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Title: Frances Yates m Lewis Davis - 25 FEB 1767 Wednesbury
Post by: nigels on Thursday 26 December 19 21:54 GMT (UK)

 Any ideas on Frances place of birth/parents/siblings thank you in advance

Title: Re: Frances Yates m Lewis Davis - 25 FEB 1767 Wednesbury
Post by: maddys52 on Thursday 26 December 19 23:56 GMT (UK)

Just to add some more information: (according to FreeReg)

Frances YEATS married Lewis DAVIS 11 August 1767 at St Bartholomew Wednesbury, both otp. Witnesses: Michael OFFLEY and George WATKINS (bride signed "x")


Modified to add:
Michael OFFLEY and George WATKINS are witnesses to a number of marriages at Wednesbury around this time, though George at many more, assuming he was curate or similar.

Title: Re: Frances Yates m Lewis Davis - 25 FEB 1767 Wednesbury
Post by: nigels on Friday 27 December 19 08:17 GMT (UK)

Thanks Maddys noticed you mentioned YEATS, Shame no clues on age or parentage.

Title: Re: Frances Yates m Lewis Davis - 25 FEB 1767 Wednesbury
Post by: ColC on Friday 27 December 19 10:58 GMT (UK)

No baptism for Frances in Wednesbury and the first Yates baptism there on Freereg is 1749;

The only one I can see on family Search in the County below, there are also 3 in Nottinghamshire.

Frances Yates
Baptism 20 May 1750
Newborough, Staffordshire
Father: Francis Yates
Mother: Ann

I note their children baptised in Wednesbury: St Bartholomew

Elizabeth DAVIES   Baptism   1767

Owen DAVIES   Baptism   1769

Lilly DAVIES   Baptism   09 Sep 1771

John DAVIES   Baptism   04 Jul 1773

Thomas DAVIES   Baptism   30 Mar 1779

Jessy DAVIS   Baptism   05 Jun 1781

Elizabeth DAVIS   Baptism   22 May 1785

Plus a likely death of Lewis
Lewis DAVIS   Burial   07 Jan 1819   Age 77   Born about 1742

The only burial for Frances seems unlikely?

Frances DAVIS   Burial 10 Mar 1815 Staffordshire   Wolverhampton: St Peter. Age 78 Born about 1737

Colin

Title: Re: Frances Yates m Lewis Davis - 25 FEB 1767 Wednesbury
Post by: ciderdrinker on Friday 27 December 19 13:03 GMT (UK)

Hello
The marriages don't actually give their marital status.
You might want to consider that Frances was a widow.
Richard Yates married Wednesbury by banns 9.9.1758 Frances Price
wit George Watkins and William Cooper

Richard Yates buried 29.10.1762
In those four years they were quite busy,
John bapt 25.11.1759
Jonas 23.6.1761-27.2.1763
Richard 13.6.1763
Robert bapt 19.6.1763 as Yeats a private baptism and burial as Yates 20.12.1764

There are various Prices in the parish -Timothy and Mary baptising children in the 1750's and John Price collier died intestate 6.4.1762 -14 days .Admin granted to widow Elizabeth.

Just a thought

Ciderdrinker

Title: Re: Frances Yates m Lewis Davis - 25 FEB 1767 Wednesbury
Post by: nigels on Friday 27 December 19 19:23 GMT (UK)

Thank you for the replies ; I like the idea of being a widow as both were “of the parish”..will do some digging