Richard Digweed and Jane Marriner

[Dave26]

Hello
I'm trying to find the parents of my 7X Great Grandfather Richard Digweed, who married Jane Marriner on 30 march 1703 in Thatcham, Berks. Any help will be gratefully received.

Regards
Dave

[kmart66]

Hi
Have you seen this webpage.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~haslatter/history/barrells/bk/f138.htm

Kevin

[Dave26]

Many thanks for the link, Kevin. Unfortunately there is another possible Richard Digweed, born  1679 in Burghclere, Hants, who might fit.

Dave

[jillruss]

The Richard Digweed baptised in Burghclere on 23 July 1682 was the son of Richard and Elizabeth.

Do you know where your Richard and Jane had their children? There is a Richard Digweed baptised in Burghclere 22 Feb 1705/6, son of Richard. Not very helpful as no mother's name given, but it seems likely that the 1682 Richard stayed put! The marriage would have taken place in Thatcham because that was Jane's home parish. Have you tried to find a marriage for both Richards? or even an early burial for one of them?

Jill

[Dave26]

Hi Jill
Richard and Jane had 10 children all born in Burghclere. The Richard baptised on 22 Feb 1705/6 was one of them.
Up until now I had 2 possibles, Richard bapt 1672 in Thatcham, father Thomas, mother Abigail Shepherd and Richard bapt 1679 in Burghclere, father Richard and mother Winnifrith Wither. Your mention of a third Richard bapt 1682 in Burghclere rather complicates things even more as you say his father was Richard and mother Elizabeth ?
The question is which Richard married Jane Marriner? 

Dave

[jillruss]

Hi Dave,

I double checked my Hants Baptism CD but this time just searching on Dig*:-

8 Nov 1679 Richard Diggwood s/o Richard
23 Jul 1682 Richard Digweed s/o Richard & Elizabeth (There is a William Digweed s/o Richard baptised 16 Oct 1682, so with this being only 3 months after the above Richard's baptisms, it would indicate that there is more than one Richard Digweed/Diggwood 'operating' in Burghclere at the time. Sorry to muddy the waters!).

I looked for marriages again searching on Dig*:-

Burghclere 31 Oct 1674 Richard Digweed & Winifrith Wither
  "             15 May 1735 Richard Digweed & Mary Bastin

nothing for a Richard & Elizabeth.

Things this early are always difficult to prove but, if it were me, I'd say that the Richard who married Jane in Thatcham would have returned to Burghclere if that was his home. I'd kick the Thatcham Richard into the long grass! I never go by Ancestry trees anyway!

Unfortunately, I don't have any Hants Burial Cds so I can't check if either of the Burghclere Richards died in childhood. However, guess what I found on the Berks Burial CD in Thatcham? Buried 7 March 1673/4 Richard Digweed s/o Thomas!

So, very helpfully, I've got rid of one alternative for you - but provided you with another! Oh dear! 

Have you tried looking for wills?

Jill

[Dave26]

Hi Jill
Firstly, the Richard who married Mary Bastin was Richard and Jane Marriner's son.
 
It looks as if the Thatcham and Burghclere Digweeds were 2 branches of the same family and would explain why Richard Jnr. met and married Jane in Thatcham, as his parents Richard Snr. and Winifrith were both born in Thatcham. Also,Richard Snr's father William was born about 1625-1630 in Thatcham and so was Thomas Digweed, born 1627, who married Abigail Shepherd and could possibly have been a relative of William.

Does any of this make sense?

Dave

[jillruss]

I think so!

With the early death of the Richard baptised in Thatcham leaving the 2 Richards baptised in Burghclere as your options, I think I would try and appeal to any Rootschatter who may have Hampshire Burial CDs to see if one of them may have conveniently died in infancy. There's even a possibility that the burial of your Richard - presumably in Burghclere - might give his age at death which would help with pinpointing which baptism is his.

Jill

[Dave26]

Many thanks, Jill, for all your help and comments. I will put out a request on the Hampshire forum and will keep you informed of any results.

Regards
Dave