Parish Records - St. Margaret's, Leicester

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s Grace …..& Welcome to the Leicestershire Boards. ….

MARRIAGE :~ 1834.
St: Margaret’s Parish Church. Leicester.

Thomas Fray. ~ Frances JACKSON.
1st. April.
By Banns. 


BAPTISMS :~
St: Margaret’s Parish Church. Leicester.

1834.
Baptism Entry No’. 679.
John. Son of Thomas & Frances Fray. Bapt. 6th. April.

1836.
Entry No’. 112.
Emma. Daughter of Thomas & Frances Fray. Bapt. 5th. February.

1838.
Entry No’. 1427.
George. Son of Thomas & Frances Fray. Bapt. 31st. January.

 MARRIAGES  Worthy of note  St: Margaret’s Parish Church. Leicester.:~

Entry No.419,  OCT  8, 1855, after Banns
JOHN HAWKINS, 19, Bachelor. Fwk, Of Sanvey Gate,
Son. Of Samuel Hawkins, Fwk

EMMA FRAY, 20, Spinster. of Belgrave Gate,
Daughter. Of Thomas Fray, Gun Maker
Wits: John Fray, Emma Cosby

Entry No.138,  APR 24, 1859, after Banns
JOHN FRAY, 25, Bachelor. Shoe Maker, Of Dryden St,
Son Of Thomas Fray, Gun Maker

ELIZABETH PAYNE, 23, Spinster. of Wheat St,
Daughter. Of John Payne, Fwk
Wits: William Payne, Mary Ann Payne

Entry No.96,  OCT 21, 1865, after Banns
JOHN WARDLE, 21, Bachelor. Shoe Finisher, Of Carley St,
 Son. Of James Wardle, Brick Maker

MARY ANN FRAY, 18, Spinster. of Carley St,
Daughter. Of Thomas Fray, Gun Maker
Wits: Peter Fray, Ellen Fray

Entry No.212,  MAY 31, 1868, after Banns
THOMAS FRAY, 18, Bachelor. Finisher, Of Wharf St,
 Son. Of Thomas Fray, Gun Smith

EMMA WOOD, 17, Spinster. Of Wharf St,
Daughter. Of Thomas Wood, Fwk
Wits: John Wardle, Sarah Ann Hailes

Entry No.139,  AUG  1, 1892, after Banns
REUBEN FRAY, 20, Bachelor. Finisher, Of 28, Garden St,
Son. Of Thomas Fray, Finisher

SARAH ANN HARRIS, 19, Spinster. of 28, Garden St,
Daughter . Of John Harris, Rivetter
Wits: John Harris, Ellen Harris

Abv:~ FWK = Frame Work Knitter.

Hope this helps in some way ?

MIKE.  …..

[gracem]

Thank you for all the additional info. Though now I have a new conundrum regarding Thomas and Frances whom the other source thought was Frances Coles. Perhaps Thomas married Frances Jackson nee Coles. Thomas was born in Dublin so Fray might be an interpretation of his accent. I need to track the gun-smithing angle to get futher back I think. Thank you so much

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s again. …Grace ……….

I had a look at the Parish Register 
Also the affidavit to the issuing of the Marriage Licence…..

St.Margaret’s Parish Church.
Leicester.

Parish Registers read thus :~
1834.
Register Entry No’. 393.
.

Thomas FRAY of this Parish. .Bachelor.
Frances JACKSON of this Parish Spinster. 

Married in this Church by Licence
This First Day of April.
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty four.
By Me :~ A Bannaman. …Officiating Minster.

Signatures.:~
Thomas by his own signature.
Frances by her Mark….X

In the Presence of :~
William Simmons .
John Stringer  Church Clark ? signed several Registers . …

Extra Information via the Affidavit :~ .

Approved & Granted. ….21st March..1834..

FRAY Thomas. GUN MANUFACTURER.
Bachelor. Aged. 21.

