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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Worcestershire => England => Worcestershire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: djshay on Wednesday 29 August 12 22:38 BST (UK)
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I need help to find out more about my (supposedly) ancestors: Richard Griffiths married to Elizabeth Wheeler in Martley abt 9. feb. 1755. Is there any way of finding out when and where they were born, who are their parents etc; Any information of their children is welcome too!
A big thank you in advance.
Shay
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Hi There
Im a member of the BMSGH & know that they have transcribed the parish registers for Martley up to 1837 - I have the book & the set of Fiche but if you want to have a good look at them I suggest that you treet yourself to a set of Fiche as they are a very reasonable price & a very good aid to research at Martley - type BMSGH into Google & the society should be the top option so that you can have a good look at its web site & see what bargains there are to be had.
Martley also has its own web site - just type Martley into Google & it should be easy to find from the options you will be given.
All the very best
Phil
Weston-super-Mare
ps I'm researching Holliday/Halliday at Martley
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Hi Again
I will also have a look at the registers for Martley as Im on holiday in WOR at the moment but dont know if I will have the time to go into it in depth as my time is a bit limited
All the very best
Phil
Weston-super-Mare
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Phil, thanks for the quick answer. I am thinking of emptying the bank a little but I'm just curious if the info I'd recieved was correct before paying to get more info :) . My ancestor is Edward Griffiths, baptised in Tipton in 1770, the information I received was that Richard & Elizabeth were his parents. I was wondering if there is a possiblity to find out if he IS their son. There is 15 years from the marriage to his birth. And of course Tipton is Staffordshire, but not so far from Worcester. I thought maybe they could have moved. If you can have a quick peek, I'd be very grateful.
Greetings from Oslo Norway
Shay
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Hi Shay
This was done today (4th SEP) from Martley parish register film
Firstly the MAR was on 9 FEB 1796 after Banns not 1755 as you said
Children are
15 MAY 1758 Sarah d/o Richard/Elizabeth Griffiths
31 AUG 1760 Richard s/o " " "
17 OCT 1762 John s/o " " "
19 APR 1764 Thomas s/o " " "
7 DEC 1766 Betty d/o " " "
5 MAR 1769 Mary d/o " " "
13 DEC 1772 James s/o " " "
4 APR 1774 Ann d/o " " "
3 MAY 1776 William s/o " " "
I went on searching till 1784 but stoped then as Elizabeth would have been about 43 when she gave birth to William - I started my search in 1776 by the way
All the very best
Phil
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Thanks Phil, this means that they are not my Edwards parents :( Back to the bricklaying :)
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Hi Shay
This was done today (4th SEP) from Martley parish register film
Firstly the MAR was on 9 FEB 1796 after Banns not 1755 as you said
Children are
15 MAY 1758 Sarah d/o Richard/Elizabeth Griffiths
31 AUG 1760 Richard s/o " " "
17 OCT 1762 John s/o " " "
19 APR 1764 Thomas s/o " " "
7 DEC 1766 Betty d/o " " "
5 MAR 1769 Mary d/o " " "
13 DEC 1772 James s/o " " "
4 APR 1774 Ann d/o " " "
3 MAY 1776 William s/o " " "
I went on searching till 1784 but stoped then as Elizabeth would have been about 43 when she gave birth to William - I started my search in 1776 by the way
All the very best
Phil
If the marriage was in 1796, would they have had all those children born between 1758 & 1776? :)
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Hi Shay
I can see my mistake the wedding date should have been 9 FEB 1756 - that was a bad typo on my part - SORRY
All the very best
Phil
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Easy mistake with so many dates to write. So you did'nt see Edward born between Mary and James? Pity, that would have fit me great.
Thanks again for your help.
Shay
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Hi Shay
Tell you what, none of us are perfect & Im no exception to that rule so when I go to the Hive on Tuesday I will have another look just to make sure that I didnt miss Edward
from 1769 - 1772 to see if he was BAP between the 2 children you suspect he was
All the very best
Phil
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I would appreciate that Phil, but don't use all your holiday on me! :)
Have a nice weekend.
Shay
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Hi Shay
Ive had another look at the parish registers for Martley from 1733 - the end of 1784 & was very carefull this time which is a good job as I feel sure that I missed one the first time, but the unfortunate part is that its not Edward - I dont think I sent you this one
10 FEB 1757 John s/o Richard/Elizabeth Griffiths
I wonder if this could possibly be your Edward 1 JAN 1769 s/o William/Mary Gittens & that it has been mis transcribed as one of your Griffiths ancestors - I know thats a very long shot but though it was worth mentioning. Personaly I think he was baptised in another parish
All the very best
Phil
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Thank you for your time, Phil. Most probably the Martley Griffiths' are not my family. I'll have to try the Tipton forum now :)
Again thank you for all your help. Have a great week.
Shay
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Hi Shay
Dont give up as he may have been baptized in a contiguous parish to Martley - tell you what, I go home next week but will be up again for Christmas/New Year so will have a look at the contiguous parishes for you then & hope that he wasnt christened at Whitbourne as thats in HEF
All the very best
Phil
ps give me a reminder to do this in early DEC just in case I forget
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Thanks Phil
will do! :)
Thanks again!