Mary Ann HARRINGTON born Gosfield

[kmart66]

Hi

Census after the marriage state that she was born in Westerfield

St Mary Magdalene, Westerfield
Baptism
6 May 1849
Mary Ann Harrington daughter of Hannah Harrington single woman of Westerfield.

Kevin

[kmart66]

Hi

Looking at the Westerfield parish records again, there are some baptisms for other Harrington children for a couple of years previous to Mary Anns baptism with parents of Thomas and Hannah Harrington and a burial for Thomas Harrington age 38, 6 days after Mary Anns baptism. I don't suppose it could be possible that Thomas was her father and that she was baptised while they were awaiting his funeral???

Kevin

[essexpoet]

Kevin,

I think you mean Wethersfield - Westerfield is up in North Suffolk.

There seemed to be quite a number of Harrington families in Wethersfield -possibly all related in some way.

Mike

[kmart66]

Kevin,

I think you mean Wethersfield - Westerfield is up in North Suffolk.

There seemed to be quite a number of Harrington families in Wethersfield -possibly all related in some way.

Mike

Yes, that's what I meant...thanks. Kevin

[zemanova]

Hi Mike & Kevin

Thank you both very much for the info.  Firstly I stopped my subscription to Ancestry so I can't check the public members tree, although I think it was more than one tree giving the info that suggested Mary Ann Tyler's daughter Mary Ann Harrington married a Thomas Gilbey.  There was even a photo of Mary Ann Harrington.  So I can't check to see what the source was.

I had previously a note about Hannah Harrington and it certainly looks like it was her daughter who married Thomas Gilbey and therefore my previous research was correct and my Mary Ann Harrington was the daughter of James Harrington and Mary Ann Tyler.

I am now going to send for the birth certificate of Mary Ann Harrington born 16th October 1847 in Gosfield, just to confirm this.  You are right about Ancestry trees, but with more than one tree suggesting I was wrong I thought I obviously was.  Lesson learnt there eh.

Thanks again for your help and to everyone else.  I'll post the result of the birth certificate, which I trust will show the mothers maiden name.

Dave

[zemanova]

I now have the birth certificate for Mary Ann Harrington born 16th October 1847 in Gosfield and indeed her mother was Mary Ann Harrington, formerly Tyler.  The Mary Ann Harrington who married Thomas Gilbey was born born on 16th August 1847, but in Wethersfield.  Free BMD lists two Mary Ann Harrington born in the 3rd quarter of 1847 in the Braintree District.  Whereas the only Mary Ann Harrington born in the 4th quarter of  1847 was born in the Halstead District.  Interestingly Wethersfield is in the Braintree District, but Gosfield is in the Halstead District.

I now know that my Mary Ann was the daughter of Mary Ann Tyler and I have learned the lesson not to believe all you read on public trees on Ancestry. 

Once again thanks to all you good folk who helped me on this one, which means I won't have to tell my Tyler cousins in Australia that they aren't my cousins after all.

Dave

[essexpoet]

Good result Dave.

And you now have a document supporting your family history.

Mike