Elizabeth Fenton, formerly Chittock Chiddock

If you recall, Elizabeth Chiddock marries William Fenton a month or so after Samuel marries Rachel Watts in St Helen's parish in Norwich in 1820.

Rather pleasingly, to put it harshly, it transpires she was buried as Elizabeth Finton in St John Timberhill parish on the 28th of June 1836 having lived in St. Edmund's parish. She was 66. Her husband died in 1830 aged 58, also from St. edmunds, but this time buried at St Michael Coslany parish where his family is to be found as either Fentons or Fintons (depending how you write the letter e in a word). The witnesses at the wedding were Noah and Rachel (father and daughter, although whether William was Noah's son - or the illigitimate son (again!) of Elizabeth Finton, we don't know.

Now this is the closest we can get to Elizabeth Chittock, daughter of Robert and Ann Chittock baptised 13th of April 1769. She should be 67, but when do we ever get complete smooth accuracy in family tree 100% of the time? Just look at Samuel's son James in the census trail and tell me he hasn't lost count of his age!

Until we find evidence that completely disproves the connection, I'm quite satisfied that Samuel is the son of Elizabeth, with a Fenton step father (AFTER he marries Rachel Watts). It would be lovely to find a Fenton somewhere as a witness to a child of Chittock weddingor a mention in a will but so far there haven't been any found.

St Edmunds was the parish (in two places actually) where Samuel Chittock was raising his family. Parishes are small places but with lots of people and coincidences are always there.

But...

If you've got any better ideas or can demonstrate otherwise, fire away.

Until then... I'm happy!