Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan

Assuming that neither of the potential Sarahs were buried as children (with their parents named) then I would look for marriage licenses first, then the wills of any of the parents or siblings written after the date of marriage that may refer to her by her married name. You could also look for another marriage for the second Sarah and see if that one gives any clues to her parentage, either then or later in life. Her husband's age may provide a clue too - e.g. if he was 20 at the time of marriage then he is much more likely to have married a 19 rather than a 29 year old. Cheers Mark -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN [mailto:derbysgen@rootsweb.com] Sent: 15 August 2018 10:19 To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Hi Alan, are these families likely to have left Wills? Always worth checking even if they appear to have been dirt-poor. The Wills of other relatives (especially a spouse's parents and grandparents) plus friends, associates and neighbours (FAN club) can also throw unexpected lights. Names of people who witnessed marriages can indicate connections worth following up. Manorial records can also be helpful if you're lucky with records survival. There are court books for Bonsall at Derbys Record Office (and at TNA). Even poorest families in a manor might have a tiny bit of copyhold that got passed down or sold, with records kept in the court books. There's always the chance that folk were non-conformist too, even if they married and had children baptised in the parish church. Records of local n/c chapels and meetings quite often contain membership and family details that we don't get from CofE documents. If the families were poor, there might be details about them in the Vestry/Parish books, eg. Overseers of the Poor records and Churchwarden's accounts, Settlement and Removal Certificates etc. Also apprenticeship and parish charities' records. If they got into trouble with the law or had other legal business at local level, Quarter Sessions records might have info for you. Rentals, leases and other property records of the local big property owners/lords of the manor might help. Enclosure and tithe records are definitely worth checking too. Obvious question probably but have your checks of the PRs discovered a burial for one or both of the Sarahs you mentioned? Or another marriage for the one that's not yours? Hope that helps. Celia Renshaw in Sheffield Blog: www.morgansite.wordpress.com On 15 August 2018 at 10:18, alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN < derbysgen@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Dear All, > > I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended > when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are > possibly two sets of possibilities. > > I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in > Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following > baptism dates: > > Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE > / Esther > > Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / > Ellen > > My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall > on 1st January 1762. > > Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the > parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. > > Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem > to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others > mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. > > I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through > the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now > available on Ancestry. > > So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may > have > adopted in a similar situation. > > Yours hopefully, > > Alan > >

Hi Alan,  As there is a 10 year gap between the births of these two women, have you done the calculations relating to expected age of marriage, age at birth of first child and age at birth of youngest child? In a case like this, I would work on an assumption that marriage and birth is unlikely before the woman is at least in her late teens, and that she is unlikely to be still bearing children beyond her mid forties. Susan On Wednesday, August 15, 2018 10:19 AM, alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> wrote: Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Hi ALan - the Marple family is part of my line. I will check what I have later and get back to you as I have a very busy morning scheduled. Anne -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 5:18 AM To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Alan I suggest you take a look at the will of Thomas Marple senior of Bonsall proved in 1777. That will show you that it was his daughter that married James Gratton (and tell you a lot more besides). Cheers Mark -----Original Message----- From: Mark Allen [mailto:msallen@ntlworld.com] Sent: 15 August 2018 10:37 To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' Cc: 'alan.s.flint@btinternet.com' Subject: RE: [DBY]Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Assuming that neither of the potential Sarahs were buried as children (with their parents named) then I would look for marriage licenses first, then the wills of any of the parents or siblings written after the date of marriage that may refer to her by her married name. You could also look for another marriage for the second Sarah and see if that one gives any clues to her parentage, either then or later in life. Her husband's age may provide a clue too - e.g. if he was 20 at the time of marriage then he is much more likely to have married a 19 rather than a 29 year old. Cheers Mark -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN [mailto:derbysgen@rootsweb.com] Sent: 15 August 2018 10:19 To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

hi Alan - I found a thomas Marple in my tree but he doesn't match yours. Sorry I couldn't help! Anne -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 5:18 AM To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Dear All, Thank you Elizabeth, Mark, Anne, Cynthia & Susanne for all your inspirational replies. Your collective wisdom has certainly given me more than food for thought as I discover more about my MARPLE (Bonsall) ancestry. Of course, as things develop, it won't be just the MARPLE line, as marriages take place other family names will be added. What I can say is that thanks to your advice to look for Wills, Mark got there before me, and suggested that I check out a Will for a Thomas MARPLE (proved in 1777) which confirmed that my Sarah's father was indeed Thomas MARPLE. The will had bequests to James GRATTON who was Sarah's husband and Thomas's son-in-law. In looking for this Will 'Find-My-Past' was so much more helpful than Ancestry. I duly found the Will and read through. It gave me a great deal more than I expected. I now have to digest all its content and in due time work out the information on other family members. Just as a matter of interest, we didn't know it when we were married, but my wife and I come off the same stock. If you go back into the early/mid-1800's we begin to share common Bonsall ancestry. We come off different generations of the same BUNTING family. The common ancestors being Joseph BUNTING & Alice GRATTON. So, when I speak about Sarah MARPLE, she is relevant to both my wife and myself. We must, therefore, be related to half of Bonsall. So, thanks to you all. Alan -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: 15 August 2018 10:19 To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Glad it worked out for you Alan. It seems Thomas was relatively wealthy, so the chances are good that you should be able to take this line back quite a bit further. Cheers Mark -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN [mailto:derbysgen@rootsweb.com] Sent: 15 August 2018 18:28 To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Re: Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, Thank you Elizabeth, Mark, Anne, Cynthia & Susanne for all your inspirational replies. Your collective wisdom has certainly given me more than food for thought as I discover more about my MARPLE (Bonsall) ancestry. Of course, as things develop, it won't be just the MARPLE line, as marriages take place other family names will be added. What I can say is that thanks to your advice to look for Wills, Mark got there before me, and suggested that I check out a Will for a Thomas MARPLE (proved in 1777) which confirmed that my Sarah's father was indeed Thomas MARPLE. The will had bequests to James GRATTON who was Sarah's husband and Thomas's son-in-law. In looking for this Will 'Find-My-Past' was so much more helpful than Ancestry. I duly found the Will and read through. It gave me a great deal more than I expected. I now have to digest all its content and in due time work out the information on other family members. Just as a matter of interest, we didn't know it when we were married, but my wife and I come off the same stock. If you go back into the early/mid-1800's we begin to share common Bonsall ancestry. We come off different generations of the same BUNTING family. The common ancestors being Joseph BUNTING & Alice GRATTON. So, when I speak about Sarah MARPLE, she is relevant to both my wife and myself. We must, therefore, be related to half of Bonsall. So, thanks to you all. Alan -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: 15 August 2018 10:19 To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

