Henry PHELPS 1845 ish Hartpury (General)

by martinphelps, Saturday, July 19, 2008, 10:14 (5980 days ago) @ slowhands

Thanks slowhands. I have not found any clues from later records. Although the elusive John Phelps had me stumped for 20 years.

John Phelps was born in the islanded part of Pauntley (where his father farmed at Kews House) & bapt in the nearest church Newent in 1797. The age in the 1851 census is a 32/52 transcription error. In 1841 and 1861 his age is nearer. He never married Mary Ann Harding but she, as a spinster, went on to marry John Philips - just to confuse the genealogist wielding "Occams razor".

Martin