a Farmer ?)
C1881 Paddington Emma 49 unm b Tempsford Cook /Dom, at home
of William Demfering
C1901 Index Wargrave Wokingham Berks Ref 1156'14 Emma 70
Living on own means b Tempsford Berks(?) Frederick 16
Apprentice (see FAM 4P )
30.12.1832 bp Sarah. Married Joseph Browning 24.01.1855.
22.03.1835 bp JOSEPH(1160) See FAM 4P
02.07.1837 bp WILLIAM(1161) See Below
C1841 Tempsford John Newman 45 Basket Maker, Sarah Newman 62,
Emma 10, Sarah 8, Joseph 6, William 4.
C1851 Tempsford John Newman 57 Master Basket Maker b Stoneley
Hunts, and grandchildren Sarah 18 unm Housekeeper, Joseph 16
Ag Lab, William 14 Scholar all b Tempsford
C1861 Tempsford St Peters Church, 24 Post Office. John Newman
wid 68 Basket Maker b Stoneley HUN, William gson 23 Basket Maker b
Tempsford, Joseph Browning 29 Millers Lab, his wife Sarah age
29, and their children Rosa E 8, William A 3 and Elizabeth 2 mos.
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WILLIAM (1161) bp 02.07.1837, he married to a Mary Frances.
She died 1911-1Q age 76. He noted as a Postmaster in 1870 and
1874, and a Gardener in 1872
Did he die M Mowbray 1916-3Q age 79 ? (see Chas H below)
Children inc.
05.04.1863 bp Blanche Emma.
C1881 Brighton Sussex Blanche 18 unm b Tempsford Svt at
house of Edward Hoare.
She married 1893-4Q Biggleswade.
10.04.1864 bp Harriet Jane.
C1881 Tempsford Harriet 17 F Svt unm b Tempsford at house
of Peter Addington.
She married 1888-3Q Biggleswade.
18.03.1866 bp Helen Maud. d 1911-4Q age 44.
12.01.1868 bp Grace Newman Anne
20.03.1870 bp CHARLES HENRY (1493)
A Charles Henry was in Canadian Expeditionary Force WW1.
He was born Tempsford 08.01.1877 (!!) occ Driver.
His father WM living 3 Cottesmore Avenue Melton Mowbray
This is probably right and C H lied about age to enlist ?
20.03.1870 bp FRANK EDWARD (1494)
29.08.1872 bp Beatrice Mary. M 1895-4Q Biggleswade
27.12.1874 bp Edith Frances. Died 11.11.1881 age 7.
05.10.1879 bp Katherine Florence. Died 06.09.1880 age 13mos.
C1871 Tempsford 145 Church End Mill Lane William 34 Basket
Maker b Tempsford, Mary F 35 b Thirsk YKS, Blanche E 8 Scholar,
Harriet J 7 Scholar, Helen M 5 Scholar, Grace N A 3, Charles H
1yr, all b Tempsford..no mention of Frank E .
C1881...not yet noted
C1891 Tempsford 24 Church End William 54 Basket Manufacturer b
Tempsford, Mary F 56 b Thirsk YKS, Helen M 25 unm P O Assistant
and Frank E 21 Gardener, both b Tempsford.
C1901 Index Tempsford Ref1497/79 William 64 Basket Manufacturer
and Asst Overseer b Tempsford, Mary 66 b Yorks Thirsk,
Helen 35 b Tempsford
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1879-2b CHARLES DAVID Biggleswade
1839-3b JOHN NEWMAN.see Newmans on page 1…..could he have
been born at same time as mother and father died ??
1883-2b WILLIAM Biggleswade
1911-3d Agnes H 37 Biggleswade
1950-3d Elizabeth 84
1940-3d Emily 80
1951-1d Emily 77
1960-2d ERNEST 78 b c1882
2 / 1987 Evelyn Eileen .. b 09.10.1917
9 / 1991 Gladys May .. b 31.05.1905
1929-3d Sarah 62
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FAMILY 65C LITTLE STAUGHTON BEDS + GT STAUGHTON HUN
Cathy at Hunts R O … checked Lt Staughton 1598-1813
Little Staughton
Are these origins FAM 32 page 2 ? ? ?
