Josiah Batten (Week 29 - FFMMMF)

[Merry]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as

Josiah Batten

Date and place of birth

About 1753, probably in Somerset - calculated from age at burial.

Names of parents

Unknown

Date and place of baptism - if applicable

Unknown

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any

Date and place unknown. Wife's first name is Ann. One of their children has the middle name 'Farmer' so possibly that is Ann's surname?

Occupation(s) - if any

Unknown

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).

Children bap at Chew Magna Somerset, 1783-1800. Josiah was living at Sutton Wick at death in 1834.

Date, place and cause of death

May 1834 at Sutton Wick, Somerset. Cause unknown.

Date and place of burial.

25 May 1834 at Chew Magna, Somerset

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable

Unknown

Memorial inscription - if any

Unknown

Link to daughter, Ann Easton, nee Batten

http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/Forum/showthread.php?t=9918&highlight=batten

[Merry]

Oooh, Forget Ann Farmer! lol

I've just realised I only have Chew Magna bap records from 1781 so it probably wasn't their first child who was born in 1783.

Date:03 JUL 1775
Groom Forenames:Josias
Groom Surname:BATTEN
Groom's parish:
Groom's county:
Groom's condition:
Bride's Forenames:Anne
Bride's Surname:PARKER
Bride's parish:
Bride's county:
Bride's condition:
By licence:
Place:Chew Magna
Witnesses:
Notes:
Record source:Somerset Marriages (post-1754)

[Janet]

Parker could look like Farmer...?

[Merry]

Yes, I thought that. I have seen the name transcribed as Farmer in several places, but I don't know if they all have the same source (other than the PR!). That doesn't sound right - you know what I mean! lol (I've only just woken up! :o). Just one version of the marriage so far.....I willl have to see if I can access the original records.