Where is this place in Somerset?

[Bookbox]

Thanks for reporting back. Glad you got a positive result. 

[trish1120]

Excellent result with the M/C!

Baptisms;
St Christopher, Lympsham;
JANE, 23 May 1824 (abode Wick)
GEORG, 25 June 1826
ELIZABETH, 27 August 1828 (abode Lympsham)
CHARLES, 2 August 1840
Parents JOHN/ANN
Fathers Occp Labourer
( Source FreeREG)
www.freereg.org.uk

1851 in Lympsham we have;
John Bowering, 66, Head, Mar, Ag Lab, born Lympsham
Ann Bowering, 53, Wife, Mar, born Bishops Lydeard (1798)**
Elizabeth Bowering, 23, Daug, Unm, born Lympsham
Charles Bowering, 10, So, born Lympsham

Marriage same Church;
John BOWERING to Ann SOMERFIELD, 28 Sept 1821
Bachelor/Spinster
Abode of both Lympsham
Witnesses, James and Mary Colling
Bride made her mark
(FreeREG)

Ann SOMERFIELD, Baptised 22 April 1798, St Mary, Bishops Lydeard
Parents JOHN/MARY
Siblings;
WILLIAM, 26 July 1795 and ELIZABETH Baptised same day
FANNY, 2 April 1804
(FreeREG)

**** I will continue this Somerfield info on a separate entry


Trish

[trish1120]

1851 tallies with the 1841;
John Bown, 60, Ag lab (image may be 50 ?)
Ann Bown, 45
Elizth Bown, 12
Charles Bown, 1

As John/Ann married 1821 I would think there may be other Children before Jane 1824 but I cant find any 1821/1822/1823.

I am sure the Marriage is likely correct as I have found that Baptism for a Ann Somerfield that fits.

Burials;
St Christopher, Lympsham
JOHN Bowering, 20 Jan 1861 age 76, abode Purving Row, Lympsham

I am going to stick my neck out here.
It is possible Johns Mother died after he was born and he may have not known exactly when he was born.
This is worth noting in case you cant find another John Bowering born c 1785 Lymspham

JOHN Bowering Baptised St Christopher, 29 March 1791, Mother JANE, a Widdow (as transcribed)
JOHN Bowering buried same Church, 15 March 1791
JANE Bowering buried same Church, 11 March 1792, Widow

John/Jane Baptised a FREDERICK, 9 Aug 1789 who may have died and was buried 12 June 1799, no age given.

A John BOWERING Married Jane STEVENS, 3 March 1788, St Mary, Berrow, Somerset

All above on FreeREG

[trish1120]

deleted wrong info

[Emma Hughes]

Wow you've done a lot of work, thank you. For George 1826's dad John 1796 I found a baptism record that I thought might fit.

St Christopher's in Lympsham
John Bowering 14 Feb 1796
Father Joseph
Mother Elizabeth - surname I believe is Colston

Then I found a baptism for a Joseph Bowering

Baptism Date:   16 Feb 1761
Baptism Place:   Lympsham, Somerset, England
Father:   Joseph Bowring
Mother:   Betty

[Emma Hughes]

That is amazing, your post about Inn came in as I was typing 

[trish1120]

I think the Baptism you found is also a possibility.

Making dinner, give me time to look over this again

[Emma Hughes]

If you are having dinner you must be on the other side of the world to Somerset! Thank you for looking at all, you have helped loads.

You said earlier that the baptism for Ann Somerfield showed her mother as MARY

I'm now on Freecen and can see the same household as you posted but the mother here is Ann, I will keep looking

It looks like only Elizabeth, Fanny, William and Ann have the same parents John/Mary Somerfield. On all of these baptisms the father does not have a Profession recorded unlike the others where he appears as Smith

[trish1120]

Yes, I'm in Sydney;

Sorry my mistake Ann 1798's Mother MARY, I may have mucked this up unless the record is a mistake?