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William HOLTON and his wife Elizabeth (possibly née HOWKINS) lived in Tingewick. They had at least 9 children between 1784 and 1803. I have information on some of the children, but very little beyond their baptisms on several of them.

In particular, the following three children seem to disappear completely after their baptisms:

Joseph HOLTON - bap 1785
Ann HOLTON - bap 1798
Elizabeth HOLTON

Did they die in infancy? Or did they go on to marry? As is often the case with females, it is difficult to track the two girls in the censuses due to possible name changes.

Another puzzle is William HOLTON (bap 1787), who according to the excellent People of Tingewick website married Susanna NORMAN on 15 Oct 1810 in Buckingham. The problem being that I can find no record of this marriage.

I have hit a number of problems with researching the above family and would welcome some help. The major problems are:

1. Edward and Elizabeth BEAL are the parents of the family. I believe that Edward BEAL (c1768-1852) married Elizabeth FRENCH (c1772-1855) on the 27 Dec 1791 at Winslow in Buckinghamshire, though it is difficult to confirm that this marriage is for the couple who later went on to give birth to 11 children in Finmere. If this is the right couple, I need to find a baptism for Edward, who I believe was born in Finmere. I have a tentative baptism for Elizabeth in Winslow on 10 May 1772. I would love to seem images of both baptisms and their marriage, but can't find anything online, so would probably need to order copies from the archives.

2. The couple had two daughters soon after their marriage, Hannah in 1794 and Ann in 1796, both born in Finmere. I have baptism records for both, but then lose track of them. They probably died as infants, but I can find no appropriate records.

3. On 07 Mar 1798 another daughter Maria was baptised at Finmere. The record shows no date of birth, though I have a note in my records that she was born 25 Feb 1798. I have no idea where I got this piece of information. I don't think I conjured it out of this air, so would welcome any ideas where this might have come from.

4. Yet another daughter Mary (1800-1875) married a Thomas BEDDING (1798-1868). I have found BMD registrations for their deaths, both in Brackley, but can't find appropriate burials in the Finmere region.

5. A son John (1802-1874) married Ann BUCKINGHAM on 12 Sep 1825 at Tingewick according to the Tingewick People website. However, I can find no record elsewhere for this marriage in Parish Records. Nor can I find a baptism for Ann, who according to the same website was born in Tingewick c1805.

6. Another son Daniel (1811-1890) married Mary HANDLEY (1801-1879). The couple lived in Atherstone in Warwickshire, until Mary's death in 1879, as census records clearly show. However, in the 1881 census  Daniel is living with a woman named Sarah (b1811) who is recorded as his wife. This suggests he re-married shortly after the death of his first wife, though I can find no record of any marriage.

7. Finally another son George (1813-1890) re-married in 1855, after the death of his first wife, to Sarah Ann Russell, née TAPP. Sarah Ann was born c1821 in Lillingstone Lovell, but I can't find a baptism record.

I'm not sure why I am having so many problems with this family, but it is proving difficult. I think partly it is because the area they lived in crosses several county lines and the records of none of these counties are well represented online. Also the variety of spellings of surnames doesn't help. Anyway, I would welcome some new insight.

According to Family Search, Arthur FOSTER was baptised on 04 May 1784 at Alfold in Surrey, to Arthur and Ruth FOSTER. There is only a record, no image.

However, when I search for the image of the baptism in Ancestry's collection of CoE Baptisms, Marriages and Burials for Surrey 1538-1812, I can find no such baptisms.

Am I doing something stupid? I would really like a copy of the image of this baptism.

I am trying to find some burials which were almost certainly in Wisborough Green. The three burials un particular I would like to find are:

Mary ROBINS (née BARNES) d 04 Aug 1888
Emma PIPER (née BARNES) d 21 Apr 1886
William PIPER d 15 Aug 1887

 I have found earlier burials for family members at Wisborough Green, but these three later ones have eluded me. Did the local churchyard stop taking burials? If so where would people have been buried?

Sophia TEAT (née GILBERT) died 25 Dec 1899 at Waltham Abbey. Her sister Sarah LAWRENCE (née GILBERT)

Her husband William TEAT, who died 13 Jan 1892, was buried at Waltham Abbey Parish Burial Ground on 23 Jan 1892.

I can't find a burial for Sophia. I would have thought she would have been buried alongside her husband. Is there any reason why not?