elizabeth goodall b.1793c Streatley, Berks

[LizzieL]

So far in my tree, I only have a connection by marriage to these Blackfords, but I have recently found a DNA match to someone descended from this Blackford family. Of course I could be connected via another of her lines but the locations of her other branches seems wrong, given our shared matches. so I suspect somewhere I have a Blackford ancestor.
Sounds like it could take some time to sort them out

[LizzieL]

The William Blackford who married Elizabeth in Streatley appears with her in Brightwaltham on 1851 census, but there is a William Blackford buried at BW in 1849. Age at death gives birth year abt 1795.
The WB, alive and well in 1851 is likely the one buried in BW in 1874 born about 1793.
In 1841 - two William / Elizabeth couples in BW, one William has birth year abt 1791, presumed children Mary and Jesse,
The other William has birth year abt 1796, presumed children Mary, David, Elin (this is the family that connects to mine)

Given that 1841 rounds ages, I think it is the younger of the two that died in 1849, and the one married to EG in Streatley is the older one who died in 1874.

Can't find a widowed Elizabeth in 1851 to go with the William who died in 1849 either, maybe she also died before 1851.

Forget that last bit FindMyPast found me a family in Calne when I tried to search for BW

But there are still two WBs born at similar times according to age at death, buried in BW

[LizzieL]

I have found a WM.Marshall (als Blackford) marrying Jane Blackford in Brightwalton 18-12-1757 (Jane is bur. 26-5-1795 Sparsholt) (can't be sure this the correct burial)

I think that Jane is d/o Thomas Blackford and Ann nee Church. They married in BW on 05 Mar 1735/6

[ribbo39]

Hi LizzieL,

That's what I have recorded re WB & Jane. I also have found Jane's parents Thomas Blackford - m - Ann Church 5-3-1736/7 Brightwalton. Also Ann's  bapt. 11-2-1710/11 East Locking (d/o Thomas & Elizabeth - late Avery).  I could go back further but have stopped at this point.

If you would lilke more please ask.

Alan