Rampton of Tadley Family Chart no. 14

	James RAMPTON		(1) Ann FARR		(2) Mary LOVELAND
	bapt. 21 Feb 1704 at Tadley
			m. 16 Sep 1730 at Farnham, SRY		m. 18 May 1735 at Farnham, SRY [by licence]
	bur. 2 Jan 1782 at Farnham, SRY		bur. 10 Feb 1734 at Farnham, SRY		bur. 11 Feb 1778 at Farnham, SRY

Children of the First Marriage

Ann

bapt. 24 Mar 1732 at Farnham

Children of the Second Marriage

Katharine	Mary	Elizabeth	Martha	Sarah	Edith
bapt. 17 May 1743 at Farnham	bapt. 15 Sep 1744 at Farnham	bapt. 6 Jun 1746 at Farnham	bapt. 12 Feb 1748 at Farnham	bapt. 19 Sep 1749 at Farnham	bapt. 25 Jun 1751 at Farnham
		[m. Thomas ATFIELD 12 May 1771 at Guildford Holy Trinity ? - SMI]		m. William STAMFORD 27 Nov 1769 at Farnham [SMI]	m. John PEDDEL 5 Jan 1773 at Farnham

Additional Information

I was curious about this family, as few RAMPTONs strayed into Surrey, despite its proximity to Hampshire, and James's origins were not at all clear. However, by piecing together the information available in the Surrey Marriage Index, the Marriage Allegations for the Commissary Court of Surrey, and parish registers, I think I have been able to discover some of James's history.

He was, I believe, the James born to John and Elizabeth RAMPTON in Tadley in 1704 - no other information about him, either in Tadley or surrounding parishes had come to light, and he had up until now been a complete mystery. I began with the James Rampton who married Ann FARR in Farnham 6 Sep 1730 (IGI), however the Surrey Marriage Index entry for this marriage says that the groom was "of Basing", which caused me to wonder. Ann died in 1734 and James subsequently married Mary LOVELAND 18 May 1735 at Farnham by licence (he said he was a bachelor, but I don't think so!), and the Surrey Marriage Index entry says that both were of Farnham (and Mary was 27 so why did they need a licence?). Luckily the Marriage Allegation gives James's age as 30 - this puts his year of birth as 1705. There were no Basing or Basingstoke baptisms between 1679 and 1802 and so I conclude that he must have left home in Tadley, initially moving to Basingstoke/Basing to find work, and then eastwards to Farnham, twelve miles away. There is another connection with Basingstoke - James elder brother John was married there in 1715, although he subsequently moved back to Tadley - perhaps James followed him there and then stayed.