James Dewberry

[KGarrad]

Of course, with the 1817 marriage declaring both parties to be widow and widower, Sarah Riddington could have been Sarah Hall?

Just a thought to muddy the waters!

I agree - more research is needed.


Jasnet, can you tell us from where you got your information, and what else you know about James, Sarah & Mary?

[bedfordshire boy]

Pallots Baptism Index shows the baptism of Mark Dewbery in 1808 at St Pancras, son of James and Sarah. He appears to have been their first son, and if they followed the usual naming pattern James' father would have been Mark. And guess what? Three of the six Dewbery burials in Woodwalton, possibly the birthplace of Sarah Hall, were Mark, one of whom was buried on 15 Feb 1826 aged 70. So he would have have been of the right sort of age to have had a son born c1780.

Said I didn't believe in coincidences! But this is still speculation. Need something more concrete

David

[bedfordshire boy]

There's a tree on Ancestry, which looks to be well researched, which seems to have reached the same conclusion that I'm hypothesising. That James Dewbery was born (surely baptised) on 30 Sept 1781 at Sutton by Castor, Cambridgeshire, the son of Mark and Ann. Except that Sutton by Castor is in Northamptonshire, not Cambs.

Castor baptisms have been extracted onto the IGI, but not Sutton. Sutton PR has been filmed by the LDS though, so you can order the microfilm at your nearest LDS to see if James' baptism was registered there (now that we have the facts, this is advice!). James baptism wasn't at Castor.

Castor and Woodwalton are only 12 miles apart

See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=fqhimcj0phe9i2tkuk0plvgmm6&topic=317610.0

If you are descended from Mark, son of James and Sarah, who appears to have emigrated to Oz, then this looks reasonable to start with. More work needs to be done to check out the second marriage to Mary Hall, about which I'm not so sure.

[bedfordshire boy]

All of this begs the question as to what James Dewberry was doing living in Ipswich in 1803. Ipswich registers need to be checked to make sure there were no Dewberrys in that town. Sometimes everything fits together so nicely that one can fail to check out alternative avenues.

[Jan Prit]

Thanks a lot everyone  for your help you have given me a lot to think about.  Most of my research has been from other ancestors who are connected to the same family line.   and Ancestry but sometimes other members enter the wrong records.  Have a safe weekend.

Janet

[kovel]

Hi Jan, David,
I also are interested in the Dewberry line, I posted on the subject of Jans James several years ago, with what I had found at that time, in which as David pointed out that sometimes things just fit together nicely.
I have since found with help that I believe James baptised 30 Sept 1871 was baptised at Stibbington the son of Mark and Mary.
They also had a daughter Sarah baptised 22 May 1785. Stibbington.
Mary is belived to have died and Mark married Catherine Askham 19 Mar 1787 Stibbington, Mark being a widow.
They had children at Stibbington and Woodwalton.
But to confuse the above their seams also to be a Mark that married a Ann Coles who had a daughter Ann also baptised at Woodwalton 30 April 1797
Since doing more research found out that their was a branch of Dewberrys in Suffolk.
The James that died in London, He may have been from Suffolk and not Hunts as I once thought, also.
Any clariffication on the above would be great,
Kovel

[Jan Prit]

Hello Kovel, great to receive your message again, hope you had a Happy Festive Season. I was on Ancestry for awhile and was surprised and confused that so many people were interested in this family and had the wrong information which is very hard to find out the right ancestor Once again thanks for your help.

Janet

[magslote]

Hello, Jan, some imfo from Woodwalton, R/Rs
bapts, sarah hall, dau,simon/hannah  hall.25.7.1784
also, mary bapt,same parents 21.12.1788.
Dewberry   bapts,
ann d  mark/ann30.4.1797
mark  son mark/catherine4.8.1799
mary  d, mark/katrine 15.4.1804
william  son,mark/ann20.5.1821, also,
mary16.1.1825
thomas  25.3.1827
mary  30.5.1829
cath17.10.1831
james  8.3.1835
sohia 21.10.1838,following are children of, mark/marydewberry
john13.8.1854
george23.11.1856
mary  17.10.1858
emma21.10.1860
william 8.2.1863
sarah jane,23.10.1864
james 17.2.1867
levi  10.1.1869
fred26.1.1871
alfred 1.12.1872.
Margaret.