I'm trying to assist a Coverly descendant identify the parents of James Coverly, 1770. We connected when he started a thread on WikiTree:
Here's James' baptism, parents Richard & Elizabeth, b. St Sepulchre, Holborn:
Most trees on Ancestry have the father, Richard Coverly as born in 1755, from this baptism:
Name Richard Coverly
Gender Male
Record Type Christening
Baptism Date 26 Oct 1755 <Record also records his DOB - 2 Oct>
Baptism Place St Giles, Cripplegate City of London, London, England
Father Richard Coverly
Mother Sarah Coverly
I am not convinced of this - Richard would be approx. 15 yo at the birth of James. And there's a likely first child born to Richard & Elizabeth
Name Thomas Coverly
Gender Male
Christening Date 26 Oct 1768
Christening Date (Original) 26 OCT 1768
Christening Place ST GILES CRIPPLEGATE,LONDON,LONDON,ENGLAND
Father's Name Richard Coverly
Mother's Name Elizabeth
If indeed this is the same couple, then Richard would have been ~13 at Thomas' birth.
Some are saying this is the marriage of Richard & Elizabeth - after the fact in 1791 (I have one of these in my tree, so I'm not saying it's not a possibility)
Name Elizabeth Burton <WIDOW>
Gender Female
Record Type Marriage
Marriage Date 15 Aug 1791
Marriage Place St Luke, Finsbury Islington, England
Spouse Richard Coverly <WIDOWER>
So, my questions are:
** When was Richard Coverly born, and who were his parents?
** Who is Elizabeth?
Here's James' baptism, parents Richard & Elizabeth, b. St Sepulchre, Holborn:
Most trees on Ancestry have the father, Richard Coverly as born in 1755, from this baptism:
Name Richard Coverly
Gender Male
Record Type Christening
Baptism Date 26 Oct 1755 <Record also records his DOB - 2 Oct>
Baptism Place St Giles, Cripplegate City of London, London, England
Father Richard Coverly
Mother Sarah Coverly
I am not convinced of this - Richard would be approx. 15 yo at the birth of James. And there's a likely first child born to Richard & Elizabeth
Name Thomas Coverly
Gender Male
Christening Date 26 Oct 1768
Christening Date (Original) 26 OCT 1768
Christening Place ST GILES CRIPPLEGATE,LONDON,LONDON,ENGLAND
Father's Name Richard Coverly
Mother's Name Elizabeth
If indeed this is the same couple, then Richard would have been ~13 at Thomas' birth.
Some are saying this is the marriage of Richard & Elizabeth - after the fact in 1791 (I have one of these in my tree, so I'm not saying it's not a possibility)
Name Elizabeth Burton <WIDOW>
Gender Female
Record Type Marriage
Marriage Date 15 Aug 1791
Marriage Place St Luke, Finsbury Islington, England
Spouse Richard Coverly <WIDOWER>
So, my questions are:
** When was Richard Coverly born, and who were his parents?
** Who is Elizabeth?
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