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Posted by Sue on 8/8/2018, 12:00 pm

My ancestor Thomas Drake married Elizabeth Boundy on 1 July 1754 at East Worlington. Does anyone have access to these parish records as I can't find a birth registered in this area on line for Elizabeth. Had assumed Elizabeth was daughter of John Boundy/Elizabeth Turner from Meshaw in the same area but cannot find proof of this. Only poss birth was in Landrake, Cornwall but think this is too far from East Worlington. Any suggestions please?

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Judith on 8/8/2018, 5:42 pm, in reply to "East Worlington"

Have you looked at variable spelling? There is Elizabeth Bowndy father David, baptised Combe Martin 1734. (findmypast)
Thomas Drake baptised 1724 West Worlington son of Thomas might be right for you.
Might be worth looking at the marriage entry in register to see if it says of a different parish.

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Judith on 9/8/2018, 7:34 am, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

Looks as if my selection of Elizabeth born Combe martin might be a goo guess, as they have called son David after his grandfather. Perhaps another son called Thomas?

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Sue on 10/8/2018, 4:34 pm, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

Thank you everyone. I need to investigate further.

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Karen Newman on 9/8/2018, 10:15 am, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

There is a marriage for Elizabeth Bowndy in Coombe Martin in 1757 to a John 'Bowden alias Clark'.

One of the witnesses is a David Bowndy.

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Judith on 9/8/2018, 10:27 am, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

Not that one then! unless Elizabeth Boundy who married Thos drake was a widow, a look on register to confirm would be useful.

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Karen Newman on 9/8/2018, 10:44 am, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

Please see my post lower down:

no marital status shown but there is a classification of widower for someone else on the same page, so probably a spinster.

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Judith on 9/8/2018, 10:43 am, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

Look at burials of Elizabeth Drake in West Worlington, there are several, some may say "wife of", some have ages, that could narrow it down.

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Karen Newman on 8/8/2018, 1:38 pm, in reply to "East Worlington"

Meshaw is likely as it's not that far from East Worlington. I have a Boundy from Meshaw married to a man from West Worlington in 1829. And the name crops up in all 3 parishes.

Are you sure they married? The entry (one line) in the marriage register is crossed through.

Have you looked at Tim Treeby's website:treeby-family.co.uk. He's done a lot of work on the Boundy's in that area, and he solved a brick-wall I had with my Boundy connection.

Do you know when Elizabeth died, to get an idea of her birth year?

There's a gap of 7 years between John and Elizabeth's first child and the next, so if Elizabeth was born around that time, perhaps she was baptised elsewhere (mother's original parish?)

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Sue on 8/8/2018, 5:05 pm, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

Sorry - another big ask. Can you see a baptism for David Drake (parents Thomas Drake and Elizabeth) on 4 December 1754, East Worlington? I am wondering whether David was illegitimate son of Thomas Drake and Elizabeth Boundy,christianed the baby and they never married. She then went on to marry someone else later?

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Karen Newman on 9/8/2018, 6:07 am, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

The register only notes the father's name, Thomas (no mother's names are shown for that period in the register).

However, the word 'son' is spelt 'sson'. It's the only one on that page spelled like that. I have also checked the page before and the page after.

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Sue on 8/8/2018, 4:09 pm, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

Thanks Karen. I have been in contact with Tim and explained that I had originally found an Elizabeth Boundy born at the right time on Rootsweb but don't know where that information came from. Perhaps Thomas Drake didn't marry afterall but the marriage entry came from Ancestry. Will investigate further. Sue

Re: East Worlington

Posted by Karen Newman on 9/8/2018, 6:35 am, in reply to "Re: East Worlington"

I have gone back and checked for the marriage.

If you search on Findmypast, it brings up the entry I mentioned earlier - the one line crossed out.

However, I used the 'browse' facility, and it brings up a different entry.They did indeed marry on 1st July 1754.

The witnesses were William Boundy and Simon Haywood (possibly Heywood).

William Boundy is also witness to 2 other marriages on the same page, so he might have been parish clerk or some other official position.

The marital status of the bride and groom is not shown, but there is someone shown as 'widower' on the same page, so presumably Elizabeth was a spinster. Both are shown as 'of this parish'.

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