William Weston (1794-1862) and Sarah Bailey (1802-1884). My 4th great-grand uncle and aunt. William Weston was born on 22 March 1794 and baptised on 29 March at St Mary’s in Banham, Norfolk. His parents were John Weston and Esther Bailey. He married Sarah Bailey in Banham on 27 May 1828. She too came from the […]
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Godfrey Weston and my other Weston ancestors
Godfrey Weston (1785-1862). My 4th great-grandfather. Godfrey Weston was the first of the Westons to join my direct family tree but he didn’t marry into it. Instead he fathered a child out of wedlock and then married someone else. The Westons came from north-west Suffolk and south Norfolk over the centuries. The surname was given […]
William Medway Ward (1828-1898)
William Medway Ward (1828-1898). My 2nd great-grand uncle. William was born on 14 July 1828 and baptised on 14 September at All Hallows Church in Tottenham, Middlesex, to parents William Ward and Mary Ann Downer. He married Maria Earnshaw on 25 November 1850 at St John’s Church in Hackney. She’d been born on 1 March […]