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In 1825 Homosexuals could still be hung for commiting sodomy. The last hanging, for such an offence was in 1835. Refer to the execution of James Pratt and John Smith.
I have marriage cert inwestyorkshire for John cranch petherbridge to eliza lech
Bradford and North Brierly is West Yorks..... that's a long way from Ashburton, but we have a fishing family who went from Brixham to Hull, so it is feasible.
According to FREEBMD John Cranch PETHERBRIDGE married one of the following women:
Elizabeth FOWLER or Eliza LEEK or Mary FRANKALND or Mary PATCHETT. However, the GRO birth indices show that the following children were registered PETHERBRIDGE with mother's maiden name LEEK, all Bradford & N Bierley district:
1849 Mary; 1851 Ann; 1852 Eliza; 1854 Lydia; 1856 Thomas; 1858 Sarah; 1861 Harriet.
Well his father was son of Thomas petherbridge and Christian cranch so connection there
he married eliza leck in Bradford 4th February 1848
The Petherbridge / Cranch connection arises from Bradford where the Woodhead tree I am exploring has a marriage between John CRANCH Petherbridge from Ashburton Devon and Elizabeth in Bradford 1848 who had a daughter Elizabeth Petherbridge who married Joseph Woodhead in 1873 in Bradford.
all connected with wool trade / spinning/ mill related occupations
deebel
Ashburton PR burials state:
1789 January 18, Christian, the wife of Thomas PETHEBRIDGE
The 1809 entries read:
June 16 Christian PETHEBRIDGE
June 22 Mary PETHEBRIDGE, Widow
There was a James PETHEBRIDGE who married a Christian LEGASSICK in Buckfastleigh.
A Joseph & Grace CRANCH of Ashburton baptised a son John in the non-conformist Independent Chapel at Newton Abbot in 1754 - possible parents to Christian?
Joseph married Grace FURSMANat Ashburton 7 Apr 1738. Christian, a daughter of Joseph CRANCH, was buried at Ashburton 29 April 1749. Perhaps they then named their next daughter Christian?
