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Ravelin
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Godalming baptism puzzle help please
« on: Thursday 02 April 09 20:25 UTC (UK) »

Hello

Can anyone give their thoughts on this Godalming baptism puzzle please. I saw these records myself in the original PR.

Henry Howick baptisms at Godalming :
21st Dec 1757 : Henry son of William Howick & Mary his wife.
15th Sep 1758 : Henry son of William & Elizabeth.
(A note under the 1758 baptism entry states that Henry was privately baptised Dec 31st 1757).

Is this the same Henry or 2 different Henry's. If this is the same Henry then who is Henry's mother ?

Ravelin

P.S.
Godalming is supposed to be covered on the IGI but these baptisms are not on there.


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kerryb
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Re: Godalming baptism puzzle help please
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 April 09 06:53 UTC (UK) »

Hi Ravelin

Looking at it on first look, it looks like two different Henrys, because the mother's name is different and also the date - 21 December and 31 December. Mind you mistakes can happen. I have an incidence where 6 children are baptised to one set of parents in a church and one the father's name is different.

Its a bit difficult with that time period but I would be looking for other records such as marriages and deaths to see if I could find if there was only 1 Henry or two.

Kerry


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Ravelin
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Re: Godalming baptism puzzle help please
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 05 April 09 11:44 UTC (UK) »

Hello Kerry

Thanks for your thoughts on my Henry Howick puzzle.

When i looked at the original Godalming PR i found no other children baptised to a William & Elizabeth Howick. I also checked the burials 1758-1789 and did not find a Henry Howick burial.

My Henry Howick married 1802 St Nicholas, Guildford. I see there is a gap for marriages for Godalming on the IGI between 1795-1813. I think i need to check if another Henry married in this time span in Godalming.

Ravelin


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kerryb
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Re: Godalming baptism puzzle help please
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 05 April 09 11:49 UTC (UK) »

I checked the Surrey Marriage Index for the marriage of a William Howick but unfortunately could not find it in Surrey. Undecided

Kerry


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Ravelin
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Re: Godalming baptism puzzle help please
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 05 April 09 13:33 UTC (UK) »

Thanks for doing that William Howick marriage search Kerry. That is very good of you.

A shame you were unable to find William on there.

The surname has wrongly been spelt 'Hoick' in some other records.

Ravelin


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Ravelin
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Re: Godalming baptism puzzle help please
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 09 April 09 21:03 UTC (UK) »

I had another look at the burials of Godalming. I missed Elizabeth Howick's burial 1st time around. Roll Eyes

Burial : Godalming :
Elizabeth the wife of William Howick 30th June 1763.

Elizabeth did exist.

Ravelin


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kerryb
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Re: Godalming baptism puzzle help please
« Reply #6 on: Friday 10 April 09 07:48 UTC (UK) »

Excellent news Ravelin. At least now even though you have not yet found the marriages you know there were two Henrys.

I wonder if it is worth looking at original PRs for the marriages that might have been missed off the Surrey Marriage Index.

Kerry


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Ravelin
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Re: Godalming baptism puzzle help please
« Reply #7 on: Friday 10 April 09 10:39 UTC (UK) »

Hello Kerry

I have been looking at the original PR for Godalming.

There does appear to be two or three William Howick/Hoick in the Godalming area for this period.

There is a William Hoick born in Godalming 1739 on the IGI so he is probably the husband of Elizabeth. Also William Howick who is married to Mary and has children baptised 1740's/50's in Godalming. There is a William Howick marriage in neighbouring Compton 1765. He was a bachelor at the time of the marriage.

I found only one William Howick burial in Godalming and that was in 1780. No Henry Howick burials. My Henry died in Guildford in the 1800's.

At least i know that my Henry's father was William. The question is which Henry Howick is my one ?

Ravelin


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