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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Wiltshire => Topic started by: mgeneas on Thursday 18 May 17 21:30 BST (UK)
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Ann Hampton WEEKS of the parish of Market Lavington married 19th Aug 1797 to William COOPER of Urchfont.
William was the illegitimate son of Elizabeth COOPER, he was born 1773 in Urchfont. It is likely that his father was a Mr HARRIS.
I assume this because some of the children of William and Ann were baptized as COOPER alias HARRIS, others as HARRIS alias COOPER and the last child as HARRIS.
Ann appears in the 1851 census in Urchfont as Ann HARRIS age 75, a widow, with 2 sons living with her, James and George.
My problem is Who Is Ann?
I hoped that all would be revealed with the Wiltshire parish registers being online.......
Any ideas anyone?
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Hi Mgeneas (love the name) ;D
What were the names of William & Ann's children in order please as this may help to identify her parentage?
Annie
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Ann
William
John
James
Samuel
Mary
George
Charles (my ancestor)
edited to add 2 youngest children
Mary
Jacob
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Both William and Ann (the parents) died as HARRIS, not COOPER
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Hmm,
Unfortunately no help as I can't find any couples with names relating to the kids names ::)
Annie
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Thanks for looking!
It is 20+ years since I trawled through microfilm of the Lavingtons and Urchfont parish registers - I hoped Ann would appear in a neighbouring parish. Tho she did say in 1851 that her birthplace was Lavington.
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Does the 1841 show her as born in county yes/no?
I wouldn't stick with that as a definite as sometimes people didn't/don't know they were born elsewhere.
Not so much nowadays as they have the info. on their BCs but without looking or being old enough to need to look they may think otherwise.
I moved when my daughter was an infant to a different county & she believed/thought this was where she was born as her only memories were from living in this house from childhood but as she grew older she realised this was not the case.
Annie
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Unfortunately the 1841 census for Urchfont has not survived.
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Have you researched these other Weeks who married St Mary, Market Lavington a few years either side of Ann Hampton Weeks Marriage?
Benjamin 1794
George 1792
Jane 1789
John 1789
Ann 1780
(FreeREG)
If you can track them down they may be Siblings.
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May be a red herring but a Benjamin WIX/WEEKS/WICKS Christened several Children Market Lavington 1750-1766;
JANE 1750, died 1751
JANE 1752***
JOHN 1753
BEN 1756, died 1758
ANN 1759
SARAH 1761
GEORGE 1767
(F/S.Org)
There is a ANN Wicks Christened 11 Dec 1776 Little Cheverell, Mother JANE
(F/S.Org)
On Anc we have;
Benjamin WEEKS, buried 23 Oct 1808, Market Lavington, Wiltshire
Old Age
+ a Robert HAMPTON age 70 (hard to read) on same page.
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One of the witnesses at the 1797 marriage....Benjamin (Weeks?) diff.to read.
A Benjamin Weeks marries Alice Potter 1794-witness George Weeks.
Jackie
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Gosh Jackie, I would never have thought that witness could be Benjamin Weeks.
Except for the W the signature is very similar to that of Benjamin Weeks who married in 1794.
So perhaps Ann's brother
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Here are the 2 signatures
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Don't forget George...possibly another brother?
Jackie
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So neither of you think she could be the illeg Daug of Jane?
That would make Benjamin and George her Uncles.
Although I cant find a Baptism or the second Benjamin, Father Benjamin.
(1st one born 1756/died 1758)
There is also this;
Benjamin WEEKS, buried 23 Oct 1808, Market Lavington, Wiltshire
Old Age
Their Father?
Benjamin WICKS of Little Cheverel Parish married Anne BLAGDON, 16 June 1750, St Mary, ML
(FreeREG)
JANE Weeks 1789 Marriage is on Anc
Image has a Benjamin Weeks as Witness.
Looks like same Signature again to me.
This may be their Father if he didn't die til 1808
Or in Anne Hampton Weeks case her Grandfather if my theory is correct.
Trish :)
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Ann the illegitimate daughter of Jane Wicks baptized Dec 1775 at Little Cheverell looks very promising - thank you all.
I suppose her father was a Mr. Hampton - or she thought it was.
Edited to add
Strange though that she and William did not name any of their children Benjamin & Jane