Benjamin Howell
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Name Benjamin Howell Christening 13 May 1712 Great Cheverell, Wiltshire, England 
[1] - 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.
Gender Male Burial - 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
Siblings 1. Anne Howell, c. 17 Dec 1713, Potterne, Wiltshire, England Person ID I280 Main Tree Last Modified 11 Nov 2018
Parent John Howell, c. 9 Sep 1689, Bermondsey, London, England Parent Jane Dancer, c. 8 Jun 1692, Chelsea, London, England Marriage 5 Feb 1711 Rotherhithe, Surrey, England [2] - 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.)
Family ID F610 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Spouse / Partner Elizabeth Bigwood, c. 2 Jan 1706, Westbury, Wiltshire, England d. 7 Sep 1784, Potterne, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 78 years) Marriage 21 Oct 1733 Potterne, Wiltshire, England [3] 
Children 1. Jane Howell, c. 9 Mar 1734, Potterne, Wiltshire, England + 2. Benjamin Howell, b. Bef 17 Feb 1737, Potterne, Wiltshire, England bur. 8 Jan 1796, Potterne, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 58 years)3. Anne Howell, c. 25 Dec 1740, Potterne, Wiltshire, England 4. Elizabeth Howell, c. 28 Aug 1743, Potterne, Wiltshire, England 5. Sarah Howell, c. 13 Apr 1746, Potterne, Wiltshire, England 6. Mary Howell, c. 12 Jun 1749, Potterne, Wiltshire, England bur. 21 Nov 1750, Potterne, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 1 years)Family ID F70 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Oct 2018
- I wondered why I could find no reference to a birth at Potterne for this Benjamin, so guesstimated his birth year previously as 1703.
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Event Map 
Christening - 13 May 1712 - Great Cheverell, Wiltshire, England 
Marriage - 21 Oct 1733 - Potterne, Wiltshire, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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