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Title: Elizabeth Wood[s]
Post by: MattD30 on Sunday 07 January 18 01:53 GMT (UK)
I am hoping someone could double check for a christening for me.

I am looking for the christening of Elizabeth Wood [or Woods] who married Thomas Wise of Throwley. They were probably married in between 1650 and 1655 as their daughter Susan was christened in 1656. Thomas was born in 1628 and so I guess Elizabeth was born between about 1615 and 1630ish.

Elizabeth appears to have died in 1679.

Any ideas would be welcomed.

Matt
Title: Re: Elizabeth Wood[s]
Post by: grandarog on Sunday 07 January 18 13:32 GMT (UK)
Elizabeth Woods    14 Mar 1615 Baptised Milton  Father Walther Mother blank

Title: Re: Elizabeth Wood[s]
Post by: MattD30 on Monday 26 February 18 02:21 GMT (UK)
Quote from: grandarog on Sunday 07 January 18 13:32 GMT (UK)
Elizabeth Woods    14 Mar 1615 Baptised Milton  Father Walther Mother blank

Hi

Thanks for that suggestion. I've had a look at a map and Milton seems a little too far away from Throwley at about 30miles.

Matt
Title: Re: Elizabeth Wood[s]
Post by: grandarog on Monday 26 February 18 12:44 GMT (UK)
That was no distance for Townies to travel out to the Villages for work. Or probably a farm boy coming into Milton. It was a larger place than Faversham which was the local town to Throwley.
Throwley is only about 8 miles from Milton Regis (Nr Sittingbourne)
Title: Re: Elizabeth Wood[s]
Post by: MattD30 on Monday 26 February 18 12:57 GMT (UK)
Quote from: grandarog on Monday 26 February 18 12:44 GMT (UK)
That was no distance for Townies to travel out to the Villages for work. Or probably a farm boy coming into Milton. It was a larger place than Faversham which was the local town to Throwley.
Throwley is only about 8 miles from Milton Regis (Nr Sittingbourne)

Ah ok that sounds more possible. I was thinking of Milton nr Sittingbourne but it looked too far away. It's surprising to hear that Milton was larger than Faversham, I would have thought it would be the other way around.

Many thanks again and I'll look into this one.

Matt
Title: Re: Elizabeth Wood[s]
Post by: MattD30 on Tuesday 09 October 18 17:17 BST (UK)
Had another look into this Elizabeth today and she appears to have had a brother named John christened on 9 July 1618. There is also a Richard, son of Edward, christened there on 21 September 1623, and a John Wood, son of Richard christened on 4 February 1621. It's possible that Walther [Walter?], Edward and Richard are brothers.

It looks like Walter/Walther was married to a woman named Mary Hollit on 11 September 1612, however the marriage appears on FamilySearch twice.

Walher Woode and Mary Hollit - 11 September 1612 Milton (near Canterbury), Kent

Wacher Woode and Mary Hollit - 11 September 1612 Milton (near Sittingbourne), Kent

I wonder if those two places are the same?

Not got any further with these yet though.

Matt