St. Neots Parish Registers Lookups

[kingdav]

I'm looking for a marriage between Susan Wright/Right to ___ Turner between 1685 and 1715.   Husband's name is unknown.

Looking for Susan Turner's burial date (around 1735).  I have her will.

Looking for baptism of her son, Francis Turner, between 1685 and 1715.

Looking for Francis' marriage and the baptism dates of his two children:  John and Susanna (both before 1735).

Thanks.   Hope this isn't too much.

[rosie99]

There is a burial at St Mary's, St Neots 29th July 1736 for a Susan Turner (Widow).

[kingdav]

Great!   Thanks Rosie99

[Galium]

I have a list of Huntingdonshire marriage bonds and allegations [which used to be online, but I can no longer find it]. 
Susan Wright and Francis Turner (both of St Neots) were married by licence in 1704. Although Ancestry has St Neots registers, the 1704 pages seem to be in a bad condition, and there are no marriages indexed.
Cambridgeshire Archives should be able to supply a copy of the bond - I'm not sure of their current prices, but if you email your request, I have always found them very helpful.

There is also a bond for a marriage of a Francis Turner and Elizabeth Triston (both of St Neots) in 1715, but in this case the marriage doesn't seem to be in the St Neots register, although the page for 1715 is clear.

A Francis Turner, baker was buried at St Neots on 14 October 1732.

[kingdav]

Wow, Galium!    Thanks so much for this information.   

The first marriage is the one I was looking for as was the burial.   This made a new, an unexpected, family connection for me.    My nth-great grandfather, Maxey, was apprenticed to a Francis Turner, baker, in 1711.   While that was interesting, your information showed that Francis Turner was Maxey's uncle's father!   

The second marriage has me puzzled.   I know that Francis Turner had a son, Francis, who was also a baker but if he was the son of Francis & Susan (therefore born after 1704), he couldn't have married in 1715.   Perhaps he was Francis' son from an earlier marriage.   The wills of Francis Jr and his wife, Elizabeth, suggest he was Francis Sr.'s son. 

Any chance there was an earlier marriage for Francis Sr.?

[Galium]

There is a later burial at St Neots of a Francis Turner, baker, on 19 June 1745, so perhaps this is the son.

The reason for the poor condition of the early St Neots records is given in a note written in the register to the effect that the chest in which it was stored was stolen on the night of July 22 1848, and was found the next day in the brook, covered with water. The book covering the years 1691-1720 was the most damaged.

It is just about possible to see that there was a Fran[cis] s/o Francis Turner  baptised on 28 November 1692.  At this time, mothers' names aren't given.

Mary wife of Francis Turner, baker was buried 14 March 1702/3
I don't see a marriage for Francis Turner and Mary

Maybe of interest is that the Huntingdonshire marriage bonds and allegations list shows:

Bond for the marriage of William King of Yelling and Barbary Wright of St Neots 1694
Bond for the marriage of Maximilian King of St Neots and Ann Ruffler of Eynesbury 1726

[kingdav]

Wow, this is wonderful.   

I believe you are right that the Francis Turner (1745) is the son and a baptism in 1692 would predate Francis Turner Sr.'s marriage to Susan Wright in 1704.   The burial of Mary, w/o Francis supports this notion.

Maximilian King & Ann Ruffler -- these are my 4th-great grandparents.  Maximilian (known as Maxey) became a baker after having apprenticed with Francis Turner Sr. -- his wife's uncle's father.   

William King & Barbara Wright -- these are my 5th-great grandparents.

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Would it be possible to have a look for the baptisms of children to William Wright from 1660 to 1680 in St. Neots?

I know of Robert (ca 1670), Barbara (1671), Elizabeth and Susan but there might be others.   

Would there also be a death for William Wright before 1714 when his wife, Elizabeth, died.    I do have her will which says she was a widow.

Please let me know if I'm getting burdonsome.

[Galium]

Ancestry don't seem to have St Neots baptisms from before 1690, so I can't look at any original registers for 1660-80.
I do have transcripts of earlier records. These are patchy, and I don't know whether this is because pages are missing, or just illegible.  There are no baptisms shown between 1625 and 1661.

Wright baptisms from 1663/4:

4 Mar 1663/4 Luke s/o Richard
28 Jun 1668  Marie d/o Richard  gent.
4 Mar 1669/70  Darcia  d/o Wm.
19 Aug 1671  Barbra d/o Richard  gent.
23 Aug 1672  Richard s/o Robert  gent
7 Aug 1674  Maria d/o Robert  gent.
13 Mar 1674/5 Susanna d/o Richard  gent.
Dec 1675  Barbara and Elizabeth ds/o Robert  gent.
18 Mar 1675/6 Anna d/o William
9 Jul 1677  George s/o Robert  gent
18 Jan 1677/8 Rebecka d/o Richard  gent.
27 Jun 1679  Elizabeth d/o Robert  gent

No more until 1690, when a John Wright begins having children baptised at St Neots.

In my transcript, the only child of Francis Turner born after his marriage to Susan is a boy named Richard, baptised 13 June 1705. Buried 12 August 1705.  Maybe her father is Richard?

I can't see a burial of a William Wright, or a Richard Wright recorded in St Neots in the right time frame.  However, people who lived in this area didn't always use St Neots parish Church.  For instance Francis Turner jnr and his wife Elizabeth had their children baptised at nearby Eynesbury.  The parish registers of Southoe, or Eaton Socon, just over the county border in Bedfordshire might also have relevant records. 

[jonwarrn]

I have a list of Huntingdonshire marriage bonds and allegations [which used to be online, but I can no longer find it].

Still online via the wayback machine. Links to pdfs working
https://web.archive.org/web/20120901173155/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/catalogue/holdings/m_p/marriagelicences.htm