YOUD - what relationship is 'relict' ?

[johnP-bedford]

From the Potton St Marys Monumental Inscriptions is an entry (which I will simplify - cutting out all the flowery religious script) that say George Youd died 10 Feb 1836 age 56; also Mary Youd, relict of the above, died 26 Oct 1862 age 72.

Another entry has Mary Youd, wife of George Youd died 3 Jan 1819, age 38.

Now I know (from IGI extractions) George & Mary had children baptised Potton 1822 to 1824, & that George Youd married Mary Inskip on 26/06/1821 at Northill; and that there is a Mary Youd age 62 widow born Northill on 1851 census & age 69 widow born Ickwell on 1861 census.

So I am supposing that in this case 'relict' refers to widow; and thus George married twice, both times to Marys. It cannot be his mother, also Mary, I've got her buried in 1823.

You'd better believe it . .. . sorry

regards John
 

[CaroleW]

also Mary Youd, relict of the above

Relict means  the surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died

[janan]

Hi John

Yes you are right in assuming relict means widow

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relict


Why do people marry again to someone of the same name? Just to confuse family historians? And as for having a mother of the same name ....

Jan

Carole beat me to it

[johnP-bedford]

Thank you Carole & Jan;

So we know George died 1836 & wife Mary died 1862 (she being Mary Inskip)Who was the first wife ? It'd be good to check the Potton marriage of 1821 to confirm that he was a widower

[johnP-bedford]

Potton Parish Register has George Youd's first marriage to Mary Smith on 5 June 1804 by licence. 

The IGI has this in the name of George YOND - so no wonder I couldn't find it.

[janan]

Glad you located the marriage John

Jan