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Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 22:19
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Person Info Name: Simon WELLS Sex: M Birth: 1668 in Bray, Berkshire, England Death: Person Id: I10033 Tree Id: 145876 Search for Simon WELLS in Fold3 Records Search for Simon WELLS in Newspapers 9728 Possible Record Matches on Ancestry Parents Father: Robert WELLS: Birth: 1642 in Bray, Berkshire, England. Mother: Katherine OSBOURNE: Birth: 1646 in Berkshire, England. Family Marriage: Married: Elizabeth GRENAR or GROBNAR on 21 APR 1705 at Berkshire, England. Elizabeth GRENAR or GROBNAR: Birth: 1684 in Berkshire, England. Death: 1724 in Berkshire, England Children: Robert WELLS: Birth: 1706 in Bray, Berkshire, England. Simon WELLS: Birth: 1708 in Bray, Berkshire, England. Thomas WELLS: Birth: 1711 in Bray, Berkshire, England.
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 22:17
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Person Info Name: Thomas WELLS Sex: M Birth: 1711 in Bray, Berkshire, England Death: Person Id: I10037 Tree Id: 145876 Search for Thomas WELLS in Fold3 Records Search for Thomas WELLS in Newspapers 62823 Possible Record Matches on Ancestry Parents Father: Simon WELLS: Birth: 1668 in Bray, Berkshire, England. Mother: Elizabeth GRENAR or GROBNAR: Birth: 1684 in Berkshire, England. Death: 1724 in Berkshire, England Family Marriage: Married: Sarah SIMMONDS on 1739 at Berkshire, England. Sarah SIMMONDS: Birth: 1709 in Berkshire, England. Children: Elizabeth WELLS: Birth: 1740 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Thomas WELLS: Birth: 1741 in Bray, Berkshire, England. James WELLS WELLS: Birth: 1743 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Mary WELLS: Birth: 1744 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Francis WELLS: Birth: 1746 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England.
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 22:16
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Person Info Name: Francis WELLS Sex: M Birth: 1746 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England Death: Person Id: I10052 Tree Id: 145876 Search for Francis WELLS in Fold3 Revolutionary War Records Search for Francis WELLS in Newspapers 16446 Possible Record Matches on Ancestry Parents Father: Thomas WELLS: Birth: 1711 in Bray, Berkshire, England. Mother: Sarah SIMMONDS: Birth: 1709 in Berkshire, England. Family Marriage: Married: Elizabeth LUCKINS on 1769 at White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Elizabeth LUCKINS: Birth: 1748 in Berkshire, England. Children: Sarah WELLS: Birth: 1770 in Bray, Berkshire, England. Charlotte WELLS: Birth: 1775 in Bray, Berkshire, England. Lydia WELLS: Birth: 1778 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Hetty WELLS: Birth: 1780 in Berkshire, England. William WELLS: Birth: 12 JAN 1781 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Thomas WELLS: Birth: 1783 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Death: 1848 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England Ann WELLS: Birth: 1785 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Catherine WELLS: Birth: 1788 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Eleanor WELLS: Birth: 11 JUN 1793 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England.
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 22:15
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Parents Father: Francis WELLS: Birth: 1746 in White Waltham, Berkshire, England. Mother: Elizabeth LUCKINS: Birth: 1748 in Berkshire, England.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	31 Mar 2020 20:49
	Samantha .............. you may not find anything on FreeReg, but it is another tool in the toolbox of free sites :-)
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,503 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2020 20:46
	On FMP, possible baptism for Lydia Wells 22 Feb 1778 at Wasing, Berkshire Parents Francis and Elizabeth Can’t C&P, as I’m on my iPad now,
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 19:48
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Hello Just been giving it a go, no results as yet. But hoping that I might come across something. Kind regards Samantha
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	31 Mar 2020 19:44
	Samantha ............. FreeReg is a free site where volunteers are transcribing parish registers. You might have to play with it a little as you might have to work out how to get variations in spellings. Name Soundex does give variations, but many of them might be way out in left field. This is the site .......... https://www.freereg.org.uk/
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 18:51
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	ErikaH How can you say that you didn't get that far??? You have done an amazing job and I am truly grateful. FreeReg I've not heard of this. Regards Samantha
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,503 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2020 17:35
	Thanks for the kind words Didn't get that far, Sylvia. A good idea for Samantha, though
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	31 Mar 2020 17:32
	Erika ............. I'm just asking as I have been amazed at how you have worked out all the ramifications of this family for Samantha ....... did you look at FreeReg?? Is it possible that there would be some Parish Records on there?
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 15:21
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	To All Wow 5 generations back, and showing as coming from the Bray, Berkshire area. Not to far from me at all, so when this situation we are all in is over I shall be paying a visit to the area, maybe see if there are any Parish records that I can gain access to. Would love to know more about this family. <3
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 14:09
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Its shocking, i'll have to order the death certificates to see what they died of. This Holderness family has really got me hooked and I don't know why, something has got me biting at the bait.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,503 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2020 14:05
	And Mary was only 36 - as posted earlier
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 14:04
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	32 years it no age at all is it.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,503 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2020 13:51
	Just found Sarah Ratley's death on the GRO site - will notify them of their error RAILEY, SARAH 32 GRO Reference: 1842 M Quarter in THE WYCOMBE UNION Volume 06 Page 303
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,503 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2020 13:46
	Ages in 1841 were rounded down to nearest 5 for over-15's. In any case, birth years on censuses are estimated, based on the person's declared age. So, census taken - say - 31st March.................. Someone born 30th March will appear on a census with an estimated birth year one in advance of someone born 1st April same year Doesn't apply in 1841, as I've already explained Look at ANY census record on Ancestry and you will see that the birth year is clearly defined as 'estimated'
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,503 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2020 13:08
	Speculating now.................so be cautious Can't find baptisms for Sarah and Mary, which are needed for confirmation First name(s) Benjamin Last name Ratley Year 1806 Event date 24 Sep 1806 Spouse's first name(s) Ann Spouse's last name White Parish Crowell County Oxfordshire Country England
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Samantha	Report	31 Mar 2020 13:01
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 787 Send Message	Am I right in thinking that these two John Holderness above are the same? Just that it states that his birth 1776 but then in the lower one states that Baptism year was 1774 which is two years before?? Sorry x
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,503 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2020 12:52
	First name(s) John Last name Holderness Baptism year 1774 Baptism date 14 Oct 1774 Place Bray Church St Michael Relationship son of Father's first name Thomas Father's last name Holderness Father's residence Braywick Mother's first name Elizabeth Mother's last name Holderness First name(s) Thomas Last name Holderness Name note - Marriage year 1769 Marriage date 27 Nov 1769 Marriage place Bray Spouse's first name(s) Eliz Spouse's last name Wright

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