William BETTISON (b abt 1810) Who was his wife

[Newfloridian]

Aha! Found it:

Jesse (spelled Je ligature-s y) Illegitimate son of Grace Ball baptised (unreadable date between Oct 2nd and Nov 19th) 1821

Alan

[janan]

I can't find a marriage for George Swain to Grace nor a burial for Grace prior to the George/Ann marriage in 1828 . Perhaps George and Grace ?Ball lived together parted company and then reunited, somewhat puzzling. I'll keep burrowing

Good find with Jesse

[Newfloridian]

... and to add to the mystery still further, the 19 year old Patience Swain (now a framework knitter) married Levi Shooter at St Martin's Alfreton on November 23 1842. Father's name, George Swain!

Alan

[Newfloridian]

Now here's another (?) coincidence - a 26 year old Patience Shooter died and ends up buried at St Thomas Church, Kirkby in Ashfield on September 2nd 1849. K in A was where George and Grace could be found in 1861!

Oh! and not so much a coincidence. Just found the entry in the 1851 census where George Swain is living with wife Gr (sic) and four daughters.

I wonder therefore whether she was indeed Grace Ann (or Ann Grace) Ball all along! Wouldn't surprise me as she was the first born of Ann Hardy

Alan

[janan]

George, Grace and Patience Swane (sic) all born not in county are in Kirky Ashfield in 1841 - there are other children born in county. This explains why the Derbyshire George and Grace baptisms stop and also it would seem there were 2 George Swains as George and Ann are in South Normanton in 1841.

[Newfloridian]

Good working with you. I'll just consolidate my database now before looking at the next "Ball" story!!

Many thanks

Alan

[trish1120]

Good work by you both

[janan]

Good work by you both

And by you Trish! Teamwork is the way to go
Jan

 The Santa smilers are here

[Newfloridian]

Final thought on the 1851 census I mentioned in my first post. William Bettison was described as nephew to Jesse Ball whereas now that I have updated my database they were in fact 1st cousins

Alan