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Originally Posted by Olde Crone
You say thake was from Yeoman farmers and I wonder if the child Mary is actually the daughter of their daughter Susannah, "nurs'd child" being a delicate way of getting round the rude fact that she was their illegitimate gandchild!
Just a guess....
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I like the way you're thinking and immediately though she would be a relative of some sort, but with only 10 or 11 years between them I think that's stretching it. I'm actually wondering now if Susanna might also not be their natural child as it's reminded me of something weird in Thake's will.
He left the farm to his nephew William (who lived with them) in trust that his widow Mary and William might both continue to live on the farm. He then left Susanna (by then married and living in London) and daughter Mary (also living with Susanna and family) just £5 each. He then "on reflection" incrased that to £100 and £50 respectively in a codicil. Hmmmmmmm