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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Leicestershire => England => Leicestershire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: mjpeters4 on Sunday 31 May 15 19:00 BST (UK)
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Hello everyone,
I am seeking information on a William Harrison who would have been born or baptized around 1720 in or around Grimston, Leicestershire. Primarily, I am seeking information on his lineage. I have not been able to locate his birth information nor any siblings.
Background information:
On November 30, 1748, William Harrison married Mary Normanton in Grimston. The parish record states “William Harrison and Mary Normanton, both of this parish were married by Banns Novem 30.”
Mary Normanton was the daughter of Thomas Normanton and Ann. She was baptized in Grimston on January 8th, 1723.
William Harrison and Mary Normanton, to the best of my knowledge had the following children:
William (1749), Anne (1751), Thomas (1753), Elizabeth (1755-1761), Mary (1757), John (1759), Elizabeth (1761), and James (1764).
The youngest son James married Mary Marriot in the neighboring village Eaton in 1786. This was verified through the Administration of his will in 1842.
Does anybody have access to the film or the parish records for this time frame? Any assistance will be very much appreciated to help solve this mystery.
John
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Hi
Even with a similar name, have you followed this man through and ruled him out
William HARRIS bapt. 15 May 1729 Grimston, Leics. Parents: William and Elizabeth
Other children of this couple: Ann, Thomas and John
claire
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Thanks for that, I'll look into that further.
I did a few minutes ago find a clue. On the Administration of the estate of James Harrison's will, one of the executors was a William Anstey. On familysearch.org, I found a marriage record for a William Anstey and a Frances Harrison in Grimston, Leicestershire. William's son James did have a child by the name of Francis who was born in 1801 in Eaton, and a Grandchild who was born in Eaton in 1814. The answer to if it was one of them may lie with the birth year of William Anstey. I don't know.
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Hi
There is another which is quite near in Gaddesby, about 8.5 miles from Grimston
William HARRISON bapt. 11 December 1726 Gaddesby, parents: Thomas and Elizabeth.
claire
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Thank you!
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Mystery solved for Frances. I located the 1841 and 1851 England Census records. Frances was the daughter of James Harrison who was born in 1801 in Eaton. She married William Anstey in 1833 in Grimston.