Mary MAPSTON..Horsmonden

[smuckerooney]

Hi Folks
            First of all, have some sunshine from Glasgow

I'm a little bit 'in the mire' with this one and as usual I'm looking for help.

Mary MAPSTON my 6th g'granny was born/chr in Horsmonden Kent  on 8 Jun 1730.  The notes I have (inherited) are extremely scant.  Any advice/assistance as to how I may find her parents/siblings etc...I promise you my last Rolo in any event.

Other information I have on her is that she married Leonard LAMBKIN on 8 Jun 1747 Horsmonden at the age of 17yrs.  I'm afraid I have no other information apart from the fact there were only 5 children born to them. I say 'only' in it's context with 'those' days

Richard LAMBKIN was the last child dob 13 Jul 1760 which, as you can see, puts her at 30ish

Any help most appreciated.

Rog
Glasgow

[Barbara F]

Hello Rog
I have some of the Horsmonden PRs on fiche.
I assume from what you say that you do not know the names of Mary's parents.  I can have a look at her baptism and a few years either side to see if she had any siblings if this would help.
Do you have full details of her marriage entry?  If not I will take a look and should at least be able to find out the names of the witnesses.
May take a day or so, but before I start can you confirm what you need?
Barbara

[smuckerooney]

Hi Barbara,
                 That was kind of you to write to me with the offer of help.

Mary MAPSTON marr Leonard LAMBKIN on 8 Jun 1747 in Horsmonden, Kent.

She was born/christened on 8 Jun 1730 in Horsmonden, Kent all as per message board.
If I am fortunate enough to get her parents and possibly siblings I would be extremely grateful

That's all I have my friend.  If it's a non starter may I thank you anyway for offering to help?

Kind regards

Rog....wet and windy Glasgow.

[Barbara F]

Hi Rog

Not good news I'm afraid.

The marriage is recorded but no witnesses and, even worse, Mary does not seem to have been baptised in Horsmonden.  I looked several years either side of 1730 but no Mary and no other Mapstons either. There were no baptisms recorded on 8 June.
Where did you get the info that she was baptised in Horsmonden? I have to say that it was not a surname I recognised as being from that parish.

Barbara

[smuckerooney]

Hi Barbara,
                  Oh dear, well thanks a million for trying for me.

I was inclined to think that I got the info from the IGI..(let me check again)...nope, not from there. The marriage I DID get from the IGI though but that wont help in this particular matter.  I've been through my 'notes' and can't find where I got that birth date from.  I am annoyed at myself and another one because I always advocate meticulous note taking.....hhmmmmm.

Leave it meantime whilst I addle my grey matter..

Kind regards

Rog

...hmmm where DID I get that from??

[smuckerooney]

Hi Barbara,
                 The info was on the back of a fag packet.

I've just found the notes.  One World Tree on Ancestry.com.  The submitters (three I think) are all distant cousins of mine.  As to date there have been no new submissions with regard to Mary MAPSTON.  I will contact them tonight and request a source.  I have spoken to the in times past, very helpful, one from Sussex, one from the States.

I'll let you know how I get on.

Kind regards

Rog

[Barbara F]

Rog

Hope they can come up with something useful.  I did wonder whether someone had just taken a date 17 years before the marriage - both events took place on 8 June!

Barbara

[smuckerooney]

I noticed that too but wrote it off as coincidental....long shot though.  Oh well.

Rog

[RayWitt]

I know this thread is from a long time ago, but I have MAPLESDEN relatives from the same area. A few index transcriptions I’ve seen have some variations in spelling so wondered if maybe MAPSTON could be one of them?