On Wednesday 07 November 2007 16:13, john lewis wrote: > On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:58:16 +0000 > > john lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 23:09:32 +0000 > > > > john lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I found the marriage of John Collins & Maria Martin in the Hants > > > Marr Index at Burghclere on 8 May 1830, John was buried at > > > Burghclere on 1 Aug 1832 age 24. I have checked the Burghclere > > > BTs and there are no Collins or Dennis baptisms there. > > > > No children of Solomon & Phebe are to be found in Hants > > Bapt Index but Maria looks the best bet for the one who > > married John Collins & George Martin. > > I forgot to say that if Maria was born in Thatcham then why not John > Collins and I have a candidate on the website, John born 10 Jan 1806 > to Thomas & Sarah (Moules or Mowles) who married at Thatcham on 30 > Jul 1804. Makes him a couple of years older than his age of 24 at > death. Hi all, The 1851 census shows that Maria Martin was born ca 1809 at Burghclere. She was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Dennis. Maria has a brother George Dennis b ca 1802 Bromley (London not Kent) and baptised 25 July 1802 Bromley. George Dennis married Elizabeth Mills 20 Jan 1825 at Burghclere (Does anybody know who the witnesses are?) and in 1881 was living at Spring Lane, Burghclere. That is how the connection with Bromley came to light. Maria might have been baptised there as well despite being recorded in the 1851 census that she was of Burghclere. The 1841 census household in Burghclere shows the Dennis amd Martin link across two generations. Her father was born ca 1776 at Inkpen and her mother MIGHT be Sarah Faithful who married 14 Jun 1800 at Kintbury. Maria is the sister in law of Eliza Smith nee Martin (wife of Elisha Smith) who was my great great grandmother. A link between the Burgchlere and the Hannington Martins would be very amazing because it would provide common distant ancestors for my parents that they would never have known about. If anybody has already researched the 18th century Dennis family in Inkpen, I would be very grateful for information. Regards, Nigel Gerdes

On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:32:13 +0000 Nigel Gerdes <[email protected]> wrote: > The 1851 census shows that Maria Martin was born ca 1809 at > Burghclere. She was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Dennis. Maria > has a brother George Dennis b ca 1802 Bromley (London not Kent) and > baptised 25 July 1802 Bromley. George Dennis married Elizabeth > Mills 20 Jan 1825 at Burghclere (Does anybody know who the > witnesses are?) Hants Marriage Index has him marrying Elizabeth TALMAGE at Highclere on that date. other 'local' marriages from the HMI include: 23 Nov 1819, Hannington, Thomas Dennis & Harrier Digweed 19 Oct 1822, Kingsclere, John Dennis & Ann Wheatland 25 Oct 1826, Burghclere, William Dennis & Martha Whittick > and in 1881 was living at Spring Lane, Burghclere. > That is how the connection with Bromley came to light. Maria might > have been baptised there as well despite being recorded in the 1851 > census that she was of Burghclere. The 1841 census household in > Burghclere shows the Dennis amd Martin link across two generations. > Her father was born ca 1776 at Inkpen and her mother MIGHT be Sarah > Faithful who married 14 Jun 1800 at Kintbury. -- John Lewis Debian (Sid) with the GeneWeb genealogy package