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Surrey / Re: DODs & TURPINs of Nutfield/Burstow/Titsey area
« on: Wednesday 02 July 14 13:18 BST (UK)  »
There are plenty of Dod(d) wills but they tend to be written before their daughters married so do not confirm whether they are the right ones!

Yes there are siblings; will look again at them tonight.

That corner of Surrey is quite tricky for wills. It looks like I need to go to Lambeth Palace to look at wills for Burstow as they are likely included in the Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham?

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Somerset / Abraham WINCHESTER of Odcombe
« on: Tuesday 01 July 14 22:30 BST (UK)  »
An Abraham WINCHESTER was buried in Odcombe on 19 Jan 1793. Does anyone know any more about Abraham? Was he from a local family? His age? His profession?

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Surrey / DODs & TURPINs of Nutfield/Burstow/Titsey area
« on: Tuesday 01 July 14 14:11 BST (UK)  »
Susanna DOD of Burstow married William WINCHESTER in Nutfield in 1769.
Susanna TURPIN married John WINCHESTER in Burstow in 1737.

The online records that I have access to only list the following two close candidates for baptisms of the two brides:-

Susanna DOD bapt. 1741 Titsey d. James DOD, Yeoman & Elizabeth (WOODMAN?)
Susanna TURPIN bapt. 1718 Limpsfield d. William TURPIN, Labourer

How safe would it be to assume that the online records are complete for this area of Surrey and that those are the correct two baptisms?

Thanks.

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Buckinghamshire / 2 WINCHESTERs and the Duke of Portland
« on: Tuesday 01 July 14 13:49 BST (UK)  »
John WINCHESTER of Bullstrode, Birdkeeper to the Dowager Duchess of Portland (of Bullstrode House), proved his PCC Will in 1787.

William WINCHESTER of Hedgerley, Bailiff to the Duke of Portland (of Bullstrode House) proved his PCC Will in 1791.

You would think that the 2 men were likely from the same family (same name, same unusual employer, both left a wad of 3% annuities to their families) but I am not sure. Although there were WINCHESTERS in S.Bucks from the 1500s and on, the William WINCHESTER in question was definitely born in Nutfield, Surrey (probably in 1741 to a John WINCHESTER). His father looks to have died in Nutfield in 1779 so the Birdkeeper is not likely to be him. William also had a brother called John born in 1739 who could be a possible candidate.

Unfortunately John the Birdkeeper did not leave a complete picture of his family in his will. The only people he mentioned are:-

Grandson = John MANNING, Birdman to the Duke of Buccleugh in Scotland
Son in Law = Worthington HARRIS
4 Grandchildren = Thomas HARRIS, Ann HARRIS, Worthington HARRIS & Elizabeth HARRIS

Can anyone shed any light on the origin of John WINCHESTER the Birdkeeper and whether he was related to the later William WINCHESTER the Bailiff??

Thanks

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