Elizabeth Rumble b. 1758 Shipdham m 1779 Cranworth Allen Good b. ca 1755 Swanton Morley and had ten children between 1780 and 1800. The sons names were ordinary enough, Allen, James James, John Robert. It is the girls names that I find interesting and Biblical. First daughter Jemima, second daughter Keziah, third daughter Phebe, fourth daughter Keren-Happuch, fifth daughter Mary. In the Bible Job had three daughters, the first was Jemima, second Keziah and third was Keren-Happuch. In the Good household, it seems that at least one parent balked when it came to naming the third daughter Keren-Happuch but relented by the time the fourth daughter was born. I have been unable to find this couple in non-conformist records but some of their offspring later show up in Methodist records. Elizabeth's first cousin married Baptist William Vassar (family was originally Walloon). Does the naming pattern of the Good daughters prove that the couple was non-conformist? Is this the sort of thing that a Church of England couple would do? Bonnie

I'd say nothing is "proved" but it does sound very much like a Methodist circle (or evangelical CofE - I don't know the sympathies of the minister in their parish) . -- Christopher Pipe BA DipLib MCLIP researching and indexing Norfolk history cp@wmk.demon.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bonnie Ostler Sent: 15 July 2011 11:53 To: norfolk@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFK] non-conformist? Elizabeth Rumble b. 1758 Shipdham m 1779 Cranworth Allen Good b. ca 1755 Swanton Morley and had ten children between 1780 and 1800. The sons names were ordinary enough, Allen, James James, John Robert. It is the girls names that I find interesting and Biblical. First daughter Jemima, second daughter Keziah, third daughter Phebe, fourth daughter Keren-Happuch, fifth daughter Mary. In the Bible Job had three daughters, the first was Jemima, second Keziah and third was Keren-Happuch. In the Good household, it seems that at least one parent balked when it came to naming the third daughter Keren-Happuch but relented by the time the fourth daughter was born. I have been unable to find this couple in non-conformist records but some of their offspring later show up in Methodist records. Elizabeth's first cousin married Baptist William Vassar (family was originally Walloon). Does the naming pattern of the Good daughters prove that the couple was non-conformist? Is this the sort of thing that a Church of England couple would do? Bonnie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message