Christopher & Hannah HOWELL (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, October 02, 2013, 00:52 (4072 days ago) @ SimonP

Hi Simon,

From this site's PRs, are these your couple ?.

Record_ID: 42591
Entry_Number: 38
Year: 1769
Month: Aug
Day: 13
Grooms_Surname: HOWELL
Grooms_Forenames: Christopher
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Rogostorstone Grange in the County of Monmouth
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: WHITE
Brides_Forenames: Hannah
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Woolaston
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: William Craddock
Witness_2: Mary Craddock
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Rich[ar]d Thomas Curate
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P376 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 10
Parish_Chapel: Woolaston
Soundex_Groom: H400
Soundex_Bride: W300

Woolaston is on the Severn but not far from Tintern etc which is on the Wye so within easy reach.

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Always worth ticking the Soundex box to help spot spelling variations.
Does this suggest Christopher was a waterman ?

Record_ID: 1004540
Entry_Number: 275
Year: 1805
Month: Sep
Day: 20
Surname: HOWELLS
Forenames: Christopher
Residence: Doward
Age_at_death:
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s Thomas Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death: Drowned in the River Wye.
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P278 IN 1/4
Page_No: 19
Parish_Chapel: St Briavels
Soundex: H420

??

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Record_ID: 297550
Entry_Number:
Year: 1852
Month: Mar
Day: 22
Surname: HOWELLS
Forenames: Hannah
Residence: Monmouth
Age_at_death: 83
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_No:
Parish_Chapel: Monmouth
Soundex: H420

So born abt 1770, perhaps the daughter you mention ?

I see several Hannah Howell/Howells PRs in the database within this general Wyeside/Severnside area (Monmouth/Coleford then Chepstow, Lydney, Newnham etc).