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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Berkshire => Topic started by: tullox on Tuesday 31 March 15 22:50 BST (UK)
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Hi all
I am posting to see if anyone has come across the Holland family in Faringdon or nearby. I am searching for the birth of David Holland born c 1738 married to Frances Robins in 1758 at Chedworth. I can find neither of these in the Gloucestershire records but I am pretty certain Frances does come from the Chedworth area ( Rob(b)ins is a very common name here.)
I am making this request as a wildcard as when I looked at the actual Baptism record of one of their children---Mary I found the following entry:
Born 29 December 1764 at Faringdon Berks baptized 8th June 1767 Chedworth.
Any suggestions would be most welcome .
Many thanks
Sue
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Hi
One of the witnesses at the wedding was a Joseph Smith.
The next marriage in the register (after that of David and Frances) was Joseph Smith, he married a BETTY ROBINS ~ could be a sister of Frances.
claire
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Thanks for that Claire. I have had a look at both the IGI and the Chedworth Baptism Register and have found other sisters but not a Frances/Francis
Mary to Charles and Elizabeth 1729
Bettey 1736 and Sarah 1738.
Also interesting is the fact that Betty and Joseph had a son Stephen Robbins Smith baptized 1759 Coln St Dennis who it seems married Mary Holland 1789 Chedworth. This Mary was the daughter of David Holland and Frances Robbins...it would be a case of first cousins marrying !! There is obviously a link but?? As I said Holland is a very unusual last name in Chedworth but Robbins/Robins is a common name so Betty and Frances could be cousins!!
Anyway thank you for alerting me to this.
Regards
Sue