Martha Vizor (c 1778-1846) Aaron Vizor (c 1777-??) Related?

[ben170292]

Hi,

I have 2 people from around the same area/ time and have the same last name, I have a feeling they could be related, can anyone help with this?

this is what I have for now.

Martha Vizor Unknown Parents
Born- c1778
Married- 03 Nov 1808 in Bedminster, Somerset to Joseph Scutts (1778-1857, born and died Foxley)
Died- Jun 1846 in Foxley Wiltshire.
They had at least 6 children baptised in Foxley-
John Scutts (1809-)
Priscilla Vizor Scutts (1810-)
Isaac Scutts (1811-)
Joseph Scutts (1814-)
Joseph Scutts (1816-)
Arthur Scutts (1816-)

Aaron Vizor to Joseph Vizor and Mary
Born - 1777 in Foxley
Married - 13 Feb 1811 (or 1812) in Foxley to Mary Biddle
Died - Unknown
They had at least 4 Children
Joseph Vizor (1812-) Wiltshire
Esther Vizor (1814-1887) b Foxley, d Malmesbury
Mary Vizor (1817-) Wiltshire
Arthur Vizor (1820-) Easton Grey, Wiltshire

I hope this request is okay to ask here and thanks for any help.

[ShaunJ]

There's a baptism at Luckington on 25 Jun 1775, Martha Vizor daughter of Joseph and Mary

[emeltom]

www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/genealogy/index.php/parish-directory/item/241-foxley

The above link should take you to the Wiltshire OPC site for Foxley baptisms. Aaron was born to Joseph and Jane not Mary. They had 9 children, none of them called Martha.

The only Martha Vizor baptism I can find is the one mentioned in the previous post in Luckington.

Emeltom

[arthurk]

There was a Joseph and Mary having children baptised in Luckington, and a Joseph and Jane having children baptised in Foxley, but the dates overlap. In other words, it doesn't appear to be the same Joseph with different wives.

It seems quite possible that the two Josephs were related, but you'll need to go further back to find the connection.

[arthurk]

The Vizors are very remotely connected to my wife's family from that area, and she briefly looked into them - about 25 years ago! (NB - the surname is also found as Vizard, Vizar etc.)

There is a possibility that the two Josephs were cousins, both being descended from Arthur and Hannah Vizor of Easton Grey. However, this is just a possibility, not an established fact. Arthur of Easton Grey left a will, proved 1700, Archdeaconry of Wiltshire.

Research is inevitably a bit speculative, as registers are missing for some years, BTs are also patchy, and there aren't many wills to fill the gaps.

[trish1120]

MARRIAGE;
29 May 1771, St Mary and St Ethelbert, Luckington
Joseph VIZER to Mary RIDLEY
Mary was a Widow*
(FreeREG)

Joseph/Mary Baptised Luckington;
JOHN 13 Sep 1772
MARTHA 25 Jun 1775
(Familysearch.Org)

1st Marriage for Mary may be;
Mary HOLBOROW to Thomas RIDLEY 22 Nov 1763 Luckington
(FreeREG)

[arthurk]

Just wondering if the OP has any thoughts on the suggestions made here?

[trish1120]

Now that you mention it so do I.

Trish

[ben170292]

Thanks everyone for the answers, they will help me with continuing my search.