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Title: Mercy Ridgewell born Haslingfield
Post by: avidt on Thursday 22 August 19 17:31 BST (UK)

Hi

I am trying to find the parents of Mercy Ridgewell baptised in Haslingfield in 1710. Any help would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

David

Title: Re: Mercy Ridgewell born Haslingfield
Post by: Girl Guide on Friday 06 September 19 16:47 BST (UK)

Perhaps the below may help you to locate a baptism

Church of England
Haslingfield, All Saints: Records of baptisms 1709-1853, marriages 1710-1968, burials 1710-1961, banns for 1754-1969 reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives.The Bishop's Transcripts for the years 1599-1641 and 1661-1873 can be found in the Cambridge University Library, indexed transcripts for the years 1599-1642 and 1661-1711 reside in the Cambridge Record Office. Indexes to transcripts exist in Cambridgeshire Archives for baptisms 1709-1909, marriages 1701-1836, 1837-1909, and burials 1709-1873, 1874-1929. The parish records 1599-1996 are available on microfiche from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list

Title: Re: Mercy Ridgewell born Haslingfield
Post by: WhiskyMac on Sunday 08 September 19 19:16 BST (UK)

Hi David,

Squinting through a jeweller's eyeglass at the microfiche I just happen to have for Haslingfield (I disposed of the reader a long time ago) I cannot find this birth of Mercy. Any other clues.

WhiskyMac

Title: Re: Mercy Ridgewell born Haslingfield
Post by: avidt on Sunday 08 September 19 19:23 BST (UK)

Hi WhiskyMac

Many thanks for trying

Kind Regards

David

Title: Re: Mercy Ridgewell born Haslingfield
Post by: LizzieL on Monday 09 September 19 12:25 BST (UK)

I think this arises from the 70 plus trees on Ancestry which have the marriage of Mercy Ridgewell to Samuel Patman in 1740 in Kingston Cambs. None has any sources for Mercy's baptism.
She would be 30 at marriage if 1710 were correct. Could she be a widow and Ridgewell not her maiden name?

There are a number of children baptised to Samuel and Mercy in Kingston, some have mother's name as Mary. Can't see a Samual Patman marrying a Mary in similar place and timeframe. Could Mercy be Mary - could look similar if badly written in register.

There is a Mercy PATMAN bapt in Haslingfield in 1810, could people have got confused with her?

Title: Re: Mercy Ridgewell born Haslingfield
Post by: trish1120 on Monday 09 September 19 15:52 BST (UK)

You might be on to something there LizzieL.

All Saints and St Andrew, Kingston

Baptism;
JOHN Patman, 22 Feb** 1740/1, Parents Samuel Patman and Mary Mole
Note; Ye base born son of Samuel Patman and Mary Mole.

Baptisms, Patman same Church
MERCY 25 Dec 1741 buried 9 Apr 1744
SAMUEL 25 Mar 1744
MARTHA 28 Nov 1746
MERCY 16 Jul 1749
MERCY 17 May 1750 Mercy d. Of Samuel and Mercy Patman having been privately baptized abt a year before was admitted into ye Church May 17.

As you say Mother as Mary or Mercy of these children.

Marriage of Mercy/Samuel 11 May 1740

MERCY Wife of Samuel buried 2 Nov 1785
SAMUEL likey buried 3 Jan 1795

All on FreeREG

Title: Re: Mercy Ridgewell born Haslingfield
Post by: LizzieL on Monday 09 September 19 16:04 BST (UK)

Also Hannah bapt 17 May 1755 at Kingston d/o Samuel and Mercy

Title: Re: Mercy Ridgewell born Haslingfield
Post by: avidt on Monday 09 September 19 16:28 BST (UK)

Hi All

I have found a Mary Ridgewell baptised in Fulbourn in 1717. Just to muddy the waters ?

Regards

David