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Evidence
Francis Gurney's East Dereham child cluster, c.1611–1633
The East Dereham parish register (Norfolk Record Office, PD 86/41, 1593–1641) carries a cluster of Francis Gurney entries across 69 microfilm images: a baptism of Edward about 1611/12; a burial of a Marye in late 1615 or January 1616, whose relationship word does not read as "daughter" and who is likely a niece; the burial of Agnes, daughter of Francis Gurney, on 31 January 1616; the baptism of Marye, daughter of Francis Gurney, on 25 May 1618; and a probable burial of a son Francis on 8 November 1633. Many entries are too degraded for confident surname-sensitive reading and most dates carry a ±2-year margin where the page year is not visible.
Date: c.1611–1633
Why this conclusion
- Supports Finding Entry E is probably John Gurney-1's baptismThe confirmed Gurney entries in the same register and hand are the comparator set for Entry E.
Sources
- England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997, FamilySearch entry for Mary Gurney, christening 25 May 1618, Dereham (East Dereham), Norfolk, father Francis Gurney. FS index identifier VNN2-4VC. The underlying register entry reads 'Marye the daughter of ffrancis Gurnoe bapt may 25' on PD 86/41 page 00732; the surname terminal is paleographically Gurnoe with downstream-normalized Gurney., FamilySearch index VNN2-4VC; register page 00732, 'Marye the daughter of ffrancis Gurnoe bapt may 25' (1618)
- Parish register, East Dereham, Norfolk. Norfolk Record Office, PD 86/41 (microfilm, 69 images)., Norfolk Record Office, PD 86/41, East Dereham register 1593–1641, microfilm pages 700–768 (Entries A–D, F)
Topic file location: Identity — Candidate B: Norfolk parentage
Technical details
- Research item:
G13-RI-000155 - Graph revision:
244 - Machine-readable JSON:
/assets/g13-graph/findings/G13-RI-000155.json
This is one research item from the John Gurney research graph; the fuller narrative treatment is in the linked topic above and the research library.