Benedict QUICK

[seekersue]

Hi
This is my first post. I am looking to find the birth and death of the above. I have found that he married in 1887 I think to Phillipa Glasson CHARD. I have found that Phillipa was a widow according to the 1891 census, however I can find no record of Benedict's death and do not know how old he was when he was married.
I would be very greatful for any help with my reserch.
Sue

[lizdb]

Hi and a warm welcome

I see from the 1891 (RG12 1854 114 22) that Philippa is in St Ives Cornwall, age 28, 2 children age 2 and 9 mths, and numerous Chard siblings.

There are several births on FreeBMD of Benedict Quicks, in Cornwall (though of course he may have been born elsewhere) so without some more info about him we wont know which is him.

Have you got the marriage cert?
That would be a good place to begin. It should give a father for Benedict, an occupation, an address maybe, and hopefully even an age, so might help pinpoint him in a previous census before his marriage and untimely death.


(Out of interest have you seen 1901 - Phillipa has remarrried to a Mr Farrell RG13 2249 95 10)

[heywood]

Family Search has the marriage -gives Benedict's father as James and Benedict's age is 26 yrs.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

There's a 9 month old child on 1891, so that points to a death in the previous 18 months

[heywood]

Strong contender here in 1871 RG10 2334  /73  / 25

with parents James and Mary and several siblings in St Ives

Father is a shoemaker and some brothers are miners but one brother is a mariner.
The certificate would give you his occupation.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Couldn't see him in 1881 - however I note that if the several of his brothers (assuming it is him in St Ives) are fishermen. so possibly lost at sea?

[heywood]

Yes he was a mariner on his marriage:

http://west-penwith.org.uk/ivesmar11.htm

[seekersue]

Thank you all very much for your help. I see from the St Ives marrages that Wilmot Chard was a witness; she is my great grand mother.
I thought myself that he was likely to have died at sea, is that why I cannot find any record? I am ignorant of these things.

[Ferreter]

He certainly did die young.  Maybe if he was lost at sea there could be an obituary or report in a local paper. 

5 Dec 1887 by Banns
        Benedict Quick 26 bachelor Mariner of St. Ives (Father: James Quick, Cordwainer)
        Philippa Glasson Chard 24 spinster of St. Ives (Father: Nicholas Wedge Chard, Mariner)
        Witnesses: J. Chard, Wilmot Chard