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Hi Crans,

The Dawsons were spread very wide in Lincolnshire and it can be tricky to be sure you have the correct ones!

William Thompson Dawson had a brother - Edward baptized 1773 (I have no further info for him)  and a sister Mary (Baptized in 1777)  she married a Thomas Godley. They were born in Great Hale, Lincolnshire.

William Thompson Dawson had 13 children by his first wife Penelope Watson who died in 1821 (probably through exhaustion!) and he then married Mary Ann Watson.  I have a family group sheet that another researcher kindly shared with me that you may be interested to see to see if it matches with your information - it goes to 1873 as is linked to Kngs Lynn.  If you send me a private message with an email address I can send to you.

I would be interested to take a look at your GEDCOM file too to add to the family info.

Ruthy

Many thanks for taking a look - below is my line:

My Grandmother: Gladys Evelyn Munns b: April 1911 b: Derby
Her Father: Edward Munns b 03/03/1874 b: Broughton. Married Ellen Rebecca Tompkins 1898 Kempston.
His father: Henry Sa(u)nders Munns (sometimes Muns) b: 02/07/1838 Broughton: mother Elizabeth Foster from Bristol.
His  father John Munns b:1814 Somersham, married Elizabeth (Formerly Wright, Formerly Sa(u)nders) 23/12/1837.
His Father: John Munns (sometimes Muns) b: circa 1787 Married Margaret Gilbert 04/11/1811 at Colne Hunts.  In 1851 and 1861 Census he is listed as being born in Fenstanton. (Living in Broughton, School Lane with many of his children in same street including John b:1814.)


John and Margaret’s eldest children were: William, Mary, John (my ancestor) and these three were all baptised in 1815.  I did visit the Record office a few years ago and so picked up the marriage info and his children, but ran out of time to delve further at that point.  He had 11 children. I have not yet seen a John Munns listed as being from Bluntisham in the Census….but I could have missed it.

Let me know if you need any more info

Thanks

Ruthy

Hi All, 

I am trying to find the birth or baptism of John Munns in Fenstanton in approx 1787. (Usually listed as in Huntingdonshire in my research) I am not able to get to the records office as I live some distance away.  I don't know if anyone would have access to any records that might show this.  I am aware of a John Munns born in Bluntisham-cum-Erith with a mother of Ann Law at about this time, but I am looking for a birth in Fenstanton.

Any help would be very welcome.

Thanks

Ruthy

Hi

I would be interested in thoughts about whether the baptism record that reads "james, first son of James perry by his wife jane" indicates that there may have been other son(s) from a first marriage. Or is this a common style of entry.  It was from a record in Northumberland in 1805.

Many thanks

Ruthy

Hi Madchia,  Thanks for the suggestion - I think someone further back in the thread has looked at that aspect, and it is possible.  I have had Peary too!  I have not looked at this mystery for a while so have had a few hours pondering and researching again now.  I now have the death Cert I was waiting for, but it didn't really help. So I am still in the dark with this one.  As Esther had already emigrated once maybe the family did again, not that I have found any reference. I can't find records for any of the family in England though either.  Still a mystery! Can't win them all I guess