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BarmyCheekyDee</NOBR> (Original Message)

Sent: 2008/05/15 11:59 AM

Hi all

yes i am back with yet another question, i dont know if anyone can help me with this or tell me where i can go to find out the answer to the question below, its really baffling and am begining to think maybe the best thing is for a professional search to be done, and if so has anyone used a professional seach before and can give me any ideas as to how i go about it please many thanks Dee

I need to find out if

George carpenter c1750, ( believed born Owulsbury) ( belived died 15.4.1805 rogate) husband of mary (believe Fyfield married Rogate 24.6.1766 ) father of Thomas born c1770 baptised Rogate 3.9.1770 and George 1767 baptised 26.4.1767 rogate

is the same person as

George carpenter 20.6.1750 Owselbury, Hampshire various marriages, son of George Carpenter 26.8.1723 Owulbury and Frances Clifton.

if not, who is George carpenters c1750 parents.

I hope this makes sense to anyone who reads it.

Hmm, well I'm not certainly there's any sure what of knowing 100%. I've looked to see what information I can find for you and think I have found exactly the same as you already have.

One George Carpenter was born 30.6.1750 in Owulbury (this should be Owslebury), Hampshire to parents George Carpenter and Frances Clifton. He died, as you know, 1805.

There was another George Carpenter born 15.3.1750 in Binstead, Hampshire to parents James Carpenter and Ann. But Binstead and Owslebury are quite some distance apart and my thinking is that Owslebury being (even today) a small hamlet, it would be quite a coincidence (though not unheard of) for two George Carpenters to be born there in the same year.

So basically I'm feeling (and it is only my opinion) that yes, your "two" Georges are the same person.

If you know that he was born in Hampshire and married in Sussex then as I say, the chances of two George Carpenters being born in the same place at the same time would be somewhat unlikely.

I don't know if this helps you at Dee?

Mike has sent me a website that you will no doubt be very interested to check out - I've had a look and found there's a lot of information which I feel is correct for your ancestors - too much to post here I hasten to add!!

When the page opens click on FAMILY TREES at the top and from that page:

Under Surname - type CARPENTER

Under Given Name - type GEORGE

Under Birth Place - type HAMPSHIRE

Under Birth Year - type 1750 + and - 2 years

Do please come back to me and let me know what you think.

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