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Elizabeth Whiting c.1776-?
Parents: Daniel Whiting and Elizabeth Hilsdon (1,3)
Born: c.1776 in Haverhill.
Baptised: 16th July 1776 at St Mary's Parish Church, Haverhill. (2)
Married: John Smith on 31st December 1802 at St Mary's Parish Church, Haverhill. (1,3)
Children: Mary Smith b.1803, Jane Smith b.1804, Sarah Smith b.1808, Rhoda Smith b.1808, Ann Smith b.1812 and James Smith b.1815
Died: ?

Bio: The birth of Elizabeth in Haverhill is attributed to Daniel and Elizabeth 'Whiten' in the Parish Register.(2) This corruption of 'Whiting' seems quite common around this time. Elizabeth seems to be the first child of Daniel Whiting and Elizabeth Hilsdon, and we can conclude this from the proximity of their marriage date on 19th December 1775 and the fact that there were no Whiting couples around at this time with the names Daniel and Elizabeth.

The marriage of a John Smith to Elizabeth Whiting on 31st December 1802 is recorded in the parish register of St Mary's, Haverhill. Barnabas Webb's diary (3) also makes reference to this, although he gives Elizabeth's husband the forename 'William' not 'John'. He also notes that Elizabeth was pregnant at the time.
How certain are we that this is the same Elizabeth Whiting, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth? As there is no mention of her parents in the marriage entry it has to be said that it is really only the circumstantial evidence of her age at the time (26) and the Haverhill connection that allow us to place her as the same person. This is backed up by a lack of any obvious alternatives.

Reference is made to the birth of the child Barnabas Webb referred to in the parish baptism register.(2) Mary Smith was baptised on 12th June 1803, and had been born on 5th April that year. It is interesting to note that the father is confirmed as John Smith here, and Elizabeth's maiden name of Whiting is also mentioned.
A second daughter, Jane, is born on 4th March 1804 and baptised on 3rd June.(2)

The baptism register of the Old Presbyterian meeting house in Haverhill has several entries during the right period that give the parents of the children concerned as John and Elizabeth Smith.
Sarah Smith was baptised there on 9th July 1809, having been born on 13th July 1808.(4) The parents are given as John and Elizabeth. Rhoda Smith(5) was also baptised on the same day, attributed to the same parents but with a birth date that doesn't quite add up. Another daughter Ann, born on 25th March 1812 and baptised 12th July 1812(6) and a son James Smith, born 2nd November 1815 and baptised on 21st July 1816(7) are also children of John and Elizabeth.

What happens to Elizabeth and John after this point remains unclear. There are no death dates that can be attributed to them with any certainty.

To be continued...


Sources: (1) Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds, Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Haverhill. Fiche 578/4/
(2) SFHS. Suffolk Baptism Index. Clare Deanery 1754-1812.
(3) Barnabas Webb’s pocket-book, Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds. HA553/1
(4) Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Haverhill, register of births and baptisms, RG4, piece 1794, folio 53.
(5) Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Haverhill, register of births and baptisms, RG4, piece 1794, folio 54.
(6) Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Haverhill, register of births and baptisms, RG4, piece 1794, folio 56.
(7) Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Haverhill, register of births and baptisms, RG4, piece 1794, folio 74.

John married Whiting, Elizabeth on 31st December 1802 in St Mary's, Haverhill, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Whiting, Daniel and Hilsdon, Elizabeth) was born in 1776 in Haverhill, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Whiting c.1776-?
Parents: Daniel Whiting and Elizabeth Hilsdon (1,3)
Born: c.1776 in Haverhill.
Baptised: 16th July 1776 at St Mary's Parish Church, Haverhill. (2)
Married: John Smith on 31st December 1802 at St Mary's Parish Church, Haverhill. (1,3)
Children: Mary Smith b.1803, Jane Smith b.1804, Sarah Smith b.1808, Rhoda Smith b.1808, Ann Smith b.1812 and James Smith b.1815
Died: ?

Bio: The birth of Elizabeth in Haverhill is attributed to Daniel and Elizabeth 'Whiten' in the Parish Register.(2) This corruption of 'Whiting' seems quite common around this time. Elizabeth seems to be the first child of Daniel Whiting and Elizabeth Hilsdon, and we can conclude this from the proximity of their marriage date on 19th December 1775 and the fact that there were no Whiting couples around at this time with the names Daniel and Elizabeth.

The marriage of a John Smith to Elizabeth Whiting on 31st December 1802 is recorded in the parish register of St Mary's, Haverhill. Barnabas Webb's diary (3) also makes reference to this, although he gives Elizabeth's husband the forename 'William' not 'John'. He also notes that Elizabeth was pregnant at the time.
How certain are we that this is the same Elizabeth Whiting, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth? As there is no mention of her parents in the marriage entry it has to be said that it is really only the circumstantial evidence of her age at the time (26) and the Haverhill connection that allow us to place her as the same person. This is backed up by a lack of any obvious alternatives.

