I have been looking at the Browne family of Wramplingham, Norfolk, recently. William Browne was baptised there in 1785, son of William Browne and Elizabeth, nee Killingray (spinster) Unable to find a marriage for William and Elizabeth, who were having children in the area from at least 1784 till 1798.
Mary, burial Jan 1784, Wramplingham
William, burial Jan 1784, Wramplingham
William, baptism 1785, Wramplingham
Mary, baptism 1791, Barford
Mary, baptism 1792, Barford
Sarah, baptism 1795, Barford
Mary, baptism 1798, Barford
In these records Elizabeth's maiden name is recorded. There may be others which I haven't found as yet.
There are 2 more children, Robert born 1797, Wymondham and Thomas Spottiswood, born 1800, Wymondham, both recorded in Quaker records, mother's maiden name not given. There is also death 1802 of Elizabeth Browne, aged 41, wife of William Browne at Windham (Wymondham) and in 1820 the death of William Browne (not a member), aged 60, a tanner, at Wymondham, both recorded in Quaker records.
Looking for William Browne born c 1760 comes up with another Quaker record for birth in 1758 of William Browne to Zachary and Ann Browne at Windham.
My question is, how likely is it that a man born into a Quaker family would have several children baptised in C/E Church, followed by a child's birth recorded in Quaker Church, then another C/E, then another Quaker record, with subsequent death/burials for his wife and himself recorded in a Quaker Church?
With a name such as Browne there may not be a definitive answer, but I have a feeling that these are all connected. Any ideas?
Margaret