Josiah Death

[jan.gillies]

Marriedto Sarah Cowlin not sure when. Born abt 1807 Fordham died 1885 Fordham looking for his parents. Can anybody help.

[amh155]

Hello Jan,

I've been looking at the Death family from Fordham and copied the Parish registers a few years ago, just for the Death family.

I believe Josiah's grandparents were John Death (died 1849 Fordham, age 84) and Mary  (died 1847 Fordham, age 84). His parents were James Death ( died 1833 age 53, Fordham) and Hannah Wynburn (died 1813, age 33 Fordham). James later married Elizabeth Whisby in 1816 and had several more children.

I have three children from the first marriage (not in order) - Mary who married John Galley 1829, then John Wright in 1857
Also Diana who  married James Moss in 1839. and Josiah.

Hope this is some help.

Ann

[elima]

Hello Ann

This isn't about Josiah Death but from someone who I am sure is a relative. I've been tracing the ancestry of Rebecca Eves, b. 1829 in Maldon, Essex, daughter of Joseph Eves, b. 1794 in White Colne, Essex, whose parents were (according to another family history forum http://www.familytreeforum.com/archive/index.php/t-94275.html) John Eves, a farmer with land in Great or Little Horkesley, and Martha Death of Fordham, whose father was a farmer with land in East and West Bergholt. Another researcher (http://famhist.co.uk/series5/5041.htm) says that John Eves and Martha Death married in Fordham on 13 October 1789 but I have not been able to find confirmation of any of this. Nor have I been able to find a record online of the baptism of Martha Death in Fordham although I did find one in Frating, but this Martha was born in 1774 which would have made her only 15 at the time of her marriage (if the above researcher is right). Martha Eves (née Death) was 70 or thereabouts in the only census in which she appears, the 1841 census for Maldon, Essex. I'd be extremely grateful if you could shed any light!

[suffolk*sue]

Hello Ann

This isn't about Josiah Death but from someone who I am sure is a relative. I've been tracing the ancestry of Rebecca Eves, b. 1829 in Maldon, Essex, daughter of Joseph Eves, b. 1794 in White Colne, Essex, whose parents were (according to another family history forum http://www.familytreeforum.com/archive/index.php/t-94275.html) John Eves, a farmer with land in Great or Little Horkesley, and Martha Death of Fordham, whose father was a farmer with land in East and West Bergholt. Another researcher (http://famhist.co.uk/series5/5041.htm) says that John Eves and Martha Death married in Fordham on 13 October 1789 but I have not been able to find confirmation of any of this. Nor have I been able to find a record online of the baptism of Martha Death in Fordham although I did find one in Frating, but this Martha was born in 1774 which would have made her only 15 at the time of her marriage (if the above researcher is right). Martha Eves (née Death) was 70 or thereabouts in the only census in which she appears, the 1841 census for Maldon, Essex. I'd be extremely grateful if you could shed any light!

The Eves/Death marriage is in Fordham on the date you mentioned. It was by licence, both were single and John was from White Colne. The witnesses were John Green and John Boarcs??

[elima]

Thank you so much, Ann! Did you find that entry in local parish records?
If you come across Martha Death's baptism, please could you let me know? Or maybe the Frating record I found was the right one, although Frating is the other side of Colchester. (Perhaps Martha's mother came from there.)
Anyway, thank you again for your help - it is greatly appreciated.

[gill rattray]

I also have quite a bit of information on the Death family. I know these messages are a few years old now so you have probably answered these queries yourself.
I agree that James and Hannah are Josiah's parents. However I believe James Hately Death was baptised 1782 at Brington Huntingdonshire and his parents were Ambrose and Mary Death.
I also believe Martha who married John Eves was the daughter of Ambrose and Mary too