Robert GUY
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Name Robert GUY Birth 1773 Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset 
[1] Baptism 11 Jul 1773 Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset [1] Gender Male 1841 Census Kimmeridge, Dorset [2] At 1841 Census, he is "70", occ "Ag Lab" Person ID I999 Webb Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
Father Joseph GUY, b. 1739, Owermoigne, Dorset d. 1777, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset (Age 38 years) Relationship natural Mother Martha WHITE, b. 1736, Hilton, Dorset Relationship natural Marriage 6 Jul 1761 Hilton, Dorset [3] Notes - There is a considerable distance (15 miles on foot) from Winfrith, where Joseph comes from, to Hilton, where Martha had her church and they were married. However, this seems to be the most obvious match of the records available, and since their first child is baptised in Owermoigne, it suggests that they met in the Winfrith area, and returned to her home church for the wedding. I have therefore restricted the checks on Martha's baptism to very close to Hilton, with the results given
Family ID F341 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah HUSSEY Marriage 10 May 1798 Affpuddle, Dorset [4] Marriage Fact At their marriage, Robert was from Knighton and she was from Affpuddle. [4] Children 1. John GUY, b. 1816, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset d. 1837, Kimmeridge, Dorset (Age 21 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Robert GUY, b. 1819, Church Knowle, Dorset [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Elizabeth GUY, b. 1823, Church Knowle, Dorset [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. James GUY, b. 1807, West Knighton, Dorset [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Ann GUY, b. 1806, West Knighton, Dorset [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F361 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Birth - 1773 - Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset 
Baptism - 11 Jul 1773 - Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset 
1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is "70", occ "Ag Lab" - - Kimmeridge, Dorset 
Marriage - 10 May 1798 - Affpuddle, Dorset = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - At the banns of marriage, Robert says he is from "Nighton". Based on where the children are born, this is assumed to be West Knighton, though East Knighton is closer to both Affpuddle and also the presumed birth at Winfrith Newburgh. The only obvious baptism in online records is the one given here - there is another Robert Guy bapt in 1770 to the same (named) parents, but there are no available burial records to confirm that this Robert died and so his brother was given the same name 3 years later. However this seems reasonable.
He does not feature in the 1851 Census, but probably died either 1844 or 1847 in the Wareham district.
- At the banns of marriage, Robert says he is from "Nighton". Based on where the children are born, this is assumed to be West Knighton, though East Knighton is closer to both Affpuddle and also the presumed birth at Winfrith Newburgh. The only obvious baptism in online records is the one given here - there is another Robert Guy bapt in 1770 to the same (named) parents, but there are no available burial records to confirm that this Robert died and so his brother was given the same name 3 years later. However this seems reasonable.
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