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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cambridgeshire => Topic started by: BernardOC on Sunday 21 May 23 21:42 BST (UK)
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I've run into a problem ref Susanna's place of burial.
In the notes I've taken over from my Cousin he has written Date 1802 and Buried 24 August at St Andrew the Less,Cambridge,
This makes sense for records of their children and her husband who pre deceased her in 1792, all seem to agree this Church was used for christenings and deaths.
However another scribbled note has a question mark with Burial 1802 in Melbourn, Cambs. This is 21 miles away from Cambridge.
I'm inclined to go with St Andrew the Less. Any comments please?
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Burial, 24 August 1802, Melbourn
Susanna Harper
age 63
Widow
https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817b4cae93790ec754c1c9d
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What was Susanna's maiden name? Did her family come from Melbourn?
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Just found one of your earlier posts
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=761846.msg6132756#msg6132756
So it looks like that your Susanna was born around 1725, which makes her too old to be the one buried in Melbourn.
There was a Susanna Cole of Melbourn who married a William Harper in 1769 in Melbourn. A William Harper was buried in 1788 in Melbourn, so the Susanna buried there in 1802 could be his widow.
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If her husband died before the end of 1776... :-\
Anderson Waites + Susanna Harper, widow
Married 8 Dec 1776, St Mary the Less, Cambridge
https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817b228e93790eb7f67032e
Don't know if it's the same person or not
Burial of a Susanna Waits, 4 March 1794, St. Mary the Less, Cambridge
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-NCKH
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The BT has them as Anderson Wakes and Susannnah Harper
Doesn't give marital status
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-996D-9QFB
Quite a way back
Simon Harper buried 21 August 1759, St Mary the Less
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L96D-9QPG
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Cambridgeshire burial index, 5th ed.
1802 susanna harper, 63 MELBOURN.
Margaret.
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Cambridgeshire burial index, 5th ed.
1802 susanna harper, 63 MELBOURN.
Margaret.
see reply #1
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Cambridgeshire burial index, 5th ed.
1802 susanna harper, 63 MELBOURN.
Margaret.
see reply #1
Thanks,
Yes I've seen this, but the age differnce makes it unlikey. Sussanna was born 1725.
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The BT has them as Anderson Wakes and Susannnah Harper
Doesn't give marital status
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-996D-9QFB
Quite a way back
Simon Harper buried 21 August 1759, St Mary the Less
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L96D-9QPG
Hi,
Thanks
Susanna was widowed in 1792. Her hsuband buried in Cambridge. The Church record referred to seems to date 1772
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What was Susanna's maiden name? Did her family come from Melbourn?
Hi
Susanna's maiden name was Susanna Bevis (or sometimes Beavis) Her DOB was 1725. Her family lived in Cambridge and the main Church for BMD.s was St Mary the Less
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Susanna was widowed in 1792. Her husband buried in Cambridge.
I can't see any Harper burials at St Mary the Less in 1792
BT for the whole year here
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L96D-9QJB
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For some reason FreeREG has the Marriage of Anderson Wakes and Susannnah Harper and states she is a Widow.
The 1759 Simon Harper burial may be the Father of the Simon in question.
Trish :)
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For some reason FreeREG has the Marriage of Anderson Wakes and Susannnah Harper and states she is a Widow.
The 1759 Simon Harper burial may be the Father of the Simon in question.
Trish :)
Yes Simon's death 1759 was the father of Simon 1721.
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Susanna was widowed in 1792. Her husband buried in Cambridge.
I can't see any Harper burials at St Mary the Less in 1792
BT for the whole year here
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L96D-9QJB
Oops. My Cousins note is clearly wrong. Just spent today researching but no luck. Reckon that Simon would have been buried in Cambridge and St Mary the Less was the "Church of choice" for most of the family.
Have hit a brickwall.
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Simon, son of Simon + Ann Harper
Baptized 18 Feb 1721/2 in Teversham
BT is in Latin
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9T9-XK6W
Perhaps this is the father
27 March 1743, in Teversham
Simon Harper was buried :(
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9T9-X2BG
So the 1759 burial in Cambridge is probably either Simon, husband of Susanna, or their son Simon, baptized 1746.
The last baptism indexed on FamilySearch in Cambridge to Simon and Susanna Harper is that of daughter Mary, on 9 April 1758.
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If you have ancestry, then good news. Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire parish registers will be available on ancestry at some date in the near future. That should help with the Harpers!
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Marriage;
30 Sep 1718, St Andrew the Great, Cambridge
Anne CAIDECOE
Simon HARPER
Anne of Teversham Parish**
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Marriage;
30 Sep 1718, St Andrew the Great, Cambridge
Anne CAIDECOE
Simon HARPER
Anne of Teversham Parish**
Hi, yes this verifies my data. Anne s surname has been spelt many different ways, usually Caldicoe.
Unusually Anne married in Cambridge, as the record shows she and her family wereTeversham, so wonder why she married in Cambridge. Back then Teversham was outside of City .
These twists always add mystery.