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Re. Faith Hampson
It is not such common name. I too noticed the death of Faith Hampson soon after Richard’s birth.
I have a theory – it’s a bit unusual, but that doesn’t mean that it is impossible.
Here goes:
From Lancashire opc – free to view on the Internet:
Baptism: 14 Nov 1762 St John the Baptist, Atherton, Lancashire, England
Faith Hampson - Daughter of Margaret Hampson
Abode: Atherton
Notes: Base (born)
Baptism: 12 May 1793 St Mary the Virgin, Leigh, Lancashire, England
Richard Hampson - Son of Faith Hampson
Abode: Atherton
Notes: Base (born)
Then there is this, which is the death that you saw as a hint on Ancestry:
Burial: 8 Apr 1796 St John the Baptist, Atherton, Lancashire, England
Faith Hamson Allred - Base born Daughter of Margaret Allred
Abode: Atherton
BUT, if you look at the actual image on Ancestry, that is NOT what it says.
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1218217:2959?tid=&pid=&queryId=7c655eca08338b557b0e1ecb1b354864&_phsrc=ADs2607&_phstart=successSourceIt says:
Burials at Atherton Chapel
1796 April 8th Faith Hampson D of Margaret Allred (difficult to read) of Atherton
If it was the burial of a legitimate baby/child, then it would give the father’s name. But, it doesn’t.
If it was the burial of an illegitimate baby/child, then it would give the mother’s name, and the family name of both persons would surely be the same? But, they aren’t.
Lancashire opc has treated the Hampson bit as a middle name, but that’s just their conclusion, not necessarily fact.
What if it was the burial of an adult woman, with no husband, and who had been an illegitimate daughter, but whose mother had since married?
i.e. mother Margaret Hampson had since become Margaret Allred?
If the 3 x Faith Hampsons were the same, she would have been about 31 when Richard was born and about 34 when she died.
I think that it is extremely rare for an adult woman to be buried with her mother’s name mentioned.
But it simply cannot be an illegitimate child because the family names are not the same and it can’t be a legitimate child because there is no father’s name.
I think that it is a rare case, but on the same page, it seems as if every dead human has a description next to their name.
Since they couldn’t write wife of ****, they put the next best thing, D of ****
That’s my theory. If correct, it was an act of kindness, but has more than a touch of tragedy about it, don’t you think?
Grasping at straws?
As proof, we would have to find a marriage between a Margaret Hampson and a Mr. Allred (or something sounding similar) between 1762 and 1796.
****
Nicknames for Margaret:
Maggie, Peggy, etc.
From Lancashire opc
Marriage: 18 Dec 1774 St Mary the Virgin, Leigh, Lancashire, England
Henry Alldred - (X), Nailor, Atherton, Leigh Parish
Peggy Hampson - (X), Spinster, Atherton, Leigh Parish
Witness: Isaac Turner; Richard Charlson
Banns Read: 15 May 1774, 2nd: 22 May 1774, 3rd: 13 Nov 1774
Married by Banns by: John Barlow Vicar
Image:
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2962/images/40364_636672_2422-00026?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=9ecd22dd8f1f9eb19d018e6e69078456&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=7164807 Faith was 12 years old at the time of that marriage.
UKgirl
P.S. I didn't find any other children born to Faith Hampson - just Richard.
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