Interesting Baptism Suggestion. 1763-1764.

[karrienz]

Hi Ben - you are up late!  I'm in New Zealand it's 9.30 am.  I've been nutting out the early Titsall/Titshalls.  I've a spreadsheet now of all Norfolk/Suffolk and London and msc bp's burials and marriages gathered from all sources.  I've added all the info you've supplied as well.  There are of course gaps in the decades and many name variations.  However, as mentioned above, Thomas is rare in Suffolk/Norfolk so is John and common is Richard and William. 

You've mentioned that Thomas (sp of Rose Sharrock) his father is Thomas (1665-1735)  sp Bridget; so I'm now thinking that their son John bp 1726 Barnham - (have you found anything about him)- he is older than Richard bp 1728 (sp Judith Scarfe) - John could have had a son Thomas. 

There was a bp of a Thomas Tetsall in 1731 Sudbury - Joseph and Mary - Sudbury district includes Barnham - I've found nothing else for them but wondered Thomas Titsall bp 1693 could be a relation.

[findem]

did women revert to their unmarried name sometimes after they were widowed?

Karen

Hi Karen

In my lot, all bar one of the many widows marrying into my lines reverted back to their maiden names when remarrying, for that particular lady the church marriage register entry named her Jane Hayward, her first husband being John Howard, but the banns gave her maiden name as Jane Anthony.

In the burial records for widows my experience to date is that they retained their married names.

Regards

[karrienz]

Oh yes, that was awhile ago that query; still relevant at the moment - so many widows remarrying and never quite sure which it is.  Thanks for that.  I think we finally agreed that Rose Titsell was the mother buried in 1774.  I have a particular instance with a man remarrying and the marriage register stating 'bachelor' - maybe an error or personal reasons at the time; it was a bit of a surprise though to discover the previous marriage.  The first wife did die young though.

This Titsall/Titshall query about this missing bp will go on for awhile though... I'm nutting out the naming patterns for the families...some are consistant and other's go off on a tangent....there's got to have been a baby Thomas somewhere! How important, I don't know but a bit of a mystery.

thanks for your interest
regards Karen