Had any one any idea why a parent who lived in Chardstock (Dorset in those days) would have his son baptised in Thorncombe? I know that these two localities are only
about 8km (5 miles) away from each other but Chardstock had a perfectly good church (St Andrews) where the ceremony could have been conducted.
The only two guesses that I can come up with is:
1. The fathers wife may have come from Thorncombe, unfortunately I haven't been able to identify her yet.
2. I am fairly sure that the whole family was probably in the process of moving from Chardstock to Thorncombe around this time.
about 8km (5 miles) away from each other but Chardstock had a perfectly good church (St Andrews) where the ceremony could have been conducted.
The only two guesses that I can come up with is:
1. The fathers wife may have come from Thorncombe, unfortunately I haven't been able to identify her yet.
2. I am fairly sure that the whole family was probably in the process of moving from Chardstock to Thorncombe around this time.
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