Genealogy Chat

Thanks Reggie
The doubts over the birth date arise from a version of the record you quote which suggests 1763 (by calculation based on supposed age at death), and a tree from someone else on GR which suggests 1771.
Keith

Day:6
Month:Sep
Year:1795
Groom Forenames:John
Groom Surname:HAMILTON
Groom's parish:Beaminster
Groom's county:Dorset,England
Groom's condition:bac
Groom's occupation:linendraper
Groom's age:Groom's notes:

Bride Forenames:Eliz
Bride Surname:CLIFT
Bride's parish:Beaminster
Bride's county:Dorset,England
Bride's condition:sp
Bride's age:
Bride's notes:dau of Mary
Place of Marriage:
Bondsman 1:GALPIN Richd,farmer,Yetminster,Dorset
Bondsman 2:
Jurisdiction:The Dean of Sarum in Wiltshire, Berkshire, Dorset and Uffculme, DevonRecord source:Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds
Find out more Data provider:Wiltshire Family History Society Transcriptions © Wiltshire Family History Society

Place of death is no guide as to place of birth...........................

IF this is the right man.....................his age seems clear

Forename(s): John
Last name: HAMILTON
Date of burial 31 May 1837
Age at death: 74
Calculated year of birth: 1763
Place of burial Beaminster
Dedication: St Mary County: Dorset
Notes:
Beaminster St Mary:

Denomination: Anglican Coverage 1591 - 1995 Number of entries: 7,307
Record source: National Burial Index Data provider: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society

When in 1837 is he reputed to have died?

For anyone unaware..........Beaminster is in Dorset

What is the source of the 'info' you have so far?

How did you work back to this man?

Where have you looked to try to find info?

.....................have you looked for a baptism........................at

https://familysearch.org/

I'm having three problems around John:

there is some doubt about his birth year, an alternative hypothesis suggests 1763

he had a wife Elizabeth and there are suggestions of a sister Elizabeth, these come from another tree here in GR but the owner is not in a position to comment further, if the alleged dates are right then they both were born roughly at the same time and died about the same time - both reaching the ripe old age of 104 which stretches the imagination a bit . I'm wondering if they are in fact the same person or perhaps we are ascribing the birth date of one to both and the death date of the other to both

at least three of us are having difficulty (actually have met a brick wall) trying to get back to JH's parents

I wonder whether anyone here might have some helpful advice or could access records which might help please?

Keith