Helsdon, Helsden, Hilsden, Elsdon, Elsden genealogy	20 June 2007
view HELSDON family tree view HELSDON family summary view HELSDON ancestor chart		Dr G.M.W.Mann. Baytrees Burnhams Rd, Lt.Bookham Surrey, U.K. KT23 3AU geoff.mann@btinternet.com
	6 Isaac HELSDON 1731-1768
	m Sarah HEYDON 1759

Isaac was baptised in1731 at Haverhill in Suffolk, son of Isaac and Martha Hilsdon and married Sarah Heydon there when he was 28. Immediately after marriage, Isaac was appointed parish clerk at Belchamp Otten, some 10 miles away in Essex. He succeeded Edmund Elsden there as parish clerk, but no family connection has yet been found between Edmund and Isaac.

Isaac and Sarah baptised six children at Belchamp Otten, where their name was now recorded as Helsdon. One child died as an infant, and Isaac himself died aged just 37 shortly after the baptism of his last child. He was buried at Belchamp Otten in 1768

Sarah lived as a widow in the village until at least 1779, but no record of her burial or re-marriage has been found.

EVENTS

age DATE IH SH

EVENT

18Jul1731 3Jul1759 28 1Jun1760 29 30Sep1761 30 1762 31 15May1763 32 15May1763 32 5May1765 34 1766 35 11Feb1767 36 8Mar1767 36 31Jan1768 37 24Jul1768 37 1775 1777 1779

Isaac baptised at Haverhill, Suffolk son of Isaac and Martha HILSDON m Sarah HEYDON at Haverhill dau Sarah baptised at Belchamps Otten (BO) Isaac began to witness all m at BO following death of previous clerk, Edmund HELSDON Isaac assessed for 1/- land tax at BO son Isaac baptised at BO son Haydon baptised at BO dau Elizabeth baptised at BO Isaac assessed for 1/- land tax at BO son William born; baptised 1Mar1767 at BO son William buried at BO son William born; baptised 7Feb1768 at BO Isaac HELSDON church clerk buried at BO Widow Helsdon assessed at 1/- land tax " " " "

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

b=born m=married d=died

C=Christened B=Buried

BIRTH

Isaac and Sarah were both of the parish of Haverhill when they married there in 1759. There is a suitable baptism of Isaac there in 1731, giving him a marriage age of 28:

C 18Jul1731 Isaac s Isaac & Martha HILSDON

MARRIAGE

Elizabeth-5 was baptised at Belchamps Otten, daughter of Isaac & Sarah in 1765. A series of baptisms to these parents commences in 1760 but no marriage has been found at Belchamps Otten, in Boyd or IGI (ESX & SFK) or in Baxter's ESX m index or ESX m licence index. A suitable marriage however was found at Haverhill in Suffolk, about 9 miles East of Belchamps Otten:

from Haverhill parish register:

m 3Jul1759 Isaac HILSDON & Sarah HEYDON by banns both otp

Since Isaac and Sarah of Belchamps Otten baptised a son by the unusual forename of Haydon (and the name was re-used in succeeding generations) the marriage at Haverhill is undoubtedly correct

DESCENDANTS

from Belchamp Otten register:

C 1Jun1760 Sarah d Isaac & Sarah HILLSDON

C 15May1763 Isaac s Isaac & Sarah HELSDON

C 15May1763 Haydon s Isaac & Sarah HELSDON

C 5May1765 Elizabeth d Isaac & Sarah HELSDON

C 1Mar1767 William s Isaac & Sarah HELSDON b 11Feb1767; B 8Mar1767 William HELSDON infant

C 7Feb1768 William s Isaac & Sarah HELSDON b 31Jan1768

DEATH

from Belchamp Otten register:

B 24Jul1768 Isaac HELSDON church clerk

Isaac would have been just 37 years old when he died. No burial or remarriage of Sarah has been found, though land tax assessments show that she lived as a widow in Belchamp Otten until at least 1779

OTHER

from Belchamp Otten register:

marriages at Belchamps Otten between 30Sep1761 and 22Jun1767 were witnessed by Isaac HELSDON; before 1761 they were witnessed by Edmund HELSDON

Land-Tax Assessment at Belchamps Otten:

Isaac HELSDON assessed at 1/- 1762 and 1766

Widow HELSDON assessed at 1/- 1775, 1777, 1779

these are the only years for which land tax records are preserved at ERO; 1/- is smallest amount in list of about 20 names

Poll Book 1768 (seen by Reg Mann ar Colchester RO)

Isaac HELSDON one of eight freeholders at Belchamp Otten casting their vote in this years election

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