I'm sure we are related somewhere down the line Alan - I have Marples, Grattons and Buntings in my tree! And the Flints of course!!! Anne -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 1:27 PM To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Re: Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, Thank you Elizabeth, Mark, Anne, Cynthia & Susanne for all your inspirational replies. Your collective wisdom has certainly given me more than food for thought as I discover more about my MARPLE (Bonsall) ancestry. Of course, as things develop, it won't be just the MARPLE line, as marriages take place other family names will be added. What I can say is that thanks to your advice to look for Wills, Mark got there before me, and suggested that I check out a Will for a Thomas MARPLE (proved in 1777) which confirmed that my Sarah's father was indeed Thomas MARPLE. The will had bequests to James GRATTON who was Sarah's husband and Thomas's son-in-law. In looking for this Will 'Find-My-Past' was so much more helpful than Ancestry. I duly found the Will and read through. It gave me a great deal more than I expected. I now have to digest all its content and in due time work out the information on other family members. Just as a matter of interest, we didn't know it when we were married, but my wife and I come off the same stock. If you go back into the early/mid-1800's we begin to share common Bonsall ancestry. We come off different generations of the same BUNTING family. The common ancestors being Joseph BUNTING & Alice GRATTON. So, when I speak about Sarah MARPLE, she is relevant to both my wife and myself. We must, therefore, be related to half of Bonsall. So, thanks to you all. Alan -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: 15 August 2018 10:19 To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

And I have MARPLEs from Bonsall, the Sarah b 1742 is my fifth great aunt and also BUNTINGs from Atlow !! On 15/08/2018 21:40:50, ANNE <granne@cogeco.ca> wrote: I'm sure we are related somewhere down the line Alan - I have Marples, Grattons and Buntings in my tree! And the Flints of course!!! Anne -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 1:27 PM To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Re: Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, Thank you Elizabeth, Mark, Anne, Cynthia & Susanne for all your inspirational replies. Your collective wisdom has certainly given me more than food for thought as I discover more about my MARPLE (Bonsall) ancestry. Of course, as things develop, it won't be just the MARPLE line, as marriages take place other family names will be added. What I can say is that thanks to your advice to look for Wills, Mark got there before me, and suggested that I check out a Will for a Thomas MARPLE (proved in 1777) which confirmed that my Sarah's father was indeed Thomas MARPLE. The will had bequests to James GRATTON who was Sarah's husband and Thomas's son-in-law. In looking for this Will 'Find-My-Past' was so much more helpful than Ancestry. I duly found the Will and read through. It gave me a great deal more than I expected. I now have to digest all its content and in due time work out the information on other family members. Just as a matter of interest, we didn't know it when we were married, but my wife and I come off the same stock. If you go back into the early/mid-1800's we begin to share common Bonsall ancestry. We come off different generations of the same BUNTING family. The common ancestors being Joseph BUNTING & Alice GRATTON. So, when I speak about Sarah MARPLE, she is relevant to both my wife and myself. We must, therefore, be related to half of Bonsall. So, thanks to you all. Alan -----Original Message----- From: alan.s.flint--- via DERBYSGEN Sent: 15 August 2018 10:19 To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' Cc: alan.s.flint@btinternet.com Subject: [DBY]Looking for the parents of Sarah MARPLE (Bonsall) Dear All, I would be interested to know what research techniques might be recommended when trying to determine the correct parents of an individual if there are possibly two sets of possibilities. I am looking to establish the correct parents of Sarah MARPLE born in Bonsall. I do not know the actual birth date, but I do have the following baptism dates: Sarah MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 26th December 1742 - Parents: Daniel MARPLE / Esther Sara MARPLE - Date of Baptism: 28th April 1732 - Parents: Thomas MARPLE / Ellen My Sarah MARPLE (my 5x Great Grandmother) married James GRATTON at Bonsall on 1st January 1762. Their subsequent children do not appear to have been given any of the parental names in my two examples, so there is no clue there. Confusion reigns on Ancestry, as most of those interested in my Sarah, seem to have opted for Daniel as the father. There are however several others mentioned, but interestingly none mention Thomas. I have Val Neals CD of Bonsall PRs and have also painstakingly gone through the relevant years (as best I can) on the online Derbyshire PRs now available on Ancestry. So, I would be interested to learn what research methods any of you may have adopted in a similar situation. Yours hopefully, Alan _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community