Marriage of Joseph Hatton and Elizabeth about 1798 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 02:34 (4732 days ago) @ m p griffiths

Using advanced search for all FoD BRs for Joseph & Elizabeth gives;

1799 HATTON James, Joseph & Elizabeth, Ruardean
1802 HATTEN Joseph, Joseph & Betty, Ruardean
1805 HATTEN Sarah, Joseph & Elizabeth, Ruardean
1808 HATTEN Jonathan, Joseph & Elizabeth, Ruardean
1810 HATTEN Hanah, Joseph & Elizabeth, Ruardean
1813 HATTON William, Joseph(shoemaker) & Elizabeth, Ruardean
1816 HATTON Sarah, Joseph(shoemaker) & Elizabeth, Ruardean

HOWEVER I ALSO FIND;

Record_ID: 56378
Entry_Number:
Year: 1810
Month: Feb
Day: 11
Parents_Surname: HATTON
Child_Forenames: Sarah
Fathers_Forenames: not stated
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister: Richard Wood
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: base daughter
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 67
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: H350

Who is the father ?.

However this may not be "our" Sarah, as there are at least three other possible child Sarah Hattons at this time in Ruardean.
Such as this daughter of Joseph & Mary(!?)
Record_ID: 40686
Entry_Number: 4376
Year: 1826
Month: Oct
Day: 15
Surname: HATTON
Forenames: Sarah
Residence: Reddings in the Forest
Age_at_death: 11 m[on]ths
Officiating_Minister: G D Fosbroke Min[iste]r
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: daughter of Joseph and Mary
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/12
Page_No: 49
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: H350

I find several Baptisms for Richard & Sarah Hatton, but no Marriage;
1815 HATTON Richard, Richard & Sarah Ruerdean [Ruardean] Labourer Butcher &
Chelsea Pensioner Ruardean (sadly Richard died age 3 weeks)
1817 HATTON William, Richard Sarah Ruerdean [Ruardean] Butcher &c Ruardean
1820 HATTON Sarah Ann, Richard Sarah Ruerdean [Ruardean] Butcher Ruardean
1822 HATTON Thomas, Richard Sarah Ruerdean [Ruardean] Butcher Ruardean
1822 HATTON Caroline, Richard Sarah Ruerdean [Ruardean] Butcher Ruardean
1824 HATTON Richard, Richard Sarah Ruardean Congregational
1827 HATTON Mary, Richard Sarah Ruerdean [Ruardean] Butcher Ruardean (died aged 13)
1829 HATTON John, Richard Sarah Ruerdean [Ruardean] Butcher Ruardean
1832 HATTON Joseph, Richard Sarah Ruerdean [Ruardean] Butcher Ruardean(died age 2)
1834 HATTON River, Richard Sarah, Ruardean, (died before first birthday)

I also find;
Record_ID: 40368
Entry_Number: 4058
Year: 1814
Month: Dec
Day: 22
Surname: HATTON
Forenames: John
Residence: Ruardean
Age_at_death: ab[ou]t 2 y[ea]r
Officiating_Minister: G D Fosbroke Assistant Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: natural son of Sarah
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/12
Page_No: 9
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: H350

Which Sarah ?. Father ?,perhaps John Hatton ?.

Similarly;
Record_ID: 40703
Entry_Number: 4393
Year: 1827
Month: Apr
Day: 29
Surname: HATTON
Forenames: Richard
Residence: Woodside
Age_at_death: 7 y[ea]rs
Officiating_Minister: G D Fosbroke Min[iste]r
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: natural son of Sarah
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/12
Page_No: 51
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: H350

Which Sarah ?. Father ?,perhaps Richard Hatton ?.

Again, why no parents mentioned ?
Record_ID: 40262
Entry_Number:
Year: 1810
Month: May
Day: 14
Surname: HATTEN
Forenames: Sarah
Residence:
Age_at_death:
Officiating_Minister: Richard Wood
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: a child
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/6
Page_No: 70
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: H350

SO TO CONCLUDE, THERE APPEAR TO BE SEVERAL CHILDREN FATHERED BY SARAH HATTON/HATTEN(s?) IN THIS AREA.
IT IS CLEARLY A COMPLEX WEB TO UNTANGLE, GOOD LUCK TO WHOEVER TRIES !.

I cannot find a logical burial for Elizabeth c1816 so cannot tell whether or why Joseph did marry again(to Sarah).
However searching Baptisms for Joseph Hatton there are, perhaps not surprisingly, more than one to consider wrt Elizabeth, Sarah et al;
1744 HATTON Joseph, William & Sarah, Ruardean
1776 HATTON Joseph, Jonathan & Alice, Ruardean
1784 HATTEN Joseph, Phillip & Jane, Ruardean
1802 HATTEN Joseph, Joseph & Betty, Ruardean

AND FINALLY, the Glos Archives site only shows one Joseph Hatton/Hatten in Dean;

http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Results.aspx

"1816 Hatton Joseph, St. Briavels, Ref: Q/Gc5/1, labourer, Gaol."

This Joseph is aged 30 when committed in 1816 so born abt 1786.
So he could be our man ?. Was he committed for bigamy ? Or maybe on suspicion, never proven, of murdering Elizabeth who had seemingly disappeared about then ?...

Probably neither of these, but ???...