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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Wiltshire => Topic started by: philrmoon on Thursday 13 December 18 17:37 GMT (UK)
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Trying to find where
William offer alford was born/ baptised abt 1755-1763
And his parents
He was married to Elizabeth. ( betty ) brown Wiltshire
Married abt 1785- 1800 ??
Regards Phil
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Can you give us some idea of where in Wilts, William was born?
I've looked at a few parishes but there are too many to go thru each.
Alan
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Hi philrmoon,
If you go to FamilySearch, I think you will find he is recorded as marrying 24-12-1788 in Erlstoke, Wilts to Betty Brown.
Using the transcripts from WiltsFHS for this parish, he is listed as;
24-12-1788 William Offer, abode - of this parish to Elizabeth Browne, also otp By Banns
Alan
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Hi
Sorry to be a nuisance ( thanks for the replies )
But you said that William offer married 24/12/1788 in Wiltshire to betty browns
Was there an e in brown ??
Does it give her parents or her age
Does it give his parents and or age
( on a family tree it gives a William offer alford being born 1755 Erdington, Wiltshire, I know you shouldn't take for granted family trees )
Regards Phil
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Hi Phil,
24-12-1788 William Offer, abode - of this parish to Elizabeth Browne
If you look I put an "E" at the end of Elizabeth's name.
There was no mention of either parent's names or ages.
Alan
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Phil,
I've sent you a PM
Alan
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Two possible baptisms for William Offer (no mention of Alford):
Edington - ? January 1755 (edge of page missing but following baptism date is 9 January 1755) - son of John and Hester Offer - Edington is about 2 miles from Earlestoke.
Winterbourne Earls - 2 July 1758 - William son of Robert and Mary Offier - Winterbourne Earls is about 25 miles from Earlestoke.
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Assuming I'm looking at the correct tree on Ancestry, then there are some children, said to be siblings of William Offer, with the surname Alford :-\
Thomas, said to be baptised at Atworth on 20 November 1796, is the son of William and Betty ALFRED.
Hannah, daughter of William and Betty Alford - 17 March 1799 - Atworth
BUT, then I can't readily see a marriage between William Alford/Alfred and Betty ???? :-\
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Hi
William offer ?
Married
Betty browne dec 1788 earl-stoke or erlestoke Wiltshire
Don't know where the alford came from unless was a mispelling ??
Regards Phil
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Both the Banns and the Marriage entry state William Offer and Elizabeth Browne. Neither of them signed the register.
ADDED: And it was you who suggested Alford - now I'm even more confused :-[
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Hi yes I did
A Allen Alford told me that his direct line Thomas offer Halfords dad was William offer Alford who married betty Brown but could not Williams birth place or parents
Regards Phil
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My apologies, I don't quite understand your dilemma? Are you just following a "tree", or have you done any research om your own research.
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Hi
my own research where the offer and Alford families came from
My wife is connected to one
Regards Phil
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Try saying both 'offer' and 'alford' in a country accent - then you might understand where the two different ways of writing it come from. ;)
From the snippet of the marriage entry, neither William nor Elizabeth seem to be literate so the parish clerk wrote what he heard.
I have similar problems in Wiltshire with Orchard, Archard, Archer.
Marriage registers at this date do not record parents' names or the ages of the couple involved.
Nell
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Thanks for your reply
Regards Phil