It may take a while to dig out sources but, in the meantime, I've 'cobbled together' some snippets from my early correspondence:
In nephew Edward AMOR's statement in 1824 [when under sentence of death himself for robbery and assault at All Cannings] he provided family hearsay concerning a murder perpetrated by his uncle [William] when his father was 'a boy at the plough'. He identified the public-house in which his uncle encountered the murder victim, John DYKE, as The Swan, as it was called then, at Pewsey.
I referred to a letter to The Editor of the Devizes & Wiltshire Gazette published 6th May 1824 and a Handbill which stated that Edward Amor was aged 34 at the time of his own execution [likely year of birth c1790]. However, I learned subsequently that, at burial on 23 Apr 1824, Edward was recorded aged 39 with abode Woodborough in the Pewsey PR.
If memory serves me correct, these AMORs were not regular church-goers, hence difficulties in establishing relationships. The 3d tax on entries in the PRs was introduced in the mid-1780s, which was a further deterrent to baptisms. Edward's grandmother supposedly bore 20 children and his grandfather was a leaseholder, but further research was hampered without reference to their first names.
I hope this helps.
