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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Norfolk => Topic started by: Carol gent on Sunday 20 September 15 21:03 BST (UK)
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I have a few to get me started,all seem to be called William! There is France's Gent, born1802 that I would like to find... Grateful for any info thanks.
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Hi Carol
There is this one
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01g69/
There was also a Frances baptised in 1808
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01g6a/
Yokel
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Hi yokel
Thanks for the info, but I think it is the wrong one. Do you know if I can see any wills?
Many thanks Carol.
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Hi Carol
You might be able to find some wills here
http://www.norfolksources.norfolk.gov.uk/DserveNS/
click on the Probate button then enter your search.
Do you have some more information that makes you think that those two Frances' are the wrong ones?
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The Freereg website http://freereg2.freereg.org.uk/search_queries/new has this baptism for a daughter Frances. Her father is called William so she may be one of yours.
County Norfolk
Place Terrington St Clement
Church name St Clement
Register type Archbishops Transcripts
Baptism date 25 Jul 1802
Person forename Frances
Person sex F
Father forename William
Father surname GENT
Mother forename Mary
Mother surname BATES
I've just looked at the reply from Yokel and he has the same Frances-his is an original while mine is a transcript.
Is the Francis you are looking for a son?
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Hi Jan.
Yes... That is my France's ,there were two of them her mum was Mary Bates who married my William I just need to find siblings.
Many thanks
Carol.
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I'm glad it's your Frances. If you look at Yokel's 1st link you can see the original baptism record.
I can only find 2 more baptisms for William and Mary-John on 7th Oct 1798 and William on 15th April 1804.
At the same time Thomas and Eleanor Gent and John Gent and his wife,Mary Sutcliffe were baptising children. There was also Mary Gent who had 4 illegitimate children.
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Hi Jan.
I have come across the Gents you have mentioned,but i don't think they are mine I have to do a lot of double checking as there are so many and they are all called William.
Thanks Carol.
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It looks as though William Gent and Mary Bates only baptised 3 children-John, Frances and then William.
They married in 1796- though maybe you know that already.
County Norfolk
Place Terrington St Clement
Church name St Clement
Register entry number 313
Marriage date 10 Mar 1796
Groom forename William
Groom surname GENT
Groom condition Bachelor
Groom parish Terrington St Clement
Bride forename Mary
Bride surname BATES
Bride condition Spinster
Bride parish Terrington St Clement
Witness1 forename Elizabeth
Witness1 surname BATES
Witness2 forename John
Witness2 surname OCKLEY
Thomas, John and Mary Gent -who were also baptising children at the same time as William may have been his cousins or even second cousins but it certainly looks as though Frances was a family name-as well as the 2 Yokel found there was another baptised to James Gent in 1785. It wasn't a common name then, so I suspect all the Gents were related in some way.
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Thanks Jan.
I hadn't found France's siblings, ta! I have to concentrate in the Terrington St Clements area for my lot
Carol.