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Title: Hannah Rawlins Baptism
Post by: wendy47 on Tuesday 20 September 11 11:14 BST (UK)

Hello Everyone

I am looking for confirmation of the baptism or birth of Hannah Rawlins . She married John Knapper of Bosbury in Munsley in 1785.
The IGI has a baptism in 1755 in Bosbury of Hannah Rollings and I wondered if this could be her. No luck on Freereg or Forest of Dean websites.

Thank you

Sorry Posted on the Hertfordshire board by mistake
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,556586.0.html

Wendy :D

Title: Re: Hannah Rawlins Baptism
Post by: robshfds on Tuesday 20 September 11 19:57 BST (UK)

You might think about sending for a marriage cert to confirm your thoughts or even visit the local church and cemetry for answers.

Title: Re: Hannah Rawlins Baptism
Post by: wendy47 on Thursday 22 September 11 12:10 BST (UK)

Hello robshfds

Thank you very much for your post.

Unfortunately Hannah is born 80 years before 1837 when registration of certs began but I could, as you mentioned, try the local church records but as I live in Norfolk it is not that easy to visit. I will see if I can find out via other means.

Thank you once again for replying
Regards Wendy  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hannah Rawlins Baptism
Post by: mazi on Thursday 22 September 11 22:04 BST (UK)

This may not be of much help but my cassini map of herefordshire abt 1850 suggests that Bosbury and Munsley were very tiny hamlets then.


mike

Title: Re: Hannah Rawlins Baptism
Post by: wendy47 on Thursday 22 September 11 23:01 BST (UK)

Thank you Mike.

It seems all my Herefordshire relations started in small hamlets around Ledbury and eventually ended up there!!

Regards Wendy ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hannah Rawlins Baptism
Post by: horse000 on Thursday 10 November 11 02:44 GMT (UK)

Hi

I think you answer may lie in some of those surrounding villages you mention and maybe a play on the surname/s.

There is also...

Source, IGI:
17 Aug 1755 Hannah Rawlins, d. of William Rawlins & Ann, bap. Avenbury (about 10 miles or so N. of Ledbury)

The Munsley PR's confirm the 1785 mar. and say they are both of that parish, no evidence they were born/bap. there.

Source, Family Search:
13 Aug 1758 John Napper, s. of Joseph Napper & Elizabeth, bap. Ledbury.

Hope you can get something from this.

Regards
Geoff

Title: Re: Hannah Rawlins Baptism
Post by: wendy47 on Thursday 10 November 11 07:34 GMT (UK)

Hi Geoff

Thank you very much for your info.

Something for me to look into

Regards Wendy