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Rattlesden Gottses:

• George 4841 Gotts died 1730 in Rattlesden with a will. His will identifies:
• Hannah 4845 his wife
• Mary dau bap 1680 Rattlesden mar Robert Gillingham 1707 in Rattlesden
• William 4844 bap 1684 Rattlesden though the baptism record shows the mother as Mary
• William Gotts his grandson, who will inherit when he is of age.

So many questions:

• Was George’s first wife a Mary, who gave birth to William and then died, leaving George to marry a Hannah? Or are the two Williams born in Rattlesden to different families? Tricky question because Rattlesden has a very small population.
• Who is William the grandson’s father, a son of George 4841 who we have not found yet, or
• Is William 4844 or William the grandson related to William 4812 in Ixworth Thorpe? William the grandson would be born around 1700-1720, and William 4812 would be born around 1710 as he married in 1730.