Which John Eastlake was the father of 1781 Fowey Henry?

Research note by Wesley Johnston - begun 18 April 2020, last updated 18 April 2020

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What Is Known

Before we begin, keep in mind that the images of the Fowey parish registers are not online, so that I cannot very any transcriptions.

Baptism

The Cornwall Family History Society's baptism database records the 8 Aug 1781 baptism at Fowey of Henry EASTLAKE, son of John and Jane EASTLAKE.

Marriages

On 4 Jun 1770 at Fowey, John EASTLAKE married Jennefred CROCKER.Her given name is spelled Jennifred in some transcriptions, but since the Fowey record images are not online, I cannot confirm either spelling.

On 14 Nov 1773 at Plymouth, Devon John EASTLAKE and Jane ROBINS married. He was from St. Germans, Cornwall, and she was from Plymouth. As the baptisms show below, they lived in St. Germans and may have moved to Fowey. (See my research note on this marriage, since he was a stray from Cornwall, and although the banns were called at St. Germans, the marriage was at Plymouth, so that neither the Cornwall Family History Society nor the Cornwall OPC marriage databases include this marriage: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/12001386/person/422183270993/media/0e1a2af9-a0de-45c5-81af-823d0a8d4c2e )

Baptisms

The Cornwall Family History Society's baptism database records ten children whose mother was either J*n*, eight baptized at Fowey and two at St. Germans.

1771-06-09-Fowey-John son of John and Jennifred EASLAKE

1773-03-07-Fowey-Jennifred dau of John and Jennifred EASTLAKE

1775-12-01-St Germans-William, son of John and Jane EASTLAKE

1776-04-07-Fowey-Christian, dau of John and Jennifred EASTLAKE

1777-06-01-St Germans-John, son of John and Jane EASTLAKE

1777-12-21-Fowey-Elizabeth, dau of John and Jennifred EASTLAKE

1779-08-22-Fowey-William, son of John and Jane EASTLAKE

1781-08-08-Fowey-(twins?) Henry and James, sons of John and Jane EASTLAKE

1785-10-16-Fowey-William, son of John and Jennifer ESLAKE

Burials

There are no burials of a John, Jane of Jen* for the time period other than one burial at Fowey:

https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=burials&id=4349311

1787-04-01-Fowey-burial of John ESLAKE, age 45, Pauper

Issues

The primary question is: which John EASTLAKE was the father of Henry EASTLAKE?

The answers to other questions will answer the primary question.

1 - Which couple, the Fowey or the St. Germans couple, were the parents of Henry EASTLAKE?

2 - Which baptism is the correct baptism of the John EASTLAKE who was the father of Henry EASTLAKE?

3 - Which John EASTLAKE (as ESLAKE) died in 1787?

 

 

 

 

1775-12-01 a child of Jennifred
 
1776-04-07 (4 months later) a child of Jane
 
and again in 1777:
 
1777-06-01 a child of Jane
 
1777-12-21 (6 months later) a child of Jennifred
 
These are most likely each from two separate mothers with the 1775 and Dec 1777 children from the couple (John-Jennifred) married at Fowey and the 1776 and Jun 1777 children from the couple (John-Jane) married at Plymouth with their first two children born at St Germans.