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William Shute 1872-1848 Huish

Posted by Patricia Shute on 10/4/2022, 3:13 am

William Shute shows up three times total in actual sources: first at his marriage in Huish dated 1806, second on the 1841 census - again in Huish, and lastly in his death notice in Huish in 1848. I am hoping to locate information, or resources for information, on this man - especially his parents and actual place of birth.

Re: William Shute 1872-1848 Huish

Posted by Deborah on 10/4/2022, 6:24 am, in reply to "William Shute 1872-1848 Huish"

The burial in 1848 at Huish gives his age as 66 so born ca 1782. I couldn't locate a marriage at Huish in 1806 but did find one at Dolton to Sarah BRIGHT which states that he was of the parish of Huish. A William SHUTE was baptised at Huish in 1790, but that seems to late for your William. Have you looked at William Spry SHUTE as father? Another baptism attributed to him states the surname as SPRY alias SHUTE.

Re: William Shute 1872-1848 Huish

Posted by Patricia Shute on 18/4/2022, 11:07 pm, in reply to "Re: William Shute 1872-1848 Huish"

I am trying to find any birth record on William Spry Shute born circa 1871-2. I’m wondering why none has shown up thus far and where else to search?
I am also thinking that William might have been the base child of a sister of William Spry Shute b. 1758 d. 1846

Re: William Shute 1872-1848 Huish

Posted by Deborah on 19/4/2022, 9:47 am, in reply to "Re: William Shute 1872-1848 Huish"

A William Henry Spry SHUTE's birth was registered January qtr 1863, mmn BABB.

Re: William Shute 1872-1848 Huish

Posted by Patricia Shute on 10/4/2022, 6:50 am, in reply to "Re: William Shute 1872-1848 Huish"

Thanks for your inputs. I’m considering a possible father being William Spry Shute born/baptized in Huish in 1758 to William Shute and Dorothy Spry, of Huish, but have no documentation for my hunch. That man was married to Margaret Isaac who died in May of 1782, about fighting gur a possible childbirth related death.

Re: William Shute 1872-1848 Huish

Posted by Patricia Shute on 11/4/2022, 5:37 pm, in reply to "Re: William Shute 1872-1848 Huish"

Sorry - typos! The death of William Spry Shute’s wife, Margaret Isaac-Shute, in May of 1782 would be about right for my William Shute’s birth. However the descendants of the offspring of Elizabeth Denford, who married the widower, William Spry Shute in 1788, insist that they have established that there were no issue resulting from William Spry Shute’s first marriage! However we do make DNA matches to those descendants…

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