Harriet PALLETT born 1820 Bayford Herts

[cockneylass]

hello Rick,  What made me think that Harriet was born Bayford was by looking at a Ancestry family tree, who had Harriett marrying Joseph Allen in Hackney, it said that she was the child of James Pallett and Mary Mardle. It was only when I recieved the marriage cert that her father was William.

Joseph Allen came from stapleford herts.  Do you think I am in the right area?  or should I go to london and look for Harriet?.

Thank you for your time and input.

Cockneylass

[Rick]

I think that the Ancestry tree may be right despite the disparities, because I note that on the 1861 census, ( RG9/447 Folio 29 Page 6.) Bayford Harriet is married to a Joseph ALLEN and that she is living in Coulsdon, Surrey, so it would appear that your Harriet was indeed born in Bayford. It would be quite a coincidence for 2 Harriett PALLETTs to marry 2 Joseph ALLENs! 

This still leaves us with a problem though doesn't it, because the marriage certificate gives her father as William and the baptismal record gives her father as James.  As there are other baptismal records for James and Mary's children at Bayford, it may be that the marriage certificate is incorrect.  The Vicar/Registrar may have got muddled or her father was William James, but he preferred to be called James for example. 

Why not contact the Ancestry tree holder and ask why they decided to give her father as James and not William?  They may have already encountered this problem and found an explanation.

Rick

[Julie Wedlock]

My partners Grandfathers half sister was married to a Les Pallett from Herts, not sure where but the rest of the family were from Takeley, Herts. They had two children david and Margaret. Mary the wife born about 1910 so guess Les was about the same.
Any connections?

[Laurenmay]

Hello There,

You will probably be interested to know that my family originate from Bayford and a Clara E Pallett b1891 married Joseph Saunders Sept 1911. Sadly she died Dec. 1918. I am in touch with a closer relative than I am. If you wish and if he gives permission I can pass his email onto you.

Peter

[cockneylass]

Hello Peter, Thank you for your reply, if your relative can clear up Harriett,s father it would at least solve one puzzel




cockneylass

[Laurenmay]

I have forwarded this onto the relation I spoke off.

Peter