Hi Folks, I placed a question on the Treehouse about this issue asking for help from arborists with a particular profile, that may have been a mistake and the question maybe should have been here. I have been reviewing and correcting my tree profiles, slowly but making progress. As a part of this, I discovered what seemed to be a number of children associated with a Profile that appear to have different fathers. Thats Ok, but I would appreciate someone to crosscheck my fears as it really messes with the "big tree" for the Wind/Winn's if I make changes.
This issue is with a William Wind born 1731 in Lumley, Durham. I and many others assumed this William as the father of a set of children that in this case leads to my descendant tree. In the process of checking the children, I found a second set of baptisms with an abode in Lamesley, Durham - and it seems THIS family are my ancestors not the widely assumed Lumley group!!
The problem is, although the baptisms have a father named William Wind, there is no mother noted. Not only that, but I find no baptism or marriage for this William of Lamesley.
I sought help on Rootschat and we have concluded there are two separate William Winds with different families, but can at this stage find no record of him except as father of the children.
There are children born in Lumley (Greater Lumley) or Cow Close near Lamesley, locations to the north and south of Chester Le Street, quite separate and dates seem to confirm the split. Deaths also point at two families, not one.
At this point almost everyone including Familysearch/Ancestry have assumed William Wind b1731 to be the one and only William. This is excusable due to the transcription changes of surname and reuse of fathers first names, meaning the Winn/Winds are a confusing bunch!!
This is the children abode splitup :
Family (1)
FATHER - William Wind born 1731 LUMLEY, Son of William Winde and Mary (Coxon) Winde (LUMLEY) - Married Mary HIND 1754
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1751 Jane Wind Lumley William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1754 Elizabeth Wind Lumley William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1755 Martin Wind Lumley William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1760 Dorothy Wind Lumley William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1762 Mary Wind Lumley William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1764 Hannah Wind Lumley William Mary
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1768 William Wind Lumley William Mary
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1770 Robert Wind Lumley William Mary
Family-2
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1755 Margaret Wind Cow Close William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1758 Thomas Wind Cow Close William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1761 William Wind Cow Close William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1767 John Wind Cow Close William
I cannot find a Birth for William-2, nor a marriage. I am asking if anyone has a hint or better access to records of the Durham area to find this second William.
In an approximate Birth/Marriage date range I have found THREE William's in Durham, but the other two are unlikely as I dont find kids (yet). There are also two in North Riding, but they seem unlikely.
I have managed to put together a reasonable amout of info from my two weeks of head scratching. Please feel free to PM me if you think you can assist. I would post the results of any outcome later.
I would appreciate any assistance from the Geneology group to find ths guy!
Best regards
