John Dolman 1728/29 Calne/Cherhill

Looking for children of John & Mary DOLMAN (marr Calne 1761):

CALNE
Parish Baptisms
Started search 1761
Stopped search 1779
No children of John & Mary recorded here, but there were three contemporary
couples: James/Sarah, Walter/Betty and Isaac/Mary.
Details of their children can be extracted if you wish.
(taken from unpublished transcript in Wilts R.O.)

We then searched for them in Cherhill. This parish register proved very hard
to read because it is badly written, and the photocopied handwritten
so-called index in the searchroom is very poor. However it did show us that
there were some children of John and Mary DOLMAN here, so we extracted the
following from the original register on fiche, with confirmation of some
difficult bits from the BTs where available:

CHERHILL
Parish Baptisms
Started search 1761
1764 May 06 - William, son of John & Mary DOLMAN
1766 Jan 19 - John, son of John & Mary DOLMAN
1767 Dec 25 - Isaac, son of John DOLMAN
1769 Oct 30 - Betty, dau of John & Mary DOLMAN
Stopped search 1779
(taken from original registers on fiche)

There are no BTs for 1764 and we are not 100% sure of the date 6 May, but
that is what it looks most like.
Also noted at Cherhill in this period, was the following:

CHERHILL
Parish Baptisms
1763 Oct 23 - Isaac, son of James and Betty DOLMAN
(taken from original registers on fiche)


2) Baptisms check

Looking to verify baptism for John DOLMAN in Calne in Jan 1727/28.
We found the following:

CALNE
Parish Baptism
1728/29 Mar 24 - John son of John DOLMAN
(taken from unpublished transcript in Wilts R.O.)

Confusing with all these John's, isn't it?

Ann Dolman 1795 Studley Hill Chippenham

Does anyone know the maiden name of Ann Dolman 1795. She was living with her daughter Elizabeth (Cleverley) and her husband William Cleverley in the 1851 census.

Dolman Various

The following are from the Wiltshire Nimrod Varied Index . Further info can be requested from the Nimrod Index by clicking on their link on the right.

PARISH: CHERHILL

DATE: 08 NOV 1792

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: ISACK

CLASS: NEWSPAPER/BOOK REF. REF:

SOURCE: The Manor & Village of Cherhill, by J H Blackford, 1941.

NOTES: Paid a sum of money from parish poor fund.

DATE: 15 FEB 1760

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: JAMES

CLASS: NEWSPAPER/BOOK REF. REF:

SOURCE: The Manor & Village of Cherhill, by J H Blackford, 1941.

NOTES: James DOLMAN, held land at Cherhill, also mentioned his daughters Hester and Sarah.

DATE: -- --- 1797-1798

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: JAMES

CLASS: QUARTER SESSIONS REF: WRO

SOURCE: Transcribed by Janet Hall for Wilts FHS. Date is part of reference.

NOTES: In Devizes prison. Of Cherhill. 1797 Jly 11, Oct 3, 1798 Jan 9.

DATE: 25 SEP 1876

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: JAMES EDWARD

CLASS: APPRENTICES REF: WRO/700/61

SOURCE: Broad Town Charity apprentices & masters transcribed by Dr. B.J.Carter.

NOTES: James Edward DOLMAN was proposed by Trustee Major C. Walker HENEAGE V.C. on 11 Jly 1876, to be apprenticed to John BARTER, cordwainer of Cherhill.

DATE: -- --- 1821

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: WILLIAM

CLASS: MILITARY REF: WRO/137/123

SOURCE: Transcribed by David Mattock.

NOTES: William DOLMAN of Cherhill was ballotted to serve in Wilts Militia for 3 years. Substituted by John EVANS age 21 labourer of Wootton Bassett.

DATE: -- --- 1850

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: WILLIAM

CLASS: NEWSPAPER/BOOK REF. REF:

SOURCE: The Manor & Village of Cherhill, by J H Blackford, 1941.

NOTES: Paid from parish funds for thatching parish house.

PARISH: CALNE

DATE: 02 MAR 1620

SURNAME: DOLLEMAN FORENAME: RICHARD

CLASS: EXCHEQUER REF: PRO

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society Vol.15. Early Stuart Tradesmen by Dr.N.J.Williams.

