John Adkin b 1796 and Loughborough Lanes

[bitzar]

Apologies for revisiting Worlygigger's post BUT...

Thinking about the baptism of John Adkin 1796.  Often, John and his family are on census with his brother Charles bc1809.  On the 1841 next door to John is a Joseph Adkin and family.  It seems all three men are born Loughborough.

John c1796
Joseph c1806
Charles c1809.

I cannot find baptisms for Joseph and Charles.  I'm wondering IF they might actually be brothers by one of John and Dorothy's older daughter's.  This could also explain why I think that John and Dorothy's eldest son, also a John did not die and second John wasn't a replacement.

If anyone could see the original baptism from 1796, if it does say, John and Dorothy as twins or were they just baptised the same day and assumptions made.

bitzar.

[DCB]

They were both baptised on the same day in Shepshed, 16 Oct 1796, to John and Dorothy.

Probably twins, although no mention.

At the end of the second line, it mentions "from Thorpe-??" It looks a bit like Close

[willsy]

The marriage of Dorothy (c 1796) I posted on the other thread to William Priestley I looked at again; found this marriage which might be of interest-

Loughborough 21 May 1829
Dorothy Priestley widow married John Johnson bach. both signed their mark
Wits William ?Sharp and Phoebe Atkin signed her mark

[bitzar]

Hi all,

Sorry, I've had a few days away.

It seems the 'witness' Phoebe Atkin is the daughter of John Adkin who died Aug 1851.  She is mentioned in his will as his daughter Phoebe Smith.  John's burial mentions his age as 76 making him born c1775.  This may make John the child baptised at Lockington 1776, eldest child of John and Dorothy who were married there the year earlier.  So Phoebe witnessed her Aunt's MC.

BUT, what about the John that Dorothy was baptised with in 1796 if Phoebe's father was living.

DCB, that would be Thorpe Acre.  In the other thread the family were removed to Thorpe Acre in 1789.

bitzar.

[willsy]

Have you found this record?

1851

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01u7w/

John born Lockington and Elizabeth with gdau Harriett,

John as c1785
Elizabeth 1788

[willsy]

Even more confusing 

burial for a William Adkin son of John and Doratha 29 Mar 1812 Woodhouse

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01u7x/

[bitzar]

Have you found this record?

1851

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01u7w/

John born Lockington and Elizabeth with gdau Harriett,

John as c1785
Elizabeth 1788

I've just had a look at this.  I can't place them or find the birth/baptism of Harriet.

bitzar.

[bitzar]

Even more confusing 

burial for a William Adkin son of John and Doratha 29 Mar 1812 Woodhouse

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01u7x/

Willsy,

I came across this burial record yesterday.  I did not have a baptism for a William, s/of John and Dorothy.  He is not mentioned in the removal order of 1789 from Diseworth to Thorpe Acre.  Isn't it a bit unusual for the cleric to mention he was the s/of if he wasn't a child?  Maybe he still resided with his parents?!

I have also just found a 1836/7 will of John Swift of Lockington.  John's mother was Mary Joyce 1748-1768, sister of Dorothy Adkin.  His will mentions many of his cousins by his uncle Robert Joyce, and a cousin whose name I can't decipher from Castle Donnington as well as children of his late aunt Dorothy Adkin including _______ (maybe Grace, I can't decipher it) Squires who I cannot place.

Mant thanks,

bitzar.

[willsy]

Won't be able to look till later tonight but I can remember seeing a couple of Squires who were witnesses to a  A*kin marriage.