PETER (590 ) m 02.02.1687 at Knotting to Frances Sharman.
Children :
23.12.1688 bp Lt Staughton WILLIAM(===)....bur 01.03.1689
22.03.1690 bp Lt Staughton JOHN(1173)
26.09.1697 bp Lt Staughton Martha
17.01.1705 bp Keysoe WILLIAM (1278)
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Alice m William Rootam 05.11.1622
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Bedford Gaol Book...... Beds R O ref QGV/10... page 1
THOMAS ( ) of Lt Staughton age 36, Height 5ft 6ins, Dark
Complexion, Brown Hair, formerly a Soldier was committed to
Gaol 23.01.1801 for Sheep Stealing. Sentence Death, conditional
2 Years H C Hard Labour. He was released 04.03.1803. Behaviour
noted as "Orderly". (if 38 in 1801 was b c1765)
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C1841 Lt Staughton Sarah Currington 80 Washerwoman
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Cathy at Hunts R O ..checked Gt Staughton 1540-1837
Gt Staughton...Hunts
...09.1728 bp JOHN ( )(adult) so Samuel & Mary
02.10.1687 JOHN ( ) m to Elizabeth Walgate
21.10.1747 Eleanor otp m Wm Tabourne of Hail Weston
13.10.1765 Elizabeth of Pertenhall m James Bath otp
08.12.1823 Hannah sp otp m Joseph Smith ba of Southoe
18.12.1823 Rebecca sp m Wm Mansfield ba botp
17.10.1832 Mary Ann sp m Robt Knowles ba botp
04.11.1563 bur Thomas
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FAMILY 65D COLMWORTH BEDS
WILLIAM( ) m Hannah, they of Woodford, N'hants. Child :
13.02.1714 bp Elizabeth
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Beds R O
P47/13/3 Removal of Judith from Bedford St Paul 12.06.1829
P47/15 Barstady Order for payment by Joseph Busbey of
Kempston,reputed father of female bastard child
born to Judith at Colmworth, 15.09.1829. Payments
listed in doc.
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Origins ? ?
THOMAS ( ) m Dinah Fisher 31.10.1721 at E Socon, they(she?)
of Eaton Socon. Thomas buried 15.02.1752, she buried 24.12.1754.
Children inc.
10.10.1722 bp THOMAS (1592)
08.10.1725 bp JOHN (===) ...bur 05.02.1736
...........bp WILLIAM (===) ...bur 03.10.1730
10.12.1726 bp GEORGE (1590)
17.08.1735 bp Elizabeth
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19.02.1766 Burial WILLIAM ( ) a Farmer.
At Beds R O Will ref ABP/W 1766/11 William , Yeoman of
Colmworth. Will made 06.02.1766.
Mentions :
Nephew Thomas
Niece Elizabeth Goodman, wife of Robert Goodman
22.10.1762 an Elizabeth m Robert Goodman botp Eaton Socon
Cousins Samuel and Wm Simonts...NB look at Simonts, FAM65G
Niece Lucy Smith
...her mother Mary Smith (sister to Wm)was joint executrix
with William's mother Mary Fisher.
...a Mary m Thomas Fisher 25.09.1721
Does this mean Wm father died before 1721 and his mother Mary
married (2) to Thomas Fisher ?
Wm's sister Mary married to Smith, had dau Lucy Smith
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FAMILY 65E RISELEY BEDFORDSHIRE
NB at C1841 several Carringtons...Wm/Richd/Emmanuel..noted in
files in case they are Cunnington.
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THOMAS( ) widower of Keysoe m Sarah Eakins wid 28.10.1765
.............see Beds ML records C467/468
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Note at FAM 7B a John b Riseley c1820.......?????
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Beds R O ref QSR 1818/204, Bastardy Bond, Sophia of Riseley
and Thomas Coot, Lab of Riseley.
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Beds R O ref QSR 1827/164, Bastardy Bond, Mary of Riseley
and Charles Barnett, Lab of Keysoe.
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Origins ? ?
WILLIAM (1495) married (where/when?) to Martha
Children inc.
30.09.1759 bp Ravenden THOMAS(===) Buried Ravenden 28.12.1759
26.07.1761 bp Ravenden Mary.
