James married Mary Simkins on 22 Apr 1794 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. Mary (daughter of Henry Simpkins and Ann Rummin) was christened on 11 Nov 1770 in Langley Burrell, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jane Howell was christened on 26 Dec 1794 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.
2. Joseph Howell was christened on 4 Jun 1797 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England.
3. Susanna Howell was christened on 30 Jun 1799 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England.
4. Henry Howell was born in 1800 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 1 Mar 1801 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England; was buried on 10 May 1831 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England.
5. Eliza Howell was christened on 30 May 1803 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England.
6. Mary Lewes Howell was christened on 6 Jan 1805 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England.
7. James Howell was christened on 29 Mar 1807 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England.
8. Benjamin Howell was christened on 17 Jul 1808 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England.

Benjamin married Sarah Miell (Myall) on 20 Oct 1766 in Poulshot, Wiltshire, England. Sarah (daughter of Edward Miell (Myall) and Mary Adley) was christened on 21 Apr 1734 in Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England; died in 1801 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
I wondered why I could find no reference to a birth at Potterne for this Benjamin, so guesstimated his birth year previously as 1703.

Did a wider search yesterday and found a Benjamin baptised at Gt. Cheverell, which is just a stones throw from Potterne.
He was son of John and Jane.

Buried:
Cannot find a reliable burial date for Ben senior. Did find a transcription on FMP for a Ben buried in 1830 at Trowbridge. That would have made him 92 at death, not impossible but it provided doubt. Then checked the parish record CD for Trowbridge and the Ben referred to was 43 at death. It is a pity this age wasn't carried over to the transcription. It would have saved us a lot of inconvenience. Checked all the other parish CD's and found nothing.
This begs the question that maybe he died outside of Wiltshire. A few references were found for Bath, Bristol and Gloucestershire but none could show the possibility of it being "our" Ben. So best left for now
Sheila November 2018

Benjamin married Elizabeth Bigwood on 21 Oct 1733 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Bigwood and Margaret Beachum) was christened on 2 Jan 1706 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 7 Sep 1784 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Mary Adley on 1 Nov 1730 in Market Lavington, Witshire, England. Mary (daughter of John Adley and Mary (Adley), daughter of John Adly and Anne Varnham) was christened on 2 Sep 1704 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
No reliable burial reference found

John married Jane Dancer on 5 Feb 1711 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. Jane was christened on 8 Jun 1692 in Chelsea, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
No reliable burial reference found

Notes:

Married:
No marriage found for a John Howell to a Jane anywhere in Wiltshire.
Widened the search and the ONLY John and Jane to be found was the date given for Rotherhithe.
John was born in Bermondsey and Jane in Chelsea which are 5 miles apart.
Rotherhithe is a bit further away but reasonable to assume this marriage is correct.
But what made them move to Wiltshire?
And it's this question that makes me wonder if I have got the right couple.


Update by Paul: 19 Aug 2018
I don't have access to any of the paid research tools such as Ancestry or FMP any more so it's not easy to look for some of the personal records.

My thoughts go immediately to employment. Do you know what their trades were?

For instance I recall cases where women in service in the bigger London houses would be moved between London and country residences.

Was he involved in agriculture? Because the sprawl of London would have been pushing out into the farmland around London, causing a decline in farming jobs in London whilst, conversely, by the late 18th C., primary (land based) occupations in Wiltshire were surging ahead of secondary (manufacturing.)

Samuel married Margaret Beachum on 9 Feb 1701 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Shadrach married Sarah Parsons on 27 Jun 1698 in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England. Sarah was christened on 2 Dec 1678 in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary (Adley). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]