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Thank you so much for all of this information, it is super helpful and really appreciated   I will take a look through everything at the weekend when I get a chance and post back.

I had a look at the Aldbourne parish register images on Ancestry and there is no mention of any Chalice/Challis family members born there anywhere near 1763 when you mention Thomas as being baptised there.

I notice that you mention that your Thomas died in Hungerford Berkshire...Have you tried searching in nearby counties such as Berkshire of which the border is a hop, skip and a jump from Aldbourne?

The reason I ask is because 17 minutes (15km) away in West Shefford, Berkshire a Frances Chalice is listed as the wife of John Chalice being buried there 27 Apr 1773. Is this perhaps where your Thomas got the name for his daughter?

Additionally, given that Lambourn, Berkshire is only 12mins (9km) away it may be a good place to also look as there appear to be many, Chalice/Challis family members baptised, married and buried there. Such as John Chalice the elder of Lambourn Woodlands buried on 15 Jan 1777.

There is also a Thomas Challice son of John and Ann baptised in Lambourn on 29 Dec 1751. Whilst older than you have stated Thomas to be (you say 1763) is it possible that Thomas married late in life (37)?

Lastly, there is a Benjamin Chalice Gentleman of Newbury, Berkshire who left a will (PCC) 5 May 1779 who mentions his children of which one being a late Richard Challis, who had the children (grandchildren of the testator): Mary, John, Thomas and Elizabeth. The will also mentions another son of Benjamin - Thomas who had the following children (grandchildren of the testator) at the time: Joseph, Thomas and Elizabeth.

Thank you for the links, they are really interesting

Duncan & Mandy's Website

http://www.oodwooc.co.uk

Contains over 61,000 thousand photographs of places they have visited, mostly Wiltshire.  This Includes Location Index.

Under The Church of St Michael, Aldbourne, apart from Church photographs, and under the Heading, The Whitton Team - www.whittonteam.org.uk ...

St Michael's Churchyard Heritage Project

have a comprehensive digital record of burial plot information dating back to the second half of the nineteen century, including plots for which there are no headstones, as well as photos of each gravestone (from 1677) with full inscriptions,  etc. etc.

Have you tried looking for a matching family tree on Ancestry? Or you may get further back on Familysearch.org
Carol

Hi Carol.  Thank you for your reply

Yes, I have looked for matching trees on Ancestry but no luck.  I have also searched Familysearch but can't see any baptism records for Thomas

Thank you youngtug, I will take a look

Try  the Wiltshire opc; https://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/genealogy/index.php/parish-directory

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to get some info on my great x4 grandad, Charles Hawkins.

Charles was born approx. 1795 in Wiltshire and married Jemima Maclin or Macklen on 19 Jul 1818. I have Charles on the 41-71 census but can't find any baptism, so can see no way that I can go any further back on this line. The census records that he was born in Manningford Bohum/or Manningford Bruce. Charles died in 1873, RD Pewsey, Wiltshire.

There are lots of public trees on Ancestry showing a mother and father but none have any records or evidence that I can see to back up this info.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated as always thank you in advance.

Mark