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Farside, thank you so much! You are amazing! Your medal is in the post!
How did you do that by the way? So, there were 2 mary Brutons, born in the same year, in the small village of Stoke Bliss?!
Any suggestions on what I can do to find out which one is "our" one....

Hi Sharon

Try this site, I searched the IGI for a Mary Bruton b approx 1766

www.familysearch.org

Remember tho it's a guide.

Cheers

Will do....and many thanks again for your help.

O.k I admit it......
Still cant solve this one....I'm beginning to believe that the mother of these boys is the illegitimate mary, daughter of Elizabeth..but I cant PROVE it.....
anybody?....anywhere?...
this and my old John Moore search will drive me mad!-tell me I'm not alone!

Sharon wrote:O.k I admit it......
Still cant solve this one....I'm beginning to believe that the mother of these boys is the illegitimate mary, daughter of Elizabeth..but I cant PROVE it.....
anybody?....anywhere?...
this and my old John Moore search will drive me mad!-tell me I'm not alone!

no your not weve all been there and still got some brickwalls

FarSide wrote:Maybe your girl

Extracted
ELINOR HILL
Christening: 24 SEP 1786 Hanley William, Worcester, England
Parents:
Father: WILLIAM HILL
Mother: ELINOR

Poss sib
Extracted
MARY HILL
Christening: 29 JUN 1788 Hanley William, Worcester, England
Parents:
Father: WILLIAM HILL
Mother: ELINOR

Poss bro William
Extracted
WILLIAM HILL
Christening: 13 MAY 1787 Sedgley, Stafford, England
Parents:
Father: WILLM. HILL
Mother: ELIANOR

FarSide wrote:Poss bro to Eleanor
1851
42
Coppy House, Little Kyre, Worcestershire
William Bainton 63 - Mason - b Astley
Eleanor Bainton 65
William Hill 68 - Brother - Pauper - Idiot
others b Hanley William

i would try to find brother in 1841 he might be with some one who might give you a lead

Hi - I couldn't sleep so looked for something to think about and tried to follow this thread through

FarSide wrote:
Try this site, I searched the IGI for a Mary Bruton b approx 1766

http://www.familysearch.org

Remember tho it's a guide.

This could be a complete red herring but
I followed Farside's suggestion with a 5 year range and noticed that

Mary Brueton christened 07 NOV 1768 Bishops Frome, Hereford, England has parents William Bruton and Mary Holder.

I don't know Hereford so this might but a complete no go but does it give you a legitimate possibility!!

Maths girl

Hi Sharon, we all get back to this point in our research, you either stop at where you have got or make your best guess on what information you have gleaned. I have two Gt Gt Gt Grandfather's who's parents could be anyone, have had to give up on them. From what you have found regarding the sad back ground to the family, it does seem a strong possibility that Mary was illigitimate, no one can tell you for sure, you have to decide what is the most logical conclusion. Did you say this isn't your tree but for someone else? Sorry lost the info from page one at the moment. Best Wishes from Linell.

Yes Linnell this is a friends tree...we now know William & the twin boys baptised at Astley in 1788/9 to mary bruton,no father named. only William survived, married Eleanor Hill and became a mason at Stoke Bliss....2 mary brutons born at Stoke Bliss in Jan & Nov 1766, one to William & Ann, one to Elizabeth...
there's probably several more possibilities! guess, as you say, this is the dead end
after all, we all stop somewhere!
Thanks all yet again...

Sharon, think you've hit the nail on the head there We can only go as far as the records allow us too, as you say they all run out eventually. Best Wishes from Linell.

Thanks all who helped!