Hi,
I have been trying to resolve this issue for a number of years now & may have already posted a request for help on this website some time ago (sorry to repeat myself if that is the case).
One of my direct ancestors is a Joseph Pudivat (born c1703) who married Elizabeth May 24/10/1725. I have all the Puddephatt BFHS records (B,M & D) from the 17th century to the 1900s & have been unable to trace Joseph's parentage (no father is named on the marriage records).
Many varying sources have recorded his parents as being a Joseph (sometimes John) & a lady named Hannah but I have been unable to trace the original source of this information & do not want to enter it onto my tree without being sure that it is correct.
The most likely parents,that I can trace from the BFHS records, are a Henry & Elizabeth Pudivat of Ashley Green,Chesham who had several children baptised (frustratingly) just as a 'child of Henry & Elizth'. However,if this lineage is correct,Joseph did not name any of his sons Henry (quite unusual for the time & the family) but did name sons John & Joseph,which makes me think that his father may have been Joseph/John (but then again none of his daughters are named Hannah).
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I don't want to give up on this but I just don't know how to move forward.
If there are any Puddephatt experts out there could you please help?
Regards
Coreen