John Cantle

[Jan Prit]

Good Morning all, I know I have searched for this ancestor for awhile, but looking at his marriage to Dinah Hall on the 1/2/1769 by Banns at Syston his parish was named Billon I haven't a clue where this place is, perhaps it is a lead where some of Cantle ancestors came from e.g. his parents James and a Ann?. I have searched a long time, especially to find a daughter named Mary born 22/5/1779 Bitton and baptised on the same day as John Cantle mother unknown 24/5/1779 Brethren's Chapel Kingswood. I have this record, and don't understand what Whitmonday means. Would love help.

Regards,
Janet

[mckha489]

Whit Monday is the Monday after the Pentecost, which is celebrated the 50th day after Easter Sunday,

BILLON might be BITTON with a very faint or no crossing of the Ts

[mckha489]

Actually there is a definite crossing of the Ts

[mckha489]

Mary’s mother is not Unknown, it says clearly she is the daughter of John Cantle and his wife.  But sadly doesn’t name the wife.

I wonder why John was able to supply an exact date of birth (jan 25 1737) for himself but not the names of his parents.

[Jan Prit]

Thanks to you all, this ancestor will be the death of me, I am still finding out different records all of the time, don't know which is right anymore.

Regards,
Janet

[Capetown]

If you look at the Bitton Families website on line, the Cantle’s are Baptists  from very early on.  A good article on The Keynsham Baptist Church in the website, mentions a number of Cantle’s.

http://www.bittonfamilies.com

[Jan Prit]

Afternoon Capetown, I have searched this web site a number of times, their index of baptisms, marriages and burial, no mention of the Cantle name only that they were members of the Baptist Church.

Regards,
Janet

[Capetown]

John would have had the Family Bible, where his date of birth was written.

I've got my husband's Family Bible, from mid 19th century - with all the births/marriages and deaths records.

This is how some family records were kept.

[Capetown]

There is a tree on Ancestry - which gives  John CANTLE (fahter James)  and being married twice.

Marriage 1 May 1760 - Bitton, Gloucestershire to Anna PALMER -

1762, Birth of Son : John CANTLE, 1762, Hanham Abbots, Gloucestershire

1767, Death of Wife : Anna - Bitton Gloucester  (death on Ancestry 9 August 1768)
1768, Death of Father : James


etc etc


Looking at the first and second marriage of John Cantle - the signature appears to be the same.

His occupation on the first marriage is Coalminer.