I'm fed up with this!!
Working backwards.....four generations of men whose occupation is carpenter.
The earliest generation is a man named William COTTON. This is what I know about him.....
Buried in Alconbury cum Weston, Hunts in Feb 1828 aged 74 (so born 1753/4)
Various children baptised in Alconbury cum Weston between 1785 and 1792
Married in Alconbury cum Weston in 1783
I don't know where he was born (no baps to fit in Alconburry), but .......are these his parents?:
I have a copy of a marriage allegation between a Henry Cotton (carpenter) and a Mary Wells dated 1752. The allegation states that the marriage is to take place in either the parish of Alconbury com Weston or the parish of Hartford (about 6 miles away).. The amount of the bond is £200. Henry's age is given as 24 and there is a baptism in Alconbury for a Henry Cotton in 1728, which would seem likely to be him.
Now, there's no record of a marriage between this couple at either church, nor is there a record of the marriage on the cross parish records held at the Hunts CRO. There are also no baptisms for children of Henry and Mary Cotton anywhere that I have looked (Alconbury, Hartford and various parishes surrounding and in between). But maybe they didn't marry, or one or both of them died?
HOWEVER in 1770 there is a burial in Alconbury for "Isaac Cotton the son of Henry and Mary".
There are also burials for Henry Cotton (carpenter) and for Mary Cotton (wid) in 1797 and 1798 respectively. (no ages given)
So......is William the child of Henry and Mary....if he is, what can I do to prove it??
There are Cottons in Alconbury going back a couple more centuries, but nowhere near enough to piece together into families.....
All ideas welcomed.
Working backwards.....four generations of men whose occupation is carpenter.
The earliest generation is a man named William COTTON. This is what I know about him.....
Buried in Alconbury cum Weston, Hunts in Feb 1828 aged 74 (so born 1753/4)
Various children baptised in Alconbury cum Weston between 1785 and 1792
Married in Alconbury cum Weston in 1783
I don't know where he was born (no baps to fit in Alconburry), but .......are these his parents?:
I have a copy of a marriage allegation between a Henry Cotton (carpenter) and a Mary Wells dated 1752. The allegation states that the marriage is to take place in either the parish of Alconbury com Weston or the parish of Hartford (about 6 miles away).. The amount of the bond is £200. Henry's age is given as 24 and there is a baptism in Alconbury for a Henry Cotton in 1728, which would seem likely to be him.
Now, there's no record of a marriage between this couple at either church, nor is there a record of the marriage on the cross parish records held at the Hunts CRO. There are also no baptisms for children of Henry and Mary Cotton anywhere that I have looked (Alconbury, Hartford and various parishes surrounding and in between). But maybe they didn't marry, or one or both of them died?
HOWEVER in 1770 there is a burial in Alconbury for "Isaac Cotton the son of Henry and Mary".
There are also burials for Henry Cotton (carpenter) and for Mary Cotton (wid) in 1797 and 1798 respectively. (no ages given)
So......is William the child of Henry and Mary....if he is, what can I do to prove it??
There are Cottons in Alconbury going back a couple more centuries, but nowhere near enough to piece together into families.....
All ideas welcomed.
Comment