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Who did John Eltham marry?
« on: Thursday 30 April 15 15:32 BST (UK) »
John Eltham and his wife Jane had several children baptised in Steventon. The first I know about is Richard bapt 24 Feb 1745. Then 7 more at regular intervals until 1755. I have all these from Familysearch.
I have found a burial for John Eltham on 21 May 1765 and for Jane on 31 Aug 1789. I believe John is the one bapt 3 Sep 1722 s/o Richard and Margaret (nee Warwick).
Jane's age at death would give a year of birth about 1723. These dates and baptism of first child would give a marriage around 1743/4.
I haven't been able to find a marriage for a John Eltham to a Jane around the right time or place. Nor is there a Jane baptised in Steventon around 1723, so I suspect she was from another village probably close by.
Can anyone help find Jane please.
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott

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Re: Who did John Eltham marry?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 30 April 15 22:12 BST (UK) »
Hi LizzieL,

How about this marriage in Besselsleigh;

13-5-1744 John Eltom, of Kennington, Sunningwall [sic] to
                 Jane Hedges, Kennington
taken from the OXF-ABO3 CD from the OFHS

Alan
Browse, Peggs, Revans/Revance/Ribbans, Spall,   in Suffolk/Norfolk
Belcher, Elderfield, Froude, Saunders,  Stimson, Tame,   in Berks
Artis, Gray in Norfolk

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Re: Who did John Eltham marry?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 01 May 15 00:10 BST (UK) »
Hi LizzieL,

 I believe John is the one bapt 3 Sep 1722 s/o Richard and Margaret (nee Warwick).

There is an alternative John Elton bapt. 13-3-1717 in Steventon,  s/o Robert & Anne.
He is one of about 11 children born to these parents taken from the same cd.

Alan
Browse, Peggs, Revans/Revance/Ribbans, Spall,   in Suffolk/Norfolk
Belcher, Elderfield, Froude, Saunders,  Stimson, Tame,   in Berks
Artis, Gray in Norfolk

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Re: Who did John Eltham marry?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 01 May 15 11:49 BST (UK) »
Thanks Alan, I had wondered about the marriage in Kennington, Sunningwell / Besselsleigh, but I was a bit worried it was too far away from Steventon.

As to which John married Jane, I agree it could be Robert and Ann's son (John 1717) , but John (1722) did call his first son Richard, although a later son was Robert. John (1722) would be about 21 and a few months when he married, which just seems a nice age to marry.
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott