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)
Rebecca Wetherall (1845-1878). My 2nd great-grand aunt. Rebecca was born to Mary Wetherall on 29 January 1845 at the Great Yarmouth Workhouse but the birth certificate has a 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 why Mary had […]