Richard WILLIAMS and Hannah READ/?PEAD? (General)

by jimashton , Thursday, February 19, 2009, 04:56 (5829 days ago) @ Akeene121

Hi

I admit to being slightly confused by the dates you have mentioned, around 1794 for either a marriage or birth.

I have a Hannah Read in my Family Tree, baptised Ruardean 9th December 1792, parents James Read 1757 & Sarah Godin. They were married 4th May 1782, James Read being the son of James Read 1732 & Sarah Meek 1733.

When searching for Read's you have to note that the spelling can be Reid, also in latter generations a marriage took place between George Read 1785 ** & Ann Brown 1790. Some subsequent generations (not all) name themselves as Brown Read or in some cases just Brown. I have one case where the surname is different on his birth certificate and marriage certificate, which is bad enough but this was applied to his children, with some named Brown & some named Read.

** George Read 1785 was the son of Richard Read 1743 & Margaret. His brother was James Read 1732 mentioned above.

Jim Ashton