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Hitchings in Edgeworth & Stroud
« on: Monday 14 February 11 17:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

I'm researching a Hitchings (Hitchin) family who moved to Gloucestershire from Wiltshire sometime after 1779.

This was the family of Edward Hitchings and his wife Mary Lea. They had at least 4 children Giles b. 1773, Hester b. 1775, John b. 1777 & Ann b 1779. Edward and his son Giles were living in Edgeworth, near Gloucestershire by 1817. Giles & his wife Priscilla were publicans at Dunkirk village, Stroud in the 1841 & 1851 censuses.

If anyone has access to the Edgeworth village and Stroud BMD records I would be much obliged if they could do a Hitchings search from 1780 to about 1820.

There is also a Hitchings/Hitchins family who seem to have been in Bisley, Gloucs. & Oaksey, Wilts.  If anyone has access to the Bisley BMD records could they do a search for any Hitchings between 1780 and 1820.

I would be eternally grateful.

Best wishes,

Craig

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Re: Hitchings in Edgeworth & Stroud
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 08 March 11 15:42 GMT (UK) »
Craig,
Here are some to start with:

Edgeworth 1775 - 1812
Bapt.   16 June 1781  Charles son of Edward & Mary Hitchings
Bapt.    23 June 1783  Mary dau. of Edward & Mary Hitchings
Bapt.   22 Jan. 1785  Elizabeth dau. of Edward & Mary Hitchings
Bur.   16 Oct. 1785   Elizabeth dau. of Edward & Mary Hitchings
Bapt.   30 Jan. 1786  Elizabeth  dau. of Edward & Mary Hitchings
Bur.     30 April 1786  Elizabeth dau. of Edward & Mary Hitchings

That's all on that fiche. There may be more between 1812 and 1820.
The poor souls didn't have much luck with their Elizabeths.

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Re: Hitchings in Edgeworth & Stroud
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 08 March 11 17:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi duport,

That's great.... very many thanks.
Edward & Mary must have moved from Sherston Magna to Edgeworth 1779-81.
Thanks for taking the trouble for me. It's frustrating trying to piece all the bits and pieces together and gather info from a distance.  I'm in Edinburgh and can't make it to Chippenham to the Record Office more than once a year.

Craig
Ellery, Bye, Trimmel/Trimnell, Palmer, Tanner, Ody(e), Webb, Paradise in Wiltshire.
Ellery, Painter in Gloucestershire.
Ellery, Clift in London, Middlesex and Surrey.
Clift, Rolfe in Springfield, Essex.
Ellery, McBeth/McBeath, Towar, Morrison, Young in Stirlingshire.
Young, Cuthbert in Perthshire.
Hill, Fairweather, McKinlay, Ramsay in Caithness and Edinburgh.
McNicoll, Bogue, Coupar, Bowman, Lumgair, Weir in Arbroath and Angus.

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Re: Hitchings in Edgeworth & Stroud
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 13 March 11 21:26 GMT (UK) »
Hi again Duport,

Many thanks again for these baptisms.  It's opened up a new line of Hitchings.... Charles was a Gardner, moved to Bristol and had a family of 8. I'm not sure what happened to Giles' & Charles' surviving siblings though, i.e. Hester, John, Ann & Mary?

However I think father Edward might have died in Stroud / Bisley in 1842 aged 89 years.  Can I impose on your better nature again and ask if you would be able to look at the Edgeworth records before 1842 for wife Mary's death / burial.  I know nothing about her.  They might of course have moved to Bisley sometime, but Edward was "of Edgeworth" in 1817.

Many thanks

Craig
Ellery, Bye, Trimmel/Trimnell, Palmer, Tanner, Ody(e), Webb, Paradise in Wiltshire.
Ellery, Painter in Gloucestershire.
Ellery, Clift in London, Middlesex and Surrey.
Clift, Rolfe in Springfield, Essex.
Ellery, McBeth/McBeath, Towar, Morrison, Young in Stirlingshire.
Young, Cuthbert in Perthshire.
Hill, Fairweather, McKinlay, Ramsay in Caithness and Edinburgh.
McNicoll, Bogue, Coupar, Bowman, Lumgair, Weir in Arbroath and Angus.

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Re: Hitchings in Edgeworth & Stroud
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 02 July 20 23:27 BST (UK) »
This may also help.
Edward Hitchings 1752-1842 Born 10.12.1752 at Sherston Magna, Baptised 17.12.1752   Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, Died Edgeworth Gloucestershire 03.03.1842
He is my 4 times great grandfather.
Edward and Mary's son Giles Hitchings 1773-1859 married Priscilla Guy
Their son James Giles Hitchings 1804-1864 married Sarah Hathaway
Their son Frank Hathaway Hitchings 1845-1921 married Margaret Mary Williams
Their son Richard James Hitchings 1873-1932 married Margherita Drewery
Their son Lawrence Edward Hitchings 1915-1985 married Myra Powell
They are my parents
I have listed only my direct line, not other brothers and sisters.
Hope this helps.
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