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Somerset / Re: SHENTON family in Chelvey
« on: Saturday 21 July 07 00:35 BST (UK) »
Hi Debbie and Derek
My wife can trace her ancestory back to John Shenton, born 1799 in Congresbury. We think his father was also called John and was born in Axbridge in 1766. Both these John's were agricultural labourers who appeared to have difficulty in settling anywhere too long.
John Shenton (jnr) married Mary Mashman in Congresbury in about 1840. Mary was 15 or 16 at the time. I've found four children from that marriage:
William 1842, Louisa 1843, Eliza 1845 and John 1849.
Louisa later changed her name to Lucy Lukins, had three illegitimate children by a local married farmer, probably John Lukins and then in 1873 married 20 year old John Adams in Portbury. It looks like Louisa/Lucy had a total of 12 children.
Hope this helps
My wife can trace her ancestory back to John Shenton, born 1799 in Congresbury. We think his father was also called John and was born in Axbridge in 1766. Both these John's were agricultural labourers who appeared to have difficulty in settling anywhere too long.
John Shenton (jnr) married Mary Mashman in Congresbury in about 1840. Mary was 15 or 16 at the time. I've found four children from that marriage:
William 1842, Louisa 1843, Eliza 1845 and John 1849.
Louisa later changed her name to Lucy Lukins, had three illegitimate children by a local married farmer, probably John Lukins and then in 1873 married 20 year old John Adams in Portbury. It looks like Louisa/Lucy had a total of 12 children.
Hope this helps