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I'm trying to find the parents of the Elizabeth King, my 3rd great-grandmother. She was married to William Ainger in 1813 at Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire. The 1861 census states she was born about 1790 in Croxton.
TIA,
Richard
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Welcome to RootsChat :)
On the 1851 her birthplace looks more like Coston?
I found this possible bapt on F M P
Elizabeth King
Father Francis
Mother Ann
Baptism date 11 Feb 1788 Coston Leicestershire
I noticed she had a son called Francis
Kay
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Sadly there is a burial of an Elizabeth King with parents Francis and Ann at Coston on 7 Jun 1789
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Sadly there is a burial of an Elizabeth King with parents Francis and Ann at Coston on 7 Jun 1789
Thank you for the speedy reply. I'd noticed the different birth places, I think I'd assumed the later census was more accurate. I know, never assume. I'm new at this ;D
This is a pity, as the baptism fitted perfectly.
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I think birthplaces on the census can be a matter of potluck sometimes as it so much depended on the writing of the enumerator and the speech/accent and knowledge of the person who gave them the information :-\
Kay
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I think birthplaces on the census can be a matter of potluck sometimes as it so much depended on the writing of the enumerator and the speech/accent and knowledge of the person who gave them the information :-\
Kay
I'm finding that with surnames, likes Ainger. :o They have very inventive ways of spelling that. My ancestors appear to work on the land for the most part, so I guess reading and writing was not high on the list of important things to do.
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Very much a long shot, but could it actually be Costock, which is in Nottinghamshire but only about 2-miles from the Leicestershire border?
The Baptist registers for Sheepshead/Shepshed, Leics have the following:
Elizabeth King d/o Jonadab King and his wife Ann was born Costock in the County of Nottingham on 5 Feb 1785
Other children were Ann (1787) and Sarah (1790).
Jonadab King of Costock married Ann Oram otp at Shepshed on 7 Jul 1783. He died 25 Jan 1838 at Costock but was buried in the Baptist Chapel Burial Ground, Shepshed.
His will is available to order from the Borthwick Institute in York.
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Very much a long shot, but could it actually be Costock, which is in Nottinghamshire but only about 2-miles from the Leicestershire border?
Thanks, this is definitely a possibility. I'll explore these two possible parents.
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Other KING Marriages Castle Bytham around the same time as Elizabeth KING/William AINGER;
THOMAS King to Margaret WILLBORN 27 Mar 1815
JOHN King to Bettress CAMM 27 Mar 1815 (seem to bapt children mostly as John/Elizabeth)
John a Tailor
SARAH King to Robert DUNFORD 02 May 1815 Elizabeth Ainger a Witness*****
1851 Sarah Dunford is born c 1794 Coston, Lincolnshire :)
All marriages above on FreeREG
Trish :)
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JONADAB King bapt 28 Mar 1752 St Giles, Costock, Notts to JOHN/SARAH
Siblings bapts;
MARY 04 May 1740
THOMAS 02 Jan 1742/43 buried 18 Mar 1764 son of John/Sarah
REBECCA 18 Feb 1744/45
JOHN 25 Feb 1747/48
SARAH 23 Feb 1749/50
WILLIAM 26 Nov 1754
(FreeREG)
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Death Reg;
KING, JONADSB age 86
GRO Reference: 1838 M Quarter in LOUGHBOROUGH UNION Volume 15 Page 94
1841 Census has a ANN King age 90, Independant, born c 1751, living in Costick, Notts.
Not born in County
Death Reg;
KING, ANN age 95
GRO Reference: 1844 J Quarter in LOUGHBOROUGH UNION Volume 15 Page 88
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All marriages above on FreeREG
Trish :)
I do love FreeReg, such a brilliant tool. Thanks for this, I think Jonathan is definitely a strong candidate for the father of Elizabeth.
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Sorry about late replu as havent been on computer for a few days.
Yes I agree that Elizabeths Father was Jonadab as it looks to me she witnessed her sister Sarahs Marriage.
Trish :)