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Thanks Trish, I have access to the census records. Might get John & Elizabeth's marriage certificate if no further info emerges from parish records. John's parents are very elusive!
Jackie

Hi Nigel

Thanks very much for that.  This Tamar/Tabitha business is completely confusing though.  Why on earth was Sophia's mother called Tabitha in the 1841 census, if she's Tamar at Sophia's birth? Was she a stepmother or is it the same person? Aaargh!

Jackie

Nigel (or anyone else) - could you do me one further favour and look up the birth/baptism of Sophia Patience in 1831 in Witney and just check her parents for me?

Many thanks
Jackie

Thanks very much folks, I suspect Tabitha and Tamor/Tamar are one and the same.  If anyone could go any further back it would be much appreciated.
Jackie

Yes, she did remarry. I know this from the family bible! My great grandfather wrote in it the date of his mother's death and listed her as Hannah Bickerdike.  Her first husband William died in 1873 we think (not in bible).

No, none of the children have unusual middle names, though my great grandfather made a mysterious trip to New York in the early years of the last century - the family tradition being that it was something to do with his mother but this is totally unsupported by evidence.

Her mother, Sarah's will is dated 17 Jan 1850 and Hannah is clearly referred to as Hannah Holdan Moiser (sorry, not Holdam got that wrong).