Charles GREGORY ca 1700

[garlands]

Charles GREGORY baptized 4 children in Stanton by Bridge:-

21 Feb 1697   Mary
12 Apr 1702   Sarah
26 Feb 1706   Elizabeth
20 Feb 1710   John

I can't find the mother's name, nor a marriage. I've found a couple of possibles (London and Newbury), but I think they're 'non-runners'. If anyone can help, I should be most grateful.

[ruth52]

Have you seen the will of Charles Gregory on FindMyPast dated 1721? May not be the same one, but he mentions children with some of the same names, plus others. I haven't read it properly. It says "of Lichfield" but that's not too far from Stanton by Bridge.

Good Luck
 

[garlands]

Thank you.

I ruled out Charles of Lichfield because he baptized his daughter, Sarah, on 04 Feb 1697, only 17 days before Charles of Stanton by Bridge baptized his daughter, Mary, on 21 Feb 1697, so there must be two separate families.

Charles of Lichfield m Mary GREEN on 05 Oct 1687 in Lichfield, and they had at least a dozen children between then and 1705

Thanks again

[Designer Jeans]

There are two burials at Stanton by Bridge that may be relevant

23/4/1740 Charles Gregory
27/3/1741 Margaret Gregory widow

[garlands]

They may, or may not, be relevant, but they are most certainly interesting. I shall see where they lead.
Many thanks.

[garlands]

I've looked on FindMyPast and FreeReg and cannot find those burials nor a marriage between Charles Gregory & Margaret XXXX.

FamilySearch is unresponsive at the moment.

[Designer Jeans]

I can't find a marriage either.  Negative evidence here https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brett/genealogy/census/stbri1662_ht.htm 

[garlands]

Beautiful records - thank you

Charles and Margaret seem to have lived in Stanton by Bridge for over 40 years (1697 - 1740). Surely, that's where they married? Why on earth can't we find that marriage? Have the relevant PRs been lost?

[Designer Jeans]

I have checked the original marriage entries 1679-1697 - no Gregorys.  The entries in 1679 are followed by 1686, there are no gaps, so either there were genuinely no marriages or they weren't recorded.  If Charles had any brothers or sisters they didn't marry in Stanton by Bridge.  I found the marriage of Sarah Gregory and James Taylor botp in 1732 and the burial of Elizabeth Gregory in 1742.  The absence of Gregorys in the registers suggests Charles was from elsewhere as does the lack of burials for an earlier generation?  Charles may be a royalist name rather than a family name? 

This probably is nothing to do with your Gregorys but is worth reading if only for 'Loveisgod' Gregory!  https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/3d42ee12-0ee6-4a10-b721-568684625b07