Cotterill's of Kegworth and Leicestershire

[S.J Detective]

Hi Everyone,

I am researching the Cotterill's that originated from Kegworth around the late C18th and I am wondering if any other Rootschat members have links to Cotterill's from Kegworth or Leicestershire.  I would be very interested to hear from you.  I have the following Cotterill's that I am most interested in knowing more about.  All born Kegworth to William and Mary Cotterill.  The spelling of Cotterill varies alot, just to make it more interesting.

Mary 1769, John 1778, Joseph 1778, William 1787, Mary 1790, Ann 1792, John 1797, Henry 1803.

Do any of these sound familiar to you?

The most important one for me is finding out what happened to John Cotteril b.1778 who married Elizabeth Kilby on 13th October 1793 at Kegworth.  He disappears completely and Elizabeth turns up in 1841 in Billesdon, Leicestershire living with a Joseph Haywood also of Kegworth.  My biggest problem is not knowing who was the father of Elizabeth's children, the first of which is confirmed born in 1806.  So that's a 12 year gap with no children and a change or partner from her marriage in 1793.

Any help greatly appreciated, e.g places to look and ideas to forward my research.

Thanks for looking

S.J Detective

[Victor Harvey]

The following burials @ St Andrew, Kegworth look like yours?
09/10/1848, COTTERELL, Joseph, 70
21/12/1862, COTTERILL, Ann, 71

[diddymiller]

if that list of children are all William & marys - there are 2 johns -1778 & 1797 in which case John 1778 had to have died pre 1797 - so a short marriage?

I can check kegworth PRs at loughborough library - will be in next week.

Diddy

[S.J Detective]

Hi Victor Harvey & diddymiller,

Thank you for your interest in my Cotterill family mystery at Kegworth.  I agree Victor with the date for Joseph since I had that one already.  However the one for Ann is new information so many thanks for being able to supply that information.  I have looked at some of the Kegworth PR's at the Leics RO, but they get very illegible around about this time.
I agree with you as well diddymiller that if all these were all William & Mary's children, and I have nothing to suggest they were not at the moment, then John b. abt 1778 did in fact die before 1797 as you summise.  However I have not been able to find a death date and burial for him as yet?  Definately not at Billesdon in any case, so Kegworth or closeby would seem most likely.   I would be most grateful if you could check the Kegworth PR's at Loughborough library.  I look forward to hearing more about any findings that you may come across.

Thank you both again for spending the time to help with my family mysteries at Kegworth.

Happy hunting  - S.J Detective

 

[davidrigg3]

From a transcript of Kegworth registers - no guarantee as to accuracy but useful as a pointer.

Mary Cotton ch. 14 Jan 1769, d/o William & Mary (only Mary potentially similar name near yours)
John Cotteral ch. 31 May 1772 s/o William & Mary
Thomas Cotterel ch. 26 May 1774 s/o William & Mary
Joseph Cottrel ch. 7 Jan 1778 s/o William & Mary
Ann Cotterel bu. 11 Jan 1781 d/o William & Mary
Joseph Cotterill ch. 27 Feb 1781 s/o William & Mary
Joseph Cotterel bu. 7 May 1781 s/o William & Mary
Joseph Cotteral ch. 12 Oct 1781 s/o William & Mary
William Cotterel ch. 2 Aug 1787 s/o William & Mary
Ann Cottrill ch. 9 Apr 1792 d/o William & Mary
John Cotteril ch. 10 Jan 1797 s/o William & Mary

Mary Cotterill bu. 16 May 1799 spouse William

Henry Cotterill ch. 13 Apr 1803 s/o William & Mary

I have to wonder whether there were two couples both christening children around the same time as there are 3 Josephs christened but only one burial?? OR did they have him christened in 1778 and again in 1781 if he had becom ill?

[davidrigg3]

The marriage for John to Elizabeth Kilby is transcribed as 30th Oct 1793, her name given as Kerby, and witnesses William Cotterell, Mary Cotterill.

Then a possible child - Ann Cotterill ch. 10 Oct 1794 d/o John & Elizabeth

[davidrigg3]

The only earlier occurrence is

William Cotterel ch. 23 Sep 1764 s/o William & Elizabeth Mary

[diddymiller]

library tomorrow....

Diddy

[diddymiller]

not any luck at all:

can not find a marriage 1760 -1772   for William & Mary
cna not find johns death 1793 -1797
can not find bap for William guessing around 1740 -1750 kegworth

sorry
diddy