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Suffolk / Re: Which is the correct Lydia Bridges?
« on: Saturday 29 October 16 21:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,
Lydia Bridges & Robert Pretty are my husbands 5x great grandparents.  Would love to put our heads together if you're researching this line.
terripretty@icloud.com
Regards,
Terri

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Essex / Re: Surname Pretty in Halstead
« on: Wednesday 29 October 14 17:44 GMT (UK)  »
Unfortunately, no idea at all!

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Essex / Re: Surname Pretty in Halstead
« on: Wednesday 29 October 14 17:13 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks NannyJ!

I think I've found Lydia's baptism, it lists her parents as Samuel Bridges and Anne Mills. So nice to be able to trace her back another generation.

I'm still having some trouble finding Lydia's husband, Robert Pretty.  There are quite a few Robert Pretty's (Pritty) and I just can't pin point which one he might be!


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Essex / Re: Surname Pretty in Halstead
« on: Tuesday 28 October 14 23:32 GMT (UK)  »
Oh my.  I found John Kemp on the '41 and '51 census'.  The reason I couldn't find him before was because i had put in an approximate date of birth for him.  I was way off!  He was 30 years older than Mary Ann?  Yikes!

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Essex / Re: Surname Pretty in Halstead
« on: Tuesday 28 October 14 23:21 GMT (UK)  »
I'm back. ;)
I can't seem to find John Kemp as a baker in 1841 or the town crier in 1851 in Halstead. Did you find him as John Kemp or John Kemp Pretty?
Also, I haven't been able to find anything on Robert Pretty, Mary Ann's father.  Do you happen to see anything about where he comes from?
Thanks,
Terri

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Essex / Re: Surname Pretty in Halstead
« on: Tuesday 28 October 14 21:59 GMT (UK)  »
Oh wow!  That's wonderful, thank you!  I was wondering if I'd ever find a maiden name for Lydia!
You've gone above and beyond, thanks so much!

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Essex / Re: Surname Pretty in Halstead
« on: Tuesday 28 October 14 20:27 GMT (UK)  »
Oh, that's a juicy bit.  The plot thickens.

Thanks so much for all of your help!!

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Essex / Re: Surname Pretty in Halstead
« on: Tuesday 28 October 14 20:19 GMT (UK)  »
I just found that, thanks.  I'd seen all of that before, but could never verify if that's where Henry fit in.  Mary Ann's marriage says her fathers name was Robert, no surname.  Should I assume that Pretty is Mary's maiden name, and not married name?  (Henry born out of wedlock?)

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Essex / Re: Surname Pretty in Halstead
« on: Tuesday 28 October 14 20:10 GMT (UK)  »
I can't thank you enough for this!  This is fantastic.  The fact that Frederick Hawkes was a witness to the marriage is all the confirmation I need to put the pieces together.
I've been driving myself crazy with this for months, I wish I had asked this question earlier.  I had my answer in 5 minutes!
THANK YOU!!!

Terri

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