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Sommerset ~ Second Generation

    Issue of Thomas Sommerset and Elizabeth Dalton  
1.   Elizabeth SOMMERSET
Bap 11 Jun 1738 of Elizabeth Sommerset at St. Peter, Sudbury, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth Sommerset (ref FamilySearch I03847-2).
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2.   Susanna SOMMERSET
Bap 6 Jan 1741 of Susanna Sommerset at Saint Gregory, Sudbury, dau of Thos. & Eliz. Sommerset (ref FamilySearch C06273-1 & fmp).
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3.   Thomas SOMMERSET
Bap 14 May 1746 of Thomas Sommerset at Archdeaconry of Sudbury, Suffolk, son of Thomas & Elizabeth Sommerset (ref FamilySearch C03408-8).
He was the only Thomas Somerset baptised around this time at Sudbury.

Marriage 26 Jun 1770 at Sudbury St. Peters, Suffolk of Thomas SOMERSET to Ann NICE (ref FamilySearch M01337-2).
 
    Child:  
  1. Benjamin SOMMERSET bap 1783 at St Peter, Sudbury, Suffolk
 
4.   William SOMMERSET
Bap 6 Jan 1750 of William Sommerset at Suffolk, son of Thomas & Elizabeth Sommerset (ref FamilySearch I02011-4).
There was another William Somerset baptised 1749 at Sudbury, son of Place and Sarah.

The following details could be for either William:
Marriage 28 Jul 1772 at Sudbury-St Gregory Parish, Suffolk of William Sommerset to Amelia RAYNER (ref FamilySearch M01527-6).
The groom's parish was Sudbury St Peter (ref fmp, Suffolk Marriage Index).

There is an entry for William Summerset at Sudbury in the Suffolk Poll of 1790 (ref Ancestry UK Poll Books).
Burial of William Summerset 27 Aug 1828 at St Gregory, Sudbury, age 78, born c1750 (ref fmp National Burial Index).
 
5.   Dalton SOMMERSET (1)
Bap 25 Mar 1753 of Dalton Sommerset at Sudbury, Suffolk, son of Thomas & Elizabeth Sommerset (ref FamilySearch C04267-4 & I04316-0).
Burial 22 Oct 1758 of Dalton Sommerset at St. Gregory Sudbury, Suffolk, son of Thomas & Elizabeth Sommerset (ref FamilySearch I01906-1).
 
6.   Henry SOMMERSET
Bap 12 Apr 1756 of Henry Sommerset at St Peters, Suffolk, son of Thomas & Elizabeth Sommerset (ref FamilySearch C03562-0).

Marriage 9 Jan 1781 at Saint Mary Le Strand, Westminster, London of Henry SOMERSETT to Ann PARKER (ref FamilySearch M04289-1).
"Henry Somersett of this Parish Batchelor and Ann Parker of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns this ninth day of January in the year 1781 by me Thomas Iliff, Curate. This marriage was solemnized between us Henry Somersett, the mark X of Ann Parker, in the presence of Thos Brougham, Elizth Downton" (ref fmp Westminster Marriages). Note that Elizabeth Downton witnessed both this marriage and that of Henry's brother Dalton.

Their daughter Susannah was buried in Sudbury in 1783 so it is probable that the couple had moved back to Sudbury by then.
Burial of Henry 28 May 1814 at St Gregory, Sudbury, listed in index as Henry Summersed, aged 58, born c1756 (ref fmp, National Burial Index). He was the only Henry Sommerset baptised at Sudbury at that time.
 
    Child of Henry and Ann:  
  1. Susannah SOMERSET born 1781 at Lying in Hospital, Endell Street, Holborn, London  
  2. James SOMERSET born c1790
 
7.   Frances SOMMERSET
Bap 4 May 1758 of Frances Sommerset at St. Peter Sudbury, Suffolk, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth Sommerset (ref FamilySearch I01906-1).
Burial 4 Nov 1758 of Frances Sommerset at St Gregory Sudbury, Suffolk, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth Sommerset (ref FamilySearch I01906-1).
 
8.   Dalton SOMMERSET (2)
Bap 7 Oct 1759 of Dalton Sommerset at Sudbury, Suffolk, son of Thomas & Elizabeth Sommerset (ref FamilySearch C02078-0).

Marriage 28 Oct 1781 at Saint Mary Le Strand, Westminster, London of Dalton SOMERSETT to Hannah MAYHEW (ref FamilySearch M04289-1).
"Dalton Somersett of this Parish Batchelor and Hannah Mayhew of this Parish spinster married in this church by Banns this 28th day of October in the year 1781 by me Thomas Iliff, Curate. This marriage was solemnized between us Dalton Somersett and Hannah Mayhew in the presence of Elizabeth Downton, Henry Somersett (ref Ancestry). Note that Elizabeth Downton witnessed both this marriage and that of Dalton's brother Henry.

No burial for Dalton or Hannah found in fmp, Ancestry or Familysearch.

FROM WHOM ELIZABETH SHADE NEE GRIERSON IS BELIEVED TO BE DESCENDED.
 
    Children of Dalton and Hannah:  
  1. Hannah SOMMERSET born c1784 at Sudbury, Suffolk  
  2. Thomas Dalton SOMERSETT born 1784, bap 1784 at St Brides, Fleet Street, London  
  3. Martha SOMMERSET born 1786 at Sudbury, Suffolk  
  4. Susanna Amelia SOMERSETT born 1788 at Sudbury, Suffolk  
  5. Sarah SUMMERSETT born c1789 at Sudbury, Suffolk
 



Updated 6 Mar 2021