I managed to piece together a few more generations in one of my family tree branches. I'd earlier found a reference to a Catherine Kerridge who married John Skipper in Shotesham, Norfolk. In looking at the Skipper family, I'd found an Abigail Skipper who married a Francis Kerridge. Not having come across the Kerridge name much, I thought they might be connected... and it turns out that Catherine and Francis had the same parents. So we've got two siblings (John and Abigail Skipper) marrying two other siblings (Catherine and Francis Kerridge). I love it when the puzzle pieces come together like that.
So... Catherine and Francis Kerridge were the children of Francis and Elizabeth (probably Elizabeth Leech, based on the only Kerridge marriage I could find in the right area at the right time). Elizabeth may have been the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Leech. If so, she was baptised in 1698 in Norwich, married Francis in 1719 in Shotesham, and may have been buried in Shotesham in 1742.
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Kerridge?
I came across a marriage record for John Skipper and Catherine Kerridge in 1755 in Shotesham, Norfolk. My putative ancestors were John Skipper and Catherine (maiden name unknown), who started having kids in 1756 in Shotesham... so the record could very well be applicable. I haven't come across the Kerridge name before, and I can't find any record for Catherine other than the aforementioned marriage.
It sure would be nice if one of these ancestors led to a decently researched family tree. I'm tired of finding dribs and drabs of my ancestry one solitary person at a time (and inevitably hitting a brick wall immediately after)!
It sure would be nice if one of these ancestors led to a decently researched family tree. I'm tired of finding dribs and drabs of my ancestry one solitary person at a time (and inevitably hitting a brick wall immediately after)!
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