All thanks to Margaret's reminder about Free Reg, do you think I am right?
I had been stuck with my gg grandfather Samuel Clarke's family. He names his father on his marriage cert, as Charles Clarke, labourer, but I was unable to find a baptism for him with the right father. Samuel was born c1815 in Great Ellingham, Norfolk. I did find a submitted entry on Familysearch for a Samuel born c1822, with parents Charles Clarke & Mary Kerrison, however this was clearly a different Samuel who I managed to trace through the census, living in Great Ellingham. I did find a baptism for Samuel 26/2/1815 to Elizabeth Clarke & also her burial the same day. So I wondered if Charles had possibly been her brother & had brought up Samuel, whilst also having a son called Samuel himself. However, I was unable to find baptisms for Charles (c1766) or Elizabeth (c1780)
When I read that FreeReg is good for Norfolk, I had a look & found a baptism for Elizabeth Clarke, in Great Ellingham in October 1779 to Thomas Clarke & Judith. I then found other baptisms, Anne 1759, Samuel 1763, Charles 1766, Joseph 1769 & Hannah 1771, mother listed as Juda & Jemima 1775 whose mother was listed as Judith. I think that I have found my family! I found a marriage for Thomas & Judith in 1758 in Great Ellingham & when I checked the other Samuel's marriage, he also listed his father as Charles Clarke labourer!
Do you think I've made a breakthrough?
I had been stuck with my gg grandfather Samuel Clarke's family. He names his father on his marriage cert, as Charles Clarke, labourer, but I was unable to find a baptism for him with the right father. Samuel was born c1815 in Great Ellingham, Norfolk. I did find a submitted entry on Familysearch for a Samuel born c1822, with parents Charles Clarke & Mary Kerrison, however this was clearly a different Samuel who I managed to trace through the census, living in Great Ellingham. I did find a baptism for Samuel 26/2/1815 to Elizabeth Clarke & also her burial the same day. So I wondered if Charles had possibly been her brother & had brought up Samuel, whilst also having a son called Samuel himself. However, I was unable to find baptisms for Charles (c1766) or Elizabeth (c1780)
When I read that FreeReg is good for Norfolk, I had a look & found a baptism for Elizabeth Clarke, in Great Ellingham in October 1779 to Thomas Clarke & Judith. I then found other baptisms, Anne 1759, Samuel 1763, Charles 1766, Joseph 1769 & Hannah 1771, mother listed as Juda & Jemima 1775 whose mother was listed as Judith. I think that I have found my family! I found a marriage for Thomas & Judith in 1758 in Great Ellingham & when I checked the other Samuel's marriage, he also listed his father as Charles Clarke labourer!
Do you think I've made a breakthrough?
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