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« on: Wednesday 20 August 14 19:49 BST (UK) »
Hi Radcliff
Apologies for taking so long to reply - time and other family things do take over sometimes
The George WEEDY who married Jane Tweedy in 1798 could be the one as he was around 40 years of age (born 1776 or 1780 - depending on records) when the offense was committed. He was sentenced to 2 years but where?
Jane Weedy (Tweedy) was 55 when she died and I have checked the parish originals - around 20 days after she had given birth to a daughter - yes I am unhappy at the age of death - but that is what the original record says.
GEORGE WEEDY then married Mary Fell and they had a 10 children. There is a gap between Isabella 1815 and James 1819 which made me wonder if George was in prison, but then the next child is born 1822 so they did not have a child every year.
George and Mary moved from WArkworth and went to live in Whickham where he died in 1842.
There are one or two George Weedy's who live in the Warkworth/Shilbottle area and he could be the brother of my Thomas - everyone doing Weedy trees puts them together but I am a bit undecided as yet. I was hoping if he was in prison 1816 -1818 he could not be George Weedy with Mary Fell. Maybe he was another George Weedy who was the black sheep in my family tree.
I am also studying WEEDY as a member of the Guild of ONE-NAME. STUDIES and have tried to cover every GEORGE but that far back is quite difficult with no-one able to help with prison records and deaths.
Know anywhere else I can look?
Thanks Marion