I'm not sure her information is recent since she has been researching for over 40 years. I sure appreciate the links to those pages. I will have a look tomorrow again when I have more time. Thank you so much for your help. This certainly is something to go on now. I am unfamiliar with D on B parish, but soon will not be! :-) Have a wonderful week. Karen On 17Mar2014, at 6:48 PM, Pam Downes <[email protected]> wrote: > Karen, > > From where has your cousin got her information about Benjamin Malkinson > being born about 1713? > There's a Benjamin Malkinson buried in Donington on Bain 17 > November1786, but there's no age given. > http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=571249&iid=479272 > > Marriage of an Elizabeth Malkinson, widow, and a William Foster in > Donington on Bain 1 April 1788 > http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=571246&iid=479253 > > (Elizabeth and Benjamin's is on the previous image) > > Baptism and burial of Rebecca, daughter of William and Elizabeth in 1789. > http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=571249&iid=479273 > Another daughter Betsey was baptised 20 June 1790. > > The next image has an Elizabeth baptised 29 July 1792. > I haven't checked to see if either of those children died. > > Burial of an Elizabeth Foster, wife of William, in 1822, aged 74. > http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=571280&iid=479289 > Next image has the burial of a William Forster (sic) in 1825, aged 73. > > Possible baptism of that William Foster in March 1751/1752 > http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=740805&iid=475734 > > Variants of Malkinson to consider when looking for Benjamin's baptism > are Maulki(n)son and Mawki(n)son > > Pam > Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society > http://www.lincolnshirefhs.co.uk/ > > > On 17/03/2014 21:02, KAREN GLASS wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> A cousin of mine and I are researching the PORTAS families in Lincs. Of all my gatherings over my years at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, I have just touched on Donnington on Bain PORTAS families. I can't answer her question. I went on Lincstothepast.com and didn't see any parish records to look through. >> >> So I turn to the smartest Lincolnshire researchers on the WWW. >> >> Benjamin MALKINSON - Widower and Elizabeth PORTAS - Widow / Both of Donnington on Bain were married 26 Aug 1782. >> >> Benjamin & Elizabeth had two children: Elizabeth bap. 10 Nov 1783 d. 16 Nov 1783; Mary bap 1786. >> >> My cousin writes (thought process at work): "So Elizabeth must have been about 40-45 when she gave birth. Benjamin MALKINSON was born about 1713 so presumably Elizabeth must have been a lot younger than him. Any ideas who this Elizabeth PORTAS could be?" >> >> Who was her husband (PORTAS) prior to Benjamin? He's possibly the missing link to her maiden name. >> >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> >> Karen Glass, Illinois >> LFHS # C6288 >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message