William Williams1743–
- Name
- William Williams
Christening | December 18, 1743 |
Christening of a sister | Betty Williams April 13, 1746 (Age 2 years) Source: International Genealogical Index Text: Betty Williams; Female; Christening: 13 APR 1746 Great Comberton, Worcester, England; No source information is available. Note: Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 08 Feb 2006 |
Christening of a sister | Anne Williams January 15, 1748 (Age 4 years) |
Christening of a brother | Benjamin Williams May 26, 1751 (Age 7 years) Source: International Genealogical Index Text: Benjamin Williams; Male; Christening: 26 MAY 1751 Great Comberton, Worcester, England; Father: Benjamin Williams; Mother: Mary; No source information is available. Note: Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 08 Feb 2006 |
Christening of a sister | Mary Williams November 2, 1755 (Age 11 years) Source: International Genealogical Index Text: Mary Williams; Female; Christening: 02 NOV 1755 Great Comberton, Worcester, England; No source information is available. Note: Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 08 Feb 2006 |
Marriage | Betty Jones — View this family July 27, 1767 (Age 23 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Mary Williams April 12, 1768 (Age 24 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Betty Williams February 10, 1770 (Age 26 years) |
Christening of a son | John Williams June 13, 1773 (Age 29 years) |
Christening of a son | William Williams November 19, 1780 (Age 36 years) |
LDS spouse sealing | Betty Jones — View this family yes |
Marriage of a child | William Overbury — Mary Williams — View this family November 28, 1791 (Age 47 years) |
Burial of a daughter | Mary Williams October 11, 1851 (Age 107 years) |
LDS baptism | August 17, 1978 (Age 234 years) Source: Ordinance Index (TM) Publication: 1 Mar 1993 Edition |
LDS endowment | December 13, 1978 (Age 234 years) Source: Ordinance Index (TM) Publication: 1 Mar 1993 Edition |
LDS child sealing | January 9, 1979 (Age 235 years) Family: ?Benjamin Williams + ?Mary … Source: Ordinance Index (TM) Publication: 1 Mar 1993 Edition |
Family with parents |
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Marriage: about 1740 — |
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4 years himself |
William Williams Christening: December 18, 1743 — Wyre Piddle, Worcester, England |
2 years younger sister |
Betty Williams Christening: April 13, 1746 — Great Comberton, Worcester, England |
21 months younger sister |
Anne Williams Christening: January 15, 1748 — Great Comberton, Worcester, England |
3 years younger brother |
Benjamin Williams Christening: May 26, 1751 — Great Comberton, Worcester, England |
4 years younger sister |
Mary Williams Christening: November 2, 1755 — Great Comberton, Worcester, England |
Family with Betty Jones |
himself |
William Williams Christening: December 18, 1743 — Wyre Piddle, Worcester, England |
wife |
Betty Jones Christening: April 6, 1746 — Defford, Worcester, England |
Marriage: July 27, 1767 — Defford, Worcester, England |
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9 months daughter |
Mary Williams Christening: April 12, 1768 24 22 — Defford, Worcester, England Burial: October 11, 1851 — Strensham, Worcester, England |
22 months daughter |
Betty Williams Christening: February 10, 1770 26 23 — Defford, Worcester, England |
3 years son |
John Williams Christening: June 13, 1773 29 27 — Defford, Worcester, England |
7 years son |
William Williams Christening: November 19, 1780 36 34 — Little Comberton, Worcester, England |
LDS baptism | Ordinance Index (TM) Publication: 1 Mar 1993 Edition |
LDS endowment | Ordinance Index (TM) Publication: 1 Mar 1993 Edition |
LDS child sealing | Ordinance Index (TM) Publication: 1 Mar 1993 Edition |
Note | Sources of Information: 1. Defford, Worcester, England Parish Registers (FHL #435356) 2. Wyre Piddle, Worcester Parish Registers (FHL #465297) 3. International Genealogical Index Notes: ROBERT ALLEN RESEARCH REPORT [meadowsoverbury011405 / 0346] 2 February 2005 The objectives of this research project were to identify the wives of Thomas Meadows and William Williams, and to find the parents of William Overbury. We feel this research project has been successful in meeting the majority of these objectives. William Williams As all three known children of William Williams were christened at Defford, Worcester, England, we first turned to this parish in our search for his marriage and found the following [document #1]: Banns of Marriage between William Williams a Batchelor & Betty Jones a Spinster both of this parish were published in this Chapel on June 28, July the 12 & ye 26th . . . William Williams of this Parish a Batchelor and Betty Jones of the same Parish a Spinster were Married in this Chapel by Banns this twenty seventh Day of July [1767] The date of this marriage fits very well with the christening of William's first child in April 1768. Since Betty was a nickname for Elizabeth, we were not concerned the name of William William's wife in family group records was Elizabeth. In fact, we looked at the christening records of his children, Mary (1768), William (1769/1770), and John (1773), and found all were actually christened as children of William and Betty. For these reasons, we feel confident this marriage is correct. As both were of the parish at the time of their marriage, it is likely the pedigree will be relatively easy to extend further in Defford or in the vicinity. William Overbury
Our last research project ended with two possibilities for William Overbury's christening and parentage one at Minsterworth, Gloucester in 1771, and one at Charlton Kings in 1769 [research report dated 7 January 2005, page 3]. We found the christening at Charlton Kings is more likely, due to a process of elimination, but further proof may be necessary before extending the line. The city of Gloucester is located just a few miles east of Minsterworth [document #3]. William's probable marriage in Gloucester, as well as his death and burial at Minsterworth, show he could not be the ancestral William.
