I had previously taken the tree back to Thomas Mutlow, census records had him born in 1799 in Woolhope. He had married Ann Bailey in Mordiford on 29/05/1827. The census's of 1841 - 1871 all showed Thomas and proved him as father to my Great Great Grandad William. Put who were Thomas's parents ?
Woolhope church records were the first place to check. The records office has these on micro fisch, and after a good look, up came Thomas Mutlow- baptised on 15/07/1798, son of Robert and Ann.
I checked though records of baptisms for Thomas Mutlow, including some spelling variations, and also checked census of 1840 and family history society records for other Thomas Mutlow's.
It became clear that Thomas baptised in 1798 at Woolhope, son of Robert and Ann was the missing link I had been searching for.
On to the father of Thomas - Robert Mutlow.
Further research through Woolhope records finds just one more Mutlow reference -
The baptism of John Mutlow on 31/08/1794, son of Robert and Ann. A significant find, since John Mutlow is a witness at the marriage of Thomas and Ann.
I had previously found a large group of Mutlow's in the Sollers Hope church records, from 1830 back to the 1600's. With Sollers Hope being only a few miles down the road from Woolhope, it became the obvious point to look next.
The Sollers Hope church records were hard to read, so one of the wonderful staff fetched out the Bishop's Transcripts. These are annual church records of baptisms, marriages and burials which each parish sends in to the bishop, to show there activities. The record office now hold the originals for most parishes. The ones I read are hand written on what would have been quality paper, dated for each year and signed by the vicar and church warden.
The Sollers Hope transcripts go back to 1640 and record many Mutlow's.
I found 3 baptisms in Sollers Hope for children of Robert and Ann Mutlow, these were -
Mary 04/10/1785, Elizabeth 11/01/1792 and Samuel 27/10/1807.
Are these the family of Thomas, if so they lived at Sollers Hope, moved to Woolhope, then moved back.
The next record found was a marriage - Robert Mutley and Ann Gwatkins. both of this parish on 17/09/1780. Mutley is a known spelling variation of Mutlow, along with Mutloe, Mutlor and Mutllor. How many Robert Mutlow's where there of the right age to fit our tree had to be the next question, and how to we find them ?
Hereford Family History Society have recorded parish records for marriages across the county into a search format, and the record office has this on computer, so here goes !
Only one match for Robert marrying a Ann, at a time to fit into being Thomas's parents, and this the one at Sollers Hope. The day is going well, but we still have time, so who are Robert's parents ?
Still on the family history society records, we look at baptisms for Robert.
Of a couple found, one stands out, being in Much Marcle, not far away, while the other is right across the county.
The Much Marcle records come out to varify the details - Robert Mutloe, baptised 25/02/1753, son of William and Elizabeth. Further in the records is found a marriage for William Mutlow and Elizabeth Scriven. on 31/05/1752,
Using all the resources at hand , I search on, the day gets better as the following info comes to hand, and all fits together. -
William Mutlow ( who married Elizabeth Scriven ) was baptised in Sollers Hope, 17/09/1732, parents William and Margaret.
William and Margaret married at Sollars Hope on25/04/1729, Margaret's maiden name is illegible.
William Mutlow is baptised in Sollers Hope on 17/10/1704, son of Richard and Jane.
Richard Mutlow and Jane Haterley were married at Sollers Hope on 15/09/1701.
Richard Mutlow was baptised at Sollers Hope on 16/08/1672, son of William and Ann.
Sollers Hope have a churchwarden named William Mutlow in the 1670's.
Other Mutlow names have been recorded at Sollers Hope, which are brothers/ sisters of the people mentioned and all fit into the tree.
All in all a great days research, a real buzz is obtained with the find of 5 generations in one afternoon. The Mutlow branch is now the biggest on the tree, and goes back further than any other.
But what next, more info is out there!
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