Purton Problem - KING Family

[davierj]

Hi Bob,

I've had a look at the Parish Records for Purton and as you said the plot is quite involved.   However I may have gone some way to resolving some of the questions.   All the following in Purton..................................

8 Aug 1680 bap. Ann Stanley dau of John.
5 Nov 1691 bap. of William King son of Jeffery.

There was a marriage 1 Oct 1705 Robert Harris and Ann Stanley - the one above??

27 Jun 1703 bap. of Ann Stanley dau of Humphrey.   Humphrey was the father of a number of children for example a bap. 14 Jan 1695/6 Thomas Stanley son of Humphrey.   Anyway let's keep this Ann in the background for now.

There is no marriage for William King in Purton prior to the first of the King children in 1814.   However there is nothing to say he did not marry in another parish and to a woman whose name as yet is unknown.   They then had the 7 children ending with the bap. of William King 23 Mar 1728/9.

There is a burial 29 Oct 1730 for ? King wife of William.    As luck would have it the first name is missing in the record.   Then we have the marriage 9 Nov 1730 for Wm King and Ann Stanley (is this the one bap. 1703?).   The plot could fall down here as there are only 11 days between the burial and marriage.   There are however 4 more children of a William King born between 1732 and 1741.

There is nothing to say that there was more than 1 William King in Purton and the plot is complicated by the fact that only the father's name is on the baptism record.

Do you have all the children's baptisms?   If not I can let you have them.

Happy New Year, Dave

[Rochdalian]

Hi Dave

Thanks for all that looking up.  And yes I do have all the kids baptism details thanks to my original source and some good hunting by fellow RootsChatters.

So, to summarise, the two big unknowns are; was there one William or two and if there was one (or two) who was the wife that was buried in 1729 the possible mother of the first 7 kids?

So, on the balance of probability, I like:

William b 1691
Ann b 1703
William being the father of all kids and Ann the mother of the last 4.

That is quite neat and tidy but for the close proximity of the death of first wife and marriage to second. 

Cheers

Bob

PS Dave just noticed you have a Popple in Rutland - will PM you

[davierj]

Hi Bob, my Popple family is that of Elizabeth Popple (dau of John Popple) born 1842 in Pilsgate, Northants.   She married Joseph Mawby of Manton, Rutland in 1859.   Do you have a connection?

Cheers dave

[Rochdalian]

Hi Dave

Don't think there is a connection, much to far apart I think.  Nice thought though.

Cheers

Bob