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« on: Saturday 28 April 18 22:43 BST (UK) »
Hello Rootschatters,
I have a brickwall that has only just shown some light, with the help of a very clever Rootschatter. But it seems the rest of the wall remains.
I have posted on here in the past about a Mary Ann Blake, who was a widow when she married my ancestor Jonathan Dowdeswell in 1805 in London, without success. Mary Ann is my 3x great grandmother. From census and burial records, I have her birth date as c.1772.
Now, thanks to this clever Rootschatter, I have Mary Ann Palmer as the widow of John Cartwright Blake. They married in 1790 in Uplyme, Devon; for the purposes of this brickwall I am keeping details to a minimum. The connection to my Mary Ann Blake is the will of Mary Palmer of Lyme Regis in Dorset, proved 1818. In it she names her daughter, Mary Ann Dowdeswell, and her three granddaughters, whose names tie it all in.
From land tax records, we have Mrs. or Widow Palmer living in Lyme Regis from about 1797; at the same address from about 1789 to 1795 is John Palmer listed. So the assumption is John is Mary's husband. There is no appropriate burial or will to be found. There is a burial for a Mary Palmer of Lyme Regis in Sep 1816 in Comb Pyne, Devon.
Can any other clever Rootschatters please help and find more on this very elusive family.
Thanks in advance.
To the mods: I have posted here because of the two counties currently involved.
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