Thomas HAWKINS and Mary ROBERTS (General)

by isherwop, Friday, May 01, 2009, 01:09 (5689 days ago) @ jimashton

Dear Jim, I have some doubts that your ancestors Thomas and Mary Ann Hawkins and mine are the same people. The Mary and Thomas Hawkins who had two children Elizabeth and Caroline in 1822 were registered in Coleford. Furthermore this Thomas was a mason whereas mine always worked in coal. My Thomas could have changed occupations but there is a record of a Mary Anne Hawkins born in 1817 in the parish of Coleford to Thomas and Mary Ann Hawkins where once again Thomas is a mason. As Mary Roberts and Thomas Hawkins were not married until 1822 this strongly suggests that Thomas the Mason was not the same person as Thomas the Collier. In 1823 Thomas the collier and Mary Hawkins had a daughter Arabella registered not in Coleford but in Christchurch Parish. She is definitely the daughter of our ancestor. Hope this is not too confusing but I would be interested to know what you think.