NOTES: Butcher of Calne. Recogisance not to sell meat in Lent or on a Friday.

DATE: 02 MAR 1620

SURNAME: DOLLMAN FORENAME: WILLIAM

CLASS: EXCHEQUER REF: PRO

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society Vol.15. Early Stuart Tradesmen by Dr.N.J.Williams.

NOTES: Butcher of Calne. Recogisance not to sell meat in Lent or on a Friday.

DATE: -- --- 1561-1688

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: ANN

CLASS: NEWSPAPER/BOOK REF. REF: WRO/G18/1/1

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society vol.7. Calne Guild Stewards' Book 1561-1688 by A.W.Mabbs.

NOTES: (This book is almost entirely of their accounts, but a few other lists are included).

DATE: -- --- 1736

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: JOHN

CLASS: QUARTER SESSIONS REF: WRO

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society Vol.11. Wilts Quarter Sessions & Assizes 1736.

NOTES: Juror. Of Calne Hundred.

DATE: 11 JLY 1741

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: JOHN

CLASS: QUARTER SESSIONS REF: WRO

SOURCE: Transcribed by Janet Hall for Wilts FHS. Date is part of reference.

NOTES: Mentioned in a case. Butcher of Calne.

DATE: 24 NOV 1848

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: JOHN

CLASS: PETTY SESSIONS REF: WRO/A1/260

SOURCE: Magistrates Courts "Rough Justice" transcribed by David Mattock. Sold on fiche: Wilts FHS.

NOTES: Labourer of Calne. Trespass in search of game.

DATE: -- --- 1793-1798

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: JOSEPH

CLASS: DIRECTORY ENTRIES REF:

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society Vol.47. Early Trade Directories of Wiltshire by K.H.Rogers.

NOTES: Staymaker in Calne. Ref: P. Barfoot & J. Wilkes Universal British Directory 1793-1798.

DATE: -- --- 1814

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: JOSEPH

CLASS: PETTY SESSIONS REF: WRO/A1/260

SOURCE: Magistrates Courts "Rough Justice" transcribed by David Mattock. Sold on fiche: Wilts FHS.

NOTES: Reported crime at Chilvester Hill Gate, Calne.

DATE: -- --- 1561-1688

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: RICHARD

CLASS: NEWSPAPER/BOOK REF. REF: WRO/G18/1/1

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society vol.7. Calne Guild Stewards' Book 1561-1688 by A.W.Mabbs.

NOTES: (This book is almost entirely of their accounts, but a few other lists are included).

DATE: -- --- 1561-1688

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: WALTER

CLASS: NEWSPAPER/BOOK REF. REF: WRO/G18/1/1

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society vol.7. Calne Guild Stewards' Book 1561-1688 by A.W.Mabbs.

NOTES: (This book is almost entirely of their accounts, but a few other lists are included).

DATE: -- --- 1700 ?

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: WALTER

CLASS: LEGAL MATTERS REF: WRO/D5/10/1/7

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society volume 56. Wiltshire Glebe Terriers 1588-1827. Edit by Steven Hobbs.

NOTES: No date - c.1700. Mentioned in the notes for the parish of Calne.

DATE: -- --- 1793-1798

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: WALTER

CLASS: DIRECTORY ENTRIES REF:

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society Vol.47. Early Trade Directories of Wiltshire by K.H.Rogers.

NOTES: Staymaker in Calne. Ref: P. Barfoot & J. Wilkes Universal British Directory 1793-1798.

DATE: -- --- 1561-1688

SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: WILLIAM

CLASS: NEWSPAPER/BOOK REF. REF: WRO/G18/1/1

SOURCE: Wilts Record Society vol.7. Calne Guild Stewards' Book 1561-1688 by A.W.Mabbs.

NOTES: (This book is almost entirely of their accounts, but a few other lists are included).

George Dolman died 1772 Tytherton

2) Varied Index

I checked our Varied Index for later entries for George DOLMAN, and found
just this:

DATE: 26 JUN 1772
SURNAME: DOLMON FORENAME: GEORGE
CLASS: CORONERS REPORT REF: WRO/A5/2/1/
SOURCE: Wilts Record Society Vol.36. Coroners' Bills 1752-1796 by
R.F.Hunnisett.
NOTES: At Tytherton in Chippenham. Killed by a bruise from the shaft of a
waggon.

