I have the parish records for the area im investigating (Chatteris, Cambs)
I have identified all of my relatives and placed them in my tree and there is just 1 entry remaining which is baffling me!
GOWLER Mary 1804 Chatteris Bur - Mary infant dau of Dockrill & Sarah lab
Dockrill, not being a common name should be easy to find!
Dockerel Gowler, married Mary Hawkins (1759-1807) and Mary should be their child. In fact, there was a child of theirs called Mary b 1794. But then where has this Sarah come from?
And would 8 still be described as infant?
Mary Hawkins was still still alive in 1804 too?
Dockerel and Mary also had 2 children called Dockerel/Dockrill, but they both died as children
Dockerel Senior, also tried to get remarried to Elizabeth Hudson in 1809, but the Banns ws rejected.
Any help here please?
ARC - Wrong mothers name!
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Re: Wrong mothers name!
Hi. Are you working from a transcript of some sort? If so you could try and look at the original record on microfilm to rule out a transcription error.
Or, could it be a clerical error? Perhaps a baby called Sarah and the names were switched? Could you view the Bishop's Transcripts? Sometimes they are different (not always correct, but different
)
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CAM/Ch ... index.html
Or, could it be a clerical error? Perhaps a baby called Sarah and the names were switched? Could you view the Bishop's Transcripts? Sometimes they are different (not always correct, but different

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CAM/Ch ... index.html
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Re: Wrong mothers name!
Infant is under 12 months.
Perhaps it is this Ann Gowler?
Name Ann Gowler
Gender Female
Baptism/Christening Date 01 Jul 1804
Baptism/Christening Place Chatteris, Cambridge, England
Birth Date
Birthplace
Death Date
Name Note
Race
Father's Name Dockrill Gowler
Father's Birthplace
Father's Age
Mother's Name Mary Gowler
Mother's Birthplace
Mother's Age
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C01025-1
System Origin England-EASy
Source Film Number 1818427
Reference Number yrs 1784-1812
Contact the Cambridge HIstorical Society and ask them to check the original.
Perhaps it is this Ann Gowler?
Name Ann Gowler
Gender Female
Baptism/Christening Date 01 Jul 1804
Baptism/Christening Place Chatteris, Cambridge, England
Birth Date
Birthplace
Death Date
Name Note
Race
Father's Name Dockrill Gowler
Father's Birthplace
Father's Age
Mother's Name Mary Gowler
Mother's Birthplace
Mother's Age
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C01025-1
System Origin England-EASy
Source Film Number 1818427
Reference Number yrs 1784-1812
Contact the Cambridge HIstorical Society and ask them to check the original.
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Re: Wrong mothers name!
There are other Baptist and Wesleyan Births and Baptism's held at the NA for Chatteris Andrew:-
CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Chatteris Circuit (Wesleyan): Births & Baptisms
Covering dates 1824-1837
Arrangement CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Benwick see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Brimstone Hill (Norf) see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Doddington see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Manea Bank see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: March see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: March Chain see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Mepal see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Welchs Dam see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Wimblington see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149
CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Chatteris, Mill End (Baptist): Births & Baptisms
Covering dates 1778-1821
HTH from Linell.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Chatteris Circuit (Wesleyan): Births & Baptisms
Covering dates 1824-1837
Arrangement CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Benwick see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Brimstone Hill (Norf) see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Doddington see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Manea Bank see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: March see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: March Chain see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Mepal see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Welchs Dam see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149 CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Wimblington see Chatteris Circuit RG 4/149
CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Chatteris, Mill End (Baptist): Births & Baptisms
Covering dates 1778-1821
HTH from Linell.
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Re: Wrong mothers name!
Is this still a Brickwall, or have you solved it?
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