Hi, this is a long shot more than likely, but I'm researching part of my family that I haven't been able to solve for a while.
I have traced my mother's side up the paternal leg and have an ancestor I'm pretty sure about, William Kirk born 20 Jan 1766 in Clayworth, Nottinghamshire. He married Sarah Ollivant 2 Oct 1788 also in Clayworth. On the parish records his parents are listed and Jonathan and Ann.
This is where I come to a halt. I cannot find a marriage that matches those two. I can however find a marriage between and Jonathan Kirk and Mary Stoker in 1755. There are numerous children born in Clayworth around that time and weirdly, none of them overlap, nor do any of the names repeat (other than where there has been an infant death). I'm wondering whether Ann and Mary are in fact the same person, but shown different on parish records. In succession;
Marriage of Jonathan to Mary Stoker 1755
Births, all Clayworth;
Elizabeth (Feb 1756) Mother Mary
John (May 1758) Mother Ann
Thomas (Feb 1760) Mother Ann
Jonathan (Dec 1760) Mother Ann
Mary (Nov 1762) Mother Ann (died within 5 days of birth)
Sarah (Oct 1763) Mother Mary
William (Jan 1766) Mother Ann
Ann (Apr 1768) Mother Mary
George (Oct 1770) Mother Ann
Robert (Sep 1772) Mother Mary
Mary (Mar 1775) Mother Ann
I cannot find anything to prove or disprove that these are indeed all siblings.
Clayworth is a very small village and right from the time of these births up until the late 1800's, the family didn't move far at all, only to the surrounding villages.
There seems to be a death record for a Jonathan that fits, that puts his estimated birth at 1723, which would mean he'd be 52 at the last birth.
If anyone has any info, it would be much appreciated
I have traced my mother's side up the paternal leg and have an ancestor I'm pretty sure about, William Kirk born 20 Jan 1766 in Clayworth, Nottinghamshire. He married Sarah Ollivant 2 Oct 1788 also in Clayworth. On the parish records his parents are listed and Jonathan and Ann.
This is where I come to a halt. I cannot find a marriage that matches those two. I can however find a marriage between and Jonathan Kirk and Mary Stoker in 1755. There are numerous children born in Clayworth around that time and weirdly, none of them overlap, nor do any of the names repeat (other than where there has been an infant death). I'm wondering whether Ann and Mary are in fact the same person, but shown different on parish records. In succession;
Marriage of Jonathan to Mary Stoker 1755
Births, all Clayworth;
Elizabeth (Feb 1756) Mother Mary
John (May 1758) Mother Ann
Thomas (Feb 1760) Mother Ann
Jonathan (Dec 1760) Mother Ann
Mary (Nov 1762) Mother Ann (died within 5 days of birth)
Sarah (Oct 1763) Mother Mary
William (Jan 1766) Mother Ann
Ann (Apr 1768) Mother Mary
George (Oct 1770) Mother Ann
Robert (Sep 1772) Mother Mary
Mary (Mar 1775) Mother Ann
I cannot find anything to prove or disprove that these are indeed all siblings.
Clayworth is a very small village and right from the time of these births up until the late 1800's, the family didn't move far at all, only to the surrounding villages.
There seems to be a death record for a Jonathan that fits, that puts his estimated birth at 1723, which would mean he'd be 52 at the last birth.
If anyone has any info, it would be much appreciated
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