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Not quite sure if this is the correct place for this I am hoping someone can help me on rather or not my conclusion is correct.
Researching my husbands family trying to discover his gr gr grandfathers parents. I have the following information:
Name: Richard Collins
Birth: about 1794 in Hertfordshire, according to 1841 census, age at death on death certificate and burial age this is about the year he was born.
Marriage: 1819, Benington, Hertfordshire to Jemima Edwards
Death: 17 November 1841, Bengeo, Hertfordshire, accident age 47. Residence on Death Cert. is Benington, Hertfordshire.
Burial: 23 November 1841, Benington, Hertfordshire age 47
Residence in 1841: Benington, Hertfordshire

When I search for a Richard Collins or even Collings in Benington and Walkern Hertfordshire for 1794 +/- 5 years I return 0 results. I have also tried same search for entire Hertfordshire again 0 results.

I had a theory the other day so just searched Richard, 1794 +/- 5 years in Benington and Walkern. I get 6 results. 5 of these Richards has two parents listed. 1 had only a mother, Sarah. Name of Child Richard Warren Baptised 14 August 1791 in Benington. Mother obviously being Sarah Warren. Now I know for fact that a Sarah Warren, Widow married George Collin(g)s in January 1792 in Benington. I also know that there was another son baptised with the mother listed Sarah Warren, no father but the child's full name given as Thomas Collings, baptised 26 March 1790.

Now my theory is that George Collings had fathered these two sons. My problem is I am not sure if my conclusion is correct and would like others input on this as I really have no one to discuss this with. Any input, suggestions or even a reason to dismiss my conclusion will be helpful to me.

Thanks!
Sharon

Hello
It has been a while since I visited the forums. I know there was other researchers here who had connections to the Collins family of Bennington Hertfordshire.

I have spent a great deal of time trying to determine the correct birth year for the above mentioned Richard Collins who married Jemima Edwards in 1819. There seems to be some confusion with Richard. One is his birth year, the other is the month he died in 1841.
According to the 1841 Census he was aged 44 this would make him born abt. 1797. Richard and Jemima had a son Richard born in 1840 this son died in 1841 aged 1 and was buried 25 July. His father Richard also died in 1841 aged 47 and was buried 23 November, this would make him born abt 1794. This is according to Burial records I have found. I can locate the son, or whom I believe to be the son in the GRO death index. Unable to locate the Father Richard in the GRO death index which is a disappointment as I would like to order a copy of his death certificate.

I have come across Richard in others family trees online and they all have him down as being born in 1788. However, I question this as the Richard that they are using for this year of birth was baptized 25 May 1788 and named Richard COLLINGS. I know a surname spelling can differ from one record to another. My issue is that there is also an infant Richard COLLINGS who died and was buried November 1788, according to the burial register. Therefore, I question the reliability of using the parents found in the baptism record of 1788.

I cannot locate any baptism or birth record for Richard Collins born abt 1794-1797. Therefore I am at a loss as to where to look for further information. Of course his birth/baptism record could be lost or he may have never been baptized. In which case I will never be able to determine his parentage.

If there are any other researchers here that have looked into the Collins family of Bennington Hertfordshire would love to hear from you.

Thanks
Sharon

Hello

Just posting my frustration here. I am researching my husband family. I have two possible lines to follow for his Maternal gr grandfather. I thought If I made a spreadsheet to help me make sense of both possibilities that it would help. However, I am ending up more confused.

Both possibilities married someone with same first name, then their fathers have the same name, and their mothers too it would seem. Is that even possible? One born in Kensington the other in Marylebone.

Oh and then you add to that some of the family trees that exist on ancestry and it is even worse, as to me some seem to be confused with the other.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to unravel these two?

Sharon