Bastardy entry WRO/B10/100/2: 1861 March 18

Dear Andy


1) Bastardy entry

No problem, I have extracted the following for you from ref: WRO/B10/100/2:

1861 March 18.
Elizabeth DOLMAN v. George DOLMAN.
Elizabeth DOLMAN swore and sayeth: 'I am a single woman, residing at Stanly
in the parish of Bremhill. I was confined of a male child on 25 Dec last.
George DOLMAN is the father of it. I was living at Bushton last year.
Defendant was living at Stanley. I went home at Lady Day in last year and
stayed a week. We have kept company for 6 years. I met defendant at
Chippenham, on coming home from Chippenham the connection took place. We
were together nearly every day of the week I stayed at home.'
Sarah PEARCE swore and sayeth: 'I live at Stanley in parish of Bremhill, and
am married. A little time before Michaelmas last the defendant was in my
house and I heard him say to my husband and myself in allusion to Elizabeth
DOLMAN. "If she was in the family way he would marry her and she must bide
with her father and he must bide with his, until they could get a place to
live in". In the month of August last the defendant and complainant were at
my house and the defendant said to me "If her money was gone he would let
her have some of his, as long as he had any she should have part of it." I
have seen them have tea together at my mother's house last Lady Day, He
never contracted being the father of Elizabeth DOLMAN's child when taxed
with it.'
Order made.

1862 February 17.
Elizabeth DOLMAN v. DOLMAN.
Elizabeth DOLMAN said that she had had no money since the Thursday after
last Christmas Day.
Defendant says 'I cannot pay, I sometimes earn 2s 6d a day, and sometimes
only 2s a day. I can't pay, and suppose I must go to prison. I have no
goods.'
Committed for 6 weeks.

BASTARDY ORDERS REF: WRO/B10/100/2

Dear Andy

No, this means that Elizabeth DOLMAN fathered a child by George DOLMAN
(keeping it in the family!).
My guess is that they were probably cousins.
The child's name is not given here, but we could probably find this out from
birth or baptism sources.
If you like, I can let you have the full text from this source.

Regards
David

John Dolman 1766 Cherhill

Dear Andy

I confirm that we have now looked into this query for you.
Looking back on our previous correspondence, the entries that you have
provided, do not appear to have been verified by us, so I will trust that
these are all from a confirmed source.


1) Review

I note that you have this baptism entry:

CHERHILL - Parish Baptism
1766 Jun 09 - John, son of John & Mary DOLMAN

And this marriage entry:

BREMHILL - Parish Marriage
1791 Mar 06 - John DOMAN, to Ann SIMKINS, both of the parish.

Plus this death entry:

Civil Death record, at Stanley, Chippenham
1843 Oct 19 - John DOLMAN, aged 80.

I see that John died before the 1851 census, but was alive in 1841, aged 70
(although ages here are rounded to the nearest 5).
I checked our 1851 census index, and I see that Ann was still alive, aged
80, and living with dau & son-in-law William & Elizabeth CLEVERLY in
Chippenham.

On your tree, you appear to have children for this couple, as follows:
George 1791
Elizabeth 1793
William 1796
Thomas 1800
Jane 1802
James 1805
although no exact dates, or places are given.


2) Marriage search

I searched our Wiltshire Marriage Index, to see if there were any viable
alternative marriages for John DOLMAN.
I found these entries between 1780 and 1815:

DATE: 22 DEC 1787 PLACE: Maiden Bradley by Banns
GROOM: DOLMAN John of this parish
BRIDE: OVER Jane of this parish

DATE: 06 MAR 1791 PLACE: Bremhill
GROOM: DOMAN John of this parish
BRIDE: SIMKINS Ann of this parish

DATE: 27 MAY 1792 PLACE: Lacock
GROOM: DOLMAN John Compton Bassett
BRIDE: NASH Sarah Pewsham

DATE: 26 JAN 1809 PLACE: Westbury
GROOM: DOLEMAN John
BRIDE: HOBBS Ann

DATE: 20 APR 1812 PLACE: Cherhill
GROOM: DOLMAN John
BRIDE: HAWKINS Mary

So, there are a few that could be considered equally alongside the Bremhill
entry, although there is only one marriage to Ann, at the right time to be
yours.
I don't know where your stated children were found, so I can't comment on
this, but it does appear to be a good match.

