Robert Laver & Hannah Fairhead

[warwickb]

Hi Again
Just when I thought I was getting somewhere and we had one Robert Laver I've found another Robert Laver marriage in Cressing on IGI

This  Robert Laver m Elizabeth Strange in 1754!
Interested to know if a this Robert is widower or bachelor and if any burials for Elizabeth.

Cheers
Warwick

[nannyj]

They have a child George 29/9/1754.

[nannyj]

The record is partly destroyed but he was a widower and it looks like she was too! If there were two children both born to Robert laver in 1754, they're either different Roberts or he's a bigamist?!

There's also a baptism of George laver, son of Robert and Elisabeth, aged 35 (but the word after the 35 is unclear) on 29/8/1755.

[warwickb]

Many thanks again NannyJ
I think I really need to confirm when both Sarah and Elizabeth die as that will give a clue whether their Robert Laver was available to remarry in 1761 or whether we have three Robert Lavers.

Also still need to find Henrietta Bedwell's birth. (Surnames on IGI could be Bedell, Beadle, Beadel, Bedel, Beedell).

Any suggestions from others very much appreciated.

Cheers
Warwick

[nannyj]

I've checked cressing, Braintree and black notley parish registers so far. No deaths for Sarah or elisabeth. Also no birth for Hannah in those or bocking.
There's also a James laver having children in cressing. If we could find his birth it might lead us to Robert?

[jonw65]

Burial date for Robert Laver, according to the NBI, was 21 June 1781. No age given

They have burials in Braintree of
Elizth Laver, 6 March 1759
Sarah Laver, 17 March 1753

If there is any more info that would identify them, e.g.wife of, or daughter of, it would need a look up in the parish register.
They may of course have already been eliminated by Rootschatters.
John

[jonw65]

duplicate post, sorry!

[nannyj]

On the prs only their names are given, not wife of etc.

[nannyj]

I've found children of a Robert and Elizabeth laver at Braintree. Henry 23/5/1742, Ann 4/1/1747, Sarah 25/4/1747 and Elizabeth 7/6/1749. Can't help felling there's two Roberts here.

The Robert who married Hannah bird, can't be the same one who was having children with Elizabeth 1742 - 1749, as he married Hannah in 1748.

The Robert who married Elizabeth strange can't have been married to the Robert who married Sarah as they were having children at the same time.

so there must be two or three Roberts ?

I'm getting lost but I think the options could be:

One who married Hannah maybe and then Sarah and then henrietta maybe.

One who married Elizabeth strange and possibly Henrietta after?

The Elizabeth having children 1742 to 1749 could have been a first wife to either OR

I found a Robert baptised to Robert and Elizabeth 13/7/1739 so the 1742 to 1749 would be his siblings.
 I also found a Robert baptised to Robert and Esther laver 17/8/1735.no more children for this pair.

Trying to find a marriage 1730s for Robert and Esther and another for Robert and elisabeth. Also a possible death for Esther.


Lots or bedwells in area but can't find henrietta's baptism.