Philip Comber (c1606-1680), Elizabeth (????-1654) and Dorothy Hounsell (????-1714). My 9th great-grand uncle and aunts. Philip Comber was probably born in West Hoathly, Sussex, but baptism records for the parish survive only from 1606 so his birth year remains a guesstimate. His parents were Thomas Rivers Comber and Ann Burstow and he received £10 from […]
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Rebecca Wetherall (1845-1878) – a short life in Lancashire
Rebecca Wetherall (1845-1878) and James Peers (1847-1880). My 2nd great-grand aunt. Rebecca was born to Mary Wetherall on 29 January 1845 at the Great Yarmouth Workhouse but the birth certificate was blank where the father’s name should be, meaning she was illegitimate. The informant for the record was James Kemp, master of the workhouse. But […]