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  • What was I saying about WILF

    (What was I looking for)

    Another mystery solved! .

    just googling for my 8xgt grandfather's notorious brother for Merry, when I stumbled across a website of the surname which I'd not previously come across (variant spelling I think)

    anyway, I digress (as usual)

    When my 5xgt grandfather died in 1836, he had 8 surviving daughters, so the name died out in this line. But in his will he made a bequest of £50, his watch & gun & wearing apparel, to "my natural son John". It was news to me that he'd ever had a son, but thanks to this website I've finally found a reference to the likely candidate. The BT of the baptism is on the IGI, giving father's name & parish.

    My chap married 28 July 1803, and the first child of this marriage was born on 11 May 1804.

    His "natural son" was born on 4 April 1804.

    Do you think he was the result of a final fling before his nuptials :D


    So don't forget

    GOOGLE GOOGLE GOOGLE
    Vicky

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    The IGI gives the name of one of OH's 5 x great grandmothers and a bloke called Elias having a son, her surname.

    Elias was married and having children with his wife at the same time. Then I realised that this same person (Elias) was my daughters fiance's 6 x great grandad.

    Making then half seventh cousins

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