Ashford in the Water Birth/Baptism Lookup Please

[Dissman]

Could someone please look up the birth/baptism details for Anne BLAND who was born in Ashford in the Water in about 1772. Any information about her mother Elizabeth BLAND would also be appreciated.

TIA

[shirl100]

Hi there

You may have this but from familysearch.org (bishops transcripts ) Ann Bland bap 1 Nov 1772 Ashford, mother Eliz. I can't see any baptism for Elizabeth in Ashford.

freereg.org have marriages for Ashford and there doesn't appear to be a marriage for Elizabeth  (assuming Bland was her maiden name) in that parish.

Shirl

[Dissman]

Hey Shirl

Many thanks for your response.

Unfortunately I already have the information that you have provided. What I was really hoping for was her mother's origin. It could well be the case that her mother was unmarried. This information might be shown in the Ashford PRs to which some other member might have access 

Regards

Dissman

[msallen]

Hi Dissman

The Ashford PR transcript that I have (http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/ValNealCDs.html#Ashford) only has a few Bland entries as follows:

24/3/1689 baptism of William, son of Thomas & Grace Bland
8/12/1703 baptism of Sara, daughter of Thomas Bland junior
26/3/1716 burial of Grace, wife of Thomas Bland
27/1/1719 marriage of William Bland & Margaret Stone
9/5/1728 baptism of Margaret, daughter of John & Margaret Bland
6/4/1737 burial of Margaret, wife of William Bland
22/1/1738 burial of Margaret, wife of John Bland
14/5/1738 marriage of John Bland & Elizabeth Wragg
16/5/1742 burial of Elizabeth, daughter of John Bland
3/6/1743 baptism of John, son of John Bland
13/3/1752 burial of William Bland
26/1/1770 burial of John Bland
1/11/1772 baptism of Ann, illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Bland
4/12/1803 burial of Elizabeth Bland, widow

It's just about feasible that Ann's mother was Elizabeth Wragg, if she were only a young girl at the time of her marriage and almost fifty when she had her, but more likely I think that John & Elizabeth (Wragg) had another daughter named Elizabeth after their earlier one died.

I'd be checking to see if John Bland left a will.

[Dissman]

Hey msallen

Many, many thanks for your help and information.

I subscribe to the possibility that John & Elizabeth had a second daughter Elizabeth who, unfortunately, does not appear in the baptism PR transcripts.

Something else for me to check on, in the PRs themselves, when eventually I am able to visit the DRO.

Thanks again.

Regards

Dissman.