Richard Bloy, born about 1708

[Neil1952]

I am looking for the birth / baptism of Richard Bloy, who died in Morningthorpe in 1773, "aged 65".

I would be grateful for any assistance.

[Yorkslass]

Hello Neil,

I hope you don't mind me asking where you got the information that Richard was 65 when he died?

I've had a look at the burial register for Morningthorpe and his age isn't given, though it is shown that he was a farmer.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0zdw/

Yorkslass

[Neil1952]

No problem: his tombstone in the churchyard.
Thank you for your assistance.

[Yorkslass]

Hi again,

Been doing a bit more "digging", and looking at the Memorial Inscriptions that Family Search have online.

I believe Richard Bloy married Phoebe Fearnall in 1755 at Morningthorpe, and is shown as a widower.
Looking at the register entries, looks like he was previously married to a Catherine.

Both Richard and Phoebe do have memorials -

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0zdy/

If this Richard is the one who died in 1773, and was 96, that would give him a birth date more around the late 1670's

Yorkslass

[The Yokel]

There is a Richard Bloys baptised 24 March 1707/8 at Mulbarton (from FreeREG)

yokel

[Neil1952]

Hi ,
You will see from my previous reply that I think this transcript is wrong.

[Neil1952]

Thank you, Yokel - will try to follow this lead!

[Neil1952]

Photograph of tombstone showing age as 65 years.

http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/Neilbloy/media/GravestoneofRichardBloy_zps42405b07.jpg.html?filters[user]=140362077&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

[The Yokel]

Did you have the marriage of Richard and Phoebe

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0zgl/

also notice that Robert Bloy and Phoebe Fearnall witnessed the marriage prior to this one

yokel