23.10.1763 bp Wilden Elizabeth.
Banns of marriage at Thurleigh 21.01.1787 Elizabeth of
Keysoe and a William Tyso.
12.10.1766 bp Wilden WILLIAM(1164)
.......... bp Wilden JOHN (===)...bur 29.11.1768
.......... bp Wilden JOHN (===)...bur 17.10.1780
08.04.1770 bp Wilden Sarah
26.04.1772 bp Thurleigh Jane…. M Wm Wagstaffe of Wilden at
Colmworth 20.04.1790 at Keysoe.
10.04.1774 bp Thurleigh SAMUEL(1172). At Beds R O the Bedford Gaol
Book ref QGV 10/1 p 27 has : Samuel age 40 Fresh Complexion Brown
hair committed 22.11.1812. A Marine, he allegedly deserted the Man
o War Glory. He was removed from Bedford Gaol 04.01.1813 on the
authority of the Secretary of War.
05.03.1778 born, bp Wilden 25.02.1781 Martha. Married Thurleigh
29.05.1794 to Wm Cave, wid.
At Beds R O Will ABP / W 1821/1 William, Yeoman of Riseley.
Will mentions ; Wife Martha, Daughter Jane and son in law Wm
Wagstaffe, Daughter Martha and son in law Wm Cave of Cambridge,
Son Samuel, and Gdau Sarah Willett, nee
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FAMILY 65F TILBROOK BEDS
HUGH(1269 ex FAM 32??) m to.............
17.03.1638 bp Ellenor
01.08.1641 bp Rose
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06.11.1634 THOMAS(1268 ex FAM32?) m to Agnes(Ann?) Deanes,
an Ann w o Thos buried 25.12.1636
Child :
11.12.1636 bp ROBERT... bur 23.12.1636
...so if Ann d 1636, what about :-
07.09.1641 bp WILLIAM( ) so Thos
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13.07.1656 bp MATHEW( ) so THOS & Elnr
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05.09.1670 THOMAS( ) m Catherine Harrison
A Catherine wo Thos, Lab, bur 17.01 1673.
A Thos Lab, bur 21.05.1679
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Hearth Tax 1671 Thomas (discharged)
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Ship Money 1636, a Thomas gave 6d
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FAMILY 65G EATON SOCON BEDS
15.10.1699 Martha m Thomas Smith, Tailor
21.03.1669 Margaret m John Walpole
19.02.1733 JOHN( ) m Ann Allwood. An ALLWOOD, so
John was buried 04.09.1738...their son ?
04.05.1753 Mary m John Staughton botp
08.12.1737 JOSEPH( ) m Ann Ball
10.10.1781 Lydia otp m Thos Hart of Buckworth Hunts
02.10.1785 JOHN( ) otp m Ann Ray of St Neots
09.04.1798 WILLIAM( ) m Mary Rosamon(Robinson?)
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Burials
08.12.1724 John, a youth
20.12.1731 ...? wo ...?
28.02.1733 Jonathan, infant
13.11.1749 Mary, from Poor House
11.08.1755 Ann, widow
28.01.1802 Mary
16.01.1812 Ann wo John
02.03.1812 John
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Origins ?
THOMAS (1496) Married (1) to an Elizabeth. He a Lab 1701.
She buried w o Thos 16.04.1708.
Children inc.
09.10.1691 bp THOMAS(1166)
16.08.1696 bp JOHN(1165)
30.11.1701 bp GEORGE...bur 01.02.1702
Thomas married (2) to Mary Simonts at Keysoe 29.09.1714, he
of Eaton Socon. He a Farmer, died Eaton Socon & buried
04.05.1721.
Children inc.
02.11.1717 bp WILLIAM(1175)
31.03.1716 bp Mary... bur 11.05.1716
Beds R O ref ABP/W 1721/95 Will of Thomas, Yeoman of Eaton
Socon mentions wife (second marriage)Mary and their son
William, and sons Thomas and John from first marriage.
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SAMUEL ( ) m Mary Cane 29.09.1732
Children :
12.08.1733 bp JOHN( ) so Samuel
......09.10.1735 burial an unbaptised child of Sam & Mary
25.03.1743 bp WILLIAM( ) so Samuel & Mary
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