If you wanted us to search earlier Bremhill records for John DOLMAN, we
could check to see if any trace was found of him earlier than 1766 in this
parish. Otherwise, I think that this is probably correct.


3) Varied Index

I did check our Varied Index, to see if there were any records of the DOLMAN
name in Bremhill, but the only entry I found was this one:

DATE: 18 MAR 1861
SURNAME: DOLMAN FORENAME: ELIZABETH
CLASS: BASTARDY ORDERS REF: WRO/B10/100/2
SOURCE: Bastardy Transcription volume 3. Printed by Wilts Family History
Society.
NOTES: Elizabeth DOLMAN spinster of Stanly in Bremhill, by George DOLMAN.
Male child born on 25 Dec. Others mentioned: Sarah PEARCE. More details in
book.

I therefore suspect that the DOLMAN's did not come from this parish.

I did note that I had quite a few other DOLMAN Varied Index entries which
pertained to Cherhill, which I don't think I have provided you with
previously. Let me know if you are interested in these.


4) Conclusion

This does all appear to be satisfactory, and I hope that this was what you
were wanting me to prove.
If this is ok, I will continue with a similar exercise for James DOLMAN
(bapt 1805).

William Dolman 1803 Cherhill

Dear Andy

I confirm that we have looked further into these entries, which I recall
were as follows:

CALNE - Parish Baptisms
1802 Sep 12 - William, son of William and Elizabeth DOLMAN, born 3
September.
1803 Dec 28 - William, son of Ann BUTTON, born 4 September, reputed father
is Walter DOLMAN.

We previously searched for infant burials of the above two, without finding
anything in Calne, so I would assume that both may have survived. I
therefore carried out Marriage searches for them, as follows:


1) Marriage search

Looking for William DOLMAN, post-1815, I found the following entries in our
Wiltshire Index:

DATE: 17 FEB 1818 PLACE: Maiden Bradley
GROOM: DOLMAN William of this parish
BRIDE: NORRIS Betty

DATE: 03 APR 1823 PLACE: Cherhill by Banns
GROOM: DOLMAN William of this parish
BRIDE: POTTOW Ann of this parish

DATE: 15 SEP 1834 PLACE: Maiden Bradley
GROOM: DOLMAN William Bach of this parish
BRIDE: WHITE Eliza Spin of this parish

DATE: 16 MAY 1836 PLACE: Maiden Bradley
GROOM: DOLMAN als MILES William Bach of this parish
BRIDE: WALTER Mary Ann Spin of this parish

Our Wiltshire Marriage Index only goes up to 1837, but that should cover all
of the period we would expect for this marriage.
As you can see, only the 1823 entry appears to be the only one that is
relevant, and that's your William anyway.


2) Marriage search

Looking for William BUTTON, post-1815, I noted these entries for BATTON or
BUTTON:

DATE: 01 DEC 1819 PLACE: Homington by Banns
GROOM: BUTTON William of this parish
BRIDE: PRINCE Anne of this parish
Consent of parents.

DATE: 28 JAN 1827 PLACE: Calne
GROOM: BUTTON William of this parish
BRIDE: LAWRENCE Ann of this parish

DATE: 21 APR 1828 PLACE: Marlborough St Peter by Licence
GROOM: BATTEN William Wid Hursborne, Hants.
BRIDE: HOLDWAY Hannah Spin of this parish

DATE: 30 MAY 1831 PLACE: Bradford on Avon
GROOM: BATTEN William Tiverton
BRIDE: HANNY Harriett

DATE: 25 DEC 1832 PLACE: Downton by Banns
GROOM: BATTEN William of this parish
BRIDE: RICHMAN Rebecca of this parish

DATE: 22 OCT 1835 PLACE: Pitton & Farley
GROOM: BATTEN William of this parish
BRIDE: WHITE Eleanor of this parish

Of these, I am sure that the entry in 1827 in Calne, is the William who was
baptised in 1803.
This would make him aged 24 when he was married - just about right, but this
isn't your William.


