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Ancestors of William Grain b1725 Fen Ditton Cambs

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Angela

Angela Report 28 Sep 2020 11:18

Please can anyone help I am looking for anscestors William Grain b 1725 Fen Ditton Cambs he married Frances Woollard 1745. They had a son Matthew.

Maddie

Maddie Report 28 Sep 2020 11:23

William
Last name Grain
Year Of Birth 1725
Birth date ? ? 1725
Baptism year 1725
Baptism date 10 May 1725
Abode -
Place Fen Ditton
Mother's Given Name Christian
Father's First Name George
Father occupation -

George
Last name Grain
Birth year -
Marriage year 1723
Spouse's first name(s) Christian
Spouse's last name Green
Place Swaffham Bulbeck
County Cambridgeshire
Country England
Source
Boyd's marriage index, 1538-1850
Notes
County Cambridgeshire

greyghost

greyghost Report 28 Sep 2020 11:33

From FMP - transcript only

You only mention the son Matthew. Do you know about the other possibilities -

Cambridgeshire Baptisms

First name(s) Mathew
Last name Grainge (also shown as Graine)
Year Of Birth 1750
Birth date ? ? 1750
Baptism year 1750
Baptism date 05 Mar 1750
Abode -
Place Fen Ditton
Mother's Given Name Frances
Father's First Name William
Father occupation -
Notes

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Cambridgeshire Baptisms

First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Grain
Year Of Birth 1756
Birth date ? ? 1756
Baptism year 1756
Baptism date 10 Mar 1756
Abode -
Place Fen Ditton
Mother's Given Name Frances
Father's First Name William
Father occupation -
Notes
County Cambridgeshire
Record set Cambridgeshire Baptisms

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Cambridgeshire Baptisms

Last name Graine
Year Of Birth 1757
Birth date ? ? 1757
Baptism year 1757
Baptism date 26 Apr 1757
Abode -
Place Fen Ditton
Mother's Given Name Frances
Father's First Name William
Father occupation -
Notes
[BT Apr 25]
County Cambridgeshire

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Cambridgeshire Baptisms

First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Graine
Year Of Birth 1755
Birth date ? ? 1755
Baptism year 1755
Baptism date 21 Feb 1755
Abode -
Place Fen Ditton
Mother's Given Name Frances
Father's First Name William
Father occupation -
Notes
County Cambridgeshire





Maddie

Maddie Report 28 Sep 2020 11:55

George
Last name Grain
Birth year -
Death year 1750
Burial year 1750
Age -
Burial date 05 Apr 1750
Parish Fen Ditton
County Cambridgeshire

Christian
Last name Grain
Birth year -
Death year 1764
Burial year 1764
Age -
Burial date 08 Jul 1764
Parish Fen Ditton
County Cambridgeshire
Notes
wid of Mr George