Michael PATEY of Brixham

[mrharchitect]

I am trying to trace details of my great, great grandfather Michael Patey, a mariner, of Brixham.
The only records I can find of him are on his daughter Louisa's (my great grandmother) birth certificate of 18 November 1838 where his profession is stated as Mariner, and his marriage record to my great, great grandmother, Marie Hill Windsor of 26 March 1826. She lived at Overgang Brixham in 1841 but there is no mention of Michael (who probably was at sea) or her being a widow. I have found a death of Michael Patey registered at Kingsbridge, Devon for June 1839.  Does anybody have any details of him?

[DOB7]

The name PATEY was prevalent at Sherford, and a baptism was recorded there for a Michal PATEY, son of William & Dorothy on 23 Sep 1798. (Sherford comes under Kingsbridge district) A Michael PATEY married a Harriet PROWSE at Malborough in 1823, so it's possible that he was the Michael whose death was registered in 1839.
Your Michael seemed to like unusual names - other children baptised to him & Maria include:
13 Apr 1828 Maria Ann
23 May 1830 Betsy Addison
3 Feb 1833 Jairus Winsor
13 Dec 1835 Kezia Slater Kate

[trish1120]

Unless Maria was "playing up" they had a Daug Selina 1847, according to the 1851 Census.
HO107/1873/246/12

Selina Lydia PATEY Married Charles ROOTS, 13 April 1865, Holy Trinity, Hull, Yorkshire, Age 18, Birth c 1847, Father MICHAEL Patey
(Source Familysearch.Org)

1861 Selina Patey is in Lincs, a Servant, down as born c 1847, Bresham, Devon.
1871 alone as Selina Lydie Roots, Husband away, living in Lincs, born 1848, Brixom.
1881 she is with Charles in Clee, Lincs, and their Children;
Eldest Child is Emily born c 1866 (1871 she is with Uncle/Auntie the BRYDGES in Clee)

Robert BRYDGES Marriage Reg, March 1864, Caistor, 7a 849
On same page is Louisa PATEY


Possible Death Reg for Michael??:
PATEY, *i*(mm), June 1851, Kingsbridge, 9(79)7
(that is how it is on FreeBMD)
If Reg June Qtr may have died just before 1851 Census taken 30 March and not Reg til next Qtr.

1861 Census Maria Patey is in Hull, Yorks with Daug Betsey , now Mrs TRAYER.
Grandson Michael Geo Kerton is there also age 8.
( I see Maria/Michaels Son Jarvis was named after her Father)

Trish

[mrharchitect]

To Trish 1120 and dob7

Thanks for your research.  I know most of the information about Michael Patey's descendants except I hadn't noted the birth of Selina was 1847.  I haven't found a birth reference for her with Michael as her father. However the Michael Patey death in Kingsbridge in 1839 must be another Michael because the death record says he lived in Salcombe. It is strange that that is the only Michael Patey recorded.  The death reference you noted for 1851 I think is for a Miriam Patey.
Most of my Michael's children and his widow moved to Grimsby to work the North Sea fishing when the new docks opened in the 1860's. Louisa met my great grandfather Robert Henry Brydges, a fisherman from Barking in Essex, who had also moved to the new fishing grounds.  I shall keep hunting for my Michael Patey perhaps though his descendants who my still live in Devon.

[trish1120]

Sorry we couldnt be more help.

Trish

[veronika1]

"Mrharchitect"
Your Michael Patey married my 2nd cousin, 4 times removed...Maria Hill Winsor, but I had plonked on that in-law Michael as having died in Kingsbridge, where Maria died
But I admit to not working too hard at all on his demise, because only his descendants are related to me

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