3) Conclusion

Given the above findings, I am fairly confident that your William is the one
found in Calne 1827, born to William & Elizabeth 1802, even though he later
said that he was born in Cherhill. If his family moved to Cherhill sometime
after the birth, maybe he believed that this was where he was born.

William Dolman 1803 Cherhill

Dear Andrew I confirm that we have continued with your research as follows: 1) Baptisms check To make sure there were no entries in Cherhill, that the White Horse Index missed, we searched the following: CHERHILL Parish Baptisms Started search 1805 1805 Dec 25 - Edward, son of Isaac & Mary DOLMAN 1805 Dec 25 - John, son of Isaac & Mary DOLMAN Stopped search 1810 No further DOLMAN entries (taken from original registers on fiche) So this result appears to confirm the White Horse results, using confirmed sources. In case you didn't already have this, the following entry was spotted, which appears to be William's wife: CHERHILL Parish Baptism 1804 Nov 18 - Ann, dau of Uria and Sarah POTTOW. (taken from original registers on fiche) 2) Marriage entry We checked this marriage entry from 1823: DATE: 03 APR 1823 PLACE: Cherhill GROOM: DOLMAN William BRIDE: POTTOW Ann The details of this were correct, plus: Both were of this parish. Marriage by banns. He marked, she signed. Witnesses Samuel ROGERS and Jane POTTOW 3) Calne Baptisms We checked these IGI-found entries, which proved to be as follows: CALNE Parish Baptisms 1802 Sep 12 - William, son of William and Elizabeth DOLMAN, born 3 September. 1803 Dec 28 - William, son of Ann BUTTON, born 4 September, reputed father is Walter DOLMAN. (taken from original registers on fiche) So the second of these was illegitimate, not something the IGI mentioned! You probably only have to worry about the latter if he was later legitimised, or if they were in a long term relationship, causing the child to be brought up as DOLMAN. Walter however, appears as father to another woman's child too, in 1805. 4) Calne burials We did check the Calne burials up to the end of 1808, to see if any of these died in infancy. We came across a William BUTTON in 1804 but he appeared to be an adult (had an illegible occupation entered), and then found this burial: CALNE Parish Burials Started search 1802 1806 Oct 28 - Walter, son of Ann BUTTON, reputed father Walter DOLMAN Stopped search 1808 (taken from original registers on fiche) As this might have been a confusion over the child's name, and he might really have been William, we went back to the baptisms and found that there WAS in fact a son Walter born in 1805, so possibly Ann and Walter senior were in a long-term relationship after all, but it still looks more likely that their William remained as Button. There is a possibility though that Ann was sent away (to relatives in Cherhill?) to have the child, but brought the child back to Calne for baptism. 5) Conclusion So, whilst we have found some nearby baptisms for William DOLMAN (1802 & 1803, Calne), there is no certainty about whether either of these are your William. We can of course continue the search, looking for possible marriages or burials for these 2 people.