JACKSON. Frances. Aged. 21. Spinster of this Parish .

NO Securer of the. Bond Given. ….

MIKE. ……

[gracem]

Thanks Mike,
It looks like a shotgun wedding on 1st with John baptised on the 6th. I wonder if he was born before the marriage or they married as a result of his birth. They had 10 more children that I know. I guess a Gun-smith has to have an apprenticeship first. I have no evidence of Thomas's parents having come to England and I see there are no family names at the marriage so was he sent to England or did he leave Ireland as soon as he had finished his apprenticeship. If the latter then he must have met Frances fairly soon after arriving in Leicester.
Do you have access to the baptism registers for 1858+? If so were any of these children baptised there, most of them died in infancy and I'm having dificulty confirming their parents though some look obvious...Rosetta must surely be the daughter of William & Rosetta? I don't want to impinge on your time so please don't put yourself out. I should try to get a visit to the Leicester records office  really.
Thank you for all your effort it is greatly appreciated.   Grace.
Access GRO Index Births
Year   Qtr   First name(s)
1858   Dec   Edward
1860   Dec   Frederick
1868   Sep   Francis
1869   Jun   Annie Elizabeth
1886   Jun   Ada
1889   Mar   Arthur
1891   Mar   Ada
1891   Mar   Florrie
1891   Mar   Harry
1893   Jun   Reuben
1895   Sep   Samuel Herbert
1896   Dec   Walter
1900   Sep   Gladstone Walter
1903   Sep   Claude Henry
1908   Mar   Nellie Elizabeth
1909   Dec   Rosetta

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s again. ..Grace . ….


Sorry but none of those names you have posted
were Baptised at St: Margaret’s Parish Church.
I have Saint Margaret’s Baptisms 1615 ~ 1921.on CD

MIKE. ….

[Dfray]

Hello!

My name is Debora Fray Farber.  My grandfather was Ezra Jack Fray, son of Thomas Fray and Emma Wood.
Ezra Jack was one of 13 children.  I had only met one of his siblings when I was a child.  Her name was Florence "Flo" Fray Stewart.  Ezra Jack died in 1967 I think and Aunt Flo dies in 1978.  They was a trucking company in Leicestershire called Fray Brothers Trucking.  Visit my Ancestry tree on Ancestry.com

Regards,
Debbie Fray Farber

[snowfall]

Hello,
This is my first time ever posting on a chat site so please bear with me.  How do I connect with a specific person?  I would like to somehow send a message to Mike of Leicester.

My request is for assistance in getting parish records for St. Margaret's.  A friend of mine Albert Snow is trying to trace his father's family.  His father Walter William Snow C1903-1971 left the marriage (22 Mar 1943 in Hamilton, ON, Canada) when Albert was very young.  He has no recollection.  From the 1911 Census of Canada we see a family with a son Walter born in England.  The father's name was also Walter and whose enlistment paper for WWI shows his birth place as St. Margaret's in Leicester.

I would be grateful of any help.
Thank you.
Al

[Perks1]

Hello Mike of Leicester

Just wondering if you have any WATCHORN records for St Margarets.

I want to find the birth of a William Watchorn about 1797.

On IGI I have found a Martha born 25 March 1793, bap 31 March 1793, daughter of Thomas Watchorn and Martha Dalby. I wonder if there are any other Watchorn records about the same time.

Regards Perks1

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s …Perks & Welcome to the Leicestershire Boards. 

St: Margaret’s Registers read thus ……:~

WATCHORN.:~  

1793.MARTHA. Daughter of Thomas & Martha Watchorn. Bapt. 31st March.

WATCHHORN.:~

1813.Baptism Entry No’. 384.

MARY. Daughter of Walter & Mary Watchhorn. Bapt. 10th. December.

1828. Register Entry No;. 584.

JOHN. Son of Thomas & Ann Watchhorn. Bapt. 18th. June.


MIKE. …..