We next turned to our other possibility the William Overbury christened 17 September 1769 at Charlton Kings, Gloucester, son of William and Mary. First of all, this William was not the first son, was the previous William, and was thus less likely to continue on the same plot of land as his father. It is more likely a younger son would migrate. Since William's mother, Mary, died in 1772 and there was no other burial for her husband, we believe the 1806 burial of William Overbury was for William's father, and not for himself. This is even more likely when we consider we have found no marriage for William, Jr., in the area of Charlton Kings, so it is possible he did not remain in the area.
As the will of David Ellis Overbury (1798) was located through an online index in our last research project, we sought to find this original will at the Family History Library. Although reference to this will was found in a library index, it was not found in the original film. It is very important this will be obtained from the Gloucester Record Office, because since David died fairly young, he may mention siblings in his will, which would give us some idea if his brother, William, could have migrated north to Worcester (the ancestral William was in Worcester by 1791).
We sought David Ellis Overbury's probate record in the estate duty registers, since these began in 1796, but his was not listed. This is because his will was probably worth under ,30, and not taxed.
We also searched the will of Sarah Overbury of Charlton Kings (1803). Sarah named her sister, Hannah Gainer, and Hannah's daughters, Sarah, Hannah, and Elizabeth. Hester Peacy and Hester's daughter, Susannah Peacy, were mentioned, and John Peacey of Charlton Kings was named executor. The will was written 23 November 1802 and proved 26 March 1803. We currently do not know Sarah's relation to the William Overbury family, if any.
Finding William Overbury's age at burial would aid us in determining whether the 1769 christening is ancetral. We searched the National Burial Index for any Overbury burials, but found none in Gloucester or Worcester, 1761-1860 (the index is not complete). A Gloucester burial index, post-1812, will be available at the Family History Library in the near future. This should be searched for Overbury burials, especially for William (although he was more likely buried in Worcestershire). We will discuss more about the search for William's burial later in this report. We also learned Mary was the daughter of David Ellis and Anne, christened 19 August 1730 at Charlton Kings [document #9], and William was the son of Richard Overberry and Anne, christened 30 November 1730 at Charlton Kings [document #10-11]. Burials in this parish should be searched, 1730-1750, to ensure neither individual died as a child.
As some of the temple ordinances for the Ellis/Overbury family have been submitted in the early 1900s, we searched temple records for any indication of this earlier generation linking the Overbury family of Charlton Kings with William who married at Worcester. We found, however, the submitter was a descendant of the Ellis line and had no additional information on William Overbury. Charles Meadows was the son of Thomas and Ann (Overbury) Meadows and Mary's grandson. The fact she was with him indicates she was probably a widow and William died before the census was taken. Although we were unable to find additional information on William through the 1841 British Census, we did discover more about Mary. Ages of persons over fifteen were rounded down in the 1841 British Census, so Mary's age is not exact (age 70-75).
We also searched the 1851 British Census and again found Mary, who by this time was definitely a widow. She was living next to the family of Thomas and Ann Meadows, at Lower Strensham [document #13]:
No. Name Relationship Status Age Occupation Birth A charwoman is a female who does housework. We do not currently know how James Bendal relates to the family. Mary's age in 1851 fits well with her christening in 1768. As Defford (the parish of her christening) is located just north of Strensham [document #14], we are not concerned with the census taker's report she was born at Strensham (in fact, both could be correct).