William Dolman 1803 Cherhill

Dear Andy I confirm that we have now carried out the following searches for you. 1) Review I note that you are wanting to find the origins of William DOLMAN. We have a record of his marriage, as follows: DATE: 03 APR 1823 PLACE: Cherhill GROOM: DOLMAN William BRIDE: POTTOW Ann Our Wiltshire Marriage Index does usually record ancillary information if it is given in the registers, but in this case, there does not appear to be anything further about this couple. I also checked for a Marriage Licence Bond for this couple, but there does not appear to be any surviving document for this. 2) 1851 census I checked for William in the 1851 census, and found his household as follows: THE PARISH OF: Cherhill ENUMHOUSE: 0038 SURNAME : DOLMAN FORENAME: William AGE : 48 RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head BORN : Cherhill IN THE COUNTY OF: Wilts SURNAME : DOLMAN FORENAME: Ann AGE : 48 RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Wife BORN : Cherhill IN THE COUNTY OF: Wilts SURNAME : DOLMAN FORENAME: Jhon AGE : 19 RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son BORN : Cherhill IN THE COUNTY OF: Wilts SURNAME : DOLMAN FORENAME: George AGE : 15 RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son BORN : Cherhill IN THE COUNTY OF: Wilts SURNAME : DOLMAN FORENAME: Clare AGE : 11 RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son BORN : Cherhill IN THE COUNTY OF: Wilts SURNAME : DOLMAN FORENAME: Hugh AGE : 08 RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son BORN : Cherhill IN THE COUNTY OF: Wilts So he does seem to have been born in Cherhill. However, that doesn't mean that he was baptised there, or indeed anywhere at all. I therefore think that we need to double-check the obvious place (Cherhill) before we go off blindly searching other places. 3) Baptisms search Robert Marsh therefore extracted all the DOLMAN entries in Cherhill around this time, which he says are as follows: CHERHILL Parish Baptisms Started search 1789 1789 Dec 20 - Mary, dau of James & Betty DOLMAN 1790 Nov 07 - Catharine, dau of Isaac & Molly DOLMAN 1792 May 27 - James, son of William & Elizabeth DOLMAN 1792 Dec 25 - James, son of James & Elizabeth DOLMAN 1795 Apr 05 - Ann, dau of James & Bety DOLMAN 1795 Nov 15 - Isaac, son of Isaac & Mary DOLMAN 1795 Nov 15 - Rebekah, dau of Isaac & Mary DOLMAN 1799 Nov 17 - William, son of William & Betty DOLMAN 1801 Mar 01 - Jane, dau of Isaac & Mary DOLMAN 1805 Dec 25 - Edward, son of Isaac & Mary DOLMAN 1805 Dec 25 - John, son of Isaac & Mary DOLMAN Stopped search 1810 So we do have quite a few couples here, who could be potential parents for your William: James and Elizabeth/Betty Isaac and Mary William and Elizabeth However, I find it strange that after a concentrated burst of children, there are then no further ones between 1805 and 1810. 4) Marriage search I checked our Wiltshire Marriage Index for marriages of the above 3 couples, in case there was mention of a link with another parish. I was able to find these three, as follows: DATE: 03 SEP 1789 PLACE: Cherhill GROOM: DOLMAN James of this parish BRIDE: WILTSHIRE Elizabeth of this parish DATE: 04 JAN 1790 PLACE: Cherhill GROOM: DOLMAN Isaac of this parish BRIDE: RAWLINGS Mary of this parish DATE: 08 NOV 1787 PLACE: Cherhill GROOM: DOLMAN William of this parish BRIDE: BULLOCK Elizabeth of this parish So all of these appear to we well settled in Cherhill, and no other clues as to other places. In case that none of the above couples were the parents of your William, I also checked for other DOLMAN male marriages between 1785 and 1810, and noted these: 11 JLY 1785 at Steeple Ashton 22 DEC 1787 at Maiden Bradley 06 APR 1788 at Chippenham 27 MAY 1792 at Lacock, groom of Compton Bassett 28 MAR 1796 at Longbridge Deverill 22 SEP 1801 at Longbridge Deverill 04 DEC 1809 at Devizes St John 14 OCT 1804 at Calne We could investigate these further if you wish. 5) IGI entries I note your comment about the IGI entry from 1799. As you will see, this does appear in the Parish Baptisms, so that's ok. It's a bit early to be your William though, and if (as you say) he died, then that does discount him. We can check the burials if you wish, to confirm this is the case, let me know if you want this done. I do also note a couple of contributors have entered William DOLMAN 'about 1803 at Cherhill'. Which means that others have looked for this baptism, and failed to find it. I did also note from the IGI, the following entries: William DOLMAN 03 SEP 1802 - Calne, Wiltshire, son of William & Elizabeth William DOLMAN 28 DEC 1803 - Calne, Wiltshire, son of Walter & Ann. So there are also a couple of other nearby possibilities, providing that these can be verified from the Parish Registers at Calne. 6) Further searches To try and resolve this problem, I would suggest the following a) Get copy of marriage entry for William DOLMAN in 1823. The witnesses names may give us some clues. b) Check the Cherhill registers for 1805-1810, in case there has been an error in the White Horse index.