looking for branch baptism

[whdsn]

i'm trying to find a baptism for Henry branch about 1770. He married Elizabeth batt 1797 in publow where they baptised 5 children Hester, Martha, Sarah, Joyce and Thomas

[ColC]

Henry BRANCH, age 70 (1763) Burial 20 Jan 1833 Somerset   Publow : All Saints : Parish Register.

Colin

[chempat]

There are no baptisms for anyone called Henry on free reg at Publow, All Saints from 1765 to 1778.

No Henry with a surname remotely resembling Branch before then.

Need to look outside Publow?

[..claire..]

Hi

I can’t see a baptism either but I wonder if this family may be related to him.

When Henry married the two witnesses were Benjamin and Samuel Branch. Benjamin was baptised and married in Chelwood ( I compared his signature with that in Henry’s marriage record) Benjamin was the son of a Samuel and Christian Branch.

Samuel was also baptised in Chelwood, the son of a Thomas and Hester Branch. Thomas and Hester’s last child I can find was baptised c1758 which isn’t too far away from the 1760’s when Henry may have been born. Coupled with the fact Henry named two children Thomas and Hester I wonder if this couple were his parents ? Chelwood is only a few miles from Publow too.

Claire