Bullen....Banham area of Norfolk - 1803

[Meggiejayne]

I've been away from the family tree for a few years and I'm starting to get myself all confused about one of my ancestors. I'm trying to find information about Bullen Moore - he was born in 1802 and died in Guiltcross in 1893. He is not really the problem but the details of his birth and his parents.

I think that his mother was and Elizabeth Moore and that he was illegitimate...not sure why but believing his father was a Bullen Chapman born in 1780ish. I've since discovered a marriage for a Bullen Chapman to a Martha Hewitt and am wondering whether this is the same man - not a common name.

I know that the Bullen family was prolific in that particular area of Norfolk and am wondering whether my Bullen's are in some way related as its not a common Christian name.

Can anyone help me with any further information.....a link between Elizabeth Moore and Bullen Chapman perhaps or details of Bullen Chapman's parentage?

Thank you

[The Yokel]

There is a baptism for Bullen Chapman 2 Dec 1781 in Old Buckenham

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01f29/

There is a will available for Bullen (snr) here http://www.norfolksources.norfolk.gov.uk/DserveNS/
click the 'Probate' button and search for Bullen Chapman

yokel

[candrjm]

There is also this baptism for a Bullin Chapman 19th Jan 1781 in Norwich St  Benedict

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=717036.0;last_msg=5607728

and a burial for a Bullen Chapman aged 62 on 24th March 1844 in East Harling

[The Yokel]

Bullen Chapman married Martha Hewitt 13 Jan 1814 at East Harling (Martha shown as a widow born c1795 at Banham (1851 census))

Bullin Moore  (born c1806 Banham (1851 census)) married Mary Ann Moore 24 Feb 1835 at Banham

[candrjm]

Bullen Chapman Moore, baptised 20th July 1805 Banham mother Elizabeth Moore

[candrjm]

Marriage cert for Bullen Chapman and Martha Hewitt

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11773-104141-6?cc=1416598&wc=92BG-3Y9:29501701,29373001,29397101


but shows Martha as a spinster and freereg also records her as a spinster

Edit: Sorry Yokel thought that  you ment she was a widow when she married but now realise you ment she was a widow in the 1851 census. (Having a senoir moment!)

[The Yokel]

Edit: Sorry Yokel thought that  you ment she was a widow when she married but now realise you ment she was a widow in the 1851 census. (Having a senoir moment!)

That's ok, for a moment I thought I had had one! But it does read that way now you come to mention it! Have modified it now.
by the way I think you did have one with your 1st link to Norwich St Benidict!

[The Yokel]

Link to the Bullen Chapman Moore baptism that candrjm found

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01f2b/

[Meggiejayne]

Thank you - it would seem then from that baptism record then that someone called 'Chapman' was his father...still not sure why I have Bullen Chapman as his father though?

Obviously Bullen Chapman himself (if he is the father) didn't recognise himself as the father as he later went on to marry Martha Hewitt and not Elizabeth. For one of my other great great grandmother's there is a court bastardy hearing for maintenance for the child. I wonder if one of these exists for Bullen, whether Elizabeth raised one? This would then give me a definite idea of whether Bullen Chapman was his father or not.

I cannot seem to find even a tenuous link between Bullen and Elizabeth.