re; dewis (what is my next step)

[deandewis]

i want to find out more about William dewis ,born abt 1773 bulkington. married Elizabeth Jeffery in bulkington. how can i find out who his parents where?is it on line?

[oldtimer]

Hi Dean

Nuneaton has a really good FHS that you might like to join.

http://www.nnwfhs.org.uk/

Good Luck!  Judy 

[Al in Vane]

I will look for you in Nuneaton Libary next time I am in town, possibly even today.
Al

[jim1]

Hello Dean
the Bulkington PR's are here:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyWarwick_(A-M).htm#B
but there aren't any Dewis' there pre 1800 but there are several in next door Bedworth where there is a William Dewis b.1778 to William Dewis & Grace Proctor(m.11/2/1774 Bedworth) which is about right time frame for his marriage in 1809.
These are the siblings:
Sarah/1774
Hannah/1776
Thomas/1779
Richard/1781
Elizabeth/1783
Mary/1786
Dorothy/1788
John/1794
As you have a positive date for William's marriage you can email War.CRO
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice & ask them for the details Parish,witnesses etc.to see if any of his siblings are witnesses.
                                             
                                               Jim

[Al in Vane]

Went into the Library but they havn't got the Bulkington registers. I was also going to suggest the Bedworth link, it is only a mile up the road from Bulkington and a Dewis stronghold

[jim1]

Hello Dean
It's a pity that there are no siblings as witnesses but all is not lost.The next step would be to see if William was a witness at any of the others marriages,also wills for the parents & monumental inscriptions may give some info. but all this has to be done at the War.CRO. where the records are kept.Also does William have any of the above names for his own children.
As the info. for this period is sparse you are unlikely to find cast iron proof of a connection but there doesn't appear to be another William Dewis born at this time.
Regards Jim

[jim1]

These appear to be the children of William & Eliz.
William/1811
George/1812
Hannah/1814
Richard/1816
Frances/1817
Sarah/1819
Ann/1821
There are 4 family names there.

[Al in Vane]

My old friend Peter Lee is Online Parish Clerk for both Bulkington and Bedworth and will look up for you in those Parishes. You will find him at -
http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/opc/opc.html#top

[deandewis]

i want to find out more about William dewis ,born abt 1773 bulkington. married Elizabeth Jeffery in bulkington. how can i find out who his parents where?is it on line?