Reference is made to the birth of the child Barnabas Webb referred to in the parish baptism register.(2) Mary Smith was baptised on 12th June 1803, and had been born on 5th April that year. It is interesting to note that the father is confirmed as John Smith here, and Elizabeth's maiden name of Whiting is also mentioned.
A second daughter, Jane, is born on 4th March 1804 and baptised on 3rd June.(2)

The baptism register of the Old Presbyterian meeting house in Haverhill has several entries during the right period that give the parents of the children concerned as John and Elizabeth Smith.
Sarah Smith was baptised there on 9th July 1809, having been born on 13th July 1808.(4) The parents are given as John and Elizabeth. Rhoda Smith(5) was also baptised on the same day, attributed to the same parents but with a birth date that doesn't quite add up. Another daughter Ann, born on 25th March 1812 and baptised 12th July 1812(6) and a son James Smith, born 2nd November 1815 and baptised on 21st July 1816(7) are also children of John and Elizabeth.

What happens to Elizabeth and John after this point remains unclear. There are no death dates that can be attributed to them with any certainty.

To be continued...


Sources: (1) Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds, Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Haverhill. Fiche 578/4/
(2) SFHS. Suffolk Baptism Index. Clare Deanery 1754-1812.
(3) Barnabas Webb’s pocket-book, Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds. HA553/1
(4) Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Haverhill, register of births and baptisms, RG4, piece 1794, folio 53.
(5) Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Haverhill, register of births and baptisms, RG4, piece 1794, folio 54.
(6) Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Haverhill, register of births and baptisms, RG4, piece 1794, folio 56.
(7) Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Haverhill, register of births and baptisms, RG4, piece 1794, folio 74.

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Daniel Whiting c.1752-1830
Parents: Daniel Whiting and Ann Spackman (nee Wilson) (1,2)
Born: c.1752
Baptised: 10th October 1752 at the Congregational Church, Haverhill.(1,2)
Married: Elizabeth Hilsdon, single woman, on 19th December 1775 at St Mary's Parish Church, Haverhill. Witnessed by Samuel and William Bigmore.
Banns on 22nd and 29th October and 5th November 1775.(3)
Children: Elizabeth Whiting b.1776, Sarah Whiting b.1778, Lydia Whiting b.1780, Daniel Whiting b.1783, George Whiting b.1790 died aged 6 and David Whiting b.1793 (5)
Died: February 1830 in Burton End. Buried on 21st February 1830 at St Mary's Parish Church, Haverhill.(4)

Bio: We know that Daniel married Elizabeth in 1775 at St Mary's Church, and the only Daniel I can find born around the right time in Haverhill to be this Daniel is Daniel son of Daniel and Ann who was given a non-conformist baptism at the Congregational Church in 1752.
Daniel and Elizabeth had several children. The first two, Elizabeth and Sarah are attributed to Daniel and Elizabeth 'Whiten'(5), which I believe is a just a corruption of 'Whiting'. Although their son George does not seem to feature among the baptism registers of St Mary's, his burial is noted on 31st January 1796 and his age is given as 6.(6)
Daniel's widow Elizabeth is present on the 1841 census living with her son David. I am certain that this Daniel is the one buried in February 1830 at St Mary's Church as his age is given as 80 and this ties in with him being born around 1750.

Sources: (1) Haverhill Non-conformist Registers, LDS Film 825404.
(2) Barnabas Webb’s pocket-book, Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds. HA553/1
(3) Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds, Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Haverhill. Fiche FL578/4
(4) Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds, Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Haverhill. Fiche FL578/4/p32 of 37
(5) Suffolk Baptism Index, 1754-1812, SFHS, Clare Deanery.
(6) Suffolk Burial Index issue 2, 1538-1900, SFHS

Daniel married Hilsdon, Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Parents: ?
Born: c.1750
Baptised: ?
Married: Daniel Whiting, single man, on 19th December 1775 at St Mary's Parish Church, Haverhill. Witnessed by Samuel and William Bigmore.
Banns on 22nd and 29th October and 5th November 1775.(1,2)
Children: Elizabeth Whiting b.1776, Sarah Whiting b.1778, Lydia Whiting b.1780, Daniel Whiting b.1783, George Whiting b.1790 died aged 6 and David Whiting b.1793 (5)
Died: November 1842. Buried on 13th November 1842 at St Mary's Parish Church, Haverhill.(3,4)

Bio: I've been unable to trace Elizabeth's parentage and birth/baptism dates. She was a spinster when she married in 1775 and from the parish registers we can tell that her husband Daniel died in 1830. On the 1841 census we find her near the end of her life, living with her youngest child David Whiting and his family in Burton End, Haverhill. Her age is listed as 85 here. The parish registers have an Elizabeth Whiting of Burton End dying at age 92 in November 1842. Given that there are no other unaccounted-for Whitings on the census that this could be, I think we have to assume they are one and the same and that the discrepancy is the result of a clerical error. On the 1841 census it was seemingly quite common practice to round ages up/down to the nearest five years.

Sources: (1) Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds, Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Haverhill. Fiche 578/4
(2) Barnabas Webb’s pocket-book, Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds. HA553/1
(3) Suffolk Records Office, Bury St Edmunds, Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Haverhill. Fiche 578/4/p34 of 37
(4) Death Register. 4th Quarter 1842, Risbridge district, Volume 12 Page 262