Lesley
Um? Very interesting! All those Whitcomb Baptisms at Holy Trinity Gosport. I have absolutely no idea who these people were. I've concentrated on the Free BMD index, and got a very good picture of post 1837 Whitcomb families in the Alverstoke area. Most of this data I've managed to 'tie up' using the census returns from 1841 onwards. From this data I can only assume these 'Holy Trinity' families moved on - (could some have been military?) - and left no descendants in Alverstoke??? So confusing, the similar names and the narrow time scale from 1793 to 1799.
The only possibility is that Charles son of Thomas and Sarah was Charles Benjamin's Father?
I think we have established that Charles Benjamin's parents were Charles and Martha and that he was born in 1815. (Bapt 1835!!!)
You also found a George son of George and Mary baptised 1795, this ties in with some of my dates.
I suppose a Marriage of George (Son of) and Mary ?(School Mistress) would 'clinch' it. I would expect the marriage to be between 1814 and 1819.
I have a burial record of a Mary Ann Whitcomb Daughter of George dated 1825 - Mary Ann was 2 Years old.
Also a burial record of George Son of George dated 1822 - George was 3 Years old.
These were at St Marys Alverstoke (from Knightroots).
They had at least 2 other children, Thomas and Selina, who survived. I'm here to prove it!!!
Ray
Um? Very interesting! All those Whitcomb Baptisms at Holy Trinity Gosport. I have absolutely no idea who these people were. I've concentrated on the Free BMD index, and got a very good picture of post 1837 Whitcomb families in the Alverstoke area. Most of this data I've managed to 'tie up' using the census returns from 1841 onwards. From this data I can only assume these 'Holy Trinity' families moved on - (could some have been military?) - and left no descendants in Alverstoke??? So confusing, the similar names and the narrow time scale from 1793 to 1799.
The only possibility is that Charles son of Thomas and Sarah was Charles Benjamin's Father?
I think we have established that Charles Benjamin's parents were Charles and Martha and that he was born in 1815. (Bapt 1835!!!)
You also found a George son of George and Mary baptised 1795, this ties in with some of my dates.
I suppose a Marriage of George (Son of) and Mary ?(School Mistress) would 'clinch' it. I would expect the marriage to be between 1814 and 1819.
I have a burial record of a Mary Ann Whitcomb Daughter of George dated 1825 - Mary Ann was 2 Years old.
Also a burial record of George Son of George dated 1822 - George was 3 Years old.
These were at St Marys Alverstoke (from Knightroots).
They had at least 2 other children, Thomas and Selina, who survived. I'm here to prove it!!!
Ray
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