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Confused by Pardoe family of Ombersley - were there two Hannahs?
« on: Wednesday 13 April 16 12:37 BST (UK) »
A conundrum has arisen!

I'm looking at the children of Thomas and Mary Pardoe baptised in Ombersley in the late 1700s. The parents could be Thomas Pardoe and Mary Cook married 5/6/1781 Ombersley.
John 23/6/1782
Mary 22/1/1786
Elizabeth 15/6/1788 (possibly my ancestor - married William Woodward)
Sarah 6/6/1790
Thomas 17/6/1792
William 4/5/1794
Hannah 23/8/1801
Ann 9/5/1803
Of course, the parents might not be the same Thomas and Mary :)

Looking at Hannah born about 1801 - there is a marriage to George Dainty in Ombersley in 1830, and in the census her ages are given as 40, 50, 60, 70, birthplace Ombersley, so I thought it likely that it was the right Hannah Pardoe.

Now I've found some marriages of Pardoes at St Clement Worcester. One of these is Ann Pardoe to John Snow - looking at censuses, it seems to be the Ann Pardoe baptised in 1803. Another is Hannah Pardoe to Jeremiah Baker. Children from this marriage are baptised in Ombersley, and there is a burial of Hannah Baker in Ombersley in 1833, and she is the right age for the Hannah Pardoe baptised in 1801.

So are there in fact two Hannah Pardoes born in about 1801, and have I been tracing the wrong one?

Jeremiah and Hannah Baker have a son William baptised in Ombersley in 1830. In 1841 he is probably living in Ombersley with Thomas Pardoe age 85, John Pardoe age 55, and Mary Morris age 55. This could be Hannah's parents and siblings (there is a marriage in Ombersley of Mary Pardoe to John Morris). In 1851 and 1861 he is with his "uncle" Richard Pardoe born about 1797 Ombersley, yet I can't find a baptism of Richard Pardoe in Ombersley at the right time.

I enjoy disentangling families like this, but I may need some help with this one!

P.S. My information comes from baptisms and marriages on Familysearch, and the National Burial Index on Findmypast :)
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