i have the will of frances reed, dated 4 jul 1851. she died 1859 at neasham durham.
she leaves everything to her niece mary clementson (nee reed) and 10 pounds to each of her children frances rushforth, elizabeth major, ann westwick, margaret robinson (all nee clementson) matthew clementson and mary clementson. all of them are sorted.
she also left 10 pounds to 'mary siminson', 'the daughter of my late niece elizabeth reed'. i can't find a suitable mary in the 1851 census. i'm having trouble trying to figure out if reed and siminson are maiden names or married names. mary clementson was not referred to by her maiden name, so would her dead cousin be?
frances reed was b.1773 neasham, according to census records. the actual records are not online before 1812 i believe, which are on freereg. neasham is part of the parish of hurworth, and i have mary reed marrying matthew clementson there in 1815. all of their kid's are present in the records. census records say mary was b.1797 hornby yorks. i can't find a birth for her there in that parish, and don't know her parents names, so i can't prove elizabeth reed from the will is her sister, or a cousin. i don't know if elizabeth and her daughter mary are from neasham (no births for mary under either name there) or yorkshire.
there is a mary simonson b.1825 coxwold, but her mother was elizabeth nawton.
i know it's not a lot to go on, but can anyone spot anything?
she leaves everything to her niece mary clementson (nee reed) and 10 pounds to each of her children frances rushforth, elizabeth major, ann westwick, margaret robinson (all nee clementson) matthew clementson and mary clementson. all of them are sorted.
she also left 10 pounds to 'mary siminson', 'the daughter of my late niece elizabeth reed'. i can't find a suitable mary in the 1851 census. i'm having trouble trying to figure out if reed and siminson are maiden names or married names. mary clementson was not referred to by her maiden name, so would her dead cousin be?
frances reed was b.1773 neasham, according to census records. the actual records are not online before 1812 i believe, which are on freereg. neasham is part of the parish of hurworth, and i have mary reed marrying matthew clementson there in 1815. all of their kid's are present in the records. census records say mary was b.1797 hornby yorks. i can't find a birth for her there in that parish, and don't know her parents names, so i can't prove elizabeth reed from the will is her sister, or a cousin. i don't know if elizabeth and her daughter mary are from neasham (no births for mary under either name there) or yorkshire.
there is a mary simonson b.1825 coxwold, but her mother was elizabeth nawton.
i know it's not a lot to go on, but can anyone spot anything?
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