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Fothergill & Otway
« on: Monday 31 March 14 19:16 BST (UK) »
I need more evidence to prove my research. I cannot find a marriage for Mark Fothergill to Margerie Otway.

Sir John Otway married Elizabeth Braithwaite
daughter Margerie married Marc Fothergill     In Burke's Peerage it is listed as only Fothergill.

Mark bp. 28th April 1633 Bedale Rector of Culmington, Shropshire. buried 8th November 1691 Culmington, the son of John Fothergill, Yeoman  married Margerie and had issue;
Mary bp. 11th May 1664 Culmington, Shropshire
Michael bp. 3rd Aug 1672 Culmington
Katherine bp. 21st Feb 1673 Culmington
Thomas bp. 24th Mar 1667 Culmington  later Rector of Culmington buried 15th March 1708 Culmington
George bp. 23rd Nov 1669 Culmington   
Ambrose bp. 4th May 1671 Culmington
Ellianor bp. 25th Oct 1675 Culmington
Dorothea bo. 27th July 1677 bp. 16th Aug 1677 Culmington                                 

A link to Mark Fothrgill
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b3qyL7lWIPQC&pg=PA165&lpg=PA165&dq=mark+fothergill+of+Bedale+1633&source=bl&ots=WlGG2kVOIH&sig=mErTafoOrcBrEIusNPav6MHLMrE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-Kg5U8nVK5GHhQfynoCACA&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=mark%20fothergill%20of%20Bedale%201633&f=false






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Re: Fothergill & Otway
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 03 April 14 20:08 BST (UK) »
Hi Alberbury

According to the information given and the link Mark Fothergill was born about 1633 and was having children from about 1664 on so he must have married his wife Margery about 1661 - 1663.  The Visitation of Yorkshire that took place in 1665 and 1666 records the family of Sir John Otway on 13 Aug 1666.
At that time, Sir John was stated to be in his 47th year and his eldest child and heir John was in his 16th year (born c. 1651)  The pedigree records that Sir John was first married to Mary the dau of Roberts Riggs of Fareham (Hampshire) and she bore him at least four children who were stated to be living in 1666. They were John, Anne, Charles and Mary. By 1666 Sir John has a second wife, Elizabeth the only dau of John Braithwayte of Ambleside, Westmorland.

Three living daughters by his second wife are recorded, namely, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Katherine.  The Family search site has Margaret's baptism date as 11th Aug 1663.

I believe that her name was wrongly recorded in Burke's as Margerie.

In fact Margaret did marry a Fothergill on July 14 1681 at St Helen's Bishopgate, London. The Marriage entry states "William Fothergill of Lincoln, gentleman and Margrett (sic) Otway daughter of Sir John Otway". 

Therefore it appears that all the children of Sir John Otway were too young to be marrying before 1666. If a child was already married at the time of the Visitation it would have been recorded. Sir John's last child with Elizabeth was born in 1668 and named Braithwaite Otway. In his Will Sir John mentions his sons John and Braithwaite and his wife Elizabeth. No grandchildren or daughters are mentioned. 

Do you have any evidence that Mark Fothergill's wife was called Margerie Otway, a Will or Land Records perhaps, or are you just looking for a Margerie? Since Mark became a Prebend of Hereford Cathedral you could try contacting the Cathedral Archives to see if they have any information. http://www.herefordcathedral.org/education-research/library-and-archives

Best wishes
Libby
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Re: Fothergill & Otway
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 03 April 14 20:39 BST (UK) »
Thanks Libby,

Very good information, on both families.
I have made a leap of faith, based on lack of indexed marriages on familysearch.org.
Margaret marries William Fothergill, well this proves I made a mistake.
Any ideas for a marriage for Mark Fothergill, Rector of Culmington ?
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Mont. Davies,Edwards,Hughes,Lewis,Maddox,Mapp,Pritchard
Almeley Prichard
Battersea Young
Brechin Allan,Barrie,Duthie,Hardie,Mathewson,Mitchell,Strachan,Thomson,Valentine,Watt
Chelsea Coates,Smith
Emneth Bennington
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