Hi
I have found a baptism close to Withyham, which could possibly be Henry. It took place in Cowden, Kent which is five miles from Withyham
Henry Heat baptised 15 April 1753 at Cowden, son of Henry and Ann.
A sibling Mary is baptised too in Cowden on 2 March 1755
And a Hannah baptised 18 April 1762, also in Cowden.
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Back in Withyham there is this
Lucy baptised 16 Oct 1774 mother Mary Heat.
On the 27 Oct 1792 a 'male' child was baptised son of Sarah Heath.
Claire
Hi Claire
Hope you can help me here. I've just been going through my notes on the Heat[h]/Hait line and noticed a possible problem regarding Henry Heat christened in Cowden in 1753 (son of Henry and Ann). However I now think he might have died young (if he did then I've just wasted 2 months researching the wrong people lol!)
In my notes I have a record of another Henry christened in Cowden on 22 March 1767 (again the parents are down as Henry and Ann).
Are you able to check the PR to see if there is a burial for the first Henry (chr 1753) between 1753 and 1767? If he died then the second Henry is probably the son of the same parents (Henry Heat and Ann Ovenden), however he would be too young to be the father of my Sarah Heat who was born in Withyham in 1773.
We know that there was a Sarah born to Thomas and Ann as well, but we also know that she died. Therefore my Sarah must be the daughter of Henry and Ann. If the Henry who was christened in 1753 did die young then I need to look elsewhere for her father.
Hope that made sense and I hope you can help.
Best Wishes and Thanks
Matt