Hi Sue, Daniel Spicer, wife Letitia and family were given a 'Removal Order', dated 10th July 1812, this says that they were not wanted in the Parish and that they would be a burden on the Parish Purse, the Parish could not afford to keep Daniel, Letitia and family. There are many reasons, Daniel could have been out of work, they may have been sending him back to his last employer where he served an apprenticeship, he could have been disabled, a trouble maker etc., the problem may have been Letitia. As for the baptisms, people can be baptised where they like, they did not have to live in Hannington to be baptised in Hannington, they may have liked the Vicar there, or classed the church as their family church. Regards Barbara Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants, UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Matthews" <susan.matthews1@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-KINGSCLERE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 6:44 PM Subject: Removal Order | I visited Hampshire Record Office last week and finding a lot of information | on my Spicer and Watts families in the Hannington parish register. | But I also found a 'Removal Order', dated 10th July 1812 for my 3 x Great | grandfather Daniel Spicer my his wife Letita and sons John 3 and William 1 | from Kingsclere to to Tilehurst, Berkshire. Which has confused me somewhat, | Daniel was baptised 30 April 1780 at Hannington, John was baptised 6 | November 1808, and William 3 February 1811 at Hannington. (Mother is named | as Elizabeth) I did not find a marriage at Kingsclere or Hannington, but | according to the Berkshire Marriage Index a Daniel Spicer married Lydia | Hasell 7th August 1805 at Tilehurst this hasn't been checked yet but looks | about right and it is the only Spicer marriage at Tilehurst. | This leaves me with the question WHY? And did they actually go. If they did, | they soon returned as 5 more children were baptised at Hannington after | 1815. | His father was still living at Hannington not dieing until 1817. | Any ideas on this would be gratefully received. | | Sue Matthews | | | Abingdon, Oxon | wiblin@one-name.org | | | | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | |