I'm hoping that someone might be able to help me out with a brick wall my husband hit several years ago and hasn't been able to climb over. He was really the one who started looking into his family tree, but, unlike mine, his is a nice straight affair, unlike my hedge! We had a great time travelling around the country and digging into old records, but he became disheartened and I'd love to see him take it up again, especially now that I'm so "into" doing mine! I don't know how I would feel about sharing computer time however! Anyway, I digress, on with the brick wall. The name he is is researching is HAUXWELL, and he's managed to get as far as the death of his 4xgreatgrandfather, WILLIAM HAUXWELL in 1829, aged 89. (Entry 835 COTTINGHAM register of buriels) His wife ELIZABETH,nee PEARSON died a month later, in 1829, aged 77 (entry 838,same register).From the Holy Trinity,Hull register of marriages
WILLIAM HAUXWELL and ELIZABETH PEARSON
14th December 1779
He found children born to them ,WILLIAM PEARSON HAUXWELL, B.1780 and EDWARD/EDWIN HAUXWELL,B.1781,births registered at FISH STREET INDEPENDENT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Working back from the death record and subracting his known age at the time, he has to assume that WILLIAM was born in 1740. We can only find two IGI records for POSSIBLE baptism, one for 1738 and the other for 1742.
Any suggestions would be most appreciated, as my husband would love to get back a bit further than he has done.
WILLIAM HAUXWELL and ELIZABETH PEARSON
14th December 1779
He found children born to them ,WILLIAM PEARSON HAUXWELL, B.1780 and EDWARD/EDWIN HAUXWELL,B.1781,births registered at FISH STREET INDEPENDENT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Working back from the death record and subracting his known age at the time, he has to assume that WILLIAM was born in 1740. We can only find two IGI records for POSSIBLE baptism, one for 1738 and the other for 1742.
Any suggestions would be most appreciated, as my husband would love to get back a bit further than he has done.
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