Still hoping to find William's age at death or burial information, we searched the civil registration index online, 1837-1865, but found no good possibilities for him. We found a Mary Overbury in the December quarter of 1851, Pershore registration district, and another Mary Overbury in the March quarter of 1855 in the same district. Checking Strensham burials, we found our Mary's burial entry [document #15]:
Mary Overbury; abode: Strensham; date: 11 October 1851; age: 84
This means the registration in December quarter 1851 refers to the ancestral Mary. Her death certificate is located in volume 18, page 11, and can be ordered from the record office. John Meadows
Our last research project identified John=s parents as Thomas and Hannah Meadows of Barnwood, Gloucester. Time in this project was spent searching for their marriage.
Before discussing the marriage search, we feel it important to note the Twyning registers available at the Family History Library are missing years 1770-1772 for christenings. These years are of paramount importance to verifying John Meadows birth and parental information, as he was born about 1769 (according to census and burial records) and could have easily been christened 1770-1772. As he raised a family and was buried at Twyning, ensuring he was or was not also christened there is very important. These records will have to be searched in England. We searched 1767-1769, 1773-1774 for Meadows but found no entries for the surname. This makes it less probable John was christened in the parish (since there were no other Meadows in the register), but it should still be checked. We found records at the Family History Library for some nearby parishes did not include marriages from 1755 to 1762. These may need to be searched elsewhere. These are: Holy Trinity, Gloucester St. Peter/St. Peter's Abbey The search for Thomas and Hannah's marriage will have to be extended to include even more parishes in the future. Searching the International Genealogical Index, we found a Thomas Meadows was christened at St. Mary de Lode's, Gloucester, Gloucester in 1734 [document #16]. This is a good time period for John's father's christening, and may indicate he was indeed married nearby. Burials of St. Mary de Lode's should be searched to ensure this Thomas was not buried as a child. We found one other possibility for Thomas at St. Leonards Upton, Gloucester, christened 1744 [document #17]. This christening is a bit late but still possible. We found it interesting a Thomas Meadows was married in 1730 at Tewkesbury, Gloucester, since John Meadows lived in that parish for a time [document #18]. We do not yet know the relation of this Thomas. Searching the International Genealogical Index, we found most Meadows families in the 1730s were from northeast Gloucester, in parishes such as: Stow on the Wold, Quinton, Moreton in Marsh, etc. It is possible John's parents came from that area. In summary, we have not yet found the marriage of Thomas Meadows and Hannah, and an area search will have to be continued for their marriage. Also, christening records of Twyning, Gloucester should be searched for any Meadows christenings, 1770-1772, just in case John was actually christened in that parish rather than in Barnwood. It is a pleasure to assist you in researching and documenting your family history. We look forward to continuing research according to your instructions. _2005 Price & Associates Incorporated JMT/mh ROBERT ALLEN RESEARCH REPORT [meadowsoverbury102504 / 0346] 14 November 2004 It is proving to be a real, and so far unsuccessful, challenge to find christenings of John Meadows, William Overbury, and the last name of William William=s wife Elizabeth. It was considered possible that if this were a first marriage in 1776 for John Meadows, as indicated by the description bachelor, then possibly the marriage to Sarah Farmer was a second marriage in 1794. An examination of the marriage in Bredon, however, showed the John Meadows there was also a bachelor, which demolished the theory. It is regrettable the parish of Croome d'Abitot has no records between 1700 and 1813. Proof of this is offered in printouts of the Family History Library Catalog showing the contents, dates and most importantly the film numbers of the parish registers [document #3]. An additional search of the International Genealogical Index for a John Meadows between 1740 and 1760, the likely period for the birth of the John Meadows married in 1776, was negative. The Society of Genealogists does not list the parish amongst their holdings either. Correspondence will be sent to the Worcester Record Office to see what is available there. It seems likely at this point that the only access to the Meadows of Croome d'Abitot may be through probate records. It is strongly recommended however the search be continued in the remaining parishes on the list for both Worcester and Gloucester, which have not as yet been checked, to find the names in question. Possible areas of interest to Bredon, Wick and Defford, where Meadows, Overbury and Williams were last found, cover parishes in both counties. In the unlikely event all lived in those parishes for which there are no records, persistence should win in the end. A possible marriage for William Williams to an Elizabeth was found at Worcester All Saints: 31 January 1764: William Williams of this parish and Elizabeth Wood of the chapelry of Hallen married by licence. Witnesses: Samuel Betterly and Thomas Worrall Although the chronology is about right, the marriage took place over ten miles from Defford, where the family lived. Further research will be needed to verify this. It has been a pleasure to assist you in researching and documenting your family history. We look forward to continuing research according to your instructions. _2004 Price & Associates Incorporated ACP/mh |