The whole group on Saturday morning at our first stop. Two more English cousins joined us the following day.

This is the site of the marriage between Thomas and Eleanor Hollyman in 1609. They are the parents of Christopher and his sister Judith who migrated to Virginia in 1650, and their other brothers and sisters who remained in England and became ancestors to the English cousins.

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A small village 12 miles from Bedford. This is where Christopher Hollyman and his wife Margaret Lee raised a family - including Thomas Hollyman who moved to Bedford in the early 1600's.
Christopher as a member of the Queen's Guard, he died in 1588.

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A small village 12 miles from Bedford. This is where Christopher Hollyman and his wife Margaret Lee raised a family - including Thomas Hollyman who moved to Bedford in the early 1600's.
Christopher was a member of the Queen's Guard, he died in 1588.

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A small village 12 miles from Bedford. This is where Christopher Hollyman and his wife Margaret Lee raised a family - including Thomas Hollyman who moved to Bedford in the early 1600's.
Christopher as a member of the Queen's Guard, he died in 1588.

We were joined by Anne Holmes, Genealogist, here she is explaining the history of this church.

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A small village 12 miles from Bedford. This is where Christopher Hollyman and his wife Margaret Lee raised a family - including Thomas Hollyman who moved to Bedford in the early 1600's.
Christopher as a member of the Queen's Guard, he died in 1588.

The font dates back to their time here.

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