Phoenix
20-07-13, 09:33
I'm not sure whether I know a lot about this man, or very little.
Robert was baptised 9 December 1764, son of Robert Harding and Beata Cook in Woodford, Wiltshire. His parents and siblings remain in Woodford.
Robert marries Susanna Hibbard 3 February 1788 in Durnford, Wilts. This is a neighbouring parish. They have three children: Benjamin, Ann & Sarah before Susanna dies in 1797 in Durnford and is buried as Susan Harden, pauper.
This would appear to be the same man:
Salisbury and Amesbury County Petty Sessional Division
Justices' Minute Books B18/100/6 Jan 1801 - Sept 1802
Bastardy Order [no ref.] 19.05.1801
Contents:
Mother's Name: Hibberd Ann, Durnford
Father's Name etc: Robert Harding, Durnford labourer, female child born 23 March last
I presume Ann was his deceased wife's sister, though I have yet to find her baptism (fmp has huge gaps in its index)
So it would seem logical that the marriage of Robert Harding in Durnford 22 August 1802 to Sarah Downton is the same man.
11 August 1803, Robert signs up as a volunteer in the militia.
Robert was baptised 9 December 1764, son of Robert Harding and Beata Cook in Woodford, Wiltshire. His parents and siblings remain in Woodford.
Robert marries Susanna Hibbard 3 February 1788 in Durnford, Wilts. This is a neighbouring parish. They have three children: Benjamin, Ann & Sarah before Susanna dies in 1797 in Durnford and is buried as Susan Harden, pauper.
This would appear to be the same man:
Salisbury and Amesbury County Petty Sessional Division
Justices' Minute Books B18/100/6 Jan 1801 - Sept 1802
Bastardy Order [no ref.] 19.05.1801
Contents:
Mother's Name: Hibberd Ann, Durnford
Father's Name etc: Robert Harding, Durnford labourer, female child born 23 March last
I presume Ann was his deceased wife's sister, though I have yet to find her baptism (fmp has huge gaps in its index)
So it would seem logical that the marriage of Robert Harding in Durnford 22 August 1802 to Sarah Downton is the same man.
11 August 1803, Robert signs up as a volunteer in the militia.