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Title: Frances Goodwin 1779 -1780 Alconbury-cum-Weston
Post by: TheGrove on Thursday 29 December 22 17:25 GMT (UK)
I wonder if someone has access to the christening and burials for Alconbury-cum-Weston for 1776 to 1780?

Here is the little mystery. A Frances Goodwin daughter of William and Elizabeth Goodwin was buried in July 1779 and apparently, another Frances was christened in June 1780. This suggests there were two Frances, but there is no christening for the first Frances, so is it a transcription error? I have seen date errors by one year before when the transcriber misinterprets the date range stated in the page header.

Could someone check for me please?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Frances Goodwin 1779 -1780 Alconbury-cum-Weston
Post by: maddys52 on Friday 30 December 22 00:57 GMT (UK)
FreeReg has these entries, however the burial in 1779 says "daughter of William and Ann", whilst the baptism in 1780 has parents William and Elizabeth.

https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581801bee93790ec75a6f253
https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58183d22e93790ec8bfa6601
Title: Re: Frances Goodwin 1779 -1780 Alconbury-cum-Weston
Post by: maddys52 on Friday 30 December 22 01:04 GMT (UK)
Baptisms at Alconbury cum Weston for children of William, prior to 1776 have parents as William and Ann. William GOODWIN (wid) married Elizabeth LITTLE, both otp on 2 Dec 1776. Subsequent baptism show William and Elizabeth. Though I can't see a burial for an Ann GOODWIN.  :-\
Title: Re: Frances Goodwin 1779 -1780 Alconbury-cum-Weston
Post by: TheGrove on Friday 30 December 22 08:38 GMT (UK)
Thank you. Partly my mistake! However, William did have a previous wife as there are at least three other children born to them so all makes sense now. The next problem I cannot find a marriage of William and Ann or as you have noted the burial of Ann. Thanks.
Title: Re: Frances Goodwin 1779 -1780 Alconbury-cum-Weston
Post by: maddys52 on Friday 30 December 22 23:49 GMT (UK)
Doesn't help with finding a marriage of William and Ann, however to possibly help locate him in some other records, William seems to have been a mason. I notice there is a baptism on 4 Sept 1771 at  Alconbury-cum-Weston for a Charles GOODWIN, son of William and Ann. He seems to buried 19 May 1778, son of William GOODWIN, a mason. (on FreeReg, bishop's transcript)
Title: Re: Frances Goodwin 1779 -1780 Alconbury-cum-Weston
Post by: maddys52 on Friday 30 December 22 23:56 GMT (UK)
A possibility - there is a marriage of a William GOODWIN (or GOODING) and Ann GENTELL at Glatton, Hunts on 13 April 1769. Glatton is some 8 miles from Alconbury cum Weston.
Title: Re: Frances Goodwin 1779 -1780 Alconbury-cum-Weston
Post by: TheGrove on Saturday 31 December 22 10:06 GMT (UK)
Thank you. Always good to have a second view on challenges like this.