See also

Family of John Betts and Susanna Bright

Husband: John Betts

  • Name:

  • John Betts2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Joseph Betts (1743?-1789)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Bird (1754?-1830)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • labourer then a bricklater3,4

  • Note:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • There are several newspaper articles regarding his death, not yet obtained

  • Birth:

  • 1779 (app)

  • Essex, England2,4

  • Baptism:

  • 21 Mar 1779 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Church Hill, Finchingfield, Essex, England2

  •  

  • son of Joseph and Elizabeth Betts

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 61-62)

  • Finchingfield, Essex, England4

  •  

  • aged 60, bricklayer living with a daughter Maria aged 20 and two other children. Born in Essex

  • Death:

  • Apr 1844 (age 65)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England5,6,7

  • Burial:

  • 4 Apr 1844

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Church Hill, Finchingfield, Essex, England6,7

  •  

  • aged 65 of Finchingfield

Wife: Susanna Bright

  • Name:

  • Susanna Bright1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Note:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • no record of Bright in Finchingfield, was she Susanna Brighton baptised in Castle Hedingham in 1796?

  • Death:

  • bef 1841

  •  

  •  

  • as not in 1841 census, a Susan Betts was buried at Rayleigh age 60

Child 1: Anna Maria Betts

  • Name:

  • Anna Maria Betts8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1817 (app)8

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Jul 1817 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Church Hill, Finchingfield, Essex, England8

  •  

  • daughter of John (labourer) and Susanna Betts of Finchingfield

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 23-24)

  • Finchingfield, Essex, England4

  •  

  • aged 20 as Maria Betts, living with her father and two other children. Born in Essex

Child 2: William Betts

  • Name:

  • William Betts3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Note:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • Year of birth transcribed as 1820, but I wonder if it was actually 1826?

  • Birth:

  • 1819 (app)3

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 8 Sep 1819 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Church Hill, Finchingfield, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son of John (labourer) and Susanna Betts of Finchingfield

Child 3: William Betts

  • Name:

  • William Betts9

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 18 Jun 18209

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Dec 1828 (age 8)

  • Congregational Church, Brent Hall Road, Finchingfield, Essex, England9

  •  

  • son of Jno Betts (labourer) and Susan late Bright of Finchingfield

Child 4: Marianne Betts

  • Name:

  • Marianne Betts10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1822 (app)10

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 24 Nov 1822 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Church Hill, Finchingfield, Essex, England10

  •  

  • daughter of John (labourer) and Susanna Betts of Finchingfield

  • Death:

  • Dec 1824 (age 1-2)7,11

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 26 Dec 1824

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Church Hill, Finchingfield, Essex, England7,11

  •  

  • aged 2 of Finchingfield

Sources

1.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Finchingfield St. John the Baptist marriages 1813-1867 ref:D/P 14/1/10 image:12.

2.

Ibid. Finchingfield St. John the Baptist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1708-1782 ref:D/P 14/1/2 image:77.

3.

Ibid. Finchingfield St. John the Baptist baptisms 1813-1841 ref:D/P 14/1/6 image:25.

4.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:331 book:17 folio:6 page:7.

5.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1844 quarter:2 volume:12 page:19.

6.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Finchingfield St. John the Baptist burials 1813-1854 ref:D/P 14/1/8 image:80.

7.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

8.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Finchingfield St. John the Baptist baptisms 1813-1841 ref:D/P 14/1/6 image:17.

9.

FindMyPast Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Finchingfield Independent ref:class:RG04 piece:598.

10.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Finchingfield St. John the Baptist baptisms 1813-1841 ref:D/P 14/1/6 image:35.

11.

Ibid. Finchingfield St. John the Baptist burials 1813-1854 ref:D/P 14/1/8 image:27.