OK.....a summary of the position re my Hudsons
1800 baptism of William Hudson (my direct ancestor) in Shepshed, Leics. Parents listed as John & Ann Hudson. No John & Ann Hudson in the vicinity. There's a James & Ann (another child named William who survives them) & a John & Mary (only possible if a mistake was made in listing Mary's name....all their other children credited to John & Mary) No siblings found for William.
1801 John Hudson marries Ann Jakes & (Sutton Bonnington nr Shepshed) & they live in Kingston on Soar (again just up the road from Shepshed) Is it possible that William was their illegitimate child ? No obvious reason to name a first child William...John's father is George & Ann's father is John. Maybe they were waiting for a legitimate child before naming one after its father/their fathers. All other children baptised in Kingston. Possible reason William was baptised elsewhere could be illegitimacy or the fact that Kingston's church was in a state of great disrepair & was periodically closed...but this state of affairs lasted until 1832 & it didn't affect baptisms of their other children.
1813....a William Hudson baptised in Kegworth (another neighbouring village)...parents given as John & Ann. I've spoken to a descendant who has been researching for years & she's in a similar position to me....the only possibility she's found is that he was the son of John & Ann in Kingston & was baptised in Kegworth for some reason.
You've all helped me tremendously (thank you) & I've traced John Hudson's family (Kingston) back to 1640 (allowing for mistakes....as if !!), so I don't think there's anything else to look at at this stage.
So what do I do ? Keep my notes about John Hudson's family & check periodically if anything new has come to light....is it worth looking into John Hudson's family (Shepshed) in case Mary's name was wrongly transcribed as Ann on the baptism ?
Thank you for all your help with this
1800 baptism of William Hudson (my direct ancestor) in Shepshed, Leics. Parents listed as John & Ann Hudson. No John & Ann Hudson in the vicinity. There's a James & Ann (another child named William who survives them) & a John & Mary (only possible if a mistake was made in listing Mary's name....all their other children credited to John & Mary) No siblings found for William.
1801 John Hudson marries Ann Jakes & (Sutton Bonnington nr Shepshed) & they live in Kingston on Soar (again just up the road from Shepshed) Is it possible that William was their illegitimate child ? No obvious reason to name a first child William...John's father is George & Ann's father is John. Maybe they were waiting for a legitimate child before naming one after its father/their fathers. All other children baptised in Kingston. Possible reason William was baptised elsewhere could be illegitimacy or the fact that Kingston's church was in a state of great disrepair & was periodically closed...but this state of affairs lasted until 1832 & it didn't affect baptisms of their other children.
1813....a William Hudson baptised in Kegworth (another neighbouring village)...parents given as John & Ann. I've spoken to a descendant who has been researching for years & she's in a similar position to me....the only possibility she's found is that he was the son of John & Ann in Kingston & was baptised in Kegworth for some reason.
You've all helped me tremendously (thank you) & I've traced John Hudson's family (Kingston) back to 1640 (allowing for mistakes....as if !!), so I don't think there's anything else to look at at this stage.
So what do I do ? Keep my notes about John Hudson's family & check periodically if anything new has come to light....is it worth looking into John Hudson's family (Shepshed) in case Mary's name was wrongly transcribed as Ann on the baptism ?
Thank you for all your help with this
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