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« on: Monday 05 November 07 11:29 GMT (UK) »
I am trying to find a link between my 3x great grandfather Stapleton CHEESEMAN (sometimes Cheesman, c1787-1870), of Throwley, and Daniel Cheesman of Sittingbourne (c1765-1849) - I believe they may be brothers, but purely on circumstantial evidence so far.
On census returns Stapleton gave his place of birth as Boughton Aluph, but he does not appear on the baptismal register.
Daniel was married in Bapchild in 1789, to Ann Marden. Registers reveal seven children, including a Stapleton (a very rare Christian name), baptised in 1800 in Sittingbourne. Research in the registers for Sittngbourne and surrounding parishes has not yielded details of Daniel's baptism.
I have found nothing to link "my" Stapleton specifically with the Sittingbourne area, although it's only a few miles distant. Two Stapelton Cheesemans must be more than coincidence, though.
Are there any Cheesman/Cheeseman reserachers out there who have come across these men?
Thanks for any help or advice.