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« on: Saturday 03 December 22 18:55 GMT (UK) »
I had not considered that at all. I know that the Maw family were not Quakers, and, until now, had just been looking into Hencefaith. I had thought that Matthew and Elizabeth had just picked an odd name for their daughter Silence, not thinking that it could be a family name.
My husband has his family bible and in there was a piece of paper dated 1741 stating that Elizabeth, the daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth (Holgate) was baptized July 20th at Bigby. Signed by, I think, the Minister, one C D Barrand Re?
My husband's relationship is directly through the great granddaughter of Elizabeth - Sarah.
Hencefaith was just one of my brick walls and had just been bugging me for years as I could find no trace at all of her. It now would appear that the H in the transcription could have been a combination of a badly written SiL. I now just need to go through the marriages for Wrawby or possibly West Halton to find and confirm it.
Really appreciate your assistance.