Hi, On a similar note, I have been looking at the parish records for Norfolk, which are now online at Familysearch.org. For baptisms for the period I am looking at, the officiating minister puts down not only the parents, but the mother's maiden name and status at marriage - very useful... I have found :- Thomas, son of Nathaniel Rudd and his wife Rebecca late Rudd (widow) 3rd May 1801, followed by :- William, son of Nathaniel Rudd and his wife Rebecca late Block (Spinster) 1st January 1804. I appreciate that the Rudd's are as common in Norfolk as Smith's anywhere else, but this is a very small parish, no more that half a dozens baptisms each year, so I do feel they are the same family. Now, I mention this to show that it is not only registrars that get told mixed information. Don Farnham. On 21/02/2010 21:23, pam hillier wrote: > /snip/ > One you touched upon yourself, a possible widow, but not divulged at the > time of registration. >

Hi Don, The marriage would undoubtedly be enlightening. I wonder if she was actually Nathaniels brothers widow. I read on one of this lists, at some points in history it has been frowned upon to marry ones brothers widow. And again this does show, as you say, that information depends upon what questions are asked at the time doesn't it? The marriage should tell though. Are they PR's available to peruse at a local LDS?? There might have been a change in vicar between 1801 and 1804, which might account for the difference too. Cheers Pam from Adelaide Australia > Hi, > I have found :- > Thomas, son of Nathaniel Rudd and his wife Rebecca late Rudd (widow) 3rd > May 1801, > followed by :- > William, son of Nathaniel Rudd and his wife Rebecca late Block > (Spinster) 1st January 1804. >

Hi, On a final note, I have found the marriage :- Nathaniel Rudd, Bachelor Rebecca Rudd, Spinster. Looks like the Block part is a ruse to confuse. Don Farnham Hi, > >> I have found :- >> Thomas, son of Nathaniel Rudd and his wife Rebecca late Rudd (widow) 3rd >> May 1801, >> followed by :- >> William, son of Nathaniel Rudd and his wife Rebecca late Block >> (Spinster) 1st January 1804. >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >