Robert Laver & Hannah Fairhead

[nannyj]

I'll check out the bedwells for you. Just doing lunch here 😊

[nannyj]

I had seen that baptism. It's of Ann Bedwell, although Hannah is sometimes written as Ann.

Richard Bedwell and Hannah stuck married 24/11/1724 Braintree. First child I could find baptised was Mary 23/10/26, then nine more (Henrietta baptised 10/5/1728 and buried 29/9/1729, Isabel, Richard, John, Arthur, William, Thomas, Charles and then your Henrietta.)

Added: Richard Bedwell baptised 19/11/1704 in Bocking to Richard Bedwell. Mothers not mentioned on these registers. Not seen Ann yet, but I think her surname could be Sturk rather than Stuck. There are Sturks baptised around the time in Braintree, but I couldn't see an Ann.

[warwickb]

NannyJ
That's great information on the Bedwell's - thank you.

On Ancestry there is an apprentice indenture record for Dec 1720 to Wm Weftwood of Braintree, butcher showing Richard Bedwell son of Richard Bedwell (deceased). He would have been 16. So that lines up.

Its breakfast here but heading away for the day. Will have to look this again evening, particularly the Richard Laver m Elizabeth UNK line.

Thank you again - much appreciated.
Cheers
Warwick

[warwickb]

Hi again
Found some more information on Ancestry being the Probate record / will written in 1719 for Richard Bedwell senior being a freeholder who leaves his wife Lydia 100 pounds and then residue of estate to children, Richard, John, Mary? and Fonball?
Need to find marriage to Lydia - appears Richard jnr born 1704 might be the oldest (definitely oldest living in 1719)
Will keep digging.

Warwick

[warwickb]

I had seen that baptism. It's of Ann Bedwell, although Hannah is sometimes written as Ann.

Richard Bedwell and Hannah stuck married 24/11/1724 Braintree. First child I could find baptised was Mary 23/10/26, then nine more (Henrietta baptised 10/5/1728 and buried 29/9/1729, Isabel, Richard, John, Arthur, William, Thomas, Charles and then your Henrietta.)

Added: Richard Bedwell baptised 19/11/1704 in Bocking to Richard Bedwell. Mothers not mentioned on these registers. Not seen Ann yet, but I think her surname could be Sturk rather than Stuck. There are Sturks baptised around the time in Braintree, but I couldn't see an Ann.

Hi. The above identified Hannah Stuck as grandmother of Robert Laver b1762. In this Rootschat link http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=742745.msg5895462#msg5895462 there is reference to a Matthew Stuck in Braintree circa 1700  plus there is reference on Ancestry to a Matthew Stuck, a barber in Bocking in Apprentice records dated 1732 -1758. Accordingly keen to connect this family if possible please.
Cheers
Warwick

[warwickb]

Ha. I noticed th NZ bit.
I'm just looking at bocking as there is a Joshua laver who marries in cressing around the same time for a 1720s Robert or a 1730s marriage..

I did find Esther's death: 18/8/1734 cressing.
I also found a Sarah born to Robert and Elizabeth laver 29/6/1735 ... so it's looking like this elisabeth followed Esther at any rate?

It might make Roberts birth, and theirs, more like 1710. In my experience the traditional naming is father and mothers names for first girl and boy, not grandparents.

NannyJ Hi again
Are you able to please double check where you found Esthers death? The date you quote in Cressing is the burial of her son Robert bapt previous day in Braintree and can't see her death in the Cressing records. If you did find it then it would be great to identify it.
Thank you in anticipation.
Regards
Warwick

[nannyj]

Hi. You're right - it isn't Esther's death. So ... we need a death for Esther still.

[warwickb]

Many thanks.
Esther's death doesn't appear in Cressing.... will keep an eye out elsewhere.
Her son Roberts bapt was in Braintree and burial next day at Cressing.
As a matter of interest do you know which cemetery was referred to as 'Woollen'? Appears to service the whole district.
Cheers
W.

[nannyj]

Many thanks.
Esther's death doesn't appear in Cressing.... will keep an eye out elsewhere.
Her son Roberts bapt was in Braintree and burial next day at Cressing.
As a matter of interest do you know which cemetery was referred to as 'Woollen'? Appears to service the whole district.
Cheers
W.

 Ha ... 'in woollen' means they were buried in wool. It was to do with the law at the time to increase the wool trade. You had to pay quite a hefty fine to be buried in linen.
I've learned some very interesting facts whilst posting and reading topics on here 😉