James WEEKS - Stithians

[Ralph007]

hi All
I'm having trouble tracing back from James Weeks - Christened 2 May 1791.  He emigrated to South Africa on the Weymouth - member of Osler’s party of 1820 settlers.  James Weeks was a pastrycook.  I have a complete tree of his descendants from that date but tracing back is a problem.  There are several James Weeks that come up when I do a search  - the Weeks family and the Wicks family have trees but the dates don't match up - most show several James Weeks, the nearest match being born 1797.  Also the 1820 settlers sites give James Weeks as the son of Joseph Weeks and Wife - Elizabeth - this doesn't seem to match either.  He married Grace Ackerley in 1816 according to 2 different 1820 settlers sites.
Any help would be much appreciated
cheers
Ralph

[nanny jan]

Hi,

FamilySearch.org has this marriage:

James Weeks, 5 February 1817, Mabe, Cornwall.   Bride =  Grace Ackerley


Nanny Jan

[nanny jan]

Baptism: James Weeks, 2 May 1791, St Stithians, gives parents as Joseph Weeks and Elizabeth Weeks

Burial:   James Weeks,  11 May 1791, St Stithians,  parents:  Joseph and Elizabeth Weeks.


Nanny Jan

[osprey]

don't think that baptism is the correct one. That baby died soon after

http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=1603478

http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=burials&id=1650605


posts crossed - I'll give the links anyway

[Ralph007]

Hi Folks,

 thanks for the replies - great.  I'm beginning to think that the 1820settlers.com site has got the wrong James Weeks recorded.  The information you have posted is exactly what I keep coming up with - The James Weeks born to Joseph and Elizabeth only lived for a few days.  The question I need answered is - Which james Weeks Married Grace Ackerley in 1817 (they had a child, Elizabeth chr. 8 Feb 1818 Wesleyan, Penryn) and how does he fit into the Weeks/Wicks tree?
There is a James Weeks born in 1797 - could this be him?
Does anyone have a tree which takes James Weeks to South Africa 1n Jan 1820?   I have complete detailed tree from this point
cheers
Ralph

[osprey]

perhaps sight of the parish marriage entry may help if a relative is a witness. You can get a copy from the record office in Truro

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=14713

or if you are near an LDS centre, you can order a copy of the film of the register to check.

As their daughter was baptised in a methodist church, it's possible that there isn't a parish baptism for James.