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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Last name of either Harbour or Nichols or Waterman. Ron Hales shows Margaret Waterman, Chr. 1 Nov. 1761 at East Peckham, Kent, England and buried 13 Dec 1817 at Stockbury, Kent, England with parents William and Mary Waterman. Alternate note which seems to work is 1 Sep 2002 Ancestry.com database ":380055" which indicates Margaret was first married to John Harbour 15 Oct 1784 and then a third marriage to James Nichols on 13 Nov 1797. Database "lvhoney" indicates marriages one and three were at Rodersham and Stockbury respectively in Kent, England but does not provide documentation.
An extracted christening record shows perhaps one other married name for Margaret:
Name: Stephen Hales
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 23 Oct 1791
Christening Place: Stockbury, Kent, England
Father's Name: William Dawson
Mother's Name: Margaret Dawson
Citation: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7L1-BXR : accessed 2 August 2015), Stephen Hales, 23 Oct 1791; citing Stockbury, Kent, England, reference Dcb/BT1/226/201; FHL microfilm 1,737,092.
2. The Hales Newsletter, Old Series May 1977 Vol. 6. No. 4:
"Who is Margaret Waterman?
One problem that has plagued the researchers of the Stephen Hales, Kent, England family for years is that of Margaret Harbour, wife of Stephen. However, the marriage entry in the Parish Register of Stockbury, Kent, which reads: 9 Sep 1789 Stephen Hales of this parish and Margaret Harbour, WIDOW, of this parish. By banns.
This entry tells us that Margaret's maiden name was not Harbour, as she was a widow. In looking through the Stockbury Parish Register for burials for a possible reason why Margaret was a widow one finds the interesting entry: 1786 John Harbour, farmer who was hanged Pennenden Heath for stealing 2 cows and a calf from one Luck of Westerham in Kent, 5 April – affidavit.
Could John have been the husband of our Margaret? The registers are not clear on this point. If they were this problem would have been solved long ago. A few miles away, however, there is the marriage entry at East Peckham, Kent as follows: 15 Oct 1784 John Harbour and Margaret Waterman.
Is this our Margaret Harbour? For her to be our Margaret, we have to look at her age and see if the pieces fit, and in order to do that we have to find her burial.
It is known that after the death of Stephen Hales, Margaret Harbour Hales married a third time to James Nichols on 13 November 1797 at Stockbury, Kent. For some reason her burial record had not previously been found. Margaret Nichols was buried at Stockbury 15 December 1817 aged 55 years. For Margaret Waterman Harbour to be our Margaret she would have to have been born approximately 1762. We note that she was in fact christened 1 November 1761 at East Peckham, Kent, the daughter of William and Mary Waterman. The pieces fit. Most likely the wife of Stephen Hales was Margaret Waterman Harbour."
MARRIAGE:
1. Stockbury Parish Record (FHL film 143718, it. 2):
Banns for the year 1789, p. 23, entry no. 116.
Stephen Hales of this Parish and Margaret Harbour of the same Widow
Published the following three Sundays by Thos. Frank, Vicar: 23 Aug 1789, 30 Aug 1789, and 6 Sep 1789.
2. Stockbury Parish Record (FHL film 143718, it. 2): "Stephen Hales of this Parish and Margaret Harbour of the same were married in this church by banns this ninth day of September in the year 1789 by Thos. Frank (Vicar). This marriage was solemnized between us: The marks [X] of Stephen Hales and Margaret Harbour. In the presence of John Crisfield and John Sneller."
3. FHL film 1752235 item #2, Archdeacon's Transcript of Stockbury: 13 Nov 1797, James Nichols and Margaret Hales were married by banns the 13th of November 1797."
4. FHL film 1473718 Parish Records for Stockbury, Kent has this same marriage as the Archdeacon's Transcript and it identifies James Nichols as a batchelor and Margaret Hales as a widow. The marriage was done in the presence of John Nicholls and Willm. Newman.
BURIAL:
1. FHL film 1835742 item #1, Bishop's Transcript of Stockbury: Margaret Nichols, bur. 13 Dec 1817, age 55 years. Same information on Parish Records of Stockbuy, FHL film 1473718. The records of this time are using a preprinted form and there are no entries describing any marital or relationship information such as widow or wife of someone.
SOURCES_MISC:
1. 18 Dec 2002 website .
ACTION:
1. Check East Peckham, Kent, Registers for other siblings. May not have been extracted. Compare to list in Family Tree.
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