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  • Evil family Bideford

    Hello

    My 5x grt grandmother Mary Locke Evil married George Brayley in Bideford in 1828 and was born in Bideford in 1806.
    The mother is down as Judith Evil and there is no mention of a father.

    I have been struggling with the Evil family for years now and cannot seem to find anything on them.

    I would be grateful if anyone can help me locate anything at all.

    Many thanks

    Danny
    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=528974734

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    sent you a message
    Bubblebelle x

    FAMILY INTERESTS: Pitts of Sherborne Gloucs. Deaney (Bucks). Pye of Kent. Randolph of Lydd, Kent. Youell of Norfolk and Suffolk. Howe of Lampton. Carden of Bucks.

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    • #3
      Just replied.
      Thank you

      Danny
      http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=528974734

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      • #4
        now I'm curious

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        • #5
          Hiya Val

          Somebody on Ancestry has the same family as myself and attached to a Judith Evely/Eveleigh the names James Evely and Hariett Hick are mentioned.
          I have found a marriage in Okehampton in 1844 for the pair but I have no clue how they are tied in.
          I do not have access to Ancestry but the link if he marriage of my 5x grt grandparents Mary Locke Evil and George Brayley in 1827/8.

          Danny
          http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=528974734

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          • #6
            Hi
            3 trees on Ancestry have Judith Evely marrying James Brayley/Breyley on 27th March 1827 at Northlew, Devon. One notes it was his 2nd marriage after his 1st wife died.
            In 1841 living at "Luckcroft" Northlew are
            James Breyley age 70 farmer
            Juda " age 50
            James " age 30
            Alexander " age 25
            Jane " age 25
            Grace " age 14
            James " age 20 Male servant plus 2 other servants.

            In 1851 Judith Brayley age 66 born Northlew is down as the mother of
            James Evely age 34 also born Northlew, His wife is Harriet & the first child was listed as John Evely Hicks, & the Hicks has been crossed out.
            Moggie

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            • #7
              Hi Daniel
              I'm really sorry I could not unearth anything new.

              I retraced the documents cited.

              Baptism 1.Jan 1806
              Mary Locke Evil baseborn d. Judith Evil

              The marriage document for George and Mary.
              2 Nov 1828
              George Brayley fathers name blank of this parish mason
              Mary Lock Evil fathers name blank of this parish
              witnesses James Beer and Betsy Hookaway (common local surnames)

              There is a Bideford burial for Mary Brayley of New St (address on 1841 census) age 43 22/8/1846.. so think this is very likely her.

              I found some baptism and burials for some of their children

              Elizabeth bap 29/3/1829 d. 1/5/1832 age 3
              Elizabeth Ann bap 22/6/1834 d.21/12/1836 age 2 (I do wonder re the importance of the name Elizabeth as 2 children baptised with the name if George's mother was Margaret/Peggy.
              George 8/7.1832
              Margaret 6/3/1836
              Mary Jane 29/8/1830

              I could find nothing for Judith Evil in Bideford, Northam, Barnstaple or Westleigh registers. But in the back of my mind I have seen the surname possibly Evill locally (I have photographed thousands of local graves over the years).

              Lock/e is a common local surname. Brayley is also local and I can confirm the details regarding the Brayley family in Westleigh.

              Baptisms parents William and Margaret/Peggy

              George 30 Sept 1804
              William 8 Dec 1811
              John 14 Aug 1813
              Margaret 15 Jan 1809
              Anne 16 Nov 1806

              William Brayley m. Peggy Reed Westleigh 5 Apr 1804

              William Brayley son of John and Ann bap Mar 15 1778
              other children of John and Ann
              John 25 Jun 1779
              Mary 30 Mar 1783
              Elizabeth 22 May 1791
              Grace 23 Feb 1794
              John 1 Jan 1797
              Robert 21 Sept 1799

              Burials Ann Brayley 10 Sept 1809
              John Brayley 1 Sept 1815 aged 68

              It looks possible that John and Ann migrated to Westleigh, this would take some time to research as there are Brayleys in many of the surrounding parishes.

              I am sorry for the lack of information. Sadly there are no Poor records for Bideford at the Archive. I checked out Westleigh and there are records of a few Brayleys recorded as going into service within the parish but it looks as if your direct ancestors passed on their mason skills, father to son.

              On the visit I was unable to access anything related to Northlew
              Bubblebelle x

              FAMILY INTERESTS: Pitts of Sherborne Gloucs. Deaney (Bucks). Pye of Kent. Randolph of Lydd, Kent. Youell of Norfolk and Suffolk. Howe of Lampton. Carden of Bucks.

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