Althorpe Parish baptism, DRURY, c1839 COMPLETED

[BMikeW]

Lookup help please for birth / baptism record of William Drury, born about 1839 in Amcotts.  Father Henry, Mother Mary.

[Geoff-E]

Hi BMikeW, welcome to RootsChat

His baptism is to be found at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true

21 April 1839 at Amcotts, son of Henry and Mary

Perhaps his parents were Henry DREWRY and Mary JACKSON who married at nearby West Halton 24 Nov 1836

[BMikeW]

Many thanks for the very prompt reply.  Interesting how the name Drury has changed during the years.  Doesn't make things easy but keeps us on our toes.

[ricky1]

Hi BMikeW

I know what you mean about the spelling of Drury, I have them in my family tree from Lincolnshire, took me nearly 10 years to find one of them, cos of the different way it is spelt on census sheets

ricky

[BMikeW]

Where are your Lincs Drury / Drewry / Druory's from?  I have them in "Scunthorpe", Burringham, Luddington, Aldingfleet, Gunhouse, Amcotts. 
Any pearls of wisdom to pass on?
Regards, Mike

[ricky1]

Hi

Most of mine came from around Horncastle  and the  Louth area, will have to get me files out and double check

ricky

[Col77]

The marriage details, available from the FreeReg site, gives the abode of both bride and groom as Gunhouse (sic) - although their parish is listed as West Halton.

Col

[BMikeW]

William Drury / Druory was born in Amcotts [IGI and census confirms this]. Baptised 21st April 1839.
William’s parents were Henry Druory and Mary [IGI fact]
Henry Drewry was baptised 30th May 1818 Luddington [IGI fact].  Census confirms Henry Drury DOB 1818, Luddington.
Henry’s parents were George Drewry and Elizabeth [IGI fact].
George [aged 50] and Elizabeth Drury living in Amcotts [1841 census].
George Drury [aged 59] born in Gunhouse [1851 census].

Your Gunhouse connection for Henry Drewry makes perfect sense and confirms nicely Geoff-E’s possible Mary Jackson of West Halton being William’s mother.  I had initially thought this unlikely as West Halton is the east side of the Trent and everything I had gleaned so far centred around the north Isle of Axholme.

Thanks Col and Geoff.