Baptism of Mary Harradine circa 1705 ...

[bedfordshire boy]

Bon jour, Thanks John, that's a very informative will; plenty of useful names to work with, and three generations too. Is John the grandson under 21 the one who married Sarah Halfhead in Southill in 1708 I wonder? And it implies a link between Southill and Guilden Morden. Oh dear, more digging required!

I found a 1705 Poll book on Ancestry this morning which lists Matthew Harding and William Harrowden among the list of voters in Blunham (not Mogerhanger which is listed separately), and also picked up William Harding 2 hearths and Stephen Harroden 1 hearth in Mogerhanger in the 1671 Hearth Tax. I think William (b 1642) in 1671 is the father of Matthew and William in 1705. Don't know who Stephen is though. A brother of William perhaps - Robert Harradine b 1639, brother of William b 1642 named a son Stephen.

Whether I'm going to be able to establish the link between Blunham and Southill I'm not sure, but I'm equally sure there must be one.

David

[bedfordshire boy]

I suspect the son of Thomas was John who married Margaret Browne at Campton on 27 Sep 1676, who was the John buried at Campton in 1688.

[johnP-bedford]

David,  That will is on the BLARS catalogue  ref W1547....date 12 Apr 1690 ...as so ....

Copy will of Thos. Harraden of S'll. ymn.''being sick & weak in body.''

To grdson. Jn. Harraden:
-- cott. purch. of Humphry Thurrogood,
cott. in wh. he now lives purch. of Jn. Cooper,
cott. purch. of Jn. Thurrogood,
(managed by exors, until he is of age)
In deft. to grddau. Eliz. Harraden.
To Eliz:
-- Cott. occ. Rob. Purser purch. of Thos. Inskip: to Jn. in deft. Conting. rem. to godson & cous. Thos. Harradon of Guilden Morden Camb. (s. of Jos. Harradon)
To dau.-in-law Marg. Harradon for life, then grd. Eliz:
-- Cott. in Shefford purch. of Jn. Ramboll gent.; £5.
To cous. Marg. Mums, Ellin Feild (dau. of Thos. F. of Hinksworth Herts.), Godson Thos., Jn. Horsley (s. of J.H. of G. Morden) - monetary bequests.

Exors. - dau.-in-law Marg. H. & ''loveing freind'' Thos. Inskip of  Stamford: to ''part goods & implements of household stuffe'' equally to grchn.; T.L. to have £3 for his trouble.

[bedfordshire boy]

I wondered where you'd found it as there are no Harradines in the index in those two books we bought at BLARS -it's a copy of the will rather than a probate copy, which are what the books list. Just had another look in the book and there are Hardings at Mogerhanger and Southill.

That will is going to take some work trying to work out who his cousins were at Hinxworth (where there were also Harradines) and Guilden Morden! But it might provide the key to unravelling the lot of them.

Thanks

David

[johnP-bedford]

David,   The will is in those indexes..... positioned at HARROWDEN/HARRADINE including Steven from Moggerhanger 1674/5 ** for which the burial register names as Stephen Harding buried 30/1/1674-75......& there also a HORRODINE!

[bedfordshire boy]

Should have gone to Specsavers

[bedfordshire boy]

Going through BLARS online catalogue is hard work, with no Soundex and so many variations. Just found an interesting 1677 conveyance under Harrowden, the same Thomas that John found the will for yesterday. In the property that he bought from John Cooper mentioned in his will, he is referred to as Thomas Harrowden alias Bartle.

Now in Guilden Morden there are a number of Harradine alias Bartles. Did the GM bunch turn up from Southill, or vice versa? As Harroden appears in Southill from the mid 1500s I assume they moved from there into Cambs.

[johnP-bedford]

Continuing with the alias Bartle theme.... from Campton cum Shefford registers...

Burials
25 May 1682 Thomas son of John Harroden/Harrodine alias Bartle of Shefford

{ 13 July 1682 John son of John Harreden of Shefford
{ 13 July 1682 John son of John Bartle of Shefford
* 2 entries listed

Baptisms
14 Oct 1677 Elizabeth daughter of John Bartloe, weaver of Shefford
4 Sept 1679 Mary daughter of John Battle, weaver of Shefford
plus 24 Feb 1686-87 William son of John Harredin/Harredine of Shefford

David, you found that John Harrowden married Margaret Browne at Campton on 27 Sept 1676 Shefford. I suspect the above are their children. John was buried there on 29 Jan 1687-88 and after that Margaret Haradine, widow married Gravely Ummont, widower of Shefford on 31 Mar 1692. Gravely Ummett was buried 22 Mar 1707-8 and Margaret Ummitt, widow was buried on 6 May 1717

more later......

[johnP-bedford]

....... Is John the grandson under 21 the one who married Sarah Halfhead in Southill in 1708 I wonder?

David, There's a set of BLARS entries references W1540-1549 dating 1663-1714 regarding a messuage & 1 acre purchased from John Harrowden by Sir George Byng where W1547 was the 1691 will of Thomas Harraden. Ref W1549 dated 1 Mar 1713/14 relates to conveyance of a cottage occupied by William Dunton & Samuel Meager, which states John Harrowden, grandson of Thomas Harrowden of Southill, yeoman, deceased .... & mentions Sarah wife of J H.      So you may be correct.   

Next ref W1548 Mortgage...dated 12 Jan 1709-10....endorsed 14 Jan 1714-15 .....mentions John Harrowden alias Bartle of Southill, tailor.   

cheers John